Yes, you can lose body fan and keep your muscles! However it does take commitment and it does take a lot of work. Before you begin any type of special diet or workout program, you much commit yourself to achieving your goal, for if you do not you are simply wasting your time and efforts as well as becoming your own obstacle. So make up your mind to do and then stick to it.

So, the way you will lose body fat and keep your muscles is very simple, drink water! Think of the water and other fluids of your motor vehicle, fluids lubricate, and without them you virtually get no where. Water is essential for flushing and rejuvenating your body. Without it there is no growth of any kind especially muscle. Drink at least a gallon of water or more a day. Keep some handy all the time, no matter where you may be.

In order to achieve your bodybuilding goals you will have to consume the proper foods in small servings at intervals of 5 or 6 per day. In order for your metabolism to work as effectively as possible while burning calories. It is best to counsel with your physician before major change in diet.

However, you may want to consider reducing your daily calorie intake beginning around 150 to 200 and reducing as you see necessary. Your energy productivity and reflection will be your best guides. You need 50 % protein for building your muscle tissue, 40 % carbohydrates for fueling your body and 10 % fats for energy reinforcement of your body.

Exercise early in the day. Morning is best since this time frame offers you the most benefits of building muscles or burning fat.

This exercise should be done in succession to achieve the best results. Two build muscles and the other burns fat. The optimum way to keep up is to do cardio workouts one day and then weight train the next day.

Maintain short focused cardiovascular workouts with one 30 minute or two 15 minute sessions three to four times a week. To avoid injury you should always use those time periods to warm up or cool down. You may want to consider scheduling cardio workouts when you are not weight training.

Weight training three to four days weekly should alternate with your cardiovascular workouts days. You can build muscle mass by weight-training for an hour while concentrating on one or two muscle groups each session.

Resistance training five to six days weekly in short intense sessions prove the most influential when concentrating on one or two muscle groups. However, if you do two or three heavy sets of exercises do not workout longer than thirty to forty-five minute session. Keep your repetitions lower for resistant overload for growth.

Drinking lots of water, eating right, and alternative your workout sessions are some of the ways you can build muscle and burn fat.