Can I do strength training in order to assist me with my weight loss program?
Strength training and weight loss? This can be two opposite sides of the coin! But wait, first you have to decide exactly what your goal is. What weight do you want to lose? Do you want to lose fat weight? Do you want to increase muscle weight?
You also need to think about the shape your body is in right now. If you you are battling with being flabby, you might be able to lose weight, even if you do gain muscle weight.
The second thing you need to know is, when you do strength training you need to know what your goals are. What people normally refer to when talking about strength training, is weight training. This means you will work out against a certain resistance. Often people shy away from this kind of training because it is associated with huge bodybuilders, power lifters etc..
But this is where your goals come in, and getting proper guidance. To illustrate what I'm saying; if your car starts giving you trouble, would you take to a plumber to get it fixed? No! Of course not! You would take it to someone who is competent to do the job! Now this is where I get confused. If someone totally messes up your car, you can always go buy another one (at worst you might have to walk a couple days - which might even be good for your health). But when it comes to our health, and looking after our bodies, we take risks, take advice from anybody and go on starvation diets. Hey guys, you have one life, one body!
To get back to what your goal is. When your goal is to lose weight, the first place to start looking is at your diet. Do some homework and develop healthy eating habits. Look at what you eat. How often do you eat. It might be a good idea to have more regular meals, but smaller portions. Start eating slower. By doing this you will realize when you've had enough, thus you will start having smaller meals.
Combine your diet with a good exercise routine. Once you decided on your goal, and you determined what exercise routine you want to follow, choose your diet in view of that. In order to lose weight, you need to cut back on calories. But especially if you are going to do strength training, you still need to get the proper amount of calorie intake. You also need to consider what kind of strength training you want to do. If you do heavy weights, with low reps on each exercise, you most likely are going to battle with weight loss. This will increase your strength, and you will increase in muscle size.
It is a good idea to consider working out with lighter weights and doing more reps on each set. Do this maybe twice per week, and follow a good cardio program 3 times per week. This will cause to burn the fat, and by strengthening your muscles, your body will use up even more calories. While burning the calories, you will be toning and develop lean muscles Thus the importance of matching your diet with your workout routine, in order to make sure you still have enough "fuel" for your body to function properly without being depleted.
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Lose Belly Fat - How To Lose Belly Fat
By Vince DelMonte
Almost everyone wants to lose some excess fat on their body somewhere. For the vast majority, they're looking to lose belly fat and they want to lose belly fat fast! Whether you want to admit it or not, most of us spend far too many months of the year overeating and then scramble at the first sign of warm weather in order to remove what's accumulated over the time. Unfortunately, if you're trying to learn how to lose belly fat, it's not exactly a quick fix.
The problem most individuals run into is they overlook how difficult it can be to lose belly fat off their body. If the truth be told, a fat belly is probably one of the hardest areas to successfully remove because it's made up what is known as 'stubborn' fat.
You're body is actually physiologically slightly different when it comes to fat around the abdominal region. What's the reason for this? Primarily, it's the first place we tend to store fat and where body fat is needed for protection the most - to protect the organs and internal structures.
As such, your fat belly is going to do everything it can to hold onto it. Not a good situation in your quest to lose belly fat.
In order to outsmart this, you're going to have to work really hard. That's not to say it can't be done - it most certainly can, you just have to have realistic expectations about the time line you will achieve this goal over and how much effort you'll have to put in.
First things first, lets talk about exercise to lose belly fat. First, hit the weights. When lifting, be sure you are lifting as heavy as you possibly can, as this is what will ramp up your metabolism the highest. You want to shoot for the 6-10 rep range, as this is most appropriate for metabolic effects.
Second, get that cardio up there. Don't do hours on end though, focus on doing sprints. In fact, better yet is to sprint first, then do more steady state cardio afterwards. This will help to release the fatty acids from the tissue (mobilize them) and then burn them off during the steady state cardio. This type of set-up can be far more effective at getting that stubborn fat off your body than doing a typical cardio session is.
Lastly, check over that belly fat diet. Too many fat or carbohydrates calories will slow your progress, while protein, generally speaking will help due to the fact the body burns more calories just digesting it.
This can be taken too far though - there is no need to exceed 1.5 grams per pound of body weight, but keeping it up around that level is your best approach. Then, fill in the remainder of your calories with carbohydrates around the workout period and fat during the other times.
As long as you are patient with the process and continually push yourself in the gym, there is no reason why within time, you can't be sporting your own set of six-pack abs.
About the Author:
Vince DelMonte is the author of Your Six Pack Quest found at
Almost everyone wants to lose some excess fat on their body somewhere. For the vast majority, they're looking to lose belly fat and they want to lose belly fat fast! Whether you want to admit it or not, most of us spend far too many months of the year overeating and then scramble at the first sign of warm weather in order to remove what's accumulated over the time. Unfortunately, if you're trying to learn how to lose belly fat, it's not exactly a quick fix.
The problem most individuals run into is they overlook how difficult it can be to lose belly fat off their body. If the truth be told, a fat belly is probably one of the hardest areas to successfully remove because it's made up what is known as 'stubborn' fat.
You're body is actually physiologically slightly different when it comes to fat around the abdominal region. What's the reason for this? Primarily, it's the first place we tend to store fat and where body fat is needed for protection the most - to protect the organs and internal structures.
As such, your fat belly is going to do everything it can to hold onto it. Not a good situation in your quest to lose belly fat.
In order to outsmart this, you're going to have to work really hard. That's not to say it can't be done - it most certainly can, you just have to have realistic expectations about the time line you will achieve this goal over and how much effort you'll have to put in.
First things first, lets talk about exercise to lose belly fat. First, hit the weights. When lifting, be sure you are lifting as heavy as you possibly can, as this is what will ramp up your metabolism the highest. You want to shoot for the 6-10 rep range, as this is most appropriate for metabolic effects.
Second, get that cardio up there. Don't do hours on end though, focus on doing sprints. In fact, better yet is to sprint first, then do more steady state cardio afterwards. This will help to release the fatty acids from the tissue (mobilize them) and then burn them off during the steady state cardio. This type of set-up can be far more effective at getting that stubborn fat off your body than doing a typical cardio session is.
Lastly, check over that belly fat diet. Too many fat or carbohydrates calories will slow your progress, while protein, generally speaking will help due to the fact the body burns more calories just digesting it.
This can be taken too far though - there is no need to exceed 1.5 grams per pound of body weight, but keeping it up around that level is your best approach. Then, fill in the remainder of your calories with carbohydrates around the workout period and fat during the other times.
As long as you are patient with the process and continually push yourself in the gym, there is no reason why within time, you can't be sporting your own set of six-pack abs.
About the Author:
Vince DelMonte is the author of Your Six Pack Quest found at
He specializes in helping chubby guys and gals get six pack abs without gimmicks, supplements or dieting.
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