Lose Weight And Gain Muscles - How to Gain Muscle & Lose Fat
Are you ready for my
famous "gain muscle or lose fat" chart?
I know this is going to
make a few people mad, but it's the truth about whether a guy should
lose fat or gain muscle. If he doesn't stick to my recommendations, he
won't get the ripped abs and muscles he wants.
I often get scrawny guys asking me how to lose fat, when they have no
muscle underneath the fat...they think they will look good if they "get
ripped", but in reality, will look like they are starving. They should
focus on gaining muscle instead.
This is a harsh lesson in
reality, but too many guys are trying to lose weight when the focus
should be on gaining muscle.
In fact, through my experience in working with athletes and dozens of
men in the gym trying to lose fat and gain muscle, I've come up with a
height-weight chart that determines whether or not you should lose
weight.
Here's the chart
identifying the cut-off weight for muscle building, and the rule below.
5'6" - 140 pounds
5'7" - 145 pounds
5'8" - 150 pounds
5'9" - 155 pounds
5'10 - 160 pounds
And so on. For every inch taller, add 5 pounds. For every inch shorter,
subtract 5 pounds.
For example, if you are 5'8", 150 pounds, you should NOT be focusing on
losing weight. You need to gain muscle if you want to look good on the
beach and have muscle. Focusing on weight loss would be the worst thing
you could do. If you do, you'll look like crap, and practically
anorexic, to be blunt.
Instead, you must focus on
gaining muscle. This will improve the appearance of your body, and take
you from a stick-figure to a lean, muscular physique with a better
chance of seeing your abs.
And don't worry, you're not going to look huge. At 5'8", a guy would
have to be at least 180 in order to be considered "jacked" or "huge".
And the best news of all? Because skinny guys are untrained, simply
starting a muscle building program will give them maximum fat loss and muscle gain at the
same time. They are going to get the best of both worlds.
To use Turbulence Training to gain muscle and lose fat, simply stick to
the weight training workouts only. Avoid the hard interval cardio for
at least 4 weeks as you gain muscle, and eat extra calories right after
your workout (as well as having a bigger breakfast than normal). These
two changes will allow you to gain muscle and lose fat.
Author: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
Turbulance Training
the best selling weight loss program
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