Lose Fat, Not Muscle: 3 Simple Steps
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Lose Fat, Not Muscle: 3 Simple Steps
If you’ve just finished your bulking phase and are shifting into fat loss mode, here are 3 important tips you should employ in order to make sure that you lose fat and maintain muscle to the highest degree possible…
How To Preserve Muscle On A Cut:
#1 – Losing fat consistently requires a calorie deficit, but you need to make sure that you only create a slight deficit and focus on burning fat at a gradual pace. This will ensure that you lose fat, not muscle, and maintain as much of your strength as possible. A 15-20% deficit below your maintenance level is a good guideline to follow here. This will allow you to lose about 1-2 pounds of fat a week.
#2 – Make sure to carry out your weight training plan in the exact same way that you did during your bulking phase. Focus on compound lifts, low to moderate reps and high intensity. This will help you burn fat without losing muscle, since it will provide your body with the necessary stimulus in order to encourage it to hold onto its lean mass. Switching to a “light weight and high reps” plan like so many people do is one of the worst choices you can make.
#3 – The final tip to help you lose fat and keep muscle mass intact is to not go overboard on cardio. Cardio is a useful calorie burning tool, but performing excessive amounts is completely unnecessary and potentially counterproductive. 2-4 sessions will be plenty for most people.
So, to lose fat, not muscle, and to get ripped without losing muscle size and strength, focus on creating on a small calorie deficit through your diet, maintaining a high level of weight training intensity and performing cardio in controlled amounts.