Muscle Vrs Fat

Catabolism (as opposed to anabolism) can occur if you don't eat an hour before a hard workout. But, for the most part, you will easily be able to strip fat and gain muscle with a good diet plan and workout schedule.
 
the key is to lose fat while maintaining as much strength and lean bodyweight as possible. many of us are not interested in "losing weight".

thats why i like to keep good track of my results, too see whats going on and to learn from them :)
 
abear said:
the key is to lose fat while maintaining as much strength and lean bodyweight as possible. many of us are not interested in "losing weight".

thats why i like to keep good track of my results, too see whats going on and to learn from them :)
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great! since you are in the topic of "tracking of results, too see whats going on"
i wonder if you could be so kind to check out the thread i posted about tracking perfomance? i would really appreciate your opinion on this abear :) thanks in advance
 
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Catabolism (as opposed to anabolism) can occur if you don't eat an hour before a hard workout. But, for the most part, you will easily be able to strip fat and gain muscle with a good diet plan and workout schedule.
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is that really true? does it have to be exactly an hour? I try to eat about 15-30 minutes before I work out. What should I eat? sometimes I have an orange. Would a protein shake be better? Thanks?
 
It really depends on how hard you're working out. Once the body starts producing cortisol, you begin to enter a catabolic state. By eating an hour or so in advance, you ensure that:
1. you've digested it long enough that you won't puke during a heavy set (squats exluded)
2. you're trigging an anabolic reaction.

a mix of protein and carbs is ideal. Carbs are needed to create an insulin response, so the protein can get into the muscle cells.
 
yes, triggering, and yes, the carbs and protein trigger it. Eating 6-7 times a day helps maintain an anabolic state. Anabolic just means you're not destroying muscle tissue. Catabolic means you are destroying muscle tissue. By constantly taking in carbs and protein, the body never has to look to other sources (muscle tissue) for fuel.

This is why women who starve themselves and do 1 hour of cardio 7 days a week don't see phenomenal results...they are burning more muscle than fat. Muscle needs calories to maintain muscle...fat does not. So as soon as they stop starving themselves, they put on more fat than before because they have less muscle mass, so their daily caloric needs have lessened.
 
Another important tip:

If you want to lose weight and retain muscle, go with interval training for your cardio (see the HIIT sub-forum here). If you do long bouts of cardiovascular workouts (endurance workouts) you're going to be burning muscle as well as fat, whereas with intervals, you burn far less muscle and far more fat :)
 
oh man, where i work there are a bunch of women who do that.

skip breakfast, hit the vending machines for morning break, walk for lunch thus having nothing to eat, hit the vending machines for afternoon break and hit the drive thru on the way home.
 
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