Fat burners? Muscle gain?

[tanya]

I was wondering if someone could help me out and suggest some sort of supplement for my particular needs...

I have a pretty decent build naturally, but I want to burn off some fat and have some more visible muscle.
Summers coming haha. I have a protein shake before my 5:30 am work out, and I really think I need to start taking supplements again to speed up the results.

Any suggestions?

thanks.
Tanyaaa

[Delt King]

There aren't any magic pills or potions that will replace a solid meal plan. Work on a structured diet first.

[White-Tiger]

First off, the words "Fat burner" and "muscle gain" do not belong in the same sentence.

What's your training history? What's your diet like? What's current training routine/cardio? Are you male or female? Weight? Height? Body fat percentage?

Answer those, and you might get a valuable response.

[tanya]

My training history? I trained to be a professional ballet dancer. So I would say I'm pretty strong. Although its not the same kind of training as body builders, clearly. It's like super advanced yoga everyday for a few hours, and like an hour of cardio 5 days a week.

My current routine is:
tennis: 5:30 am-6:45 am
weight training: 7:00 am-8:10 am
cardio: 8:10-8:30 am
work
ballet: 5:00-7:00

I'm a female
Height: 5'5
Weight:128 lbs
Body fat %: 13.35

[natenator]

your problem is all diet.

You are active enough to burn calories and fat.

It comes down to diet.

[Praetorian]

If you would like to post your daily meal plan I am sure we could make some suggestions to assist you in reaching your goals.
FYI 13% is quite lean for a woman to start with.
P

[flapjack]

First off, the words "Fat burner" and "muscle gain" do not belong in the same sentence.

I think this as more just a poor choice of words on her part. Obviously she in not a hardcore bb'er. What she is looking for is to tone her body, lose some BF to be able to see her existing muscle.

Tanya, ask yourself a few questions:

- are you positive you are 13% BF or is it just an estimate?
- how long are you wanting to maintain your lean look?
- Are you willing to alter your current diet?

Praetorian is right, 13% is already low for a female. Take a look at this guide:

Body fat Percentage catagories:

Classification: Women(BF%)

Essential fat: 10-13%
Athlete: 14-20%
Fitness: 21-24%
Acceptable: 25-31%
Obese: 32% +

Once women start going too low with their BF% they can have problems such as hormonal and menstral irregularities and decreased breast size (if that concerns you).

Just some food for thought.

[juced_porkchop]

DIET is # 1 when it comes to fatloss OR muscle gain. no magic beans here.
I would rec a "fat burner" to HELP when things are right.
I rec:
LOTS of green tea
V2 link: lgsciences.com/Fat-Burners-p/speed-v-2.htm
fishoil
cardio
DIET! (lower to med carbs/med fat HIGH protein) and having calories 400-600cals below matienince, also rec cycling carbs. mon/tues/wed=low carbs, thurs/fri/sat=med carbs, sunday=HIGH CARBS. cheat day.... thats right eat all you can one day a week it will help.

[MMASTAR]

if i ate all i wanted for an entire day i would have to not eat for the rest of the week to lose weight, try a cheat meal, not a cheat day.

[Ritch]

Poor suckers with your cheat meal... Cheat day for this guy, that means no protein powder, just 3-4 big meals of whatever I want while snaking on candies in between. Ah ha ha ha ha!

[natenator]

Poor suckers with your cheat meal... Cheat day for this guy, that means no protein powder, just 3-4 big meals of whatever I want while snaking on candies in between. Ah ha ha ha ha!
ya well I have twice the amount of muscle as you so piss off ritch :d

[Ritch]

ya well I have twice the amount of muscle as you so piss off ritch :d

touché!

Think I`ll have some more ice cream to console myself...