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So now January is over did you manage to stick to your new year’s resolutions? If your resolution was to lose weight, get fit or tone up and you managed to make it through the January blues into February then congratulations is in definitely in order and a pat on the back
A full month in to your new fitness regime and you may find that progress is starting to slow and muscle gains or fat losses are decreasing week on week, as your body gets used to the new regime and adapts to the stresses you need to keep things fresh to break through the plateau. This could mean mixing up your routine or changing your supplements.
Changing your routine is the cheapest option and many can be found online depending on your goals, Maximuscle have a few listed on their website for you to try out and their routines have all been tried and tested .
The other option is changing or adding supplements into the mix. Protein shakes are a great way to both lose and gain weight. If your goal is to lose fat but retain muscle then protein shakes help by giving your muscles extra protein to stop your body breaking them down for fuel, this forces your body to break down the fatty tissue instead. Extra protein will help to form new lean tissue providing the rest of your training and diet is right then the extra protein will help you to grow and recover much faster than usual.