Weights vs cardio
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gabbs1258
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Hi all,
Recently I started doing a new thing in the gym. I have about 30kg to loose and I hit a huge plateau with cardio so I’m swtiching from only cardio to strength training for 3 days and HIIT for two days.
Is this a good idea to loose the weight faster? How fast have you seen results from lifting?
The workouts themselves are intense, lifting heavy not using the cutesy pink dumbells.
Thanks for reading and good luck with your journey to all ☺️
Recently I started doing a new thing in the gym. I have about 30kg to loose and I hit a huge plateau with cardio so I’m swtiching from only cardio to strength training for 3 days and HIIT for two days.
Is this a good idea to loose the weight faster? How fast have you seen results from lifting?
The workouts themselves are intense, lifting heavy not using the cutesy pink dumbells.
Thanks for reading and good luck with your journey to all ☺️
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The only issue may have is that HIIT is hard, so is lifting, that may not allow for proper recovery. I would suggest starting with strength training 3 days and keep your cardio as a steady state, or less intense intervals than HIIT. once your body adjust to the new routine, feel free to swap and cardio for HIIT, but keep in mind, people tend to burn more doing steady state, even though it feels easier.7
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Weight loss is related to energy balance ie consuming fewer calories than you expend. Are you accurately measuring and logging what you eat? Are you using reasonable estimates of the calories expended during exercise?
If your goal is primarily weight loss (I would never dissuade anyone from strength training) you should be aware that you expend relatively few calories lifting weights compared to longer steady state cardio workouts, similarly if you're doing real HIIT you tend to expend fewer calories than longer workouts due them being relatively short but intense workouts (you can build tremendous fitness with both).
I'd also share erickirb's concern about recovery. Ideally your workouts between intense strength sessions should be relativity low intensity.4 -
I don't have a goal of losing weight nor do I prefer cardio as a primary tool to help do so. I just want the benefits towards increasing my work capacity.
I prefer to dose LIIT cardio instead of HIIT while strength training. Because its friendlier to my load management and recovery personally.6 -
You should be doing both.2
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Hi all,
Recently I started doing a new thing in the gym. I have about 30kg to loose and I hit a huge plateau with cardio so I’m swtiching from only cardio to strength training for 3 days and HIIT for two days.
Is this a good idea to loose the weight faster? How fast have you seen results from lifting?
The workouts themselves are intense, lifting heavy not using the cutesy pink dumbells.
Thanks for reading and good luck with your journey to all ☺️
So I am going to hyjack this thread for a min. Maybe someone can help me out.
Muscle burns more calories then Fat does. So its in your best interesting to use the weights.
But if Muscle burns more than fat, does that mean fat is a living tissue?
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Commander_Keen wrote: »Hi all,
Recently I started doing a new thing in the gym. I have about 30kg to loose and I hit a huge plateau with cardio so I’m swtiching from only cardio to strength training for 3 days and HIIT for two days.
Is this a good idea to loose the weight faster? How fast have you seen results from lifting?
The workouts themselves are intense, lifting heavy not using the cutesy pink dumbells.
Thanks for reading and good luck with your journey to all ☺️
So I am going to hyjack this thread for a min. Maybe someone can help me out.
Muscle burns more calories then Fat does. So its in your best interesting to use the weights.
But if Muscle burns more than fat, does that mean fat is a living tissue?
Both are metabolically active. A pound of muscle burns about 6 to 8 calories per hour. A pound of fat burns about 4. It's not a huge net difference.2 -
I weight train 3 days a week and add 20 minutes of interval work (not HIIT - just regular intervals) at the end. On rest days, I walk a few miles each day (low intensity steady state).1
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Commander_Keen wrote: »Hi all,
Recently I started doing a new thing in the gym. I have about 30kg to loose and I hit a huge plateau with cardio so I’m swtiching from only cardio to strength training for 3 days and HIIT for two days.
Is this a good idea to loose the weight faster? How fast have you seen results from lifting?
The workouts themselves are intense, lifting heavy not using the cutesy pink dumbells.
Thanks for reading and good luck with your journey to all ☺️
So I am going to hyjack this thread for a min. Maybe someone can help me out.
Muscle burns more calories then Fat does. So its in your best interesting to use the weights.
But if Muscle burns more than fat, does that mean fat is a living tissue?
Both are metabolically active. A pound of muscle burns about 6 to 8 calories per hour. A pound of fat burns about 4. It's not a huge net difference.
Meaning if you build 25 pounds of muscle (which is a difficult, life changing achievement) that will get you an extra Oreo per day.4 -
NorthCascades wrote: »Commander_Keen wrote: »Hi all,
Recently I started doing a new thing in the gym. I have about 30kg to loose and I hit a huge plateau with cardio so I’m swtiching from only cardio to strength training for 3 days and HIIT for two days.
