Originally posted by: Blackened
Originally posted by: Rudee
Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Sounds like you need more cardio. Burn more calories. Weight-lifting doesn't really burn a lot of calories, afaik.
amish
Oh really? Get under the squat rack with me for 8 heavy sets of deep squats, supersetted with heavy leg extensions with only 1 minute rest between sets, and try to catch your breath. Weight lifting can be very aerobic if you reduce your rest time and increase the intensity. Besides, the biggest metabolic gain comes with the added muscle mass which will surely follow if you workout hard and eat properly.
THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS TO GAIN MUSCLE MASS, you need to have a caloric surplus and you need
insulin to transport nutrients to muscle cells to help them recover - BOTH of these are counterproductive
to losing fat! IF you want to lose bodyfat, you should concentrate on doing high intensity aerobics, period!
Now weightlifting can be beneficial in that it will help minimize muscle wasting which is pretty prevelant
in people that do alot of running - but this is not an issue until you get to a relatively low bodyfat percentage,
I would say around 13% and below.
The other thing is - the KEY to burning fat is a consistently high heart rate! Yes squats will definitely
boost your heart rate up there but how long does a set of 20 squats last? 1 minute? Than you'll probably
rest for 3-4. Cardio will raise your heartrate consistently over a longer period of time thus its MUCH BETTER
for burning fat.