Circuit Training Vs. Traditional Weight Training

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Circuit Training Vs. Traditional Weight Training

By Jillita Horton, published Feb 20, 2008
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Circuit Training Vs. Traditional Weight Training Circuit training, especially for fat loss, has grown in popularity, replacing traditional weight training for many men and women seeking fat loss. Just what is circuit training? Is circuit training really superior to traditional weight training for fat burning?
Circuit training, especially for fat loss, has grown in popularity, replacing traditional weight training for many men and women seeking fat loss. Just what is circuit training? Is circuit training really superior to traditional weight training for fat burning?

Is circuit training a gimmick? Or is circuit training truly the key to maximum fat loss and losing stubborn abdominal fat? And if losing fat isn't your goal but fitness is, is circuit training better for fitness than standard weight training?

Definition of circuit training: The term circuit training doesn't have the same meaning for every man and women. But usually, circuit training refers to being in continual motion throughout the entire workout, rather than pumping out weight lifting routines, then resting outright in between the weight lifting routines.

In circuit training, the man or woman does exercise routines in between weight lifting sets, such as jumping jacks, abdominal exercises, trotting up and down stairs, stepping routines on a platform, jogging in place, mountain climbers, etc.

The idea is to keep the heart rate elevated throughout the entire session. This approach is particularly pushed at men and women seeking fat loss or wanting to lose belly fat.

Fitness trainers who support circuit training say that it keeps the heart rate elevated, and this burns the most calories during the workout. But if you throw a rest in between weight lifting routines, this calms the heart, the person burns fewer calories, and there is less fat loss.

But what circuit training advocates fail to consider is something called EPOC: exercise-induced excess post oxygen consumption. This mouthful translates to: faster resting metabolic rate following the exercise !

But to achieve EPOC, the exercise routines must be ultra intense. And in order to make weight lifting routines very intense, you must REST in between workout sets! Because when you rest, you can then apply full-fledged effort towards the next set.

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Circuit Training Vs. Traditional Weight Training

By Jillita Horton, published Feb 20, 2008
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Circuit Training Vs. Traditional Weight Training Circuit training, especially for fat loss, has grown in popularity, replacing traditional weight training for many men and women seeking fat loss. Just what is circuit training? Is circuit training really superior to traditional weight training for fat burning?
Circuit training, especially for fat loss, has grown in popularity, replacing traditional weight training for many men and women seeking fat loss. Just what is circuit training? Is circuit training really superior to traditional weight training for fat burning?

Is circuit training a gimmick? Or is circuit training truly the key to maximum fat loss and losing stubborn abdominal fat? And if losing fat isn't your goal but fitness is, is circuit training better for fitness than standard weight training?

Definition of circuit training: The term circuit training doesn't have the same meaning for every man and women. But usually, circuit training refers to being in continual motion throughout the entire workout, rather than pumping out weight lifting routines, then resting outright in between the weight lifting routines.

In circuit training, the man or woman does exercise routines in between weight lifting sets, such as jumping jacks, abdominal exercises, trotting up and down stairs, stepping routines on a platform, jogging in place, mountain climbers, etc.

The idea is to keep the heart rate elevated throughout the entire session. This approach is particularly pushed at men and women seeking fat loss or wanting to lose belly fat.

Fitness trainers who support circuit training say that it keeps the heart rate elevated, and this burns the most calories during the workout. But if you throw a rest in between weight lifting routines, this calms the heart, the person burns fewer calories, and there is less fat loss.

But what circuit training advocates fail to consider is something called EPOC: exercise-induced excess post oxygen consumption. This mouthful translates to: faster resting metabolic rate following the exercise !

But to achieve EPOC, the exercise routines must be ultra intense. And in order to make weight lifting routines very intense, you must REST in between workout sets! Because when you rest, you can then apply full-fledged effort towards the next set.