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The myth that you cannot build muscle and lose fat is just that – a myth. You lose fat by calorie deficit? And you gain muscle by eating more? Right…, so how does that possibly come together? Well, it comes across as an unachievable performance goal because most routines that attempt this fail to consider our top three, yet science-backed, tips for how to build muscle and lose fat.

So let’s grab some science, and bring on the top three tips to build muscle and lose fat…

Compound exercises are the best way to target key, multiple muscle groups to maximize training time, increase caloric burn, and develop a healthy heart rate. Here we go over the compound exercises you should add to your routine, and the muscle groups each one benefits:

Squat, Deadlift, Barbell Hip Raise, Pull Up, Incline Bench Press, Clean and Press, and Parallel Dips.

Improve your resistance training through the inclusion of tempo to see gains in size and strength. We give a quick overview of how tempo works, and how to add it to your workouts. 

How to best approach returning to your fitness routine and set expectations after time off.

What is Fitness Forge about? It's about you and your fitness! No matter your level, experience - or most importantly, time. Check out our short introduction, to see what you have to look forward to on future episodes.