Weekend Q&A: Preserving Muscle Mass After Injury or Illness and Increasing Your Metabolism

When you&aposre forced to take a break from training due to injury or illness, how long does it take before muscle loss begins to occur? And how do I get more muscle to increase my metabolism?

We are answering two questions today:

When forced to take a break from training due to injury or illness, how long does it take before muscle loss begins to occur?

How do I get more muscle to increase my daily expenditure?

Get the answers in today&aposs Weekend Q&A bonus episode.

Tune in to learn why muscle deterioration isn&apost as swift as you think, and how a high-protein diet and even minimal resistance training can stall any unwelcome muscle shrinkage.

We&aposll also discuss adjusting your nutrition to align with your activity level, ensuring you&aposre fueling your body to best support muscle maintenance.

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This is a special Weekend Q&A edition of the Wits & Weights podcast, where we supercharge your Saturdays with an answer to one burning question so YOU can put it into action this weekend.

These questions are taken from the weekly #AskPhilip thread in our free Wits & Weights Facebook community. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the endless amount of information and, let’s be honest, MISinformation online and just want a straight up answer without the jargon, that’s what this free service is for.

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