Most people think, that a workout program that involves weight training is going to make them bulky and “muscly” looking. I know a lot of guys out there wouldn’t mind this, but most women don’t particularly like this look for themselves. This is a HUGE common misconception that, more often than not, dooms a motivated gym-goer from the start without them even know it.I don’t care what anyone says, competitive bodybuilders DO NOT get their body without the help of some sort of supplement, whether it be one or several. This being especially true for women. The main reason it is easier for men to gain more muscle than women is testosterone. Women simply DO NOT have the abundance of testosterone in their body like men do, and because of this, will not bulk up just from implementing weight training into their program.
Every weight loss program MUST have three things: weight lifting, cardio, and a sound nutrition plan. In short, weight lifting burns less calories than cardio DURING the exercise, but adds more calorie-burning lean muscle to the body for increased metabolism for hours AFTER and BETWEEN your workouts. Weight lifting can essentially be viewed as another pathway to allow your body to burn more calories. Couple this with cardio and a healthy well-balanced diet and you’re on your way to losing inches the RIGHT way.
So, get out of your cardio-only workout routine that you’ve been on because you think it will only burn the fat off. It won’t. You’re burning your lean muscle off too which, in turn, lowers your metabolism even MORE! Start a program with the big three that I mentioned and watch your body change before your eyes.
-Patrick McCandless, CFT, EMT-P
Tags: diet, exercise, fat loss, health, strength training, weight loss, weight training
