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Body Recomposition: Can Trained Individuals Build Muscle and Lose Fat at the Same Time?
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Despite the lack of standardized terminology, building muscle and losing fat concomitantly has been referred to as body recomposition by practitioners. Although many suggest that this only occurs in untrained/novice and overweight/obese populations, there is a substantial amount of literature demonstrating this body recomposition phenomenon in resistance-trained individuals. Moreover, 2 key factors influencing these adaptations are progressive resistance training coupled with evidence-based nutritional strategies. This review examines some of the current literature demonstrating body recomposition in various trained populations, the aforementioned key factors, nontraining/nutrition variables (i.e., sleep, hormones), and potential limitations due to body composition assessments. In addition, this review points out the areas where more research is warranted.
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“Favorable shifts in body composition (lean mass gain and fat mass reduction) can occur when training is productive, thereby leading to the illusion of stagnation, when recomposition actually occurs [117].”
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“Along similar lines to the findings of Helms et al. [115] and Refalo et al. [116], Barakat et al. [117] reported that a protein intake of 2.6–3.5 g/kg FFM may increase the likelihood and magnitude of recomposition in resistance-trained subjects.”
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- Authors
- Barakat, C., Pearson, J., Escalante, G., Campbell, B., & De Souza, E. O.
- Affiliations
- Department of Health Sciences and Human Performance, The University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida;
- Department of Kinesiology, California State University, San Bernardino, California; and
- Performance & Physique Enhancement Laboratory, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
- Venue
- Strength & Conditioning Journal
- Published
- 2020-07-29
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 7-21
- ISSN
- 1524-1602
- Cited by
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- References
- 14
- Language
- en
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