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

When you're 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:

1. When forced to take a break from training due to injury or illness, how long does it take before muscle loss begins to occur?
   
   
2. How do I get more muscle to increase my daily expenditure?

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

Tune in to learn why muscle deterioration isn't as swift as you think, and how a high-protein diet and even minimal resistance training can stall any unwelcome muscle shrinkage.

We'll also discuss adjusting your nutrition to align with your activity level, ensuring you're 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.

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