Attention All Body Builders - How to Get Shredded For the Summer
As a body builder, you want to look big but lean.
You can't gain muscle and lose fat at the same time (it just can't be done) so you have to do this 'bodybuilding' thing in two stages.
The first stage for most skinny guys is the 'bulking' stage.
(If you start off overweight, then the first stage for you will be losing bodyfat, but I'll get to that).
The bulking stage is basically when you eat a high protein, carb and essential fatty acid diet, consuming more calories per day than you burn off.
Combined with an efficient weight training program, this will result in gaining muscle and small amounts of bodyfat.
When you've gained the desired amount of muscle for now, you'll want to lose those small amounts of bodyfat you've picked up on the way to reveal your abs.
Now I've heard people saying many times that to lose your belly fat you should do crunches or sit ups, or to lose love handles you should do side to side bends.
What a load of BS! The only way you can lose weight is to eat less calories than you burn during the day, everyday - period.
You can't lose your bodyfat on your belly or thighs or bum or whatever alone.
You just have to lose weight, and your bodyfat will come off your body pretty evenly all around along the way.
At the end of your bulking stage you will start on your 'cutting' stage.
This is when your aim is to lose as much bodyfat and as little muscle as possible.
To do this you will amend your diet by cutting your carbs by one third and eating the same amount of protein and EFAs everyday.
On top of this you should also do a 30-60 minute cardio training session in the morning on top of your weight training routine.
Why in the morning? Because in the morning your body is in a fasted state and any calories you burn will come straight out of your bodyfat supplies because your body has no stored calories in your system.
(It has burned them all off while you slept).
When you start looking like Peter Andre you can swagger about the beach all Summer and then crank up the carbs when you want to gain more muscle!
You can't gain muscle and lose fat at the same time (it just can't be done) so you have to do this 'bodybuilding' thing in two stages.
The first stage for most skinny guys is the 'bulking' stage.
(If you start off overweight, then the first stage for you will be losing bodyfat, but I'll get to that).
The bulking stage is basically when you eat a high protein, carb and essential fatty acid diet, consuming more calories per day than you burn off.
Combined with an efficient weight training program, this will result in gaining muscle and small amounts of bodyfat.
When you've gained the desired amount of muscle for now, you'll want to lose those small amounts of bodyfat you've picked up on the way to reveal your abs.
Now I've heard people saying many times that to lose your belly fat you should do crunches or sit ups, or to lose love handles you should do side to side bends.
What a load of BS! The only way you can lose weight is to eat less calories than you burn during the day, everyday - period.
You can't lose your bodyfat on your belly or thighs or bum or whatever alone.
You just have to lose weight, and your bodyfat will come off your body pretty evenly all around along the way.
At the end of your bulking stage you will start on your 'cutting' stage.
This is when your aim is to lose as much bodyfat and as little muscle as possible.
To do this you will amend your diet by cutting your carbs by one third and eating the same amount of protein and EFAs everyday.
On top of this you should also do a 30-60 minute cardio training session in the morning on top of your weight training routine.
Why in the morning? Because in the morning your body is in a fasted state and any calories you burn will come straight out of your bodyfat supplies because your body has no stored calories in your system.
(It has burned them all off while you slept).
When you start looking like Peter Andre you can swagger about the beach all Summer and then crank up the carbs when you want to gain more muscle!
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