Want to know ‘How To Achieve The 3 Primary Fitness Goals?
Whether your current fitness goal is to lose weight, to gain weight, or perhaps you just want to maintain your current weight… Here is my simplified breakdown for achieving fitness success with the 3 primary fitness goals.
Fitness Goal – How To Maintain Weight/Muscle
- Moderately consume high-carb foods and limit them to every other day.
- Keep your total daily carb intake to under 75 grams.
- Each day; consume 0.75 – 0.90 grams of protein per pound of body weight.
- Drink plenty of water throughout the day.
- Don’t go more than 2 days in a row without performing either strength training or aerobic/cardio exercise.
- Ensure that you get plenty of sleep.
Fitness Goal – How To Lose Weight/Bodyfat
- Limit your consumption of high-carb foods for 5-6 straight days out of each week.
- Allow yourself 1-2 treat days out of each week to moderately indulge in high-carb foods.
- Keep your total daily carb intake to under 50 grams.
- Consume 0.65 – 0.80 grams of protein per pound of body weight.
- Drink plenty of water throughout the day.
- Perform 6-9 total hours of strength training and aerobic/cardio exercise per week.
- Don’t go more than 2 days in a row without performing either strength training or aerobic/cardio exercise.
- Ensure that you get plenty of sleep.
Fitness Goal – How To Gain Weight/Muscle
- Go ahead and eat, eat, eat those high-carb foods daily but in moderation per meal.
- Consume 1.0 – 1.25 grams of protein per pound of body weight.
- Drink plenty of water throughout the day.
- Perform 3-6 hrs of strength training per week.
- Minimize aerobic/cardio exercise
- Ensure that you get plenty of sleep.
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