Aug 8, 2009

Gain Muscle Or Lose Fat? That Is The Question

By Ricardo d Argence

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.

Ok, you'll never get ripped if you have some extra pounds, but if you don't have enough you just will look starving. It's necessary to have those extra pounds in order to gain some muscle later. What some guys doesn't realize is that there is a time to lose fat, and a time to gain muscle.

Its necessary to succeed to know what is your main goal, what you really need. If you need to lose fat or to gain muscle. 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. It's something like this: 5'6" - 140 pounds. 5'7" - 145 pounds. 5'8" - 150 pounds. 5'9" - 155 pounds. 5'10 - 160 pounds. Let me explain how to use this chart.

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 body 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.

Do you want to know how 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.

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