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I have always been a little overweight, but for the last month I have been going to the gym almost every day and have dropped pounds and gained some good muscle. Question is:

Do not want to be fat strong dude, want to be lean strong dude. Will weights drop fat, or is running and weights best? Basically, what is ideal mix of weight and cardio to look perfected?
>> Anonymous
you can get pretty damn lean doing decent weights, and doing a lot of body weight exercises. Some form of cardio is usually a must.
>> Anonymous
the fat weightlifters you see are fat only because they are on their training cycles. unlike bodybuilders, they don't have a cut phase.

get strong, when satisfied with strength, cut.
>> 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.
>> Anonymous
Op here: thxdudes. I lift heavy (try to max out) about 45 minutes a day, legs&arms one day with chest&back the next. When I run, I go fast for 20 minutes, then cruise along for about 20. I usually run an hour or more after weights. Is this perfect? Or tweaks needed? I also do abs every day.
>> Anonymous
Op here: But yeah, I def lift more than running.
>> Anonymous
good plan
>> Anonymous
>>248961
You're probably running too much after weights.

Your body goes through fuel like this:
1. Glycogen (stored carbs)
2. Fat (duh)
3. Muscle

It takes about 30-40 minutes to burn through the stored energy you have. After that, you'll burn fat for another 30-60 minutes. Work much more than like 45 minutes and your risk of starting to consume muscle increases.
>> Anonymous
>>248980

So I should only work out for like an hour a day, regardless of the time between workouts? An hour of lifting and an hour of running separated by 6 hours of chillaxing would hurt?
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
>>249003
I'd say do like a total of 60-90 minutes of exercise in a day. Spreading it out would let you do more, but in the resting time you will renew your glcyogen stores.

I got good results from 45-60 minutes of weight training followed by 25 minutes of cardio.
>> Anonymous
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my armpits stopped sweating. Am I going to die?