Mon, Dec-13-04, 12:31
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Senior Member
Posts: 1,079
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Plan: My own, post Atkins
Stats: 180/131/140
BF:
Progress: 123%
Location: los angeles
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Weight training increases muscle, which burns more energy than fat, thus raising your resting metabolism. By raising your resting metabolism you will burn more energy while sitting around.
Cardio (unless it's the HIIT type!) only raises your metabolism while your actually doing it.
So, it's very clear that weight training may offer greater weight loss and health benefits than simple cardio. IMHO, weight training should be the basis of a fitness program.
Cardio is great for your heart, and shouldn't be discounted, though. It can also speed things up a bit, cuz every little bit of exercise counts towards your goal.
If you lift as heavy as you can and rotate your lifts, the weights will work for you. You don't have to add cardio. But if you have the time to schedule cardio workouts in between weightlifting days, or in the mornings, it won't hurt.
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