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Lifting weights to lose weight?
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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!0 -
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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."0 -
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