| In the next 2 minutes you are going to learn... | | | | the fact that a woman who has more muscle |
| Why women who ONLY do cardio will never | | | | then a woman that does not will burn more |
| achieve the results their weight training and cardio | | | | calories per hour and will burn more fat. |
| using counter-parts will. This is a BOLD statement | | | | 3- Your scale is a liar... |
| that's sure to aggravate a few people but I'm not | | | | This one's really cool! All weight is not created |
| going to make that without giving you the full | | | | equal. Is the weight water, fat or muscle? People |
| story. | | | | who get caught up in weight are bound to lose |
| Unfortunately this myth won't die! And even with | | | | the battle of getting fit. If you weight 150 lbs and |
| previous articles on this subject the question still | | | | you lose 20 lbs in a year everybody would give |
| comes up in various forms like this one: | | | | you congratulations. Maybe some would throw a |
| "I am helping a friend incorporate weight training | | | | party. |
| into her fitness routine because all she has done is | | | | Until you told them you lost 25 lbs of muscle. |
| cardio. She does not seem to understand that | | | | Now people think you are ill and wonder if you |
| weight training builds muscle. Although the scale is | | | | are okay. |
| not showing she is losing weight, her clothes are | | | | Weight is a poor indicator of progress. You can |
| looser. Do you have any advise? Do you agree | | | | lose fat around the midsection, your clothes will |
| that weight training along with cardio is an | | | | feel and fit looser and you might actually weight |
| effective way of weight loss?" | | | | more because you are building muscle and burning |
| Maybe I should have entitled this article something | | | | fat. This is cause for celebration. Maybe going |
| like "Your Scale is a Big Fat Liar!" There are | | | | down a size or two but gaining 10 lbs should be |
| several points in your question Taking them one | | | | cause for a party. |
| by one in a point by point fashion might be best. | | | | You see, the scale is an okay way to measure |
| Let's take that approach. | | | | blanket progress but if you really want to know |
| 1 - Women who only do cardio... | | | | how you are doing, you should take pictures, take |
| Are missing out on building muscle. Now I'm not | | | | body fat measurements and do visual inspections. |
| talking about big man like muscles but just simply | | | | If you lose muscle (weight) that is no cause for |
| maintaining and building muscle. While it's true that | | | | celebration. |
| cardio does involve muscles, it's not designed to | | | | Far too many people use their scale as an |
| "build" per se. Most women look at images of 'fit' | | | | indicator of progress when in fact they have no |
| females who are not only in shape but have a | | | | idea if it's fat, water or muscle they are losing. |
| nice feminine muscle quality about them. They | | | | 4- Weight training with cardio is the ULTIMATE |
| want to achieve this by doing cardio but | | | | too for success |
| completely forgetting the model in question | | | | Picture yourself 5 years from now. Would you |
| probably does a fair amount of weight training as | | | | rather: |
| well. You know what I mean don't you? | | | | Option 1) Be the correct weight but just rail thin |
| 2- Women who have more muscle burn more | | | | with no curves. Low body fat but just bones and |
| fat... | | | | minimal muscle? Option 2) Be the correct weight |
| That's right. You read that correctly. The more | | | | but be shapely, nice muscle tone and with a |
| muscle you have, the higher your metabolic rate | | | | definite 6 pack of abs. Radiant and healthy? |
| and the higher your metabolic rate the more fat | | | | If you picked Option 2, you win the prize! And |
| you can burn. As I sit here (arrogantly as I'm sure | | | | getting to Option 2 is as simple as building muscle |
| some may think while reading this) I'm burning | | | | to increase your metabolic rate and using cardio |
| more fat then the person in the hallway across | | | | as a fat burning tool. |
| from me. Neither of us are moving mind you. But | | | | And now you realize that women who only do |
| I have much more muscle mass. Muscle burns | | | | cardio, think that they will get bulky by weight |
| more calories per hour then fat. | | | | training, are worried about what the scale says |
| All this means to you is... | | | | over actual results, and only use cardio will not |
| A female who does cardio and weight trains to | | | | achieve the results they probably want. |
| build up some muscle (while keeping her goals in | | | | By just having some muscle with weight training, |
| mind) will burn more fat then a female who only | | | | you will burn more calories sleeping then before! In |
| does cardio and does not use muscle to their | | | | fact, truth be told, you'll burn more calories and |
| advantage. I'm not advocating females build up | | | | burn more fat doing everything. |
| slabs of Olympian style muscle! I'm just confirming | | | | |