Fitness Exposé

Bodybuilding Secrets Exposed

  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Home
  • Articles
    • Training
    • Diet & Fat Loss
    • Supplements
    • Experiment
    • News
    • Resources
    • Reviews
    • Contest Prep
  • Podcast
    • Fitness Freedom
  • Coming!
You are here: Home / Fitness / M6:D77 (D555) Macronutrients: Do They Matter?

M6:D77 (D555) Macronutrients: Do They Matter?

May 3, 2009 By Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT Leave a Comment

The Muscle Building Fat Burning Video Blog #36
May 2, 2009

 

            

 


What's on my mind today?

Macronutrients—carbohydrates, fats, protein—get alot of attention in most nutrition plans, but should they?  Is it important to count macronutrient ratios or is it more important to count calories?  Does it make a difference either way?  Here are my reasons why it isn’t important at all:  

  • Low carb or higher carb–for most people it doesn't matter. Losing fat is about burning more calories than you eat.
  • Low fat or high fat–as long as it is essential fatty acids and good fat it really doesn't matter. Good fat in the form of essential fatty acids actually helps with fat loss. Again, it is more about calories than anything else.
  • Calories are the reason you gain or lose fat, so it is much more important to count calories.
  • Experimenting with macronutrients is a good way to find what works for you, but it still comes back to calories in versus calories out.
  • I've personally tried many different macronutrient ratios. All of them worked as long as I paid attention to total calories.

The bottom line is that calories are king in this discussion.  If you eat 4,000 calories and keep a perfect 40/40/20 carb/protein/fat ratio you are still going to gain fat.  There is no doubt in my mind.  The simple formula is still true—you lose fat when the number of calories you consume is less than what you expend on a daily basis.

 

 
Find out what I'm doing to my body!

 

Have you ever felt like your heart was going to just burst out of your chest? Have you ever felt like you were going to pass out at the end of every set?  Have you ever felt like you needed to crawl to the next station?  Have you ever felt nauseous the entire workout?  Unless you answered yes to each of those questions, you have no idea how the workout today made me feel.  I can actually feel the muscles growing and the fat melting as I do these workouts.  There is a definite metabolic change taking place in my body.  It sounds sick, but I love the feeling I get. 
 
Exercise the brain with the Thought of the Day!

Macronutrients are just the building blocks of your nutrition, while calories are the end point.
 
Get a discussion started by answering the question!

Do you track your calories daily?  Comment this post to answer the question.
 

 
 

Until tomorrow…GET BACK TO LIFTING!

Follow the Muscle Building Fat Burning Machine on Twitter!

 

Get the Cure for Fitness Information Overload Now!

Feeling overwhelmed by the information you get on the web?  Not sure if that guy is a "guru”?  The answer is finally here!
Free eNewsletter and basic fitness eCourse just for visiting!

Fitness Expose Banner

https://www.fitnessexpose.com

Related Posts:

  • No Related Posts

Filed Under: Fitness, Old Blog Entries

About Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT

Mike is a passionate bodybuilder, NPC Competitor and ISSA Certified Personal Trainer who is always looking for ways to do things better. He also has a passion for correcting the misinformation that is prevalent in the bodybuilding and fitness industry today. Mike is currently working on his first eBook, Get Back to Lifting, which is scheduled to be released soon. He is also working on a second book, The Average Guy's Supplement Guide, that is scheduled to be released the end of 2016.

News

Toronto Pro Supershow 2016

June 12, 2016 By Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT Leave a Comment

IFBB Arnold Africa 2016

June 9, 2016 By Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT Leave a Comment

IFBB California Pro 2016

June 5, 2016 By Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT Leave a Comment

Coming Soon!

Featured Video

Regaining Focus!

Find out what I am doing to regain my focus.

We Recommend

Increase the internal rotation of your shoulder with the Rotater

New eBook!

Copyright © 2025 by Fitness Expose