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doubleloop23
doubleloop23 Posts: 86
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How does strength training affect weight loss?

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  • CarmenSantiago
    CarmenSantiago Posts: 681 Member
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    Hiya, I'm no expert. We'll leave that for Banks, lol. But I believe that when you strength train you build muscle. Muscle takes up more space then fat and the more muscle you have the more fat you lose.The more efficient your body is at burning calories. You burn "hotter".

    Make sense? I'm sure someone else will give you scientific facts. LOL

    Good Luck! :smokin:
  • omid990
    omid990 Posts: 785 Member
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    again, banks is the best one to answer this but basically, when you increase your muscle mass, you will burn more calories at rest. As far as i know, when you lift weights, you're actually tearing muscle fibers. When these muscle fibers are healing, it burns calories.

    hope this at least partially helps

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