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In general, people will practice cardiovascular activities
and forget about weight bearing exercises when it comes to burning
fat. Many trainers will say that aerobic exercises burn
off fat and weightlifting is only used to build muscle bulk. This
statement is not entirely correct because the more muscle mass one
acquires through weight bearing exercises, the more he will burn
fat calories...even at rest. We see a growing trend from cardiovascular
training towards weight and strength training.
According to a study by the Fitness Products Council and
Sporting Goods Manufacturers, the number of people lifting free
weights has increased 76 percent in the past decade. Right
now, weight lifting is among the most popular sports in North America.
This change is for the best because cardiovascular activity combined
with weight training will result in much more effective fat loss.
Cardiovascular exercises will raise muscle metabolism during the
activity and for a short time after the exercise session.
Weight lifting exercises, on the other hand, will raise
your muscle metabolism during the exercise session, and for a long
time after the exercise session. Some high intensity trainers
have even seen their metabolism rise for several days following
their training session. Performing adequate weight training exercises
should limit your repetitions anywhere from 1 to 20 (more or less).
Such resistance on muscles will make their tissue leaner and stronger.
The muscle development will take place during the rest period following
the resistance training. Therefore sufficient rest periods are essential.
Whether your goal is to tone or build muscles, it is important
to know what happens during the muscle training process.
When lifting weights, muscle tissues are torn apart (at the microscopic
level) from the stress, and it's in the recuperation period that
your muscles become stronger and therefore able to support the extra
stress. Usually the recuperation period required is 24 to 48 hours
after the weight lifting activity.
During the recuperation period, the muscle metabolism is
still burning energy, and that's when it's time to perform cardiovascular
activities. Carrying out high repetitions of the same movement
will tire the body on a different basis. Combining low repetition
exercises (weight lifting) with high repetition cardiovascular exercise
will stress muscles in a complementary way to increase the total
fat burning effect.
Anybody who debates the fact that weight bearing exercises
don't help people lose weight and fat should lift weights for one
hour and see their heart rate go through the roof. Simply
look at athletes who specialize in short, intense bursts of energy
and you still see that they are very low in body fat.
The point is to combine a weight lifting routine with a good cardiovascular
workout to increase muscle metabolism and total fat burning ratio.
An important factor to consider when trying to lose weight
is that lots of muscle mass can be lost as a result. As
muscle mass will keep your metabolism high, try to avoid quick weight
loss through miracle diets or starvation. This weight loss will
be regained just as quickly. Instead, opt for a gradual fat loss
routine by combining weight training and cardiovascular activities,
and allow muscle mass to build up and increase your metabolism.
Results may take a little longer , but they will last for a longer
period of time.
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