By:\u00a0<\/strong> Tim Ernst – Founder of Body Blitz Max<\/a>, 180 Muscle<\/a> and Barbell\/Dumbbell Ripped Muscle Complexes<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Bodybuilders know that in order to stay lean while building muscle mass you have to reduce the amount of carbohydrates from your muscle building breakfast.\u00a0 If you are not sure on what kind of foods to eat, you can get > 10 free muscle building recipes here<\/a><\/p>\n While sleeping you are in a fasted state. Upon wakening you want to hold off on eating carbohydrates unless you have a hard time gaining weight.<\/p>\n When eating carbohydrates first thing in the morning you end up spiking insulin at high levels.<\/p>\n The stress hormone “cortisol” is typically higher in the mornings and if you eat a breakfast high in carbohydrates while cortisol levels are at their peak,\u00a0 you will spike insulin at the wrong time.<\/p>\n The end result will be nutrients sent directly to fat cells rather than muscle.\u00a0 To put it quite simply, high cortisol while spiking insulin leads to fat gain.<\/p>\n 4 Studies<\/a> have shown that a this type of breakfast<\/a> consisting of protein and fat help struggling men and women to lose fat\u00a0 at least <\/i>TWICE<\/b> as fast\u2026 and up to SIX times as fast!<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n You see, for many years the fitness industry has some things backwards. There are studies proving carbohydrate consumption in the morning is not a good idea.<\/p>\n Cortisol, when acting without elevated insulin levels is great for fat loss!\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n Read that again. Cortisol does help aid in fat loss in the absence of insulin.<\/p>\n What does carbohydrates do? Increases insulin!<\/p>\n As you know carbs are the most easily used fuel for your body (glucose).<\/p>\n If you give your body some carbs, it will always prefer to use them for energy. That means, that if you eat a lot of carbs with your breakfast, your body will use them as a source of fuel, and not your fat stores.<\/p>\n When you eat carbs, your blood sugar levels rise. Sugar is toxic and it shouldn\u2019t stay long in your blood.<\/p>\n So to sum it up, when you eat carbs your blood sugar levels rise, insulin rises in order to lower your blood sugar and a couple hours later you feel tired, because your blood sugar is too low and you need some carbs again\u2026<\/p>\n See the never ending cycle?<\/p>\n\r\n EDITORS NOTE:<\/strong> Knowing what and how much to eat for weight loss is critical towards your success.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re not sure how to calculate your calories in order to burn fat, Get Your Free Fat Burning Calorie Calculator For Quick Weight Loss & Burn More Fat Than You Thought Possible In 30 Days=> Fat Burning Calculator<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n When you eat carbs in the morning you\u2019ll get hungry a couple of hours later leading you to over-eat where as eating a high fat\/protein breakfast you\u2019ll feel more satisfied and not be hungry for about 4\u20135 hours.<\/p>\n Here is a study showing that Greater weight loss and hormonal changes after 6 months diet with carbohydrates eaten mostly at dinner > <\/b>Greater weight loss and hormonal changes after 6 months diet with carbohydrates eaten mostly at dinner.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n There is a guy named John Kiefer who preaches this and he created a program on how to do it properly.<\/p>\n I went through is program and lost fat and built muscle. You can see is program here > carb back loading <\/a><\/p>\n However, If you wait to eat carbohydrates in the afternoon an hour after training (see study<\/a> debunking the anabolic window protein shake myth) when cortisol levels are low, glycogen will be replenished within the muscle rather than going into the fat cells.<\/p>\n So what do you eat in the morning to keep insulin levels low while building lean muscle mass?<\/p>\n A breakfast high in fat, moderate protein and low carb.<\/p>\n Here is my muscle building breakfast you can try that is easy, simple and tastes GREAT!<\/p>\n