Anybody that works out is looking to do one of three things in body composition; 1) build muscle, 2) lose fat, or 3) maintain health or current bodyweight.
Building muscle requires a ton a dense calories full of a balance of the three macro-nutrients; carbs, protein and fats. To diet for muscle, it is important to ensure you are consuming a number of calories ABOVE the calories required to maintain your bodyweight. Let’s say you eat typically 2,500 calories to maintain the same weight, then this should be increased by 300-500 additional calories (2,800 – 3,000 calories) in order to pack on that rock-hard muscle. This does not mean to start eating like a pig. Your calories should only increase if you are consuming healthy foods that support muscle-growth like chicken, fish, rice, eggs or oatmeal.
However, to do the opposite and lose fat, simply reduce your calories by 300-500 each day and consume let’s say 2,000 calories to 2,200 calories a day with a balance of the three macro-nutrients.
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