Losing Fat or Building Muscle - It's As Simple As High-School Physics
Remember how we were taught 'Energy can neither be created nor destroyed - It can only be transformed'? "Energy balance refers to the tendency for total energy in a system to stay in equilibrium. Any difference or delta between total energy input and total energy expenditure, over a set period of time, will change the energy stores of the body by an equal amount." Mathematically speaking, Energy Input = Energy Output + Stored Energy If Energy Input is GREATER THAN Energy Output, then Stored Energy increases. If Energy Input is LOWER THAN Energy Output, then Stored Energy decreases. If Energy Input is EQUAL TO Energy Output, then there is NO CHANGE to Stored Energy. Whew. Easy, right? So what does this have to do with losing weight or building muscle? Actually, it has everything to do with it. Your body's appearance - the muscle and fat distribution on your body, is heavily influenced by your state of energy balance. When your energy input is hig...