confused - please help

[Crisisinde]

I am trying to lose fat and gain muscle (arent we all). I
am not trying to bulk up heavily though, i just want to
gain definition in my upper body by strengthening the
muscles there.

For some weeks i have been on a low calorie diet with lots of
cardio (swimming) and some resistance training in the form of
an intense pushup routine and so far i have acheived some
nice results.

My question though is this - to gain muscle i read that you
must eat more, but to lose fat you must eat less (as i have
been doing). Does my low-calorie diet mean that my pushup
routine is not a good idea? (either becasue i am not eating
enough to make a change there, or even i may be burning muscle
away by over-exercise and under-eating)

Otherwise phrased - is it possible to gain/strengthen/define
muscle on a low-calorie diet?

thanks,

crisis

[Christina]

"crisisindenation" <nebbisch@aol.com> wrote in message
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> I am trying to lose fat and gain muscle (arent we all). I
> am not trying to bulk up heavily though, i just want to
> gain definition in my upper body by strengthening the
> muscles there.
>
> For some weeks i have been on a low calorie diet with lots
> of cardio (swimming) and some resistance training in the
> form of an intense pushup routine and so far i have acheived
> some nice results.

Congrats

> My question though is this - to gain muscle i read that you
> must eat more, but to lose fat you must eat less (as i have
> been doing).

That's generally true for conditioned people. Beginners
are an exception, many find they can gain muscle while
they are dieting.

> Does my low-calorie diet mean that my pushup routine is not
> a good idea? (either becasue i am not eating enough to make
> a change there, or even i may be burning muscle away by
> over-exercise and under-eating)
>
> Otherwise phrased - is it possible to gain/strengthen/define
> muscle on a low-calorie diet?

Yes. Since you've only been dieting and exercising for several
weeks, you should be able to lose fat and gain muscle.

To lose fat, I would eat a few hundred calories less than
maintanance. Don't lose more than a pound or two a week. If
you drop your calories very low, then you will definately lose
muscle. You could also get your bodyfat tested periodically,
so you can see how much muscle you are gaining/losing and
adjust your diet if necessary.

Make sure to eat a lot of protein if you want to gain muscle.
I would do a full body routine instead of just pushups, you
will see better results that way.

> thanks,
>
> crisis

[Michael Ro]

On 6 Aug 2002 20:08:10 -0700, nebbisch@aol.com
(crisisindenation) wrote:

|Otherwise phrased - is it possible to gain/strengthen/define
muscle on |a low-calorie diet?

Yes, keep up your protein levels.

http://www.heartmdphd.com/wtloss.asp

Have many clients who are doing both including professionals
in several sports.

[Michael Ro]

On Wed, 07 Aug 2002 15:27:25 GMT, "Christina"
<notme@austin.rr.nospam> wrote:

|To lose fat, I would eat a few hundred calories less than
maintanance.

Maintenance is a moving target.

|Don't lose more than a pound or two a week.

Depends on the cycle.

| If you drop your calories very
|low, then you will definately lose muscle.

BS. Sarcopenia and associated muscle loss has been proven to
be sustainable or reversible with a proper strength program
eating as little as two pounds of food per day.

| You could also get your bodyfat
|tested periodically, so you can see how much muscle you are
gaining/losing |and adjust your diet if necessary.

Unless you are obese, you will SEE the muscle loss gain. Get a
tape measure and a mirror.

[Christina]

"Michael Roose" <trainerofathletes@email.com> wrote in message
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>
<snipped>

Honey, you should at least try to understand other peoples
posts before you go repeating it as your own.

[Michael Ro]

On Wed, 07 Aug 2002 21:51:00 GMT, "Christina"
<notme@austin.rr.nospam> wrote:

|Honey...

Not a chance.

[Christina]

"Michael Roose" <trainerofathletes@email.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 07 Aug 2002 21:51:00 GMT, "Christina"
> <notme@austin.rr.nospam> wrote:
>
> |Honey...
>
> Not a chance.
>

Of what? It's unclear what you're saying, they way you cut the
post off. Not a chance of you stopping the plagerizing, or you
understanding the stuff you plagerize?