I just love answering these weight loss questions. Here’s another:
Question: does anyone know of an EFFECTIVE workout to lose weight from my stomach and one for thighs.
and an EFFECETIVE workout to gain muscle in my arms?
Answer: This article is inspired by a lot of the questions people have e-mailed to me since I’ve had this site up. I must have answered this question 100’s of times by now. The questions are usually something like "How can I gain muscle and lose fat at the same time?" or "I want to lose fat but gain muscle at the same time, how can I do it?" If you went into a gym and took a poll of what everyone’s goal was, I can bet that most, if not all, would say to gain muscle and lose fat. I doubt there is anyone who just wants to lose fat, they want to gain muscle while they are at it, and visa-versa! So, is it? Is it possible to both lose fat and gain muscle at the same time? No, it is NOT possible, and I will not only tell you why its not possible, but I’ll also tell you how you can do both, just not at the same time.
To lose fat, what do you have to do? You have to do lots of cardio, eat a low carb/low fat/lower calorie diet, and of course, lift weights. To gain muscle, what do you have to do? Do little or no cardio, eat a high calorie/higher carb/higher fat diet, and again, lift weights. Did you notice something there? Yup, they are complete opposites. Trying to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time would be like trying to sit and stand at the same time. It just can’t be done. This is why most people who are trying to do both at the same time see no results and give up. So, then how can it be done? How can you lose fat and gain muscle if you can’t do both at the same time? Simple, you don’t do them at the same time. You do them in phases.
What’s this week’s weight loss question? Let’s dive straight in…
Question: 7am pre workout oatmeal with protein and peanut butter
10am post workout protein shake with water ,fruit
12 am half a sandwich
3pm other half
5pm meal replacement shake
7pm protein shake with milk
also i forgot i workout 6 days a week
Answer: This is way below the number of calories you need to increase your metabolism, you will only lose muscle mass on this diet not fat.
Eat 5-7 small meals a day, it’s better to get your protein from lean meats instead of solely from shakes. I would have 1 shake a day and eat more chicke, tuna, almonds, and turkey.
You want about 1g of protein per lb of lean muscle mass that you have.
I’m a beachbody fitness coach from the guys that make P90X, whatever you do don’t listen to the first post!
Also make sure the bread is whole wheat. Cut out sugar and drink plenty of water.
Don’t eat a lot of carbs and make sure the ones you do are complex carbs.
Carbs have nothing to do with growing muscle it just controls the energy that you have, but bad carbs will make you gain fat.
I was on a low carb diet for 6 months and gained more muscle and lost more fat than I ever have.
