The faster we burn off fat, the better, right? Wrong. In this video, you’ll learn the truth about losing fat in the most effective way. What most people don’t realize is there’s actually an upper limit as to how much fat you can lose every week. And if you try to push past this weekly limit by doing more cardio or eating even less for example, then you’ll now start to lose substantially more muscle instead of fat. Do this for months on end which many people unfortunately do, and you’ll eventually end up with a “skinny fat physique” – with too little muscle and still too much fat.
So now the real question becomes what’s the MOST amount of fat you can lose per week while minimizing muscle loss in the process? As this is going to better enable you to attain the lean, muscular physique you’re after instead of just winding up skinny fat. And to answer this question, we’ll use the findings of a 2005 paper by researcher Dr. Alpert, who used various fat loss studies in an attempt to quantify the maximum amount of fat one can lose per day without excessive muscle loss. What he found is that the body is capable of burning body fat to use for energy at a maximum rate of 31 calories per lb of body fat per day. Once you exceed this rate, the body then has to tap into your muscle mass in order to make up for its energy needs.
Well, if you’re truly seeking to lose fat as fast as humanly possible, then here’s what you’d do. First, find out what the maximum daily calorie deficit and weekly fat loss number would be for you using the process I outlined earlier. Then, to achieve this daily deficit, you would use a combination of eating below your TDEE or maintenance calories, performing regular resistance training, and throwing in additional cardio. Then, you simply monitor your body weight throughout the weeks and try to hit your target maximum weekly fat loss number.
Then as you progress and your body fat continues to decrease, you’d want to slow down your rate of fat loss to minimize muscle loss by again re-calculating what your maximum weekly fat loss number would be at your new weight and body fat percentage. So over time, the rate at which you lose weight should slow down.
And that’s basically all there is to it. But, with all that being said, I do want to provide some pre-cautions.
First of all, keep in mind that this protocol is a very aggressive approach that employs a fairly large calorie deficit, high activity, and a fast rate of weight loss. For some who are more experienced this may be completely doable, but for most people especially those just starting out with their fat loss journey, it’s just unrealistic and very difficult to adhere to, and you’d be much better off taking a longer, less aggressive approach that you’d be more likely to stick with. Second of all, as researcher Dr. Albert points out, even if you’re under this 31 calorie/lb limit I outlined it doesn’t mean that you won’t lose muscle mass.
It simply represents a threshold value past which the rate of muscle loss starts to become exponentially large.
So if you’re truly seeking to maintain as much muscle mass as possible or even build muscle while losing fat, then again a less aggressive deficit would be best.
But all in all, if you get motivated by seeing results fast and can adhere to a tough protocol, then, by all means, go for it. Otherwise, taking a slow and steady approach and making positive long-lasting changes to your lifestyle is what I’d personally recommend, as that’s more often than not what delivers the best results.
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ENERGY DEFICIT WEIGHT LOSS
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17848938
WEIGHT LOSS RATE RECOMMENDATIONS
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4033492/
METABOLIC RATE WEIGHT LOSS
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22535969
HUMAN FAT STORAGE
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15615615
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Do you want to lose weight for a special occasion or event? Do you want to lose weight in a hurry? You may be wondering, how much weight can you lose in a week?
The answer depends on several factors that are unique to each one of us. We are all different and therefore we will have different metabolism rates. An obese person can lose more weight in a week than a thin one. A person who includes exercise with their diet will lose more than someone who is just dieting.
Guys have more muscles than girls, they also have a higher metabolism rate and therefore will be able to lose weight faster than girls. Furthermore, if you are a physically active person, you will also lose more weight than if you are physically inactive. Your diet will also affect how much weight you can lose. If you are eating food that is high in calories, you will naturally take longer to lose weight.
Weight loss totally depends on the calories you consume. If you take less calories than required by your body, you will lose weight automatically. There is no magic in losing weight. If your body needs 3000 calories per day and you start taking 2500 calories per day (500 less than required), you will lose 1 pound weight every week. Yes, taking 3500 less calorie will lose 1 pound of your weight.
A safe amount of weight to lose is 1 – 2 pounds per week (approx. 0.5 – 1 kg). This equates to 3500 – 7000 calories per week. That means a calorie deficit of 500 – 1000 calories per day, which can be achieved by changing your routine only slightly.
Many studies have shown that the best way to lose weight and keep it off is to work at it slow and steady. Remember you don’t just want to quickly lose weight that you are likely to just gain right back, you want to CHANGE your lifestyle so that you can remain at a healthy weight throughout your entire life.
If you try to lose a lot of weight in a month by not eating, all of your weight loss is going to come back once you resume your normal eating habits again. Only now because of the lack of food you were eating your metabolism rate is going to very low and your will not be able to burn as many calories as you used to.
The most effective way to burn a significant number of calories in a short amount of time is to do Aerobic exercise. Such as cycling, running, swimming, brisk walking or kickboxing. Choose an activity that you enjoy and perform at least 30 minutes of activity on most, if not all, days of the week.
For diet, get lean proteins, whole grains and low-fat dairy products to make sure you get the energy you need to fuel your workouts and maintain a healthy metabolism.
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