Tagged: nutrition

Your Go-To Guide: Cut Fat While Keeping Your Muscle

If you are like any other bodybuilder on the planet you fight for every ounce of hard-earned muscle each and every day you enter the gym. Your diet is on point, your workouts are consistent and your rest and supplement regimen is perfect.

By Brad Borland, MA, CSCS

Somewhere on the road to your ultimate physique you may find yourself wanting to shed a little body fat to show off that work of art you have toiled over for so long. But do you need to sacrifice a few pounds of muscle mass for the sake of a leaner physique? Continue reading

Your Go-To Guide: Gain Muscle While Minimizing Fat Gains

Many trainees have similar goals in mind when it comes to building their physiques: gain muscle without gaining body fat.

By Brad Borland, MA, CSCS

On this road to physical improvement they will more often than not have a phase of bulking (gaining a combination of muscle and body fat) and a phase of cutting or leaning out (stripping away body fat and retaining as much muscle as possible in the process). This rollercoaster affect may go on for several phases for a desired outcome. The question is, does one significantly increase his/her lean muscle mass over time or do they simply end up where they started? Continue reading