While bodybuilding and trying to lose weight, you may go through a Weight Loss Plateau. This is normal and there are a few things you can do to get past this plateau.

The first thing you need to realize is that everyone, no matter who you are will end up with a weight loss plateau when reducing body fat. Basically, you will not be able to burn fat as effective as you did when you first started with your training.

If you burn fat as much as you did when you first started out, you would be in the negatives in terms of body fat percentage. Which is why your body kicks into survival mode and slows down in the fat burning process. This is why you might feel like you hit a weight loss plateau a few times before you reach your targeted weight goal.

Not only does your body become used to the low calorie diet but, it becomes use to the exercise you are doing. You will still burn fat in the latter portion of your routine however, it will not be as noticeable. That is why being consistent is so important in your weight loss goals.

Most people will see great results the first few weeks and then the results will not be so evident. So, people assume that they are not gaining any ground and bail out on their routine due to frustration.

Understanding that this is your body defense mechanism for survival, you will break through this weight loss plateau by being consistent and systematically increase your intensity.

The reason why you have reached this plateau for weight training and/or cardiovascular exercise is because of the combination of your body becoming used to the intensity level of the exercise and the ability of the body to conserve stored fat for survival.

By increasing your intensity when you hit your plateau, your body will break the plateau because of the new stress and demand it requires of the raised intensity. Your body sees that it will require a whole lot more calories to meet the new demand and draw from the stored fat as fuel, thus losing weight.

You may have many plateaus before you reach your goal. The key is to be consistent and steadily increase your intensity once you reached your plateau.

Therefore, it goes without saying that you should not go all out the first week you start your weight loss program. Sure you will see results fast, but you will top off before you even get started. You may be tempted to bail out before you reach your goal. Progression and Consistency is the secret to overcoming weight loss plateau and seeing true weight loss.

Henry Chervenka

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