So I'm still eating around 2700 calories a day, and am usually getting in 1g of protein per lb which is 170. Trust me, I am eating good, very good. I want to shed pure body fat and no muscle if possible, but I can't seem to do it. I guess I am at a plateau right now.
My question is, can I just up my cardio and not change my diet to shed fat, or will this just end up burning muscle? Or should I just do what I am doing and cut out some calories? Do I need to add more calories to get the extra nutrition I need to make it through the cardio? I don't want to burn my muscles as I worked really hard to get them. Is there some sort of ratio for how much muscle you would burn doing X amount of cardio and eating X amount of calories?
I always read about burning fat and burning calories of course, but does anyone know when you start burning muscle and how fast this happens? I know that 1lb is 3500 calories, but not sure if thats one lb of fat or muscle.
Last I measured I was at 10% body fat and I have been measured as low as 8%, but theres always a range of 2-3% more or less. I don't really look any different since I was measured at 8 and I want to see some change soon because I am getting bored. Any advice>
My question is, can I just up my cardio and not change my diet to shed fat, or will this just end up burning muscle? Or should I just do what I am doing and cut out some calories? Do I need to add more calories to get the extra nutrition I need to make it through the cardio? I don't want to burn my muscles as I worked really hard to get them. Is there some sort of ratio for how much muscle you would burn doing X amount of cardio and eating X amount of calories?
I always read about burning fat and burning calories of course, but does anyone know when you start burning muscle and how fast this happens? I know that 1lb is 3500 calories, but not sure if thats one lb of fat or muscle.
Last I measured I was at 10% body fat and I have been measured as low as 8%, but theres always a range of 2-3% more or less. I don't really look any different since I was measured at 8 and I want to see some change soon because I am getting bored. Any advice>