Eat right: Fitness expert Lukas Chodat says eating lean protein can help maintain muscle while losing fat.
Your ability to be able to build muscle fibres and burn body fat depends on two main factors, what you eat and simply how you train. This article is designed to give you some tips to achieve muscle mass, while losing fat almost simultaneously.
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- Combine strength with muscular hypertrophy training.
- Use slow aerobic cardio generally at 60 per cent max Hr and below to ensure you are using body fat as a primary fuel source whilst doing this steady state activity.
- Eat more lean protein.
- Eat carbohydrates after your workout, to ensure your muscle fibres gain the necessary fuel to repair and grow.
- Sleep at least 8 hours per night.
- Maintain a moderate caloric deficit to ensure your body burns any excess fat as its fuel source.
Chodat Fitness are personal training and group outdoor training specialists. Visit chodatfitness.com.au for more information.
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