So much focus and attention is placed on the idea of “weight loss” and “losing weight” that most typical beginners seem
to lose sight of the actual concrete goal of achieving a lean, defined and healthy body…
Here’s a hint…
It’s NOT a simple matter of “losing weight”.
In fact, let’s go ahead and remove the term “weight loss” from our fitness vocabulary altogether.
Why?
It’s because “losing weight” is NOT what you should be concerned with!
Losing body weight on its own will NOT allow you to achieve a lean, cut and defined body. Instead, all of your focus must be placed on changing your body composition.
The reason for this is simple…
Your body is made up of various different “types” of weight, all of which contribute differently to your overall appearance and health.
There are very “heavy” individuals who are in excellent health with lean and impressive bodies… and there are very
“light” individuals who are in poor health with soft, flabby and out-of-shape bodies.
Your overall body weight is made up of various different components, such as body fat, muscle tissue, water and glycogen.
The haphazard approach of simply aiming to “lose weight” is incredibly misguided as it does not take these specific types of body weight into account.
In order to achieve your goal of a lean, energetic and healthy body, your goal is to get rid of the excessive amounts of
“bad” body weight while maintaining as much “good” body weight as you can.
To put it simply, the underlying goal of your entire program is as follows…
Burn off body fat while maintaining lean muscle mass.
There are three primary reasons why you should focus on this…
First of all… one very important factor that determines your body’s basal metabolic rate (the number of calories you burn at rest) is the amount of lean muscle tissue you have on your body. The more muscle you have, the faster your fat burning metabolism operates.
Secondly… maintaining a reasonable level of muscular development will allow you to achieve the shapely and athletic
appearance that the majority of you are probably striving for.
Finally… those who simply place themselves on “crash diets” and attempt to drop large amounts of body weight over
short periods of time are inevitably doomed to fail. Such an approach places the body into a starved state and actually
programs you to store more fat over the long run.
The body will react to severe calorie deficits by slowing down the metabolism in an attempt to conserve energy, wasting away lean muscle mass, and increasing the production of hormones that inhibit fat loss.
The way to avoid all of the negative effects listed above is simple…
Structure your “weight loss” approach in such a way that you aim to gradually reduce your body fat levels while keeping your lean muscle tissue levels in tact.
This is the ONLY realistic way to burn fat, keep it off over the long run, and achieve the kind of lean and athletic appearance that you strive for.
This is exactly the type of approach I outline in my full blown fat burning package, “The Real Deal Body Transformation System”.
I’ll show you step by step how to melt through stubborn body fat while maintaining as much lean muscle as possible.
