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The human body is an evolution of survival. Constantly changing and adapting to our environment our bodies are truly amazing. While responding to a particular stimulus very well in the beginning our bodies will slowly start to become immune to any prolonged, unchanged stimulus. To build muscle and burn fat it is necessary to constantly change that stimulus.

It really is very simple. To build muscle you must eat more calories than you burn or in other words you must create a ‘caloric surplus’ so you can increase body mass. To lose fat you must create a ‘caloric deficit’ which means you must burn more calories than you eat so you may reduce body mass. The balancing of these two principles determines success or failure.

What has long been common knowledge in the bodybuilding community is now making its way into the mainstream. A proven method is what is called ‘caloric balancing’. For a long time low carb diets were the rage, however people soon discovered that this is an impractical way to live and besides your body needs carbs to function. Caloric balancing is a principle that employs the variation of carbs and calories over a period of time.

The way it works is you vary your carb intake on various days through out the week. Some days you consume more and others less. The imbalance prevents your body from becoming immune to low carb intake or starvation and allows it to function at a much higher level. By varying overall calories and carbs on random days you are able to build muscle and burn fat simultaneously. It is the only sustainable muscle building and fat burning diet there is. You achieve balance through imbalance.

A good diet is the corner stone of any successful fitness program. Without it you will never achieve fantastic results. With a good balanced meal plan you allow yourself the best possible chance for success. You can eat just about anything you want without going out of your mind from carb deprivation.

Weight training and cardiovascular training should be added to any fitness program for maximum results.

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