Does weight lifting and body workouts make you lose weight?
Hi, I started working out at my local gym and its been great so far. I usually workout my arms, legs, and abs by using diffrent machines and exercises and weight lifting. By doing this, would it really build up my metabolism? If I work out my abs, will it burn fat in my stomach? Im a male, by the way, 15.
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3. The basic mechanism for weight loss is to have more calories going out than what is coming in. Our bodies naturally burn calories all day everyday just to maintain normal physiology (brain function, heart beating, breathing, etc). However, exercising helps to increase the amount of energy (calories) being used or going out. Now for the intake part, the biggest part is watching what you eat. If you take in excessive amount of calories it will be stored in some form (carbohydrates/sugar, FAT, protein). So, make sure there is more effort on using calories (activity/exercise) than taking in calories (eating).
4. Weight training is the only way to increase your metabolism permanently. More muscle, more calories burned while resting,hence faster metabolism and less fat.
Ab workouts don't burn fat on the stomach, but it will make them look better. To burn belly fat, aerobic exercise is the only way. Exchange fat with muscle but don't try to lose weight if you want to grow muscles. Very tough to impossible losing weight and gaining muscle mass.
At your age, focus on building more muscle (eat more protein and lift weights) and focus less on trying to lose weight. You wont mind gaining weight if the added weight is muscle.
5. Weight training can help you lose or gain depending on how you do it. If you want to build you do no more than 5 reps and use heaviest weight you can and still keep strict form. Do at least 3 sets.
If you want to lose or tone do 10 reps or more with less weight a weight that challenges you but is not heavy. If you do the sets back to back without rest this is called super setting if you super set you will raise your metabolism since this is an intense technique.
You can also do tri sets and giant sets tri sets are three sets back to back no rest and giant sets are 3 or more sets back to back this is intense training. I love doing giant sets then I finish my workout in half the time without all that waiting or resting between sets.
To burn fat on your stomach you need to work the whole body and the abs along with it.
6. You can't choose where you will burn the fat. For most men the stomach is the last place they will lose fat.
Weights will burn fat but if weightloss is your goal then you should also do cardio
7. If you want to loose weight you need to do some type of cardio in addition to lifting weights. Working out your abs will help you tone and build mussel, but if ther is fat covering it no one will notice. If you run or do an eliptical, running would be best! you will burn off the fat on your body which will give you the look you want. Doing both is the most effective. and a good diet.
8. Weight training can drastically multiply your weight loss efforts. Lifting weights builds muscle which in turn, burns more calories, helping you to lose weight and firm up. It is much easier to keep off the weight when you weight train because your body will burn more calories even at rest. Click on the link I've posted as a source for more info.
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Kidney beans
Cabbage
Brussel sprout
Cauliflower
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Iodized salt
Liver
Red meat
Spinach
Broccoli
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"FOODS ENCOURAGE WEIGHT GAIN"
Meat
Dairy foods
Kidney beans
Lima beans
Wheat
"FOODS ENCOURAGE WEIGHT LOSS"
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Vegetable oils
Soya foods
Vegetables
Pineapple
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"FOODS ENCOURAGE WEIGHT GAIN"
Lentils
Sweetcorn
Peanuts
Sesame seeds
Buckwheat
Wheat
"FOODS ENCOURAGE WEIGHT LOSS"
Liv 52
Euterpe Oleracea
Green vege
Meat
Lamb Liver
Eggs
__ Blood group Type AB.
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"FOODS ENCOURAGE WEIGHT GAIN"
Red meat
Kidney beans
Seeds
Sweetcorn
Buckwheat
"FOODS ENCOURAGE WEIGHT LOSS"
Liv 52
Euterpe Oleracea
Tofu
Seafood
Green vege
Dairy products
Alkaline fruits
Pineapples
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