How is this possible, though? Doesn%26#039;t the body need a surplus of caloric intake (relative to stable rate) in order to add muscles, and a deficit of calories to burn fat? How do those two elements go together?
My guess would be that eating the biggest meal of the day, with slightly more protein than usual, following a strength training session will result in a %26quot;surplus%26quot; of calories for a short %26quot;time window%26quot; (say, the 3 hours following a workout) and in that time frame, the body will actually use energy/protein to build muscle. Once one goes back to small portions, the body will once again resort to burning fat instead of building muscles.
So basically, strength training with weight loss is possible, although the strength gains will be lesser than usual, and the weight loss slower?
http://www.spartafit.com/main/calories%2...
Also, the increased muscle from working out will burn more calories. 100% 1 Vote
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the more muscle mass you have, the more energy it takes to burn calories, therefore, you burn more fat and calories. yes, the body does need calories, but it also needs protein which helps build muscles and in turn, burning more calories. try googling it to find out more info.
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