Does Fat Turn Into Muscle - Or Vice Versa?

Does Fat Turn Into Muscle - Or Vice Versa?

By:


Is it true that you can turn fat into muscle (or the other way around)? You've no doubt heard this stupid myth about how to get in shape and build muscle fast forever. Yeah, you've heard it forever and unfortunately, it's probably not going anywhere anytime soon. But take it from me - you will never convert fat into muscle, nor muscle into fat.

Simply put, the reason is this. Fat is not muscle, and muscle is not fat - they are two totally different substances and one can't turn into the other (just like an apple can't turn into an orange). Since both are completely different substances, they have entirely different cell structures. So if this is true - how can one turn into the other? They can't.

So why does everybody think this, then? Here's a few reasons I think they do...

If somebody is overweight and carrying too much fat, he goes on a program to build muscle fast, so he puts on some muscular size. At the same time, he will likely be doing some sort of cardio that burns calories, leading to fat loss. When all is said and done, he's left with a more defined, muscular physique because he's built muscle and lost fat. However, it gives the appearance of having "turned fat into muscle".

But let's take a look at the flip side. Say this same guy lets his motivation fade. He quits working out as hard as he was, and lets his diet go. Because he's eating more junk (not to mention probably still eating as many calories as he was before when he wanted to build muscle fast, which he no longer needs to do), and he's not working out, his body begins to change in the opposite direction. His muscles atrophy (shrink), meaning he loses size. And because he's eating more calories than he's burning up, he gains more fat.

To the uninitiated, it looks as if he's let his muscle turn to fat (just like in the previous example, it looked as if he'd turned his fat into muscle. And biologically, this simply just isn't possible.

Basically, the main reason why people think this myth is truth is because those that have made fairly dramatic changes in their body composition have made dramatic changes in their lives. The guy who lost fat and gained muscle worked out to build muscle fast, did cardio, changed his diet, etc. Dramatic changes = dramatic results.

But the guy who lost size and got fat quit working out, but kept eating big. Now, while that change doesn't look as dramatic as the last example, you have to compare it to a proper starting point. Don't compare his eating (after stopping working out) to what he was doing while he was training - rather, compare it to what he should have been eating like, sans working out. Now the diet looks like a dramatic change.

Either way, fat does not equal muscle, can't turn into muscle, or vice versa.

The best advice is to simply be consistent (especially if you want to build muscle fast). Get on a good weight training program, do some sort of cardio or conditioning, and maintain a smart diet.

About the Author:
For more info on how to build muscle fast, then click here for the FREE INFO at the "Build Muscle Fast Online" website.



Article Originally Published On: http://www.articlesnatch.com


Tags: , , , ,

|

Loading...
Related....
Videos...

Recent Exercise Articles

Comments

Still can't find what you are looking for? Search for it!

Loading

Site Navigation:

Copyright 2005-2011 ArticleSnatch, LLC - All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy | Terms of Service.