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Why Strength Training Burns Fat

Why Strength Training Burns Fat

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What are the figures to prove it? Show me the science!

Woman with weights

Muscle tissue burns up to three times as many calories as any other constituent and research indicates that by adding a pound of muscle you will burn 250 extra calories a day (Jorge Cruise, San-Diego Weight-loss specialist and author of 8 minutes in the morning).

A pound of muscle burns = 250 calories a day

A pound of fat burns = NOTHING

Multiply this by 365 days in a year and divide 3,500 (the number of calories in one pound) = with this added muscle you will lose an extra 26 pounds in just one year!

What method is the best way to strength train for fat burning?

Focus on the main muscles groups - legs, chest, back, shoulders and abs.

Aim to build up to exercises that involve as many muscle groups as possible.

Keep variety - use different exercises for the same muscle group and use different methods of strength training.

Ensure you push yourself to failure - too often individuals short-change their muscle tone and metabolic advantage by keeping resistance too light for their capability or stopping before reaching fatigue. Pushing you muscles to achieve that muscular fatigue (burning, heavy) feeling burns more calories in the short-term and long-term and DOES NOT result in massive size enhancements!!

Use a resistance that you can achieve a maximum of 15-20 repetitions with.

Put exercises together in a circuit-style fashion and try to keep rest to a minimum.

Do it more than twice a week!

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