Can I build muscle and lose fat at the same time?

[GymFeeder]

If you are reading this, then you have asked this question...

"Can I build muscle and lose fat at the same time?"

There's 10 million different ways to give an answer to that one and I've written my own as well. But the BEST answer I've seen to date is from Tom Venuto and his new interview style ebook called, The Fat Burn Files. Here's but a small excerpt from one of the interviews in this outstanding book...

Chris Mohr: If someone comes to you and wants to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time, what would you recommend?

Tom Venuto: I’ve answered this question many times before and I have a standard answer which is, don’t make that your goal. Focus on one or the other. If you gain a few pounds of muscle during your fat loss phase, great. Consider that an extra bonus. If you lose a little fat during your mass building phase, great, consider that an extra bonus. However, it’s far more physiologically and psychologically efficient to put your focus on one goal or the other because each objective requires a totally different nutritional approach.

Remember what we said about calories for gaining mass. In our example, we said 15% or about a 500-calorie surplus. That would be about 3500 calories a day with a 3000-calorie maintenance level. For fat loss you need a deficit of at least 500 calories and sometimes an aggressive deficit of 1000 calories. That would be 2000–2500 calories a day. How are you going to gain maximum mass on 2000–2500 calories a day? You’re not. The only way to achieve this goal is to alternate between periods of caloric deficit and caloric surplus, but then you are compromising both, right?

I’ve also found that people who want to gain mass who also want to lose fat or who are very concerned about gaining fat, tend to under-consume calories, and they end up not gaining any mass at all. You need a very strong commitment and mental focus on your mass gaining goal if you want to be successful at it.

This is an excerpt from Tom Venuto's latest book, the fat burn files www.thefatburnfiles.com

While it won't be released until July 2006 or something, you can get on the announcement list early.

Go sign up for the announcement list if you liked the above explanation. The rest of the book only gets better. That is but one of hundreds of interview question and answers.

www.thefatburnfiles.com

To Your Health and Success,

Marc David




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[Chameleon]

while I generally agree that if you are looking to build a LOT of muscle quickly or lose a LOT of fat quickly, then yes, do them seperately... but if you're not looking to be a bodybuilder and want to see results on both sides of the fence you CAN, you just have to understand that neither one will happen quickly if you do them at the same time... personally I have been doing just that (gaining muscle and losing fat) for the past year and I look 100% better today than I did one year ago, I have gained a significant amount of muslce and lost more than 10% body fat in the past year... it is possible, you just have to be patient and consistent.. eat at or around your maintenance level, do your cardio and workout hard and you CAN do it

[jmnewsome]

I'm glad you responded to that Chameleon, b/c I was worried for about a split second until I realized it doesn't have to be necessarily true. I'm not trying to be a bodybuilder at this very second and I know it would be in my best interest to build the muscle (to burn more calories at rest) and do cardio to burn fat and just plain sweat, b/c I like it! Anyway yeah..kudos for responding and keeping people like me from going off the deep end..hehhehee

[BigBen001]

yes you can build muscle and lose fat theres a difference in bulking up and trying to lose fat that really doesnt work to well unless ur on taking steroid for and eat really good, but the stuff that i had a buddy take and recommended was clembuteral its a nonsteroidal pill that is easy to do and it help builds muscle density, size, strenght and the best it also helps with fat loss but you should also take into note that you need a diet 80% of ur routine is diet and the rest is lifting and something else, try 5-8 small meals a day try to keep them at the same time every day and u dont have to delete carbs from ur diet just kinda load up on them some days and get the minm the next anymore ?'s just email me at Bigben0001@msn.com

[Chameleon]

Originally Posted by jmnewsome

I'm glad you responded to that Chameleon, b/c I was worried for about a split second until I realized it doesn't have to be necessarily true. I'm not trying to be a bodybuilder at this very second and I know it would be in my best interest to build the muscle (to burn more calories at rest) and do cardio to burn fat and just plain sweat, b/c I like it! Anyway yeah..kudos for responding and keeping people like me from going off the deep end..hehhehee

no problem hun... if you want to chat sometime or ask me any questions just send me a PM I'd be more than happy to help