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methodically and predictably—even to the point of achieving your goal on a Q: I know I’m carrying more fat predetermined date. As Mike Mentzer than I should around my midsection. explained, the process begins by However, whenever I cut calories, I establishing your present maintenance always lose size in my arms, which level of calories. There are several scares the hell out of me! I don’t ways to do this. At my fitness center, want all of the hard work I’ve done Nautilus North, we use a Bod-Pod bodyto build up my muscles over years to composition-testing machine, which disappear just because I want to lose provides a printout of an individual’s RMR a few pounds of fat. How can I lose (resting metabolic rate) based on height, fat and not lose muscle at the same weight, age, gender, body composition time? and predicted lung volume. We then factor in voluntary activity levels to raise A: You can reduce bodyfat safely the number by various percentages. Mike (without losing muscle), simply, used an even simpler method:
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