Muscles Vs Fat

Описание: If you’re afraid that lifting weights will make you look ‘bulky’, or too masculine (if you’re a woman), you’re not alone. A lot of people are worried about ‘bulking up’ when they begin strength training, especially if they have never done it before.

Let’s put your mind at ease. The only way you’ll bulk up is if you undertake a body-building program and train consistently for years to get as thick and dense as you can.. It doesn't happen by accident and it is not common.

Your body composition (how much fat and muscle you have) is not only an important indicator in your overall health, but it contributes directly to how you look and your ability to lose weight.

A common misbelief is that muscle weighs more than fat. But a kilo of muscle and a kilo of fat weigh the same. However, muscle is denser which means it takes up less space than a kilo of fat.

Your muscles are a sponge for glucose...so the more muscle you have the more delicious carbs you can eat while maintaining insulin sensitivity. So if you want some more wiggle room to eat cupcakes. Here it is.

Differences in fat and muscle composition explains why two people of the same sex, height and weight can look completely different from one another

So how do you change your body composition?

One of the mistakes that many people make when trying to lose weight is focusing on cardio exercise. If they do any weight training at all, they stick to doing lots of reps on low weight, because they’re afraid of getting ‘bigger’ or ‘bulkier’.

While cardio exercise may burn calories, too much cardio exercise breaks down your existing tissues leaving your body soft and saggy (no offense). This explains why marathon runners have less muscle mass, compared to 100m sprint runners who combine cardio with weight training.

When it comes to weight loss the thing that will help you most is changing your body composition by improving your muscle mass and reducing your body fat.

This is one reason why scales are not a true indicator of weight loss success!