The #1 Muscle Toning and Fat Burning Food

If you want to get toned lean muscle and burn off body fat, proper nutrition should be your top priority. You can't expect to get lean without putting your primary emphasis on proper nutrition. It takes more than just exercise in order to tone muscle and burn fat. It begins and ends with proper nutrition. No matter how much exercise you do, if you do not eat correctly, results will be little...and maybe, none.

Besides proper nutrition being the most important to tone muscle and burn fat, there are a few other basic principles you must also first grasp and adapt to in order to see...and feel success. Those principles are drinking plenty of water daily (1/2 to 1 gallon of water every day...yes that much!), get plenty of sleep every night (rest is often overlooked as an important aspect to build lean muscle and burn fat) (7-8 hours every night is ideal), cardio exercise (I recommend high intensity cardio such as sprinting, incline treadmill, and super set weight training), and of course, weight training.

Now, onto the #1 muscle toning and fat burning food:

Without a doubt, it would be protein. Making sure you get plenty of protein daily is absolutely important for muscle toning and to burn fat. Protein is important in muscle repair and growth. I recommend for you to get some form of protein before and after your workouts. The best food sources for protein are fish, lean poultry (chicken, turkey), almonds (and other nuts), egg whites, and whey protein shakes.