As you can see, 5 lbs of muscle takes up much less space than 5 lbs of fat! Muscle does not weigh more than fat, 5 lbs of muscle weights the same as 5 lbs of fat, BUT it takes up less space. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn as well, even at rest. Muscle is more compact and dense than fat. Having muscle will make you look leaner, fat obscures your muscle definition! It’s important if you are trying to lose weight not to consume too few calories, never go below 1200 calories a day, you want to make sure you are burning fat and not muscle. Ladies please do not worry about getting “bulky” you won’t, you’ll look leaner and burn more calories, you may weight the same, but you’ll be smaller and leaner!! So, start lifting!! ~~B
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Muscle Vs Fat
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Tagged Betsy Bonner, Calorie, Fat, Health, Muscle, Physical exercise, Weight loss
8/25/11~ Food Journal~Stretching & Maintenance to Help Stay Injury Free
I’ve been nursing a sore Achilles for a couple of months now, along with the muscles in my forearms. It’s been a little frustrating, because it takes so long for them to get better.
I stay relatively injury free, (knock on wood). I haven’t had an injury since I tore my calf muscle in 2007. I believe that you have to do maintenance on your body. I try to stretch really good every night and take my time doing it so, I get a really good stretch session in. When stretching out I use a foam roller also,
Foam Roller
I roll on the sides of my legs, not just the front of them and I’ve been using it on my calves also. One other thing is getting massages, I had a massage therapist work on just my forearms today and if my appointment had been longer, I think she could have worked the soreness out of them. I have another appointment on Sunday and I’m going to have her work on them longer this time. They felt so much better after she was done.
So, until my forearms and Achilles feel better, my trainer has been modifying my workouts. I’ve been icing, taking ibuprofen, elevating and of course trying not to do anything that aggravates them. The minute I feel soreness, my trainer switches it up.
So, don’t forget your maintenance, it will help keep you injury free!
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Tagged Achilles, Betsy Bonner, Foam rolling, Forearm, Health, Massage, Muscle
