The Best Way to Get Lean (FROM ANY BODY FAT LEVEL!)

If you have ever wondered what the best way to get lean from any body fat level is, I have a game plan that will get you to lose fat quickly and permanently, guaranteed. In this video, I am going to show you the the fastest way to get lean regardless what your body fat percentage is, why being lean is important, and some of the misconceptions about leanness that might be discouraging you from getting there in the first place.

The pursuit of getting lean starts with the understanding of goals and realistic expectations. Too often do I see someone with a body fat percentage higher than 30% want to drop down to 10% or lower. This is a good end goal to have, but you need to understand that it’s not going to happen at any sort of rapid pace. This is where people get discouraged and give up on their weight loss journey.

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You see, when it comes to getting lean, you need to set realistic goals and expectations. Instead of trying to go from 40% body fat to 10%; think about going from 40% to 30-35%. That smaller decrease in body fat is going to make a significant difference in your physique. Not only that, but it’s also attainable in a relatively short amount of time and can keep you on track to drop your body fat percentage down to the next bracket. You can see it in the stock photos used in the videos.

When it comes to getting leaner, as you start to decrease your body fat percentage to lower and lower levels, it is important that you are engaging in resistance training. There are few key reasons as to why and it starts with your metabolism. The higher percentage of muscle you have, the higher your basal metabolic rate is. That means your nutrition can be more forgiving than it is at a higher percentage of body fat. Not only that, but having a higher concentration of muscle will also lead to an appearance change. The less body fat you have on your body, the more muscular you appear simply because you can see more definition in the muscles.

Now, when it comes to building muscle and getting lean, the most important macronutrient in your nutrition plan is not going to be the exclusion of any one in particular, such as carbs or fats, but instead – a prioritization of protein. You might hear some people say that .6-.7g of protein is all you need but I disagree as research has shown that in order to build muscle, you would do best with at least 1g per pound of body weight.

Protein does a few things; not only is the building block for creating new muscle, but it also has a thermogenic effect that makes it more calorie costly to break down. This thermogenic efficiency means that you can eat more protein at a smaller calorie cost than any other macronutrient. On top of that, protein is extremely satiating, meaning it is hard to overeat when it comes to portion sizes. This can help regulate the rest of the portions on your plate and keep you feeling full.

It’s important to prevent something I call “calorie creep.” This is where the amount of calories you are eating in a day starts to creep higher and higher based on a lack of nutritional awareness. An example of this would be believing you are eating clean because you are eating chicken, however instead of grilled chicken, it’s chicken parmesan. One is going to be a lower calorie option while the other is a calorie bomb. You need to understand the difference in foods, nutritionally, in order to lose weight and get lean.

Another thing you are going to want to do is be mindful of low-calorie, light, or “healthy” snacks because they can quickly become anything but. With these foods usually being less satiating, it’s easy to overeat them and rapidly rack up calories that would equate to a regular portion of a “less healthy” option. Add in that they are usually highly processed foods, they are ones you are going to want to limit or avoid altogether.

Now, there are some people out there that argue against getting “too” lean and unfortunately their reasoning isn’t rooted in facts and it usually comes down to the fact that that person has never had success with getting under 10% body fat. Those that argue against it will most often cite that you will have lower testosterone, low libido, fatigue, and other hormonal disruptions. I can tell you that there is not supported research that would indicate any of this, nor have I experienced it being sub-10% body fat for many years now.

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