Lose Weight Gain Muscle - Burn Fat And Build Muscle

By Leeanne Utiger
Weight loss is a topic of interest for many people all over the world. Yet have you ever stopped to query anything more than just losing some unwanted weight? Maybe it is time you looked at the bigger picture at hand, and also become more knowledgeable on how you can lose weight, burn fat and gain and build muscle. Muscle tone is just as important as maintaining a healthy weight for your body. Not enough people consider the thought of building and gaining more muscle when they consider losing some weight.

Of course some people are going to want to know how to gain extra muscle, while other people will just be interested in toning the muscles they already have. Burning fat, while gaining and building muscle, is important for your health and fitness. This article is going to give you some information on how you can gain muscle and burn fat while you lose that unwanted weight. It really is possible to burn fat and lose weight, and build up and gain extra muscle at the same time. You just need to know how to burn the excess fat and gain the extra muscle build up form word go.

First you will have to learn the difference between at the exact same time and time in phases. You cannot burn fat and at the exact same time gain and build up your muscle. You have to do this in what is called phases, but theoretically if you are trying to lose weight and gain or build up muscle it can be done in the same time frame or time period, just split up into these things we call phases.

Because of having to basically do the opposite to accomplish both burning fat and losing weight to gaining and building up more muscle, you simply have to phase the two. This I will explain to you below.

Gaining or Building Muscle Phase:
To gain or build up your muscles you will have to maintain a diet high in calories, carbohydrates and protein. You can include a little fat, but keep this fat intake moderated. Potato chips or even take-a-away foods are not recommended as a part of this small allowance of fat in your plan to gain and build up muscle. Some people may opt to do some cardio work, while others may not. It is really a personal preference. Spend 4 - 5 months on this phase and concentrate on gaining and building up your muscles and at the same time tone them. Do not be concerned about losing any weight during this phase. In fact you are more than likely to gain weight while you are gaining and building up your muscles.

Your objective in this phase is to gain as much muscle as you want, gain all the strength you need and gain muscle size in preparation for the next phase, which is burning fat and ultimately losing weight.

Losing weight and Burning fat:
It is suggested that you spend at least 6 months working on this phase and doing all you can to burn the unwanted fat and any weight or fat you may have put on while working in the gaining muscle phase.

During the phase of burning fat and losing weight, you should lower your carbohydrate intake, and increase your protein. Your fat intake should remain the same during this phase as to what it was in the previous phase.

Now exercise comes into the phase of losing weight and burning fat. It is suggested that you exercise and do cardio workouts at least 3 times a week for at least 20 minutes each time. Weightlifting can also be done during the phase of losing weight and burning fat. You may feel inclined to lower the weights that you were lifting during your muscle building phase during the losing weight and burning fat stage. This is simply just because you will be losing weight and may not have the strength you had in the muscle building phase.

This is basically all there is to losing weight and burning fat, while having the objective to also gain and build up more muscle or muscle tone.

See Also:
Burn fat, gain muscle

Gain muscle mass fast

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