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Weights or Cardio for fat loss?

jyotinaik
jyotinaik Posts: 31 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
When it comes to analyzing the percentage weight loss that's comprised of fat versus lean tissue like muscle, weights have cardio beat overall. Diet and cardio also results in lean tissue losses (68 percent fat, 22 percent muscle / lean tissue). Whereas diet and resistance leads to 97 percent fat loss, and only 3 percent lean tissue loss."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/06/cardio-or-weights-first-exercise-order_n_1739089.html?utm_hp_ref=healthy-living

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  • Spartan_Maker
    Spartan_Maker Posts: 683 Member
    The part of the article that I found anecdotally true is that strength training increases metabolic rate. From the time I began a serious weight training program, 45 days ago, using heavy weight (5 to 8 repetitions to failure), I've been able to eat 3,300 calories a day and still lose weight. It's stunning.

    On my weight loss journey, I dabbled with weights and walked, and was eating around 2,000 calories to achieve success. I still walk, but the heavy weight training has clearly sped up my metabolic rate significantly.
  • jyotinaik
    jyotinaik Posts: 31 Member
    Agree. 80% of calories are burned by metabolism and 20% by execrcise. So it is more beneficial to increase your metabolic rate
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