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Most people involved in weights burn fat believe that it's all about the calories. If you burn calories more than you take in, you lose weight. If you take in more calories than you can burn, the body gains fat. While this piece of logic may make sense, it is only partly true. What burns calories nonstop is actually the lean muscle mass underneath body fat that allows more intake of calories without weight gain.
step by step to fat burning weight training
1. The Bicycle Exercise - best for targeting the six pack muscles and the obliques. To do this exercise, get into a supine position with hands at the back of your head. Bring knees to the chest while lifting shoulders off the floor. Slowly bring your right elbow towards your left knee as you straighten your right leg. Switch sides and continue in a pedaling motion. Do 1 to 3 sets with 12 to 16 repetitions.
2. The Captain's Chair Leg Raise - This exercise requires a captain's chair, a rack with padded arms allowing for the legs to hang free that is commonly found in gyms or health clubs. To do this exercise, stand on the chair and grip hand holds. Press back against the pad then raise knees to the chest to contract the abs then lower them back down. Do 1 to 3 sets with 12 to 16 repetitions.
3. Exercise Ball Crunch - For this exercise, an exercise ball is necessary. In this routine, the abdomen does more exerting but will still need the entire body to stabilize it throughout the routine. To do this exercise, lie on the ball with your lower back fully supported. Place hands behind the head. To lift the torso off the ball, contract the abs to pull the bottom of the rib cage towards the hips. Keep ball stable as you curl up, then lower back down to stretch the abs. Do 1 to 3 sets with 12 to 16 repetitions.
4. Vertical Leg Crunch - Performing this exercise is similar to doing a leg crunch except that the legs are straight up, forcing the abs to work and adding intensity to the routine. To do this, lie on the floor with the legs straight up, knees crossed, and place the hands beneath the head for support. Contract abs lifting the shoulders off the floor and keep legs in a fixed position to crunch. Do 1 to 3 sets with 12 to 16 repetitions.
5. Long Arm Crunch - This is a variant of the traditional floor crunch where the arms are held straight behind you, adding a lever to the move and making for a challenging exercise. To do this, lie on the floor or a mat then extend arms straight behind, keeping them clasped and next to the ears. Slowly contract abs and lift shoulders off the floor carefully to keep the arms straight. Do 1 to 3 sets with 12 to 16 repetitions.
The best strategy to fat burning weight is to observe a healthy diet coupled with exercise of at least an hour a day. Although there is no sure fire way to deal with belly fat, there are a number of activities from which to choose and enjoy. As long as you're having fun, you can lose weights without realizing it. It is important to look for an exercise you enjoy. If the suggested exercises above do not suit your taste, taking a hike, swimming or biking are just as effective in burning fat and toning muscles.
Weights burn fat burning weight exercises
muscle vs weights fat
Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but let’s face it – muscle looks better
than fat. Fat fills in all the lines and “cuts” that separate each distinct muscle group. It
covers up the muscles with a thick layer of spongy insulation, obscuring the muscle
definition below and adding a round, soft and doughy quality to the entire body. Muscle
is what makes your body solid, chiseled and athletic-looking. But muscle has more than
just aesthetic value. Your goal should be to build and maintain muscle not just for how it
looks, but also because of what it will do for you.
Muscle is your secret weapon in your war against fat. Muscle is your “metabolic
furnace,” burning calories even as you sleep and watch TV. Muscle is active tissue – it is
the catalyst for a fast metabolism. Fat just sits there idly in clumps on your body.
Unfortunately, most people pay little attention to their amount of muscle because they’re
too busy worshipping the almighty scale. This is a huge mistake!
Most people are totally obsessed with scale weights. The problem with the scale is
that it doesn’t tell you how much of your weight is fat and how much is muscle. Another
problem is that scale weight can fluctuate wildly on a daily basis based on your water
levels. This can blur the real picture.
Losing weight is very easy. Losing weights fat – and keeping it off – without losing
muscle, is a much bigger challenge. If you simply wanted to lose weight, I could show
you how to drop 10 –15 pounds over the weekend just by dehydrating yourself and using
natural diuretics. Bodybuilders and wrestlers do it all the time to make a weight class.
But what good would that do if it’s almost all water and you’re just going to gain it all
back within days?
If you want to achieve solid muscle gain or permanent fat loss and get off the diet
roller coaster once and for all, you must squash your preoccupation with scale weight and
instead judge your progress based on lean body mass and body fat. Ignoring the scale in
favor of body fat is a difficult shift in mindset to make, but it’s essential to your long term
success.
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