In order to lose fat and gain muscle you're going to have to alter the way you are training and eating. If you aren't weight
training then you'll want to start a fitness and exercise program which is geared towards these goals. These two matters are not always
mutually exclusive. You can begin a weight lifting program and gain muscle mass but not lose much fat. The real trick is to start an
exercise and diet routine that is geared to your ultimate goals of losing fat and gaining muscle.
You must trick your body into burning its fat stores to use as energy and not the protein that you require for lean muscle growth.
One way of managing this is to cycle your protein intake over a period of several months. Your body is an amazing machine and when
confronted with a problem will learn to adapt at any cost to protect itself.
Cycle Your Protein Intake
Start your cycle with a high protein intake and also a proper fat burning workout routine. After six weeks of a high protein diet
dramatically decrease the amount of protein that you consume. You'll continue this protein deprivation for another couple weeks until you
cycle back up to a high protein intake state. What occurs is that while you are on a high protein cycle your body is adapting to the
sufficient stores of protein. As you deprive your body of this protein while in your low protein intake cycle, your body will ravenously
use all the protein it has as adequately as possible. It will not waste this protein and will use it to help build new lean muscle
mass.
To lose fat gain muscle start to gradually increase your protein intake over the next week until you're at your high protein
intake levels of the first several weeks of your cycle. The body, being adaptive, will accumulate all the protein it can in expectation of
another protein shortage. It will instead use its fat stores as energy and store the protein in your muscles. When the protein is stored in
your muscles they'll nourish on this protein and grow while simultaneously reducing your levels of fat.
This is a small example of what your body is capable of. It is possible with the right knowledge and the right program to lose fat
and gain muscle. Please be advised that you should consult a physician before beginning any diet or exercise routine just to be on
the safe side.
