Q & A - Fat Loss (22)
Question: On a ketogenic diet, how rapidly does the brain flip between glucose and ketones for fuel? Can it use both fuel sources simultaneously?
Question: Should I use lean body mass or total weight to set my caloric intake? Or should I use goal weight? Answer: First off let me address the second question, using goal weight.
By Lyle McDonald: www.bodyrecomposition.com About 10 days ago I posted a Q&A titled Permanent Metabolic Damage dealing with the claim that, following extreme contest diets, bodybuilders and other physique competitors have ‘damaged’ their metabolic rate so irrevocably that they are able…
By Lyle McDonald: www.bodyrecomposition.com Question: Lately I’ve seen a lot of hype regarding metabolic damage that can occur when dieting to very low body fat levels, where individuals permanently “damage” their metabolisms to the point where they are getting fat…
By Lyle McDonald: www.bodyrecomposition.com Question: I am a little confused when it comes to metabolic slowdown. The reason for my confusion is that as far as I can figure, if my LBM remains approximately the same throughout the diet, then my…
By Lyle McDonald: www.bodyrecomposition.com Question: I’ve often seen it claimed that one needs to ‘eat fat to burn fat’ and that this is one of the advantages of low-carbohydrate diets. But, like so many myths in the diet world, I’m…
Question: You refer to “adequate protein intake” as important, but what do you consider adequate? In my case — calorie restriction of ~750-1000 kcals below BMR coupled with regular strength training? Is there a percentage of intake you consider ideal, and…
By Lyle McDonald: www.bodyrecomposition.com Question: My question is about what the maximum amount of fat that can be lost per week when someone is in single digit body fat percentage. I’ve heard it kicked around that once you start losing greater…
By Lyle McDonald: www.bodyrecomposition.com Question: Is it possible to stay at the same weight and replace fat weight with LBM, by making decent strength gains over time? (i.e by not actually leaning out and then mass packing etc). Can the body…
By Lyle McDonald: www.bodyrecomposition.com On Tuesday of last week I ran a research review on Casein Hydrolysate and Anabolic Hormones and Growth looking at two papers, one of which was a paper showing that the acute hormonal response (in terms of…
By Lyle McDonald: wwwbodyrecomposition.com Question: I want to reduce my body fat percentage but I also want to gain muscle and would rather not diet. A guy at my gym told me that if I gain muscle, this will have the…
By Lyle McDonald: www.bodyrecomposition.com Question: Should I continue with around workout nutrition while dieting? Answer: Since summer time is approach and everyone (more or less) is dieting to look good at the pool, this is a question that comes up fairly…
By Lyle McDonald: www.bodyrecomposition.com Question: If someone is looking to reduce body fat and is not showing progress at 20% below their calorie maintenance level, what would be the next logical step to induce fat loss? This person engages in regular…
