Any idea why? Please Explain

dxtra30
dxtra30 Posts: 498 Member
edited January 19 in Fitness and Exercise
Why does weight come off faster when doing cardio exercises instead of strength exercises?

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  • thecakelocker
    thecakelocker Posts: 407 Member
    Cardio burns muscle+fat. Strength burns mostly fat, little muscle. You also retain more water doing strength to aid in muscle repair.
  • juliekins64
    juliekins64 Posts: 125 Member
    Cardio burns muscle+fat. Strength burns mostly fat, little muscle. You also retain more water doing strength to aid in muscle repair.

    Yes
  • bizco
    bizco Posts: 1,949 Member
    Cardio burns muscle+fat. Strength burns mostly fat, little muscle. You also retain more water doing strength to aid in muscle repair.
    Exactly correct.
  • dxtra30
    dxtra30 Posts: 498 Member
    Thank you all! :)
  • ChrisLindsay9
    ChrisLindsay9 Posts: 837 Member
    Keep in mind that building lean muscle allows you to burn more calories in a state of non-activity, such as sleeping. It's not a lot, but it's something! ;)
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,165 Member
    I've found the complete opposite. I can do a lot of cardio but when I am serious about losing weight I need to hit the weights.
    Of course, with lifting, you get the initial increase in water weight due to glycogen stores and water weight but once that levels off I see the weight loss.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    I've found the complete opposite. I can do a lot of cardio but when I am serious about losing weight I need to hit the weights.
    Of course, with lifting, you get the initial increase in water weight due to glycogen stores and water weight but once that levels off I see the weight loss.

    the same goes for me. the more cardio i do the more water weight i tend to retain. sure, i get to eat a ton more but i usually appear softer in my progress pics as well.
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