Lifting weights to lose weight?

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  • punkrockgoth
    punkrockgoth Posts: 534 Member
    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
    rileyes Posts: 1,406 Member
    sofaking6 wrote: »
    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
    Emilia777 Posts: 978 Member
    Shanel0916 wrote: »


    I like your break down.

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

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