How to burn fat not muscle is a question that many people ask, when they are trying to lose weight but don't want to lose any muscle in the process. Bodybuilders especially find it difficult in trying to lose fat but without decreasing the size of their muscles which they have worked so hard to get in the first place.

So Is There An Answer?

Well yes, there are things you can do to prevent muscle loss but it won't be an exact science. This is because the body will always try and store as much fat as it can before it starts to use it. So it will burn anything else before it gets to the fat. This includes burning off any glycogen you have consumed and then it moves onto your muscle tissue. It will always try and burn off these first before it starts burning off fat.

Here's some tips on how to burn fat not muscle:

1. You should cut down on the amount of high fat content foods you eat. But don't stop eating them permanently, just cut them down.

2. Reduce your sugar levels, especially complex carbohydrates. As you may already know, there are different types of carbohydrates and sugar is the most common. It comes in 2 formats, complex and simple. The complex types, which are your basic sugar types are converted into fat very easily. So these should be avoided as best you can.

3. Forget the 3 meals a day. To speed up your metabolism and burn fat quicker, you should start eating 5-6 small meals a day, instead of the 3 big meals that you might be used to. Your stomach will shrink and you will burn more calories naturally because even the digesting of the food burns calories!

So those are some simple tips that you can use to burn fat not muscle. Just try to keep things as simple as you can.