Cardio or strength training. Pick a side!
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I like seeing progress in both0
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I've heard that lifting weights and building muscle helps you burn more calories. As in, a muscular person sitting on the couch watching tv will burn more calories than a non muscular person sitting doing nothing. I hope that's true!
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wtliftchick wrote: »I've heard that lifting weights and building muscle helps you burn more calories. As in, a muscular person sitting on the couch watching tv will burn more calories than a non muscular person sitting doing nothing. I hope that's true!
For every lb of muscle you gain, its an increase in metabolic rate of about 4 to 6 calories. So you would have to gain a good amount of muscle to make a difference.1 -
wtliftchick wrote: »I've heard that lifting weights and building muscle helps you burn more calories. As in, a muscular person sitting on the couch watching tv will burn more calories than a non muscular person sitting doing nothing. I hope that's true!
For every lb of muscle you gain, its an increase in metabolic rate of about 4 to 6 calories. So you would have to gain a good amount of muscle to make a difference.
Per day, not per hour. Just to clarify.
As to the OP, I like 'em both for different reasons and a balance of both is optimal IMO. No reason to choose between them unless you're somehow physically unable to do one or the other. But weight loss comes from calorie deficit, regardless of how you create it.1 -
wtliftchick wrote: »I'm just not into cardio these days. I injured my foot and it's taking forever to heal. I feel like the low impact modifications I can do during cardio make it too easy. And I just don't like cardio. I get bored, I don't like getting too sweaty, it messes up my hair. Silly, yes, but that's how I feel.
What are your thoughts on sticking solely with strength training? Can one still lose weight with only strength training? I work out five to six days a week. I do walk a lot. I have a dog so I average two hours a day walking. (Lucky dog) I'm trying to lose about five pounds.
Walking is cardio.
http://scoobysworkshop.com/cardio/
I think it is good to do both for your health. Do what you like doing.0 -
Both. Cardio has been great for improving my lungs, weight loss, and general endurance, but when I was going to the gym the strength training built more strength in my lumbar (I have degenerated discs from a seriously bad lifestyle in my teens, so the extra strength helps a lot). Hope to be able to go back soon, but in the mean time plenty of squats to keep my legs strong.0
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I don't wanna choose and you can't make me. I love them both in different ways.
This is my stance, with the added bonus of the picture.
I generally lean more towards Cardio in my current workouts but I love the strength classes I do. As soon as I'm at the weight I'm happy with I'm going to cut down on Cardio and incorporate a true weight program. I could do it now but I still love my Cardio classes a bit too much to cut down at the moment0 -
I can't just do one or the other! I love cardio and endurance training but I need to lift weights as well. What I have recently started doing is circuits of strength and cardio in one session to knock two birds with one stone.0
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Diet for losing weight, strength training for looking good and cardio for overall fitness. I do all three, but I prefer cardio as I am a marathon runner.0
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Cardio all the way. I'm trying to lean up0
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Strength training following the principal that anything over 5 reps is just cardio work!0
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I'd just never pick a side. I personally think that many people that dislike one or the other and never find ways to overcome that are missing out. There are plenty of variations of both, and to some extent focus on one is more or less useless in many real world fitness challenges.
So I will continue to pick both as my choice, with the emphasis geared towards any goals I'm shooting for over time.2 -
How bout functional strength training? Look at the website strength 1st. Tactical strength training is good too! They're not quite like crossfit but they do increase strength (and mass if desired) while increasing cardiovascular ability.1
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For cardio I just lift faster0
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singingflutelady wrote: »For cardio I just lift faster
German Body Comp.... i thought my heart was going to explode.1 -
I do both like many here. I feel like each helps with the other.
Have you tried HIIT? It's a great combination of both IMO.0 -
Depends on how you wanna fill out so to speak. Cardio is good for making you lean and toned because of the sections it focuses on. Strength training does exactly that. Bulks your muscles. A good mixture of both is best with a solid diet if your focus is to lose weight and get fit.0
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My god I love lifting. Yes u can loose weight lifting. However it's diet that will get u to lose weight. You just wanna burn calories lifting n not do cardio? Do circuits with weights. Lower weight higher reps gets your heart going.
Normally I do cardio if I need to burn few more calories. However cardio isn't just running or sitting on a bike.
For example
12 x squat into shoulder press (w dumbell)
12 x reverse lunges (w dumbell)
12x push up on medicine ball
300m row
15 over head ball slams
Plank with alternate front touch 10 each hand
50 skip w rope
Do 4 times with 2 mins rest between sets (or none if feeling fit)
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TeaTimeAgain wrote: »Depends on how you wanna fill out so to speak. Cardio is good for making you lean and toned because of the sections it focuses on. Strength training does exactly that. Bulks your muscles.
Although this statement can be true, it is a gross generalization. There are plenty of strength training routines that don't lead to bulky muscles. They just make you stronger.
I personally think everyone should strength train. Myths like this are what keeps girls out of the gym. I hope people do their research before coming to these types of conclusions.
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I love running, but want to add strength training. Not sure where to start. Just do an abs/core class once a week for now and sore after almost every class...0
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