Sentences with phrase «retention of lean body mass»

«This research adds sleep quality to the growing list of positive outcomes of higher - protein intake while losing weight, and those other outcomes include promoting body fat loss, retention of lean body mass and improvements in blood pressure,» Campbell said.

Not exact matches

Several clinical studies done on athletes have shown that consuming 1 - 1.4 grams per kilogram of lean body mass on a daily basis offers maximal muscle retention while dieting.

As the above equation is intended for bodybuilders in a steady, maintainable state, special adjustments should be made for «bulking» off - season bodybuilders who, due to heavy food and liquid intake, often carry additional pounds of «lean body mass» in the form of fluid retention, labile proteins and contents in the digestive tract.

Unfortunately, this additional «lean body mass» was actually a combination of food still in my intestines, fluid retention, glycogen storage and labile proteins - in a few days my lean body mass was back to «normal».

While there is no additional benefit as far as muscle retention to eating more than 1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass, as soon as you begin to dip below that number, your muscle will begin to be stripped.

I would consider some form of full body resistance training added in for the potential lean body mass retention properties as well.

Studies show that more protein in the diet consistently leads to greater retention of lean mass and more preferential burning of body fat during weight loss.