Stronger Than Your Boyfriend

Body Recomposition: Can You Build Muscle and Lose Body Fat at the Same Time?

Barpath Fitness Season 1 Episode 120

In this week’s episode, we touch on a topic that everyone will deal with at some point in their fitness journey - Body recomposition. We discuss how to go about building muscle, losing fat, and doing both at the same time. First, we discuss building muscle, and recommend that everyone is in this phase for the majority of their fitness journey. We explain what that means in terms of nutrition, working out, and what the science says. We also talk about setting SMART goals. 

Then we discuss how to train to lose fat. A lot of people think that means starving themselves, which is not the case. We dig into what losing body fat looks like and look at the science that backs that up. Then we discuss how you can put on muscle and burn body fat at the same time. It’s a Goldilocks zone that includes proper training, nutrition, and rest. This episode breaks through a lot of misinformation, and gives you clear science backed facts on how to go about body recomposition. 

In this episode, we discuss:

  • What Is Hypertrophy Or Build Mode?  
  • Setting SMART Fitness Goals
  • How To Really Lose Body Fat 
  • How to Build Muscle and Burn Body Fat at the Same Time 
  • Nutrition For Body Recomposition 
  • Recovery