Burn The Fat
In general, people will practice cardiovascular activities and forget about
weight bearing exercises when it comes to burning fat. Some 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 you will burn fat
calories, even at rest.
There's a growing trend from cardiovascular training
towards weight and strength training. According to a studies, the number of people lifting
free weights has increased 76% 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. To perform adequate weight
training exercises, you 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. Anyone who debates the fact that weight bearing
exercises doesn'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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