Aerobic Exercises
Aerobic Exercises
Know about MUSCLE LOSS / Cardio-Vascular Activity is a Must
1. Protein is the only nutrient that is actually used to build muscle. To stay anabolic you must eat five to six protein containing meals. Each meal should be spaced out approximately three hours apart. Research has proven that if you are physically active, you need a minimum of 0.8 to 1.0 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight.
2. Low carb diets are often used for fat loss, but don't cut your carbs too drastically. Carbohydrates are protein sparing, so even if you are eating large amounts of protein, you can still lose muscle if you your carbs are too low.
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3. When you do not eat enough calories to support muscle growth, it causes muscle loss. Your body goes into "starvation mode" and your metabolism slows down. Then your body actually burns muscle tissue to conserve energy. Muscle is metabolically active tissue, requiring a great deal of caloric energy just to maintain it. That's why your body will shed muscle if it thinks you are starving.
4. It is a common misconception to avoid weight training when you want to lose weight. You think that you should start with cardio only and add the weights later - a big mistake! The weight training keeps you from losing muscle while you are dieting.
You are much more likely to lose muscle from not eating enough than you are from doing too much cardio. The only way to maintain your lean mass while losing fat is to feed the muscles with plenty of nutritious calories and at the same time, burn the fat off with cardio. Many people believe they must "starve" the fat by drastically lowering calories. Unfortunately, this approach can cause you to lose muscle along with the fat.
Whether your goal is muscle development, fat loss or both, you should always include some form of cardiovascular activity as part of your training program. Unless you're doing some kind of ultra-endurance regimen, AEROBICS DOES NOT CAUSE MUSCLE LOSS, in fact it supports the pathways that help you build it!
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