Is this a good idea to loose the weight faster? How fast have you seen results from lifting?
The workouts themselves are intense, lifting heavy not using the cutesy pink dumbells.
Thanks for reading and good luck with your journey to all ☺️
So I am going to hyjack this thread for a min. Maybe someone can help me out.
Muscle burns more calories then Fat does. So its in your best interesting to use the weights.
But if Muscle burns more than fat, does that mean fat is a living tissue?
Both are metabolically active. A pound of muscle burns about 6 to 8 calories per hour. A pound of fat burns about 4. It's not a huge net difference.
Meaning if you build 25 pounds of muscle (which is a difficult, life changing achievement) that will get you an extra Oreo per day.
Pretty much. Of course, there are many other benefits to having more muscle mass. But increased calorie burn isn't a big one.1 -
NorthCascades wrote: »Commander_Keen wrote: »Hi all,
Recently I started doing a new thing in the gym. I have about 30kg to loose and I hit a huge plateau with cardio so I’m swtiching from only cardio to strength training for 3 days and HIIT for two days.
Is this a good idea to loose the weight faster? How fast have you seen results from lifting?
The workouts themselves are intense, lifting heavy not using the cutesy pink dumbells.
Thanks for reading and good luck with your journey to all ☺️
So I am going to hyjack this thread for a min. Maybe someone can help me out.
Muscle burns more calories then Fat does. So its in your best interesting to use the weights.
But if Muscle burns more than fat, does that mean fat is a living tissue?
Both are metabolically active. A pound of muscle burns about 6 to 8 calories per hour. A pound of fat burns about 4. It's not a huge net difference.
Meaning if you build 25 pounds of muscle (which is a difficult, life changing achievement) that will get you an extra Oreo per day.
The way I look at it if I am 25 lbs heavier, that will affect my overall TDEE, according to calculators when I plugged in the numbers, that adds an extra 200 calories per day. So that's not too shabby!4 -
NorthCascades wrote: »Commander_Keen wrote: »Hi all,
Recently I started doing a new thing in the gym. I have about 30kg to loose and I hit a huge plateau with cardio so I’m swtiching from only cardio to strength training for 3 days and HIIT for two days.
Is this a good idea to loose the weight faster? How fast have you seen results from lifting?
The workouts themselves are intense, lifting heavy not using the cutesy pink dumbells.
Thanks for reading and good luck with your journey to all ☺️
So I am going to hyjack this thread for a min. Maybe someone can help me out.
Muscle burns more calories then Fat does. So its in your best interesting to use the weights.
But if Muscle burns more than fat, does that mean fat is a living tissue?
Both are metabolically active. A pound of muscle burns about 6 to 8 calories per hour. A pound of fat burns about 4. It's not a huge net difference.
Meaning if you build 25 pounds of muscle (which is a difficult, life changing achievement) that will get you an extra Oreo per day.
Pretty much. Of course, there are many other benefits to having more muscle mass. But increased calorie burn isn't a big one.
It's all about the other benefits. Looking better naked beats a whole warehouse full of Oreos!2 -
Commander_Keen wrote: »Hi all,
Recently I started doing a new thing in the gym. I have about 30kg to loose and I hit a huge plateau with cardio so I’m swtiching from only cardio to strength training for 3 days and HIIT for two days.
Is this a good idea to loose the weight faster? How fast have you seen results from lifting?
The workouts themselves are intense, lifting heavy not using the cutesy pink dumbells.
Thanks for reading and good luck with your journey to all ☺️
So I am going to hyjack this thread for a min. Maybe someone can help me out.
Muscle burns more calories then Fat does. So its in your best interesting to use the weights.
But if Muscle burns more than fat, does that mean fat is a living tissue?
Too much muscle and you will spontaneously combust, like a Spinal Tap drummer.
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I thought I read online that most women will only gain 10-15 pounds of muscle so it's not even an oreo.0
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I thought I read online that most women will only gain 10-15 pounds of muscle so it's not even an oreo.
But more muscle means stronger bones; stronger bones and muscles mean staying independent further into old age; stronger bones mean higher odds of avoiding the osteoporosis-induced hip fractures that lead many women to an earlier-than-necessarily decline and death.
Plus it makes a person look cuter.
Either of those is better than an oreo.
I think. (I don't like oreos: De-minted dollar store toothpaste between rounds of brown fiberboard, I swear. And I don't really care if I'm cute: Unlikely at age 63 in any case.)
OP: The PPs are right about HIIT. It's trendy and oversold, besides.2 -
I would keep it simple.
Deficit for weight loss, exercise for fitness. No need to over complicate it.
Choose a goal - bigger/stronger, lean/athletic, runner, whatever you like - set a goal per a vetted program and stick to it.
And be patient. The weight loss and fitness improvements take time. You'll get there.3
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