Turn Fat Into Muscle
Fitness myths are a real pain in the butt. They waste your time by leading you to use ineffective and inefficient exercise and nutrition techniques. Here’s one of my myth busters from Men’s Fitness magazine. That column gives you the truth on how to lose fat and gain muscle.
Myth: You can turn fat into muscle
The Truth:
You have a better chance of turning straw into gold than converting fat cells to muscle-the two are completely different kinds of tissue. For one thing, fat can’t be flexed, whereas muscles control all your body’s movement. Nevertheless, when people see a guy who’s made a successful body transformation, they tend to assume he actually swapped one for the
...back seat. Now there s no question that cardio is very important but muscle is as important as cardio for a variety of reasons. Muscle groups becomes stronger the more they are worked. There is a bit of a misconception ...
In reality, though, the only way anybody ever turned flab into abs is by losing fat and building up the muscle that was lying beneath it. Your best strategy for doing that: a high-protein diet; regular, intense strength training; and cardio-especially fat- and calorie-incinerating intervals.
Here’s another popular myth:
Myth: 1 pound of muscle burns 50 calories per day
The Truth:
This is another of the biggest misconceptions and most often quoted myths in fitness articles.
Unfortunately, it is just not possible for each pound of new muscle to burn 50 extra calories per day. Just think about this
..."natural" curves, you can at least now plan your bodybuilding and muscle gain in such a way as to have the best of all worlds. The author : Jo Braweski works on body building and muscle gain topics, bringing new ...
I’m the first person to recommend strength training to people, but we can’t use this myth any more as justification. But not to worry, there are plenty of other reasons to strength train when your goal is a better body (increased bone mineral density, increased real-life strength, and improved bodysculpting are just three reasons to use strength training).
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...impulse to do-it-alone. Where's the happy medium balance point? Perhaps your smart play is to download fitness podcasts, try them out, vary these programs to see how your body responds, but still keep portions of your earlier workout program. Mix-and-match ...
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