Knee reconstruction problem--Advise appreciated

rubberduckey

Hi, Would appreciate advise on the following situation.

I have just come back from knee reconstruction, and therefore I need to build quite a lot of muscle around knee structure for support reasons. To this end I was contemplating adding protein supplements to aid muscle bulking. However with knee issues(and lack of aerobic exercise) I am probably 10Lbs over my ideal weight, which I want to lose. So my question is this?

Is there a supplement strategy whereby I can use protein to aid muscle building but also lose weight via lots of aerobic exercise??

Your advise would be most appreciated.

RonanC

padshea2 wrote:

Hi, Would appreciate advise on the following situation.

I have just come back from knee reconstruction, and therefore I need to build quite a lot of muscle around knee structure for support reasons. To this end I was contemplating adding protein supplements to aid muscle bulking. However with knee issues(and lack of aerobic exercise) I am probably 10Lbs over my ideal weight, which I want to lose. So my question is this?

Is there a supplement strategy whereby I can use protein to aid muscle building but also lose weight via lots of aerobic exercise??

Your advise would be most appreciated.

Building muscle and losing fat simultaneously is rendered highly difficult by virtue of the fact that (for most individuals) you must be in a caloric deficit to lose weight in the first place. With the correct nutrient repartitioning it can be done to some degree.

Given that you asked about a supplement strategy and not a workout strategy, Avant Labs do a line of products called Leptigen that assist in nutrient repartioning and protein synthesis. I would suggest Leptigen Basic for your needs.

In relation to protein, aim to get in approx 1g per lb of body weight daily. If you find it difficult to get all this from whole foods, get some whey and take it post-workout.

Flax Seed Oil would also be beneficial for your knee to aid joint support, along with a Glucosamine & MSM formula. The best place I've found for ordering supplement is Bulk Nutrition.

rubberduckey

Hi Ronan, Thanks for your advice, most appreciated.

monkeyman

RonanC wrote:

Building muscle and losing fat simultaneously is rendered highly difficult QUOTE]

Eh??

Are you sure about that.

If you are doing excercise with weights, you are both building muscle and losing fat. Your weight might not drop if you are building the same amount of muscle as you are losing fat.

GreeBo

As somewhat of an aside, you should take up a non-impact sport for your fitness, something like swimming would be perfect for recovering from an injury, without putting undue stress onto your dodgy knee.
Running with extra weight on a damaged knee is not good...

RonanC

monkeyman wrote:

RonanC wrote:

Building muscle and losing fat simultaneously is rendered highly difficult QUOTE]

Eh??

Are you sure about that.

If you are doing excercise with weights, you are both building muscle and losing fat.

If you are taking in less calories that what you burn on a daily basis, it is highly difficult to build muscle (and vice versa for losing fat) regardless of what you are doing in the gym.

Anything that you do to promote fat loss (legally) is pretty much anti-anabolic. You will only lose weight consistently once you place a severe enough demand on the body (the "caloric deficit"), and until then it will generally stay where it is at.

Now this is a highly simplified way to look at it and the issues concerning which types and amounts of macronutrients (protein/carbs/ fat) are ideal can be complex, and although they shouldn't be completely ignored, they shouldn't obscure the fact that reducing total caloric intake is the number one priority for anyone who wishes to lose weight.