Cardio VS weight lifting
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Cardio vs weightlifting is the question......the answer is cardio + weightlifting. They compliment each other.......0
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I do both.
Cardio leans me out and lifting gives me muscle.0 -
Why would you want to just do one or the other...
I agree but a lot of people on this board will tell you that cardio is absolutely useless and lifting is the one and the ONLY way to go. (They'll also throw in the fact that you're not a "special snowflake" and that what works for them works for everyone.)0 -
Yep.
Also, this is the correct answer:Cardio and Resistance Training are BOTH important. Do both to see the best results. No Joke, anyone telling you otherwise is just not giving you the truth. You can reduce weight using either, but what good is strength without endurance and what good is endurance without strength? I want both. If you can lift 250 lbs but can't run around the block without getting winded what good is that? If you can run 10 miles but strain your back bringing in the groceries you have problems...Do both.
Cardio improves the cardiovascular system (who could use a healthier heart??? all of us) and burns calories which keeps you in a constant calorie deficit. That is a GOOD thing.
But resistance training builds bone density (really important to women as they age) and muscle which increases metabolism. This helps you burn fat more efficiently and keeps it from returning to your body...who wants to get fat again?
Long story short. Do both for the best results and best health.
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Why is it always cardio vs. weightlifting? Or cardio OR weightlifting?
They aren't mutually exclusive and if anything, if you are close to goal weight, lifting with a small deficit is going to give you the best results body composition wise, cardio being purely preferential.
- Pick up New Rules of Lifting for Women, read it, follow it
- Find out your TDEE, eat about 0.5-1lb less in calories per week
- Eat at least 100g of protein
- Eat at least 0.3g fat per lb of bodyweight
- Do cardio when you feel like it (preferably short HIIT sessions a couple times a week if your schedule is tight or some longer LISS sessions on a bike... no running a marathon three times a week... or really anything much over a couple miles or 20-30min)
- Track your food as accurately as possible, weigh, measure everything that goes in your mouth
- Do this for 6-8 weeks and ENJOY!
PS DON'T YOU DARE POST A THREAD IN 1-2 WEEKS COMPLAINING ABOUT GAINING WEIGHT. 1) Its water retention in your muscles from lifting heavy things 2) It will eventually go away and sometimes pop up again when you least expect it. 3) Make sure you're eating, don't be afraid to actually eat, oh yeah, and EAT.
PPS The cellulite mystery still eludes me, all I know is that mine has gotten better/less noticeable as I've dropped body fat and been lifting. Anecdotal evidence, completely, but as long as its not getting worse, I'll keep doing my thing.
I ❤ you. Every bit of this.
Edit to add: People need to stop focusing on what gives the fastest results. Things don't happen overnight!0 -
Just like the commercial says, "and" is so much better than "or". It's like having sweet or sour chicken.0
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both! i love cardio for greedy foodie reasons... i burn a bunch of calories and then i can eat more.0
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Do u even lift bro?0
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I am the CARDIO QUEEN,
IT IS THE BEST!!!0 -
Definitely both. I don't know if you can judge by the pic but you might be able to tell that i don't look too muscular for a woman at all (i'm saying is in case there are women worried about turning like Hulk) And i lifted HEAVY from the beginning, eating the right amount of proteins from the beginning and i'm very strong right now.0
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Cardio always will do the fat loss faster. It did for me anyway. Weights would not have gotten that off as fast.
Not the case at all with a lot of women though, just to add. Plenty find they see changes in body shape much quicker through lifting. To say cardio will always lose fat quicker is misleading, and not true in every case anyway.
Agree, though I think you have to be careful here and differentiate between weight loss and fat loss.
Weight training, if done at a mild calorie deficit, is going to grow muscle and burn fat. So your weight might not change, it might even go UP, but you will look better, clothing will fit better, etc.
I do both because I enjoy them, but much of my initial weight loss (320 or so in December, 294 now) was from running. I gained some weight when I started lifting because I was lifting heavy and lost focus on diet, but in the mirror things haven't changed much at all except for some more noticable muscle. The belly is pretty much where it was. Now it's time to get focused on burning that off
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Bump for later reading. I have been basically only doing cardio and even though I lost a good amount of weight and I am smaller.. I am still the same pudgy shape in the belly area.
Lift heavy weights That will change quickly and you will NOT get bulky. You will get lean. Check out the New Rules of Weightlifting for Women for a good plan. I have a ton of female friends here who lift and all look fantastic.
Women only get bulky if they are taking drugs or HGH.0 -
Cardio and Resistance Training are BOTH important. Do both to see the best results. No Joke, anyone telling you otherwise is just not giving you the truth. You can reduce weight using either, but what good is strength without endurance and what good is endurance without strength? I want both. If you can lift 250 lbs but can't run around the block without getting winded what good is that? If you can run 10 miles but strain your back bringing in the groceries you have problems...Do both.
Cardio improves the cardiovascular system (who could use a healthier heart??? all of us) and burns calories which keeps you in a constant calorie deficit. That is a GOOD thing.
But resistance training builds bone density (really important to women as they age) and muscle which increases metabolism. This helps you burn fat more efficiently and keeps it from returning to your body...who wants to get fat again?
Long story short. Do both for the best results and best health.
^^THIS. I do both and the changes to my body have been fantastic.0 -
Edit to add: People need to stop focusing on what gives the fastest results. Things don't happen overnight!
^^ this. After years (decades) of yo-yo weight loss I finally decided to make small but meaningful LIFESTYLE changes to include higher quality food (with an occasional treat) and a regular but increasingly intense exercise program that I could live with for life. The weight is coming off slowly but this is all becoming just part of who I am and how I live so I am more confident than I ever have been that this will stick.
*disclaimer: I am certainly not an expert, but excited about my new way of life 0 -
Cardio always will do the fat loss faster. It did for me anyway. Weights would not have gotten that off as fast.
Not the case at all with a lot of women though, just to add. Plenty find they see changes in body shape much quicker through lifting. To say cardio will always lose fat quicker is misleading, and not true in every case anyway.
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Cardio always will do the fat loss faster. It did for me anyway. Weights would not have gotten that off as fast.
How can yo make this statement if you've never weight lifted? You have no idea if the weights would have made you lose fat faster or not if you never did it. I personally find that cardio helped me to lose the initial bulk of my weight, but weight training is completely changing my body for the better, that cardio could never do. And I can say this because I have done cardio my whole life, so I can compare cardio to weight training.0 -
HIIT and a lifting program that fits your goals and you find enjoyable, for me, HIIT everyday for 30-40 mins and PHAT
forgive my ignorance but what is PHAT0 -
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HIIT and a lifting program that fits your goals and you find enjoyable, for me, HIIT everyday for 30-40 mins and PHAT
forgive my ignorance but what is PHAT0 -
Cardio and Resistance Training are BOTH important. Do both to see the best results. No Joke, anyone telling you otherwise is just not giving you the truth. You can reduce weight using either, but what good is strength without endurance and what good is endurance without strength? I want both. If you can lift 250 lbs but can't run around the block without getting winded what good is that? If you can run 10 miles but strain your back bringing in the groceries you have problems...Do both.
Cardio improves the cardiovascular system (who could use a healthier heart??? all of us) and burns calories which keeps you in a constant calorie deficit. That is a GOOD thing.
But resistance training builds bone density (really important to women as they age) and muscle which increases metabolism. This helps you burn fat more efficiently and keeps it from returning to your body...who wants to get fat again?
Long story short. Do both for the best results and best health.
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