02/10/2021
๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐คฏ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐...
Not only is it believed to stunt your results, but itโs actually thought to be counterproductive ๐.
This couldnโt be further from the truth.
Letโs get informed ๐ฃ:
Strength training/weight lifting can be greatly beneficial for fat loss.
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๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐
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๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ (๐๐๐)
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๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ
Cardio is hands down the better candidate for general caloric expenditure during the workout - the keyword here being โduringโ.
๐๐๐โฆ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐พ.
Here is why โฌ๏ธ
๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐-๐๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฅ
This is super beneficial for weight loss because increasing your BMR, you inevitably burn more calories at rest throughout the day AND increase your overall caloric deficit - a necessity for weight loss. This is what is known as Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC).
Still not fully understanding?
During an aerobic, cardiovascular workout, itโs widely accepted that more calories are burned than during a typical strength training workout of the same duration. The distinction? While you may certainly be losing weight, youโre also losing a proportionate amount of muscle at the same time. Additionally, it can also slow down your metabolism rather than speed it up... this is a detriment if youโre trying to lose weight.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ โก๏ธ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ, ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐จ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐ฅโ๐ค ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ช ๐ ๐% ๐ ๐ ๐ช๐ ๐ฆ๐ฃ ๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ค).