Is it true that weight training is good for speeding up your metabolism?
I've heard that all exercise is great for that but weight training specifically is good for it. If so, what sort of training should you do?
It's absolutely true.
Weight training does assit in speeding up your metabolism. Buy building lean muscle mass, you are increasing the amount of time you can burn energy at a high level.
After a work out, your body can still continue to burn energy at a higher level then at rest for up to 48 hours.
What is a good weight training routing for a female trying to lose fat and tone muscle?
June 11th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Yes its absolutely true.
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June 11th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
No, that's false. Weight training is an action that will strengthen the muscles of a certain area inwhich you are training. Your metabolisim is based on a hormone distrubuted by your body. The only way to boost your metablolisim naturally is to eat 6 small meals per day and exersice each day in small incriments.
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June 11th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
It's true as long as you are doing cardio as well.
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June 11th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Walk or jog for 5 to 6 kms every day to increase your metabolism
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June 11th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Yes, it is. It depends on your natural body type as to what type of weight training you do for maximum benefit. Weight training builds muscle (mass or lean, depending on what you do) and the more muscle you have as opposed to fat, the better your metabolic rate will be.
Cardio is also good
Drinking lots of water is good
Eating the right food at the right intervals throughout the day is good
They can all raise your metabolism
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June 11th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Yes .Its true
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June 11th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
It's absolutely true.
Weight training does assit in speeding up your metabolism. Buy building lean muscle mass, you are increasing the amount of time you can burn energy at a high level.
After a work out, your body can still continue to burn energy at a higher level then at rest for up to 48 hours.
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June 11th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Yes, I wish more women would do it and not fear being huge muscular beasts which won't happen because it's much harder for them than men as they have little testosterone. Weight training is the best way because you will make your body burn more even when it sleeps and you will shape yourself, not just shrink yourself from a pear or apple to a smaller pear or apple. You want to start off light and only 3 times a week or so because you're at beginner level for now. You should join a website forum for fitness/bodybuilding/strength/powerlifting they have women sections these days and are not all about muscle bound steroid freaks but people that are into weight training and have done it for years as a lifestyle choice. They will have routines, answers and advice for folks of all ages, and levels of training&goals. Get it from the horse's mouth, that's what I did and now I help others and have never looked back.
Quote"Nope, because weight training focuses and isolates the area you're training and won't affect other areas of your body much. You will gain muscle in some areas rather than lose fat."
Not true. Weight training only isolates if you use isolation machines instead of compound free weights exercises. The point being made is that building muscle will increase metabolism which will then lead to burning more fat. You also, cannot spot reduce fat, it happens over the whole body.
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June 11th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Nope, because weight training focuses and isolates the area you're training and won't affect other areas of your body much. You will gain muscle in some areas rather than lose fat.
If you want to increase metabolism, i heard that drinking green tea can help with that. If you need to burn more fat during cardio sessions, try getting some L-Carnitine which helps to utilize stored fats for energy. Should be found at any health stores that sell gym supplements. Do some research if you're not sure.
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June 11th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
For many people trying to speed up their metabolism the first thing they think to try is an aerobic or cardio exercise program. The problem is that most people focus on this method but miss another piece of the puzzle when it comes to speeding up their metabolism; weight training. Yep, that's right, good old fashioned weight lifting is a great way to boost metabolism.
What is it about resistance training that encourages your body to speed up its metabolism? The reason is simple. Lean muscle mass requires calories to maintain itself so the more muscle you have the higher your metabolism. By simply adding five pounds of lean muscle mass with weight training the body will require more calories to keep that muscle which means a higher basal (normal) metabolism. We get these additional calories to maintain more muscle from two sources. The first source of calories is the food we eat, the second is the body's fat stores. Simply put the more lean muscle mass one possesses the more calories they will burn, even while resting. This helps explain why fitness models look the way they do. Because of their abundance of lean muscle mass their bodies are calorie burning machines.
When you lift weights you are not actually building muscle, you are breaking it down. It's what happens after the workout that causes the metabolism to speed up. After the muscle is broken down the body compensates by building more muscle to try and keep the muscle from breaking down again. It takes a large amount of energy from calories to rebuild new and bigger muscles. So lifting weights burns calories and speeds up metabolism not only during the weight lifting workout but also while the body builds bigger and stronger muscles.
A weight lifting routine must be done correctly and at regular intervals if one is to get the maximum effect. Going to the gym once a week will not bring the kind of results talked about. It will take some time and dedication to build new muscle mass but the end result will be worth it with a better body and a speed up in metabolism.
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June 11th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
weight training is definitely better for losing wight, getting trim or bulking up.
The reason why weight training increases your metabolism is that when you weight train you increase your muscle mass which in turn means that your muscle and body needs more fuel to maintain itself so your body speeds up and therefore your metabolism will speed up. you will also get more hungry but thats all good as long as you eat right.
if your trying to lose weight or trim up you should be doing more weights that you can push reasonably and do around 10 to 12 reps if you are trying to build mass then you will need to do lower reps around 6-8 and try to push as much as you can and have someone spot you.
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