How do I keep muscle but lose fat and should I decrease carbs and increase protein?
Losing fat and maintaining muscles need a strict Diet plan that ensures you will only lose
the Fat , here are 3 Tips to help you lose fat and maintaining muscles :
1_ Eat Well :
Losing fat can't happen without the right diet , i mean you can lose (weight) by stop
eating for example but you will lose muscles , body fluids , and some fat ; and this is not
what you want !!
So when you want to focus on losing Fats then you must make a Diet Plan for this
reason and it must have :
- Carb cycling or low to moderate carb ( Don't cut the Carbohydrates off )
- Rich in Protein which is the most important for your muscles
- Don't go above 500 Calories as a deficient , so if you need 2500 Calories / day , Don't
go below 2000 Calories / Day , This can cause muscle loss !
And don't forget to drink 12 _ 14 Cups of water / day .
2_ Lift Weights :
Lifting weights stimulates muscle building and anabolic hormones , so do 3_4 Sessions
of weight lifting / week .
3_ Don't Do Long / Intense Cardio :
Cardio might be good to boost fat loss , but the long , intense Cardio will affect your
muscles building process , decrease your anabolic hormone levels , raises Cortisol levels
which too bad for weight loss and muscles building , and it may weaken your immunity
system !
Light to Moderate Cardio , 3_5 Times / Week , for 15 _ 25 minutes is more than enough
with the right Diet .
4_ Get Enough Rest :
Rest is really important to help your body to recover , build new muscles , and boost fat
burn !
Make sure to sleep 6 _ 8 hours at night .
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