Is It Possible....

gmenfan40 · 01-29-2007, 09:44 PM

Is it possible to cut body fat, but not loose muscle, strengh and weight at the same time?

Yanick · 01-29-2007, 11:13 PM

Yes technically but it will be difficult and maybe not possible for a natural, experienced trainee.

I say technically because you we measure body fat as a percentage. With that in mind if you are 10% at 200lbs, it means 10% of you bodyweight is comprised of fat, or 20lbs. Now if you gain 10lbs of pure muscle you will be 210lbs but a lower bodyfat because you still only have 20lbs of fat. You will look leaner too because the fat will have to cover a greater area and be thinner.

01-29-2007, 09:44 PM	#1
gmenfan40 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 24	Is It Possible.... Is it possible to cut body fat, but not loose muscle, strengh and weight at the same time?
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01-29-2007, 11:13 PM	#2
Yanick Amor Fati Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,798	Yes technically but it will be difficult and maybe not possible for a natural, experienced trainee. I say technically because you we measure body fat as a percentage. With that in mind if you are 10% at 200lbs, it means 10% of you bodyweight is comprised of fat, or 20lbs. Now if you gain 10lbs of pure muscle you will be 210lbs but a lower bodyfat because you still only have 20lbs of fat. You will look leaner too because the fat will have to cover a greater area and be thinner.
Yanick Amor Fati Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,798	"...we have to remember that training is a complicated dance of stimuli and response. Our goal is to understand how to manipulate the stimuli in order to evoke the responses we desire." -Nathan J. Polenchek

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