Truth About Losing Fat WITHOUT Losing Muscle

►If you found this video helpful hit Subscribe to support the channel and share the video to spread the word◄ In this video you'll find out the truth about losing fat without losing muscle and how to design your diet for fast results. There's a lot of recommendations out there to go as slow as you can when you diet and various numbers have been mentions to how much of a deficit can one be in. So in the video I decided to give you guys my own methods, and elaborate some of the research on those figures so you guys know how to choose for yourself and what diet approach is best for you. Related videos: How to Set Calories    • IIFYM Diet Setup: What Is The Best Macronu...   How to Set Macros    • How Many Calories a Day to Gain Muscle or ...   Truth about Losing Belly Fat    • How To Lose Stubborn Belly Fat Around Lowe...   Can You Lose Fat And Gain Muscle At The Same Time    • Can You Lose Fat And Gain Muscle At The Sa...   Studies to look at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2... Effect of two different weight-loss rates on body composition and strength and power-related performance in elite athletes. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1... A limit on the energy transfer rate from the human fat store in hypophagia. Key points: Choosing how fast you want to lose fat is a critical decision when you're starting any diet. The speed of fat loss with be directly determined by how much of a caloric deficit you create through your diet or exercise. In this video I specifically refer to the deficit created by the diet. There are many mentions of a theoretical maximum amount of fat loss your body can endure, before it starts losing muscle. The amount usually put forward is 31 calories/day/lb of fat mass (The author actually revised this number from 31 to 22 cal later according to some posts). But when we look at this study the data comes from the Minnesota Starvation Experiment and it's from subjects under severe dietary restriction that did not strength train and did get enough protein. So the number doesn't really apply for people with a good training plan on a high protein diet. Other suggestions out there are to go on Slow Cut. This means one should use a smaller deficit (300-500 kcal per day) and go for 0,5 - 1% Bodyweight lost per week in order to maintain the maximum amount of muscle while still burning fat And there's various pros and cons of this approach. Pros of The Slow Cut: Maximizing muscle retention Great for Physique competitors. Potentially necessary to get to super lean levels for natural bodybuilders since these individuals are usually very lean to begin with. Allows you to even build a bit of muscle and maintain your strength levels for longer period of time Cons of The Slow Cut: You're dieting longer which is a physiological and psychological burden on the rest of your life The results usually aren't visible week to week Any time you're dieting your body isn't in the optimal conditions to build muscle You're more likely to "fall off track" because the diet takes so long Small mistakes massively impact your week to week results And this is why I recommend a Fast Cut for most guys that are in that range of 13-16% body fat. By fast cut I mean losing a minimum of 1% of body weight per week and ideally 1,5% of body weight per week. And the reasons for this are: Faster results which motivates you more to keep going The diet lasts 8-10 weeks instead of 16-20 weeks You can be super focus for 8 - 10 weeks and be much more on-point. It gives you a clear goal You're able to maintain 95 - 100% of your muscle mass with a good high protein diet and a good training plan You get to spend more of your year in a lean gaining phase which is much more enjoyable You don't really wanna go to 4-5% body fat, having a six pack is enough and once you get there for the first time if you don't do anything crazy you can then just alternate lean gaining and mini- rapid cuts. You have more margin for error, even if you make a mistake you'll still get some progress that week Life is just better when you're not in a caloric deficit More in the video :) Let me know in the comments if you're on a diet now or if you're planning do to one soon. And I'll see you in the next one, Mario For more fitness, nutrition and personal development tips check out: Facebook:   / mariotomicofficial   Instagram:   / mariotomich   Website: https://www.tomic.com Music Used: Alan Walker - Spectre [NCS Release]    • Video   Follow Alan Walker YouTube    / djwalkzz   Twitter   / iamalanwalker