Get Lean And Build Muscle Together: Possible Or Not?
"How can I get lean and bulk up at the same time?" I'm asked this all the time. It seems like that is the prevailing question today. People want to add that extra bit of muscle, but that spare tire needs to go at the same time.
There are basically three ways to get lean and build muscle (These all assume you have a good workout plan):
1. Start eating enough good quality food to pack on the muscle, and then cut back once you've reached the size you want.
2. Go in reverse from #1; burn off the fat first with serious interval training, and then start adding in the calories and pack the muscle on. 'Course this means you'll still have to burn off some fat at the end of the process.
3. Manage your calorie intake very closely, and watch your fat buildup along the way, and add in extra interval training to keep lean.
Each of these approaches has benefits and drawbacks. Let's look at them...
Method 1: Assuming you want to gain more than a pound or two, what you want to do is to increase your calorie intake (and especially protein) so that you start gaining weight, and work out very hard to make as many of those calories turn into muscle as possible. As soon as you get as big as you would like, cut back the calories so that you are below "maintenance" and start fat burning to get rid of the "padding." You're going to bulk up fast, then you need to trim down afterward.
Method 2: With this method, you're going to put emphasis on burning fat up front, and then you need to start adding muscle by eating more. The downside to this is that you will have to do some more fat burning on the back end, because you just can't convert every extra calorie to raw muscle. And, you want to build that muscle NOW, right?
Method 3: I like this one the best. You have to add extra calories to your diet, but just don't be a pig about it! Watch your body fat percentage along the way, and cut back a bit if it starts to climb, and eat a bit more if you're not making the gains you want. Maybe 500 extra calories a day to start, and watch it. Then, of course, you'll go through that last fat burning phase to get ripped. Along the way, throw in some high intensity interval training to help burn off any excess calories. This method builds muscle a bit slower than the first one, but you'll look a bit more ripped along the way.
if you want to get lean and build muscle at the same time, you need to eat enough good food to build muscle, and then you need to cut back and change the workout a bit to get lean. Pretty simple stuff; don't let anyone tell you different. - 17269
There are basically three ways to get lean and build muscle (These all assume you have a good workout plan):
1. Start eating enough good quality food to pack on the muscle, and then cut back once you've reached the size you want.
2. Go in reverse from #1; burn off the fat first with serious interval training, and then start adding in the calories and pack the muscle on. 'Course this means you'll still have to burn off some fat at the end of the process.
3. Manage your calorie intake very closely, and watch your fat buildup along the way, and add in extra interval training to keep lean.
Each of these approaches has benefits and drawbacks. Let's look at them...
Method 1: Assuming you want to gain more than a pound or two, what you want to do is to increase your calorie intake (and especially protein) so that you start gaining weight, and work out very hard to make as many of those calories turn into muscle as possible. As soon as you get as big as you would like, cut back the calories so that you are below "maintenance" and start fat burning to get rid of the "padding." You're going to bulk up fast, then you need to trim down afterward.
Method 2: With this method, you're going to put emphasis on burning fat up front, and then you need to start adding muscle by eating more. The downside to this is that you will have to do some more fat burning on the back end, because you just can't convert every extra calorie to raw muscle. And, you want to build that muscle NOW, right?
Method 3: I like this one the best. You have to add extra calories to your diet, but just don't be a pig about it! Watch your body fat percentage along the way, and cut back a bit if it starts to climb, and eat a bit more if you're not making the gains you want. Maybe 500 extra calories a day to start, and watch it. Then, of course, you'll go through that last fat burning phase to get ripped. Along the way, throw in some high intensity interval training to help burn off any excess calories. This method builds muscle a bit slower than the first one, but you'll look a bit more ripped along the way.
if you want to get lean and build muscle at the same time, you need to eat enough good food to build muscle, and then you need to cut back and change the workout a bit to get lean. Pretty simple stuff; don't let anyone tell you different. - 17269
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