Lifting

Meetmygoal1
Meetmygoal1 Posts: 10 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
What are the best lifting exercises to burn more calories. Also, is the more weight the better or light with more reps?

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Look at your food for a calorie deficit to lose weight, exervise for health.

    Lifting doesn't burn many calories at all.
  • cathipa
    cathipa Posts: 2,991 Member
    What is your ultimate goal? And I would think lower body would burn more than upper body resistance training, however as @TavistockToad said lifting in general doesn't burn much at all.
  • tonyfastz06
    tonyfastz06 Posts: 35 Member
    Heavy compound lifts... Deadlifting, squats, bench, pull-downs
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Meetmygoal1 wrote: »
    What are the best lifting exercises to burn more calories. Also, is the more weight the better or light with more reps?

    Lifting weights doesn't burn a ton of calories...that's not the purpose of weight lifting. The best lifts overall are big compound movements. Your rep scheme will be dependent on your goals. Heavier weight with lower reps is optimal for building strength...medium weight, medium reps are ideal for hypertrophy and physique...light weight high rep is muscular endurance.

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