Body Builders are the definitive experts in body sculpting. They know how to gain muscle and lose fat through practical application, not just theory. Despite the claims of the diet industry there is still no magic diet pill. If there were a “magic diet pill” then two-thirds of adults in the United States would not be overweight – source Weight-control Information Network. The only “magic pill” for losing fat is to gain muscle.
There is a lot of conflicting advice on nutrition and exercise. Most diets help you lose fat but also result in you losing muscle mass and lowering your metabolism. This is one of the reasons why diets don’t work. Body Building is a complete nutrition system and an enjoyable lifestyle – it’s not a diet. Diets are not lifestyles they are burdens which is why people only maintain them short term.
Gaining muscle is no quick fix. Even though diets are advertised as such, diets are only temporary changes to your eating habits that set you up to fail. Body building on the other hand is a lifelong habit that sets you up to success in Life. For a body builders losing fat is not complicated but at the same time it’s not easy – effort is required in daily scheduled exercise habits.
Low calorie diets deceptively do result in initial weight loss but they don’t work over time. You can’t lose fat by starving yourself. Your more likely to gain it and lose muscle mass in the process. Sumo wrestlers starve themselves during the day to trick their bodies into storing fat (tricking there bodies into a survival mechanism for conserving energy). when they eventfully do eat at night their bodies rigorously store the calories as fat in preparation for the next days fast. Sumo wrestlers are masters at gaining fat by “dieting”.
A far more efficient mechanism for burning calories is exercise, and the best way to lose fat is to build muscle. It’s more permanent as well. In fact you can enjoy life and eat more (of the right) foods. This is totally contrary to most diets.
TIP: Don’t be taken in by the supplement industry. Your average supermarket has all the muscle building food you need as we will show in other articles.
The physical appearance benefits of body building are great but the health benefits of building muscle and strength are far more important as we get older. The benefits outweigh those of almost any other form of activity.
- improvements in posture
- increases your metabolism (your muscles consume calories even when resting)
- helps control body fat
- stronger bones
- slows aging process and resilience to injury (especially in later life)
Treat body building as an investment into your long term health and happiness. Put in the hours and give it your full effort . Make it a habit and part of your daily life and routine. You will look forward to the natural high each day and you will be gaining muscle and losing fat in no time at all.
