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question about muscle burning fat

andyem Posts: 45 Joined: 2004/02/03	2005/04/19, 01:57 PM I've gathered from your website that once muscles get bigger that they begin to eliminate the fat in our body. I'm wondering do the muscles closest to the body fat burn first? For example I have the "male gut", now If I work my abs will it feed off my stomachs fat first or do the muscles feed off of the overall fat available in the body. Thank you in advance
Reddy Posts: 597 Joined: 2003/09/11	2005/04/19, 02:09 PM *shakes head* if you keep your calories the same then your body will use more calories to keep the muscle so you lose fat. 1 lb of Muscle uses about 50 calories a day while 1 lb of fat uses 2 calories so it is overall fat that gets used - sorry no spot reduction -------------- Reddy All people smile in the same language
andyem Posts: 45 Joined: 2004/02/03	2005/04/19, 03:01 PM LOL i know the question was out there but your answer was exactly what I wanted to know...Thx Reddy Cheers
thosecrazysims Posts: 157 Joined: 2003/09/22	2005/04/19, 05:41 PM wow I learned something new thx ============ Quoting from Reddy: *shakes head* if you keep your calories the same then your body will use more calories to keep the muscle so you lose fat. 1 lb of Muscle uses about 50 calories a day while 1 lb of fat uses 2 calories so it is overall fat that gets used - sorry no spot reduction =============