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When You Eat Less, You Can Get Lean With Less Exercise

Only Work Out 3 Times a Week To Get the Perfect Body

I made a purposeful decision that for 3 months I would scale back and only exercise at a gym 3 times every seven days. Regardless of how I felt or if I didn’t make it to the gym 3 times previously, I would not work out any more than 3 days. There were times I only went twice a week, but mostly I managed to get around to it thrice weekly. My physique is about as sharp as it normally is with much less time and effort. That’s definitely a plus!

Lowering Calorie Intake To Minimize Time Needed in the Gym

I knew I didn’t have to go crazy and drastically reduce calorie, I simply ate slightly smaller portions a lot of the time. Once in a while, I did consume larger portions, however I concentrated on having just a bit less. It’s not as difficult as you’d think. I didn’t need as much food since I wasn’t exercising as much, which makes you hungry. There was no need to keep track of calories since I just focused on consuming less food. Like many of the readers of this site, I do Intermittent Fasting twice a week as well.

If you consume fewer calories, you can simply lose an exercise day.

Don’t worry about cutting back too far if you’re not reducing your workout plan that much. Even if you just refrain from eating 100 more calories than normal, it’ll help. Walking more and getting out and about more often in addition to this will have the same result as a trip to the gym. I think your body will benefit more from this in the future. Just don’t eat as much, and do more walking. It’s easy and effective to boot.

Circumstances That Require More Workouts Per Week

If you want to lose weight and save time effectively, really hit it hard when you first start working out, and just do the minimum maintenance once you reach your physical or weight goal. If you have a specific goal for looking good or being strong, like athletic training or events, or even auditions, you will need to increase gym time. The main thing is that these should be exceptions to day-to-day life.

It Doesn’t Hurt to Train a Little More In the Beginning

There is something to be said for building a base of strength your first 1-3 years of training. In this case, it would be fine to train 4-5 days per week. Once you reach your goal, though, be sure to back off a bit. After that, you should focus on creating muscle by doing everyday things instead of in the gym. If you’re active enough outside of the gym, it’ll be much less work for you as you train, as you don’t need as much exercise.

Another great health, fitness and nutrition resource is Truth About Abs by Mike Geary. Check out Girlwithnoname’s review of this awesome eBook here:

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