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BodybuildingPro.com  Training Database Advanced Training Tips Fat Loss and Diet
One word of advice when losing fat: Never fast in order to achieve
losses in fat. Although this may seem like the simplest and most
convenient way to lose fat, it is far from the most efficient. For
every pound you lose by fasting, 60 percent of that total mass will
be muscle! That means, only 40 percent of that mass will be actual
fat loss. Aside from this, the numerous physical and psychological
side effects from fasting can be very uncomfortable and unhealthy.
For those of you who are still considering it, chew on this:
Because 60 percent of the total mass you are losing is muscle mass,
you will get much smaller very quickly, and not reduce body fat
levels in a fashion as noticeable. In the end, the consequence may
be looking smaller while looking just as “fat” (or at
least, as not lean) as you looked previously.
Generally speaking, a bodybuilder would want to maintain the same
consumption of protein, while cutting the levels of fat and carbohydrates consumed. To increase this
caloric deficit and maximize fat loss, it’s a simple matter
of incorporating more cardio (aerobic) activity into your workout
regiment. It is very hard to determine exactly the changes
necessary to make in your total daily calorie consumption when
cutting. This depends on a number of factors including body type, body weight, level of
daily exercise, and natural metabolism. Since your goal is to put
your body into a calorie deficit, you should follow the simple
rules outlined below, and you will become more experienced in
time:
Calories Consumed When Cutting
In order to put your body in a caloric deficit, determine the
number of calories you were consuming to gain mass during your
bulking stage. Once you begin to cut, subtract 500 calories from
this amount, and possibly increase your level of cardio activity.
If you find that you are not losing any fat with this new total
quantity of calories consumed, decrease your calorie consumption by
an additional 500 calories per day, and continue to do this until
you are losing about one pound of fat per week.
Remember, once you get experience in cutting, this will become
easier and easier, and should hopefully become instinctual. The
main things to remember are to decrease your calorie consumption,
or increasing your cardio exercise, or both.
(1) Continue to eat the same amount of protein as you did when you were bulking, while
cutting the number of total calories consumed in carbohydrates and
fat.
(2) Consume a low fat diet. Make your ratio of calories 1/5 of
your total daily intake.
(3) Reduce your carbohydrates as far as possible without going
into a state of ketosis.
(4) Perform 3 to 5 sessions of cardio activity for periods of 30
to 45 minutes a session in one week.
Once again, everything depends on you, and there is no set formula
for everyone to follow. In due time, and with some experience, you
will find cutting a much more fun and simple experience.
Don’t give up at first, just remember, if at first you
don’t succeed...
Take care,
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