For Burning Fat, This Works Like Crazy
Yes, it's true that weight
training with cardio will be
much more effective in
overall fat loss than just
doing cardio alone.
In fact, there's several
reasons for this and before
I dive into them, let's make
it clear that if you trying
to burn fat and not doing
weight training as part of
that, you are really taking
some big steps backwards.
Have you ever wondered why
some people seem to burn
more fat and at a faster
rate? You seem them in the
gym, they don't spend a lot
of time doing cardio or
weights but they seem to
lean up quickly.
What do you do?
Why you do more cardio
right? Burn more of those
calories off. Pretty soon
you are close to 2 hour
sessions but that's okay.
Wrong!
Fact: An important key to
the entire process is weight
training.
If you don't train with
resistance during this time,
it's entirely possible some
of your "loss" will be from
lean muscle tissue. That's a
big mistake.
And if you do lose a lot of
weight too quickly (too much
cardio, starvation diets)
you will end up losing a
majority of your weight thur
lean muscle tissue. In just
a second, I'm going to tell
you why that's how you can
really screw up your
metabolism and it's exactly
the opposite of what you
want to do.
Fact: Weight training is the
single most effective form
of exercise for long term
fat loss and lean muscle
preservation.
When you incorporate weight
training into your fat loss
program, you are ensuring
that your gradual body fat
reduction comes from fat
tissues and not lean muscle.
For starters...
Aerobic exercise is great
for cardiovascular fitness
and as a metabolic boosting
tool and creating new
pathways for nutrients. But
it's simply cannot build
muscle to the extent that
weight training can.
Frankly...
If all you do is cardio for
your fat loss goals plus a
solid nutrition plan, you
can drop a lot of lean
muscle mass as well and end
up lowering your BMR (basal
metabolic rate).
So what?
If you lower your BMR by
losing more muscle it means
you have to exercise MORE to
burn more calories!
That means more gym time,
longer cardio sessions than
the person right next to you
who does some simple but
effective weight resistance
exercise as part of their
overall "fat loss program."
On the other hand, if you do
some weight training as part
of your program and you gain
some muscle, you are burning
more calories all the time.
Even at rest!
This means that the more
muscle you have, the higher
your metabolism will be and
the more calories you burn
all the time.
Before you think "but I
don't want to bulk up,"
that's not even part of the
plan.
Simply engaging in some form
of moderate weight
resistance program will help
you build and maintain the
muscle and help you burn
more of the fat.
You end up having a higher
BMR, a faster metabolism and
less fat without having to
spend more time in the gym.
So it all adds up to
this...
An important key to the
entire process of burning
fat is weight training.
Make sure that your
"fitness" program always
includes some form of weight
training.
About the Author
Marc David is an innovative
fitness enthusiast and the
creator of the
"NoBull Bodybuilding System"
method on No Bull Bodybuilding
He can show you how to
reduce your body fat thru
diet, how to gain weight or
create more muscle thru an
abundance of workout tips by
training LESS, not more!
Once a self-confessed
skinny, "135-pound
weakling." Today Marc is a
200 pound bodybuilder who
teaches thousands of people
to gain weight, build muscle
and reduce body fat with a
workout and nutrition system
so simple that even a
complete beginner can
understand it!
Marc dispels many
"bodybuilding myths", tells
you what most people never
realize about nutrition, and
what the drug companies
DON'T WANT YOU to know.
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