Fat Loss

Fat Loss Tips: Lose Fat, Keep Muscle

Lean down without losing the muscle you built. Smart deficits, high protein, daily movement, and lifting heavy keep fat loss on track.

6 evidence-based tips

Foundations

  • Fat loss comes down to eating fewer calories than you burn — training just makes it easier.

  • High protein (1.6–2.2 g per kg) on a diet keeps muscle and curbs hunger while you cut.

Level up

  • Aim to lose about 0.5–1% of body weight a week — faster usually means losing muscle too.

  • Daily steps (NEAT) often burn more than workouts — 8–10k a day quietly widens your deficit.

Advanced

  • A short diet break at maintenance every 6–12 weeks can ease the metabolic slowdown of cutting.

  • Keep lifting heavy on a cut — dropping weights tells the body to shed muscle, not just fat.

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