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Monday, November 2, 2009

Bodybuilding Workouts to Build Muscle And Lose Fat

By Jace P. Andersen

There are several different types of bodybuilding workouts you can use and your workout of choice will be determined by your desire to either build muscle, lose weight or build muscle while losing fat. The most popular reason for body building is to burn fat and get muscle definition. No matter your weight lifting goal a body building workout can help you achieve that goal.

The foods you eat are very important to a body building workout because I f you do not have the correct vitamins, minerals and fuel then your body building workout will not be effective. Calcium in particular is important as calcium is necessary to burn calories and not have those calories turn into fat. You also need calcium to keep your bones strong which is also important when trying to build muscle.

Body building is also used to build muscle besides just staying in shape. There are many different types of workouts depending on what your goals are. Many individuals want to tone the muscles that they have, other want to build overall muscle mass while others may want to focus on increasing and defining specific muscle groups.

If you are interested in adding to your muscle mass then it is recommended that you change your diet to eating 5 to 6 small meals spread throughout the day. You should also be eating about 500 more calories than you normally consume. Try to get these extra calories through protein and low fat foods to keep your fat intake to a minimum.

Besides your workout you will need to start eating more protein to build muscle as muscle is protein. In general you should add about 500 more calories in the form of lean protein to your diet. You want to try to consume a low fat diet as you do not want your body to add on fat instead of building muscle.

If you are interested in losing fat and gaining some muscle then you need to closely look at your diet. To lose fat you will need to decrease or restrict the calories you are consuming each day and make sure you are eating low fat foods. The key to building muscle and losing fat is adding resistance training to your aerobic or cardio exercise.

Resistance training at least twice a week has been proven to burn more calories over a 24 hour period then just aerobic exercise alone. You want to change between high intensity and lower intensity resistance training and make sure you normally lift for about 30 to 45 minutes a minimum of twice a week. It is important that you first do resistance training and then afterwards or the next day perform aerobic activity.

It has been scientifically proven that individuals will burn more calories and fat over a 24 hour period by using strength training then if you were to just do cardio exercise. The best way to do any exercise is to switch between periods of high intensity and low intensity periods. - 17274

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