Global Grind - You Need To Lift Weights To Lose Fat!

This first part is for all the ladies out there... Contrary to popular belief, you will not bulk up or become all manly by working out with weights! Actually, as you build muscle you tip the scales in the muscle to fat ratio. The muscle you build will also help burn the fat.

Focus on the larger muscle groups. While focusing on the larger muscle
groups, you are also toning all the secondary muscles. Keep your rep range
anywhere from 15-20 reps for toning. Legs, you can do anywhere from 20-30
reps.

Guys, you can do anywhere from 12-15 reps for toning the upper body, legs
anywhere from 15-20 reps.

In both cases, keep your breaks to a minimum, that will help drive your heart rate up! This routine in combination with healthy nutrition and cardio, you will definately drop the pounds in record time.

-Gorilla Zoe

absoluetly. more muscle the more calories burned. however, i was overtraining myself by going to the gym every day. Wasn’t letting my muscles fully heal. The guys at live forever at http://letslivelonger.blogspot.com/2009/04/lift-weights-to-lose-weight.html told me to cut back to 3 days a week. Much better. I am wasting less of my time and gaining more muscle from the times I do a work out. Good to have some days just for cardio too. Thanks guys!

joe 5/6/2009 | reply