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Losing Body Fat By Building Muscle
Most people think of cardio
when it comes to exercising
to lose fat. That's because
running, biking, or any other
form of intense aerobic exercise
helps to burn calories, as
well as raise the body's metabolism.
But there are new studies
out that show weight training
to be better at raising your
resting metabolic rate, which
is the rate at which you burn
calories at rest. This may
mean that the best way to
burn off unwanted fat is by
building muscle in the gym.
There is one requirement for
weight training to be effective
at raising the metabolism.
The weight lifting must be
very intense to produce a
drastic increase in resting
metabolic rate.
Lifting light weights or exercising
for too short a time can diminish
the results. You need to do
3 to 4 sets per exercise and
do an average of 6 to 8 reps
for each.
This ensures that each major
muscle group is trained intensely.
In the studies, it was shown
that the test subjects resting
metabolic rate was still elevated,
on average 21%, even 24 hours
after the workout.
It appears weight training
can release hormones like
growth hormone and norepinephrine
that assist in the fat burning
process.
Also, removing the lactic
acids that's built up through
heavy weight training also
requires calorie expenditure.
Finally, the muscle building
process of repairing damaged
muscle tissue caused by weight
lifting can also burn more
calories.
Building muscle itself will
increase resting metabolic
rate, since muscle tissue
burns far more calories at
rest than fat.
So the more lean muscle mass
you have, the higher the resting
metabolism. That's why building
muscle through weight training
is also a way to lose unwanted
body fat.
The best way to lose fat is
to combine cardio with weight
training, to create a synergistic
effect in which both work
together to burn calories.
So if you're currently trying
to lose some fat, try to focus
on building muscle as well,
through weight training, so
you can raise your metabolism
and burn more calories at
rest.
About the author:
Personal trainer and fitness
author Shawn Lebrun will show
you, step by step, how to
build more muscle and lose
more fat in the least amount
of time possible. Check out
Shawn Lebrun Fitness.com to learn
more
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