Strength Training (Not Cardio) is the Real Fat Burner?
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Crazyjoe11
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Read this interesting article - seems to make sense, so I am going to find my dumb bells and get some strength training in....
http://www.coachcalorie.com/strength-training-for-weight-loss/
Does anyone else agree?
http://www.coachcalorie.com/strength-training-for-weight-loss/
Does anyone else agree?
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Strength training CAN be a cardiovascular workout, that doesn't mean it always is.
I think both are important for overall health and weight loss.0 -
Diet is the real fat burner...0
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Diet is the real fat burner...
Exactly.
Lift weights or do cardio till your hearts content, but if you eat more then you burn, you will still get fat.0 -
Diet is the real fat burner...
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Diet is the real fat burner...
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Ditto!0 -
Diet is the real fat burner...
Exactly.
Lift weights or do cardio till your hearts content, but if you eat more then you burn, you will still get fat.
if you are lifting and exercising and still eating more than you burn, you will not necessarily get fat, you will gain weight. You can gain muscle weight and/or fat weight. As for Strength Training being the real fat burner, the more muscle you have, the more you will burn at rest, therefore the more fat you will burn at rest.0 -
Great article. I have seen great results from strength training, a somewhat clean diet, and some minimal cardio. I make sure to lift heavy to really push myself, because that is when I see the changes.0
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Okay, that's great advice.
So will watch my intake - eat less junk, stay within my calorie goals, exercise more and include some strength training. Weight should drop off.............right?0 -
Diet is the real fat burner...0
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Point taken :-)0
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Yes diet is 80% of it. But studies have also shown that people who add strength training to their exercise routine burn more fat/calories than doing cardio alone. Part of this is because you are doing more(?) and the other part is that you are building muscle and muscle burns more calories than fat.0
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Yes diet is 80% of it. But studies have also shown that people who add strength training to their exercise routine burn more fat/calories than doing cardio alone. Part of this is because you are doing more(?) and the other part is that you are building muscle and muscle burns more calories than fat.
How much muscle do you think is being built in the midst of a consistent caloric deficit?0 -
Calorie deficit and sufficient rest are usually what I get my clients to key on more. So many don't get enough rest and it does have a direct impact on not only weight loss, but overall health.
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Yes diet is 80% of it. But studies have also shown that people who add strength training to their exercise routine burn more fat/calories than doing cardio alone. Part of this is because you are doing more(?) and the other part is that you are building muscle and muscle burns more calories than fat.
How much muscle do you think is being built in the midst of a consistent caloric deficit?
http://www.livestrong.com/article/362906-can-you-build-muscle-on-a-calorie-deficit/
Not much, but some. More than anything strength training will help prevent some muscle loss. I've been on a consistent caloric deficit for two months now, but I am able to lift more than when I started. I'm not increasing reps/sets/weights rapidly, but I am increasing them.0 -
Success to weight loss in order of importance:
1) Diet
2) Strength Training
3) Cardio0 -
Yes diet is 80% of it. But studies have also shown that people who add strength training to their exercise routine burn more fat/calories than doing cardio alone. Part of this is because you are doing more(?) and the other part is that you are building muscle and muscle burns more calories than fat.
How much muscle do you think is being built in the midst of a consistent caloric deficit?
http://www.livestrong.com/article/362906-can-you-build-muscle-on-a-calorie-deficit/
Not much, but some. More than anything strength training will help prevent some muscle loss. I've been on a consistent caloric deficit for two months now, but I am able to lift more than when I started. I'm not increasing reps/sets/weights rapidly, but I am increasing them.
Lolstrong as your source?
I agree though under certain conditions you can build muscle on a deficit. Also strength =/= hypertrophy0 -
Success to weight loss in order of importance:
1) Diet
2) Strength Training
3) Cardio
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Diet is the real fat burner...
Worth saying again right here...0 -
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/20/AR2007042001772.html
They're both effective - in fact they work better when done together. It's taken me a while to warm up to cardio, but I have noticed better stamina and feeling more fit overall after adding it to my weight routine.0
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