Loose just from lifting?

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Oompa_Loompa
Oompa_Loompa Posts: 1,099 Member
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I'm just curious: would you loose weight if all you did was weight train?

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  • ErinMarie25
    ErinMarie25 Posts: 733 Member
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    In the words of Chalene Johnson.. muscle burns fat!!!
  • rioca
    rioca Posts: 3
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    Yes you will. Slower then cardio, but you will.
  • carl1738
    carl1738 Posts: 444 Member
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    The weight loss will be slower than from cardio, but that's partly because you will be gaining muscle while you're burning fat. If you keep doing cardio while strength training, either do it on days that you aren't doing weights, or do it later in the day. For example, do weight training in the morning, and do a cardio session in the afternoon or evening to give your muscles time to repair themselves.
  • GorillaNJ
    GorillaNJ Posts: 4,052 Member
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    Yes you most certainly can... There is a book called TNT put out by Men's Health that makes the case that lifting is by far a superior way to burn fat. Even though it is by Men's Health there are many women who have done it successfully.

    I always recommend people to check it out... I once lost 60lbs with it.
  • rcatr
    rcatr Posts: 374 Member
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    yes. weight lifting creates a longer sustained burn. weight loss may not come as fast but you will lose as long as the other variables - clean diet - are intact.

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