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> They had significantly greater reductions in body fat than the low-fat group, and improvements in lean muscle mass I'm a bodybuilder and spend a good deal of
by trwea 12y ago
> They had significantly greater reductions in body fat than the low-fat group, and improvements in lean muscle mass
I'm a bodybuilder and spend a good deal of time reading about the subject every week. It is common knowledge among bodybuilders that an increase in muscle and loss of fat at the same time is possible only with steroids. So what does "improvements in lean muscle mass" mean here?
> what foods are best to eat for weight loss and overall health.
Bodybuilders avoid weight loss like fire, and instead only focus on fat loss. What's the sense in losing muscle? This article needs to be read very carefully.
> "It shows that in a free-living setting, cutting your carbs helps you lose weight without focusing on calories. And that's really important because someone can change what they eat more easily than trying to cut down on their calories."
Again "weight loss". Every piece of bodybuilding knowledge states that you cannot lose fat without a calorie deficit. Here we read that the people in the experiment did not limit their calories, but "lost weight". This couldn't have been fat. If you want to lose fat, then just eat less - it works for all bodybuilders, why would it not work for the rest of the population. I don't see how there can be some more "easy" method than just eating less.
Furthermore the article does not state how the amount of fat in the body was measured - most methods are said to be highly inaccurate. I believe this article is a misleading piece of bullshit.
- kaitai 12y agoBodybuilders are people trying to perfect a good physique. Normal Americans are, generally, a little fat. > It is common knowledge among bodybuilders that an increase in muscle and loss of fat at the same time is possible only with steroids. For bodybuilders. If you're a 166-pound 5'1" 45-year-old woman who can't manage a 45-lb deadlift because of a combination of inflexibility and weakness, an increase in muscle mass and loss of fat at the same time is totally possible :) > Here we read that the people in the experiment did not limit their calories, but "lost weight". This couldn't have been fat. Why in the world not? You sound like you think all people are bodybuilders, paying attention to their nutrition, hitting the gym regularly, deciding between chicken breasts and oatmeal for breakfast, focusing on fat loss instead of weight loss. Wrong audience.