Fat Loss – Myths and Truths
Vadym Zyabkin asked:
Myth #1: You can lose fat from specific body parts or areas by excessive exercise of those body parts.
Truth: There is no such thing as “spot reduction.” When you exercise, fat burned for energy is taken from all body parts. Your genes can, however, dictate if you lose fat in the face and chest before the stomach, meaning that the countless ab exercises you do can cause more harm than benefit, without allowing you to maximize your goal reach.
Hot Tip: Working a specific muscle group like the belly can be beneficial. Strengthening and enlarging those muscles can help you look thinner by holding in your gut in better.
Myth #2: Putting on mass (Bulking) does not help with fat loss in any way because you gain muscle and fat.
Truth: Did you know that one pound of muscle burns 50 calories per day? These calories are used just to maintain the muscle. Working it would cause further calorie burn. This means that the more muscle you put on and maintain, the more fat you burn on a daily basis, through no extra hours of hated cardio. The average 250 lb bodybuilder loses 2-3 lbs of fat per day on a healthy, but low-calorie diet. So if you just can’t stand a healthy diet and extra cardio, you’ve still got a chance!
Myth #3: Strength training for a female will result in a bulky and masculine physique.
Truth: Because women have relatively low levels of the hormone testosterone, which influences muscle mass growth, it is very difficult for most women to build large muscles. High repetitions of a low resistance exercise of any sort will result in firmer muscles, not bulkier ones.
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Myth #1: You can lose fat from specific body parts or areas by excessive exercise of those body parts.
Truth: There is no such thing as “spot reduction.” When you exercise, fat burned for energy is taken from all body parts. Your genes can, however, dictate if you lose fat in the face and chest before the stomach, meaning that the countless ab exercises you do can cause more harm than benefit, without allowing you to maximize your goal reach.
Hot Tip: Working a specific muscle group like the belly can be beneficial. Strengthening and enlarging those muscles can help you look thinner by holding in your gut in better.
Myth #2: Putting on mass (Bulking) does not help with fat loss in any way because you gain muscle and fat.
Truth: Did you know that one pound of muscle burns 50 calories per day? These calories are used just to maintain the muscle. Working it would cause further calorie burn. This means that the more muscle you put on and maintain, the more fat you burn on a daily basis, through no extra hours of hated cardio. The average 250 lb bodybuilder loses 2-3 lbs of fat per day on a healthy, but low-calorie diet. So if you just can’t stand a healthy diet and extra cardio, you’ve still got a chance!
Myth #3: Strength training for a female will result in a bulky and masculine physique.
Truth: Because women have relatively low levels of the hormone testosterone, which influences muscle mass growth, it is very difficult for most women to build large muscles. High repetitions of a low resistance exercise of any sort will result in firmer muscles, not bulkier ones.
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