If you have ever asked someone to explain how to burn body fat, the chances are slim that weight training came up in the list of responses.
But body fat is indeed one of the first things to go into overdrive when weight training is used consistently and properly.
In a twist which may surprise many of you out there reading this, it has even been shown to be more effective than cardiovascular exercise! That is, a specific type of resistance training. Today, we will explain exactly what it is and how you can do.
H.I.R.T. is the name given to the style of resistance training we will be discussing today. This is not pretty, but it is very effective!
However, if you want to burn fat you do not need to do endless reps with light weights. This does go against the gym myths from decades before us, but clinical studies prove that pushing yourself with heavier weights and for fewer reps will yield greater results for you. So dispel any thoughts of fitness classes which encourage you to lift empty barbells and ankle weights. To get the most from resistance training, we must go heavier.
Believe it or not, fat is not the primary fuel used during a resistance based workout when it is done with correct levels of resistance. The process of fat burning we are hoping to help you generate here actually uses carbohydrates as it's main fuel.
Now, you could see that as a disadvantage if your main goal is fat loss - why wouldn't you want to burn fat as your primary fuel?
The whole process is known as E.P.O.C. or the after burn effect. By using carbs to fuel our hard gym work, the body then becomes very protective of our few remaining carb stores while we refuel after a workout. But it must burn something in order to help the body continue to function. That's when we switch to losing body fat!
By training so hard we use carbs as our primary fuel in the gym, we allow ourselves the luxury of using fat as our primary fuel for up to sixteen hours after we finish training! That's considerably more fat than we could burn if we stayed at a low intensity and used it as our primary fuel source while training.
Wondering how to encourage more fat loss by adopting this training approach with your existing fitness routine?
The reason most people believe weight lifting is purely for bodybuilding purposes is because most people follow a bodybuilding routine without realizing it. Take a look the next time you train. How many people are lifting a weight for eight to twelve reps? How many are sitting for one-to-two minutes resting after each set? The answer is too many. That's normal gym procedure for the masses.
But it is not H.I.R.T. and it is not the most effective training style for fat loss.
High intensity resistance training involves reducing rest periods but keeping your training hard and heavy. Pair compound lifts together and work through sets of three of four moves in one circuit. You'll get more done in your session than those taking vast rest periods after every set, and you will notice significantly greater fat loss results in the weeks which follow.
Studies confirm that not only is H.I.R.T. great for fat loss, it is even superior to aerobic cardio exercise. Given that this is by far the most popular training method in mainstream gyms today, there are a lot of people reading this article who will have just discovered valuable new training information. Have fun implementing it.
But body fat is indeed one of the first things to go into overdrive when weight training is used consistently and properly.
In a twist which may surprise many of you out there reading this, it has even been shown to be more effective than cardiovascular exercise! That is, a specific type of resistance training. Today, we will explain exactly what it is and how you can do.
H.I.R.T. is the name given to the style of resistance training we will be discussing today. This is not pretty, but it is very effective!
However, if you want to burn fat you do not need to do endless reps with light weights. This does go against the gym myths from decades before us, but clinical studies prove that pushing yourself with heavier weights and for fewer reps will yield greater results for you. So dispel any thoughts of fitness classes which encourage you to lift empty barbells and ankle weights. To get the most from resistance training, we must go heavier.
Believe it or not, fat is not the primary fuel used during a resistance based workout when it is done with correct levels of resistance. The process of fat burning we are hoping to help you generate here actually uses carbohydrates as it's main fuel.
Now, you could see that as a disadvantage if your main goal is fat loss - why wouldn't you want to burn fat as your primary fuel?
The whole process is known as E.P.O.C. or the after burn effect. By using carbs to fuel our hard gym work, the body then becomes very protective of our few remaining carb stores while we refuel after a workout. But it must burn something in order to help the body continue to function. That's when we switch to losing body fat!
By training so hard we use carbs as our primary fuel in the gym, we allow ourselves the luxury of using fat as our primary fuel for up to sixteen hours after we finish training! That's considerably more fat than we could burn if we stayed at a low intensity and used it as our primary fuel source while training.
Wondering how to encourage more fat loss by adopting this training approach with your existing fitness routine?
The reason most people believe weight lifting is purely for bodybuilding purposes is because most people follow a bodybuilding routine without realizing it. Take a look the next time you train. How many people are lifting a weight for eight to twelve reps? How many are sitting for one-to-two minutes resting after each set? The answer is too many. That's normal gym procedure for the masses.
But it is not H.I.R.T. and it is not the most effective training style for fat loss.
High intensity resistance training involves reducing rest periods but keeping your training hard and heavy. Pair compound lifts together and work through sets of three of four moves in one circuit. You'll get more done in your session than those taking vast rest periods after every set, and you will notice significantly greater fat loss results in the weeks which follow.
Studies confirm that not only is H.I.R.T. great for fat loss, it is even superior to aerobic cardio exercise. Given that this is by far the most popular training method in mainstream gyms today, there are a lot of people reading this article who will have just discovered valuable new training information. Have fun implementing it.
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You can figure out the exact protocols used to design your very own 5 minute fat loss workout as well as various more fat loss facts by accessing crossfit and soccer coach Steve Menzies workouts on both YouTube and Fit Gurus.
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