How to Cut: Lose Fat and Keep Your Muscle Mass

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Do you want to learn how to cut successfully? Do you want to lose fat and keep your muscle? Sure you do. That is one of the main goals of most people sweating next to you in the gym. If you want to show off the physique you have built in the gym, you need … Read more

How Many Calories Do You Burn Lifting Weights? (Calculator)

Calories Burned Lifting Weights

Lifting weights is great for building muscle, increasing your strength, and improving your overall health. But how many calories does lifting weights burn? In this article, I’ll answer that question by first showing you a simple formula (and a calculator!) for calculating how many calories you burn lifting weights. Then, we delve into the details … Read more

How to Cut for Bodybuilding: Top 15 Tips for Success

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Knowing how to cut is essential for bodybuilding success. As a bodybuilder, you spend your time lifting heavy weights, building muscle, and eating a lot of food, and then you step up on stage to show off your physique. Right? That’s what a lot of people outside of bodybuilding believe. However, that’s only half of … Read more

How to Build Muscle and Lose Fat at the Same Time

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Most of us would like to build muscle and lose fat simultaneously, but is it possible? Should you focus on one thing at a time? Many people believe that accomplishing both things at the same time is close to impossible or that only absolute beginners can do it. In this article, you’ll learn why that … Read more

Intermittent Fasting and Strength Training: The Ultimate Guide

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Intermittent fasting is a popular pattern of eating. Millions of people use it to lose weight, improve their overall health, simplify everyday life, and even live longer. What is intermittent fasting? Does it work, is it safe, and how do you do it? And can you build muscle while doing it?  If you’re looking for … Read more

6-Week Workout Plan for Weight Loss

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Are you looking to lose weight the easy way without fad diets or excessive exercise? In this article, I’ll guide you through a six-week workout plan to kick-start your weight loss journey. No prerequisite knowledge is required: you’ll get easy step-by-step instructions on how to lose fat while maintaining or gaining muscle. Exercise is only … Read more

Macros for Cutting: Count Your Way to Fat Loss

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As a bodybuilder, you can’t subscribe to the permabulk diet if you want to see the fruits of your labor in the gym. Chances are you’re going on a cutting diet sooner or later. Whether you’re dieting for natural bodybuilding contest preparation or want to look your best shirtless, knowing how to track and adjust … Read more

How Long to Cut for Bodybuilding

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Whether you’re a competitive or casual bodybuilder, good conditioning is essential to display the fruits of your labor in the gym. You’ve been training hard to build muscle mass, and now it’s time to go on a cutting diet to lose that body fat covering your abs and get lean and shredded. But how long … Read more

Intermittent Fasting: When to Work Out

intermittent fasting when to work out

Intermittent fasting is an increasingly popular eating pattern that involves restricting your eating to predetermined hours per day or days per week. You probably know intermittent fasting as a weight-loss method, and while it works well as such, the benefits of time-restricted eating extend to many aspects of health, aging, and disease. Exercise is an … Read more

Sleep More, Eat Less: Does Sleep Help You Lose Weight?

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Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when I was new to lifting and the bodybuilding scene, we didn’t think of sleep as a helpful tool for getting in shape. Why would you lie in bed snoring when you could be up and about, burning calories, and getting things done? I’m not sure how … Read more