how come you can't gain muscle and lose fat at the same time?

[BrooklynBound]

what's the physiological reason?

[Whoseyourdaddy]

You can lose fat and gain muscle, I've seen it before.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...eatine+alcohol

[melon]

Some people claim to have done it, though it's really difficult. Understanding the role of insulin is important to understanding why it's so hard.

http://www.mindandmuscle.net/content/page-268.html

[Buckeye(OH)]

what's the physiological reason?

Because you cut fat mainly by reducing calories. When you reduce calories you significantly reduce the ability to synthesize new muscle size.

[Stand Ablaze]

It's possible to gain muscle and lose fat, but it's nothing on the scale of a full fledged bulking gain, which is what most people think of when they hear "gain muscle".

[Zorro274]

its very very difficult to do both at the same time, but it is possible to gain muscle and decrease your bf%. Just keep it clean and you'll gain lean muscle while keeping the fat gain to a minimum. If your gaining more muscle that fat, then then the ratio of your lean muscle mass to fat mass will increase. This can result in a slightly lower bf% if you're doin it right.

[BrooklynBound]

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