Lose Fat | How To Build Muscle And Lose Fat At The Same Time – My Top 3 Tips
These are my top three tips for intermediate level bodybuilders, who are looking to go to the next level in their endeavors. Regardless of whether your emphasis is burning fat or gaining muscle, this article will show you great ways to achieve your goals and progress to the next level – the advanced level.
Tip No1: Workout 5 times every 2 weeks:
Until now you might have worked out every other day and thus have worked out 3 times per week. In the intermediate level, however, you should aim to give your body more rest than before, so that it could recover from the intense workouts that you subject it to. Therefore, this tip is that you give yourself two days of rest between workouts and thus workout 5 times every 2 weeks.
Once your muscles stop growing or your fat stops burning, you will need to use a different strategy than before. You would need to subject your body to more intense workouts than before in order to tire your body maximally. You will then need to allow your body ample time to recover from this overload and rebuild its muscles. At the intermediate level two days would be sufficient for that. Therefore, if you start on Monday, you will then workout on Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday and Saturday in the following week.
Tip No2: Alternate between two diverse workout routines:
In bodybuilding it is essential to surprise your body. Therefore, instead of using the same routine every time, it is advisable to use two different routines and alternate between them every other time.
These two diverse routines will give your body the necessary variety, which will allow it to feel challenged and grow. You might be familiar with the alternate routines from the beginner level. At that level you are supposed to do 1 set of 8-10 reps from 12 separate exercises. In the intermediate level the number of exercises is reduced and the intensity is increased. Otherwise, the exercise order is pretty much the same – you start with legs, go through upper body and arms and finish off with abdominals. The difference between the two routines is in the order of the exercises and in the substitution of some exercises – not a big difference, but it definitely helps!
Tip No3: Alternate between the two routines for 12 consecutive weeks:
Persistence is key in bodybuilding, as in any other activity in life. The more deeper you get in bodybuilding, the more difficult it becomes to make progress. Therefore, you must persevere!
For 12 consecutive weeks you need to exercise once every three days with two days break and alternate between the two routines. You need to workout intensely, so that your body is tired and challenged. And you need to keep doing just that every time. Even if you might have an urge for variety, you need to stick with this program. If you stray, miss a training, or decide to change your routine, then you might offset the results you have gained up until now and would need to start over again. So, always stick to your routine!
These were my top 3 tips to help the intermediate bodybuilder get to the next level. To sum it up, you need to work out 5 times every 2 weeks, alternate between 2 diverse workout routines and stick with this program for 12 weeks. Once you have done this, then you would be ready for the advanced level. Wonder what that constitutes? Then you need to go to my website to see my article on that!
By: Nic Masters
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