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2004/09/14, 03:51 PM
I want to build some muscle, but also want to cut my abs. Im at about 15% bodyfat now, at 190 lbs. I know its difficult to cut and bulk simultaneously, but here's what i don't get- If I alter my diet to include high protein and good fats and carbs from veggies, fruits and oats only, i.e. cut out breads and pastas, can't my caloric intake be reguided to be used to build new muscle instead of maintaining current fat, thus burning fat and building muscle simultaneosuly?
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2004/09/15, 08:44 AM
Here is the problem to gain muscle you need to add calories and to cut fat you need to take calories away. You can add lean mass while keeping the fat gained low, but really could not expect to cut the bf abd add a lot of lean mass att he same time.
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2004/09/20, 03:03 PM
Thanks, Mutt. I'm actually writing a paper on this for Health Science. What i don't get is this- If you have 15% fat, for example, and work our hard, increase protein and decrease starchy carbs, why can't your daily caloric intake be re-routed, so to speak, to build muscle (thus burning the fat in the process) instead of maintaining your fat levels?
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2004/09/20, 04:27 PM
Survival. When you put your body through strenuous exercise and daily tasks with a caloric deficit, your body burns all calories you have taken in that day and tries to protect the fat for survival. After all calories have been expended the body then taps into your fat stores leaving little to nothing left for building muscle. However, with a calorie surplus, your body does not expend enough energy and you are able to then build muscle but will also maintain and possibly gain some fat. This is simply put. The process is actually more complicated than that. You can find many good scientific articles to explain this in detail. Hope that helps :).
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