Lose Weight And Gain Muscle
May 14th, 2009
Loosing weight and gaining muscle are two different things. An individual can loose weight and not necessarily gain any muscles. Gaining muscles will depend upon which exercises you choose. Some people tend to think that when you lift weights you are surely going to loose weight. To have both weight loss and muscle gain you have to come up with a strategy that will work well for your body and muscles.
First an individual needs to eat low fat foods and do away with junk. Eat healthy is the ultimate way of gaining muscles and loosing weight. A diet is the most advisable thing to do. Eat healthy but I small amounts. Many people starve themselves and exercise hard, this is not right as it takes a toll on your body such that you end up gaining more weight and become weak. When you eat healthier and choose cardio as your way of exercising you will slowly loose weight and gain muscles in no time. It may be difficult to achieve the both of them at the same time and many people find it better to deal with one first and then embark on the other later.
When trying to lose weight and gain muscle learn to eat foods in their natural state especially veggies. Canned and packed foods should be a complete no-no in your diet. Trans-fats will only make you gain weight and that is why they too should be eliminated. Ice cream, chocolates, cookies, biscuits, sodas and all the other sugary goodies should also be avoided. You have to loose the excess fat before gaining muscles. Strength will be needed in this process, which is why training using much of your strength will come a long way in ensuring that you decrease the fat first. This process needs patience so that the results can be noticeable and evident.
Start by doing a thirty minutes cardio immediately after you have gone for some strength training. Intensity will be involved so it is important to be persevering. Cardio for thirty minutes four times a week is one way to go. Cardio activities help burn the fat in you body and so the breathing during the activity should be heavier. If you are straining yourself and find that you are gasping for breath stop and rest. Another important thing to note down is the weight you began with, and the one you have after commencing of the weight loss and muscle gain program. It is important to monitor this program so that you can know the efforts you are making. If you notice that you are loosing weight and in turn gaining muscles continue with the diet and same exercises you had been doing.
Loosing weight and gaining muscle can be done in eight weeks minimum; all an individual needs is motivation. Be positive and you will be destined for the best. Important things that also need to be done are keeping a strength status, taking a blood test and weighing your weight scale at least once a week.
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