Don't Fall For The Myth Of Gaining Muscle To Burn Body Fat

Adding More Muscle Isn't the Quickest Way to Your Fat Loss Goals!

There is a huge myth going around that gaining muscle is the best way to burn body fat and stay lean in the long run. This is a really trendy thing to say right now. Go into almost any gym and you will hear a personal trainer tell their client "You have to work on building more muscle, because then your body will burn more calories each day...leading to fat loss".

Gaining Muscle is a VERY Inefficient Way to Lose Body Fat

The math simply doesn't work out...you burn an extra 12 calories per day for each pound of lean muscle that you gain. Let's say you gained 10 pounds of pure muscle (which would mean that you probably had to gain 10 pounds of weight). You would burn an extra 120 calories each day from that 10 pound muscle gain.

Want to Lose Fat MUCH Faster? Then Diet and Cardio is the Way to Go

Diet and cardio can create a massive calorie deficit that muscle gain can't touch. Remember the fact that 10 pounds of fat can burn 120 calories more each day? Well, you could create a calorie deficit of close to 10 times that amount with a proper diet and intense cardio.

Gaining Too Much Muscle Creates an Unattractive Body

When women or polled they always say that too much muscle is not attractive. They are attracted to guys with regular physiques, but with exceptional muscle tone. Women with too much muscle look manly...and that is not a look to shoot for. The ideal look for a woman would be similar to a model in Shape Magazine. Guys are better off with physiques similar to Hollywood sex symbols, not Bodybuilders.

Gaining muscle for the sake of burning body fat is just plain backwards. Get lean quickly by sticking to cardio and lowering your calories!

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