Is it really impossible to burn fat and build muscle simultaneously?
July 20th, 2007 | by Michael |
Jimmy Callard asked:
Weight 170 pounds. Consumption 1800 calories a day and about a 170g 's of protein daily. Lift 4 days a week and do great HIIT cardio for about 10 minutes after each workout of weight lifting. The fifth day, the day of rest, I make about 20-30 minutes HIIT. At this rate, what kind of results look long term? Burn fat or muscle guadagnerò or both?
Weight 170 pounds. Consumption 1800 calories a day and about a 170g 's of protein daily. Lift 4 days a week and do great HIIT cardio for about 10 minutes after each workout of weight lifting. The fifth day, the day of rest, I make about 20-30 minutes HIIT. At this rate, what kind of results look long term? Burn fat or muscle guadagnerò or both?
3 Responses to “Is it really impossible to burn fat and build muscle simultaneously?”
By Dave F on Jul 23, 2007 | Reply
its difficult because to burn fat you need to be at a caloric deficit, to build muscle you need to have a caloric surplus…
By Yamster on Jul 25, 2007 | Reply
No, no, no, no, not possible at all. To put on muscle mass you require more calories than you can burn, and to reduce bodyfat you require less calories than you can burn. Those are absolute requirements, hence, you can never do both at the same time.
With your caloric intake and by doing cardio you are just going to reduce bodyfat. If you want to put on muscle mass you need to avoid cardio completely for a while, and increase your caloric intake to about 4,000+ calories.
By Kittycatluver5077 on Jul 27, 2007 | Reply
Congrads to that life style!! I think that you would lose weight and gain muscle because you have lots of protein and work out.