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Should Everybody Do Muscle Training Or Weight Training?
When it comes to fitness, there are many options to choose from. You can do anything from aerobics to muscle training. Each depends on the benefits you are looking for specifically. While aerobics is designed primarily to lose weight, training is used to tone up your muscles and sculpt them. Aerobics and weight training can be combined to maximize the benefits as well.
When it comes to this form of fitness you must take into consideration that the pounds lost, do not necessarily reflect your total success. When you use muscle training in your routine, you are building muscle mass. Muscle weighs more than the fat; therefore you may be getting slimmer even without losing a ton of weight on the scale. Inches lost are usually a more accurate and better indicator when it comes to muscle training. If you are muscle training as part of your fitness routine, another great indicator is muscle tone and definition.
Not only can you train in combination with aerobic exercise, you can also do it all by itself. This can be done primarily for that extra boost of confidence after weight loss. Muscle training alone can help your clothes fit better. This training alone is usually reserved for those who are at the weight they desire, but just want more definition. Sometimes it can be used for those who are underweight. By building muscle mass, they can appear healthier and fitter.
Just remember when it comes to weight training, do not over do it. Unless you are a body builder, too much muscle training or overtraining can make you bigger than you wanted. Your best bet when it comes to such training, is to find a personal trainer. A personal trainer can determine how much and what kind of training will work best for you. Based on what you tell them your goals are, they can devise a training program personally for you. They can develop a muscle training program that targets specific areas and even avoids some, if you wish.
There are many varied reasons that people use muscle training. From weight loss, to sculpting, to building bulk, all use muscle training. There are also many benefits to muscle training as well. A better physique, an extra boost to weight loss, better fitting clothes, and just being healthier are all reasons for muscle training. Including it in your routine is always a good idea if these seem like benefits that you would like.
Mike Singh
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October 20, 2009 - 2:26 pm
What should I be focusing on more? Weight training or Cardio for major weight loss.?
ok i work in the morning during the week and i already get up really early so i can’t do any cardio in the morning before work. so in the evenings when i go to the gym what should i focus on more for major weight loss? i want to lose weight but i want it done the right way so i dont mind if it comes off a little slow. i want to be lean and have definition in my arms and legs but everybody says cardio, cardio, cardio but on the other hand some say focus on muscle training because muscle burns fat. so if i can only work out during the week in the evening and on the weekend in the mornings. how much cardio should i do and muscle training and does it matter which comes first?
October 20, 2009 - 7:28 pm
Focus equally on both. Usually I prefer the cardio first since I feel like it increases blood flow to your muscles before you lift weights. I do about 30 minutes of cardio and then 30-40 minutes of weights every other day.
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October 20, 2009 - 7:30 pm
They are right when they say that muscle burns fat. However, cardio is not only good for losing weight, it is good for your heart…(Hence the cardio). Lol. If by losing weight you actually mean dropping pounds, muscle is the wrong way to go. I mean muscle ways more than fat. If you want to just get in shape and be lean then yes, muscle training is wonderful. I would probably do a tentative schedule for yourself. Because neither cardio nor muscle building is better than the other. I would switch it up you know? One day do 45 minutes of Cardio and 30 minutes of weights. then the next day, do the opposite. Gt your body to do different things and you are more likely to gte leaner and better defintion. A good cardio workout that will also really build your legs is stairs… running u one at time, running up two at a time, double hop up one at a time, double hop up two at a time, then hopping one at a time one foot. I know it sounds stupid but it really works.
Hope I helped.
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