Lifting weights to lose weight?

punkrockgoth

I've been really happy doing a combination of both cardio and strength training. I find I feel better and lose more weight when I am strength training than I do with cardio alone. I do, however, really enjoy cardio so I don't eliminate it from my routine.

Plus it just feels so badass!

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rileyes

sofaking6 wrote: »

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MamaBirdBoss wrote: »

If you need a surplus to build muscle, why have I gone from being able to do 5 real push ups in a row to 10 in a month on a deficit? Every single body weight exercise I've done I've gotten stronger at, and I've been on a deficit.

Neuromuscular adaptation. Basically you are training your existing muscle to work more efficiently and effectively, but not creating new muscle.

http://breakingmuscle.com/strength-conditioning/how-to-get-stronger-without-getting-bigger

This made me laugh (from the article): "Imagine what would happen if your brain told your muscles to contract fully when lifting a glass up. You’d be knocking yourself in the face every time you wanted to have a drink."

Emilia777

Shanel0916 wrote: »

I like your break down.

Thanks . And yeah, gaining strength =/= gaining muscle.