Cardio > Strength training
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shouldn't you do both?0
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Why does it ALWAYS have to be one or the other? Why can't people accept that BOTH are necessary for overall health and fitness?
did anyone in this thread suggest not to do both?For strength training I lift weights. For cardio I lift weights faster.
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If the goal is simply weight loss, then yes, intervention including cardio has a slight advantage at the end of the day. I'd rather retain the maximum amount of lean body mass, however. I like to compare this debate with how some people emphasize the sole metric of scale weight too much in terms of progress. Similarly, I believe there are some who place too much importance on large calorie burns towards body composition.0
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One major flaw in OP.
If you want to lose WEIGHT, not FAT, then do cardio till the cows come home.
If you want to lose FAT, not necessarily WEIGHT, do strength training.0 -
I get great benefits from doing both and think they compliment each other nicely.
At the beginning of my journey it was straight cardio for six months and I was getting decent losses. It wasn't until I added strength training that the weight started melting off. I don't think I would have had the endurance to do a lot of the strength training without all the cardio at the beginning and since I added strength training, my cardio has gotten much more efficient.0 -
I think its more of a triangle.
Cardio - Strength - Calorie deficit
Its like the triforce0 -
Caloric deficit > either for weight loss. Strength training to make weight loss = fat loss.
ohh Hai
study looked at fat loss & weight loss. Carido was more effective in "fat" loss.0 -
One major flaw in OP.
If you want to lose WEIGHT, not FAT, then do cardio till the cows come home.
If you want to lose FAT, not necessarily WEIGHT, do strength training.
plz take a look at the study0 -
Oh wow, its Anabolic Kyle dude.
Dude the study is Effects of aerobic and/or resistance training on body mass and fat mass in overweight or obese adults
Its on obese adults who are totally not going to have same initial results as a fit person. OP was misleading.
I would like to extend my Gas Guzzler Muscle and Corolla Fat analogy at this time.0 -
Oh wow, its Anabolic Kyle dude.
Dude the study is Effects of aerobic and/or resistance training on body mass and fat mass in overweight or obese adults
Its on obese adults who are totally not going to have same initial results as a fit person. OP was misleading.
I would like to extend my Gas Guzzler Muscle and Corolla Fat analogy at this time.
strong cited material!
ten out of ten0 -
Oh wow, its Anabolic Kyle dude.
Dude the study is Effects of aerobic and/or resistance training on body mass and fat mass in overweight or obese adults
Its on obese adults who are totally not going to have same initial results as a fit person. OP was misleading.
I would like to extend my Gas Guzzler Muscle and Corolla Fat analogy at this time.
I was just going to point out the same thing: study was done on overweight/obese individuals.0 -
Im sure this has been posted MANY more times than this but here was a couple other threads about this same topic.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/822437-new-study-aerobic-exercise-best-for-fat-loss
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/823737-aerobics-best-for-fat-loss?hl=cardio+fat+loss&page=2
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/820940-running-not-weights-burns-fat0 -
Why does it ALWAYS have to be one or the other? Why can't people accept that BOTH are necessary for overall health and fitness?
did anyone in this thread suggest not to do both?For strength training I lift weights. For cardio I lift weights faster.
LOL
Actually, a couple people. Any other fights you'd like to pick?0 -
One major flaw in OP.
If you want to lose WEIGHT, not FAT, then do cardio till the cows come home.
If you want to lose FAT, not necessarily WEIGHT, do strength training.
plz take a look at the study
You said
"balancing time commitments against health benefits, it appears that aerobic training is the optimal mode of exercise for reducing fat mass and body mass, while a program including resistance training is needed for increasing lean mass in middle-aged, overweight/obese individuals."
So cardio reduces Fat Mass, AND body mass, whilst resistance training increases Lean Mass.
Would anyone just want to do cardio if it reduced non-fat mass too?0 -
This is almost entertaining.0
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Caloric deficit > either for weight loss. Strength training to make weight loss = fat loss.
ohh Hai
study looked at fat loss & weight loss. Carido was more effective in "fat" loss.
“The two modes of exercise consistently differed in their effects on body composition. Body weight and fat mass significantly decreased in both AT and AT/RT but not in RT, suggesting that aerobic exercise is more effective in changing these measures. However, the change in lean body mass in both RT and AT/RT was significantly greater than that in AT, a finding supported by similar observations for the measure of thigh muscle area. Having the benefit of both modes of exercise allowed AT/RT to decrease body fat percent significantly more than either AT or RT, due to decreased fat mass combined with increased lean body mass. Similarly, there was an apparent additive effect of the two modes of exercise on waist circumference, as AT/RT significantly decreased waist circumference more than AT or RT.”0 -
Why does it ALWAYS have to be one or the other? Why can't people accept that BOTH are necessary for overall health and fitness?
Actually, a couple people. Any other fights you'd like to pick?
must of missed it0 -
cardio > strength training for weight loss
strength training > cardio for body image/bodyfat %
When people say, "I want to lose weight." They really mean, "I want to lose fat."
strength training > cardio
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Caloric deficit > either for weight loss. Strength training to make weight loss = fat loss.
ohh Hai
study looked at fat loss & weight loss. Carido was more effective in "fat" loss.
“The two modes of exercise consistently differed in their effects on body composition. Body weight and fat mass significantly decreased in both AT and AT/RT but not in RT, suggesting that aerobic exercise is more effective in changing these measures. However, the change in lean body mass in both RT and AT/RT was significantly greater than that in AT, a finding supported by similar observations for the measure of thigh muscle area. Having the benefit of both modes of exercise allowed AT/RT to decrease body fat percent significantly more than either AT or RT, due to decreased fat mass combined with increased lean body mass. Similarly, there was an apparent additive effect of the two modes of exercise on waist circumference, as AT/RT significantly decreased waist circumference more than AT or RT.”
I would agree both is better than one,
"The AT and AT/RT groups reduced total body mass and fat mass more than RT "
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this was my only point to your original post0 -
Caloric deficit > either for weight loss. Strength training to make weight loss = fat loss.
ohh Hai
study looked at fat loss & weight loss. Carido was more effective in "fat" loss.
“The two modes of exercise consistently differed in their effects on body composition. Body weight and fat mass significantly decreased in both AT and AT/RT but not in RT, suggesting that aerobic exercise is more effective in changing these measures. However, the change in lean body mass in both RT and AT/RT was significantly greater than that in AT, a finding supported by similar observations for the measure of thigh muscle area. Having the benefit of both modes of exercise allowed AT/RT to decrease body fat percent significantly more than either AT or RT, due to decreased fat mass combined with increased lean body mass. Similarly, there was an apparent additive effect of the two modes of exercise on waist circumference, as AT/RT significantly decreased waist circumference more than AT or RT.”
I would agree both is better than one,
"The AT and AT/RT groups reduced total body mass and fat mass more than RT "
You are missing the point. Cardio created/increased the deficit more than RT - I never said it did not. But RT maintains LBM, making the weight loss = fat loss. Which is what I said.
(actually, in this case it appears to have increased LBM as they were obese/untrained - same logic however)0
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