Why Do Experts Tell You to Gain Muscle if You Want to Lose Body Fat?

I am tired of hearing trainers tell their clients that they should focus on putting on more muscle if they want to burn fat quickly. This is a myth that has been popular for years. If this was true, then there would be many more lean people in the free-weight rooms in all of the gyms of the world.

Adding More Muscle to Your Frame is a VERY Roundabout Way to Lose Fat

It would take 10 pounds of pure muscle gain to burn an extra 120 calories per day. You see…each pound of lean muscle mass, burns an extra 10 calories per day. Adding 10 pounds of pure muscle could take up to a year or more, plus burning an extra 120 calories per day will make very little impact on your physique.

Want to Lose Fat MUCH Faster? Then Diet and Cardio is the Way to Go

You could reduce your caloric intake by 600 calories per day and burn another 600 calories with proper cardio. That would create a deficit of 1,200 calories. This will help you reach your fat burning goals much quicker than by just burning 120 calories.

Gaining Too Much Muscle Creates an Unattractive Body

Too much muscle makes a guy look kind of “cheesy”. Women have been trying to tell guys for years that they prefer men to have average sized muscles, but with good muscle tone. Women never look good with a bunch off muscle. Those female bodybuilders look like men! Sorry to offend anyone, but that is a really bad look!

If you want to gain muscle, then work on gaining muscle. If you want to burn body fat, then diet and cardio is the way to go!