You may have heard from your friends or someone at the gym that by following a proper diet and exercise program, you can actually turn body fat into muscle… So can you do it? NO!
Fat and muscle are two separate entities.
What most people really want is to get rid of the fat and gain quality muscle.
Bottom line = You must burn fat and build muscle to get that physique you are wanting.
So, should you jump on the stair climber or bike and pedal for hours with cardio to burn fat? No.
The quality muscle in your body is the “power plant” for burning calories and expending energy. Think of it as a car engine - step on the pedal! The more quality muscle = more calories burned and a fitter looking you.
How to best build and maintain quality muscle and burn the Fat:
1) Add a protein to every meal – chicken, fish, eggs, light dairy, yogurt
2) Try to eat about 50% of your calories in protein (see step 1)
3) Grill it – Cook your meats on the grill to keep them lower in fat and super tasty. Nothing fried!
4) Add resistance training (weights or boot camp) a minimum of 3 days per week.
5) Add cardio activity at least 3 days per week. Perform your cardio in an alternating intensity. Two-minute Warm-Up, then 30 seconds of high intensity cardio, then 30 seconds of recovery at medium intensity.
Repeat and burn!
I look forward to reports on your progress – please send them to me to share and inspire others.
Be well & Rock it,
Coach Greg
