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Anonymous
Reasons why weight lifting is superior to cardio for fat loss:
1. Metabolic increase. Your body continues to burn fat for over an hour after lifting weights. After cardio, it stops in minutes.
2. Natural Interval Training. Lifting heavy is a natural HIIT session. You work hard, then rest, then work hard.
3. Cardio is too efficient. When it comes to operating a machine that wants to consume as much fuel (glycogen, then fat) as possible, an inefficient machine is best. Think of cardio as cruise control - steady fat loss, lots of gas mileage. Where as weight lifting is like jamming the gas, breaking, accelerating, turning. More fuel (fat) is required.
4. Cardio isn't actually cardio. It should be referred to, accurately, as aerobic exercise. Some studies indicate that the heart (cardiovascular puts the cardio in... cardio) is not strengthened by cardio exercise at all.
5. Muscle eats fat all day. It takes more calories to fuel a pound of muscle than it does to store fat. A 200lb muscular man can/will eat 2400 calories just to maintain. A fat 200lb man would store more of those calories as fat, even if eating the same amount and type of food.
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