The Whey To Go For Fat Loss
Fitness Rx for Men|September 2016

The classic physique is defined by large muscle bellies accentuated by small joints and, most importantly, a small waist with virtually no abdominal fat. The routine approach to obtain the classic look involves hardcore weight training to build lean muscle, combined with restricted caloric intake to burn body fat. Low-calorie diets can be grueling, especially if the amount of calories ingested does not mitigate hunger and replenish the body after intense weight training. Reducing food intake also tends to decrease metabolic rate, primarily due to a reduction in muscle mass, making it seem almost impossible to gain lean muscle while reducing body fat. However, consuming the right nutrients, such as whey protein, that possess a remarkable capacity to simultaneously decrease hunger, burn fat and trigger muscle growth, even while dieting, should expedite the process of creating a classic-looking physique.

Michael J. Rudolph, Ph.D.
The Whey To Go For Fat Loss

ERADICATE FAT WITH WHEY

The consumption of higher amounts of protein typically promotes the loss of body fat. As a matter of fact, diets with total daily protein intake of 1.5 grams of protein per kilogram of body-weight increased weight loss and the loss of body fat. Ingestion of certain types of protein, such as whey protein, that are chock-full of the branched-chain amino acid leucine, have actually been shown to be even more effective at stimulating fat loss than other proteins with lower amounts of leucine. One study by Baer et al. demonstrating this outcome showed that consuming 56 grams of whey protein per day for 23 weeks generated a greater loss of fat mass by five pounds, compared to another group in this study consuming an equivalent caloric amount of carbohydrate instead of whey protein. The group consuming whey protein also lost an entire inch more around their waist, compared to the carbohydrate-ingesting group, indicating that much of the fat loss was abdominal fat.

TORCH EVEN MORE FAT WITH WHEY PROTEIN

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