Do we really lose fat by ONLY lifting weights??

[Danimal77]

Through the act of just lifting weights (NO CARDIO), do we really lose fat?

[Army of One]

Through the act of just lifting weights (NO CARDIO), do we really lose fat?

One of my pet hates, when you go to diet and fitness boards people always say "yeah lifting is great for losing fat because the more muscle you have the more fat you burn!" not realising that it takes many years (as a natural) eating OVER maintenance to gain a significant amount of muscle to have any effect on metabolism.

[candidizzle]

lol. nope. look at all the powerlifters and "off season" bodybuilders who work out with great intensity 4-5 times a week and yet they are still very fat...

[freespirit]

Muscles burn fat because they need energy, I guess. 

Personally, I  add cardiovascular exercise to my weight-training, on different days, like spinning and mountain-biking.

[Danimal77]

Well, when I lift weights in the gym, I'm sweating like a mofo, so I MUST be losing calories and in turn fat in the process. Is this not the case?

[candidizzle]

Well, when I lift weights in the gym, I'm sweating like a mofo, so I MUST be losing calories and in turn fat in the process. Is this not the case?

sweating is only a indication of raised internal body temperature.

[davidpaul]

sweating is only a indication of raised internal body temperature.

only an indication?

[Bluto]

i saw a skinny dude sweat like hell the other day doing squats

[burn2live]

sweating is only a indication of raised internal body temperature.

 

And how much would you say your internal body temperature fluctuates?

[candidizzle]

only an indication?

lol how else should i word it?

sweating is a sure sign that your body temperature is elevated above normal levels aka 98.6 degrees farenheit..

lol

[Faust]

i saw a skinny dude sweat like hell the other day doing squats

Was he sweating fat?

[candidizzle]

And how much would you say your internal body temperature fluctuates?

shut up queer bait you have no right to contradict me. up the post count and earn some respect from me anfd then ill answer your futile questions

[burn2live]

shut up queer bait you have no right to contradict me. up the post count and earn some respect from me anfd then ill answer your futile questions

Post count doesn't reflect learnedness

[Monster81]

lol. nope. look at all the powerlifters and "off season" bodybuilders who work out with great intensity 4-5 times a week and yet they are still very fat...

IMO it depends on ur diet, u can also do cardio all day and be fat if u eat junk, i belive weight lifting can be subtituted with cardio if ur doin it right

[candidizzle]

IMO it depends on ur diet, u can also do cardio all day and be fat if u eat junk, i belive weight lifting can be subtituted with cardio if ur doin it right

yea i agree, what you eat in the few hours before lifting will determine if you are burning fat or not.  personally i always make sure im not burning fat when im lifting. i drink sugar and get my insulin elevated... and i a bunch of meat before hand too.

[Moosejay]

50% cardio

50% weights

IMO

[spinnis]

about 250kcal in 60min hard weightlifting.

[Monster81]

yea i agree, what you eat in the few hours before lifting will determine if you are burning fat or not.  personally i always make sure im not burning fat when im lifting. i drink sugar and get my insulin elevated... and i a bunch of meat before hand too.

great,,,i used to have simple carbs before workout too,,but then realised that my energy drops so fast during the workout, so now i prefere to have 6 ounces of boild potato 30 mins before workout ,

[candidizzle]

i sip on the sugar all the way through though so im good. about 30-40 grams waxy maize continually for the 50 minutes or whatever im in the gym

[The Coach]

Short answer.....yes you can lose a lot of just by weights alone. I will explain when I get to my regular computer. Anyone who thinks they cannot, does really know the phyisology behind proper weight training for fat loss.

[G o a t b o y]

I will explain when I get to my regular computer.

Why wait, Joe?  You're the master of cell phone posting. 

[The Coach]

I'm on a golf course waiting for the hacks in front of us!!

[candidizzle]

I'm on a golf course waiting for the hacks in front of us!!

your going to top this next shot joe. and the one after is gong to be a duck hook.


youll 3 put the next 5 holes.


sand on 17 and 18.

posting a snowman on 18.

[Red Hook]

as long as you are burning more calories than you take in you will lose weight.

you can do it by lifting weights or by a combination of weights and cardio.

if you choose to lose weight be only weight training then your diet has to be on point because you have less room for mistakes.

caloric intake is probably the biggest factor, if you over eat it doesn't matter what you do, you will get zero results.

[candidizzle]

as long as you are burning more calories than you take in you will lose weight.

you can do it by lifting weights or by a combination of weights and cardio.

if you choose to lose weight be only weight training then your diet has to be on point because you have less room for mistakes.

caloric intake is probably the biggest factor, if you over eat it doesn't matter what you do, you will get zero results.

burn off fat in the morning by doing am cardio. then eat 300 calories over maintanence.

this will result in a slow reduction in fat while a slow gain in muscle. and you in a constant calorie surplus.