What Is Better For Fat Loss- Cardio Or Weights?
July 11th, 2009 | 
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I am fat though!
If I do weights, won’t I just build muscle under the fat and be some hulk sorta person!
In which case, should I only be doing Cardio until I am somewhat slim, THEN worry about weights?
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Short term cardio, but long term both. Muscle burns 3 times more calories than fat to sustain.
But the real answer is reducing your intake. If you drink 3-12oz. cokes a day, that’s 450 calories. Depending on your size, that’s about 1 hour of hard cardio. I’d pass on the cokes or something similar.
REDUCE CALORIE INTAKE!
It’s really good to do both.. Then you are mixing up your workout and keeping your body busy. I really suggest buying the Biggest Loser DVD.. It has cardio and weights on it! Its wonderful!! But that is just my suggestion!
LV is correct, strength training will burn calories 24 hours a day. Doing cardio only for fat loss is old school. The more muscle you have, the higher your RMR is. Also, strength training provides a list of other benifits such as increased testosterone and GH production (big fat burner), greater insulin response and increased fat burning as your muscles recover and repair themselves, even while sleeping. Cardio cannot do that.
If you’re just starting out, do light cardio for 2-3 weeks so your body gets used to exercise and builds some endurance, then hit the weights. Combine that with some high intensity cardio and that’ll shoot your metabolism through the roof.
Be sure not to neglect your diet. Diet is the #1 contributor to the success of your overall fitness program, and the one thing most people neglect or underestimate. Your gains will be minimal without big changes in your diet.
medical study has proven time and time again that resistance training causes a greater 24 hr caloric expenditure than a session of cardio of the same intensity and duration.
the response from the endocrine system is much greater with resistance training than with cardio. cardio does not increase testosterone output, growth hormone or IGF-1 output as much as resistance training does.
mainly cardio, but a mix of both. it helps toning alot when you do both. my uncle owns a gym and is a health expert, but you need to eat fairly healthily as well – dont be boring, experiment with foods. fruit ice creams which are homemade taste great and are very healthy, and if you peel a banana, wrap it in foil and freeze it, it tastes EXACTLY like banana ice cream! and also an easy way to five a day!
Cardio is great for losing weight. Just be sure to keep your heart rate at the target rate. You should also definitely do light weights. Be sure to mix your routine up so your body doesn’t get used to the same old thing. Gaining muscle tone will help you burn more fat. At first you may not see results but stick to it and you will see a change.
And remember, muscle weighs more than fat so don’t go stepping on that scale everyday.
cardio . weights build u muscles but do both but more cardio
BOTH, you need help if you say you are fat. Cardio will build up your cardio respiratory endurance and increase your immune system and weights will strengthen your fat joints simoultaneously gaining muscle mass which will rapidly burn calories. Seriously do both but with weights start at a lower weight with lots of reps. Did you consider changing your diet?
Pairing the two is best. Cardio slims down the fat, while weights tone the muscles. Pairing the two creates a healthy and balanced workout. Spend 30 minutes doing cardio, anout 20 lifting weights, and then another 10 minutes of light cardio to cool down.
Depending on how overweight you are should concentrate on cardio for the time being. If your health is very poor you should consult with a doctor before starting any workout. then build your workout up slowly.
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Cardio to warm up because this increases heart rate which improves your stamina then do weights.
You should combine them because they have different benefits
Do both.
Cardio will burn the calories in the short term, but building muscle will increase your metobolic rate to burn more calories over a period of time.
I’d just do your typical cardio workout but include the use of small weigths to reduce exercise time while covering both aspects.
If you are “fat” you need to take extra care not to damage your joints so take it easy. You might be better just cutting down the calories and walking/swimming for exercise until you achieve a more moderate weight.
You don’t do weights like guys who want big muscles do weights. You work every muscle, starting out at a very low weight, and just do 3 sets of 12 reps or so until you build up tolerance, and you won’t get bulky. But working your muscle like that burns fat more than twice as long as cardio. After you do weights, you can leave the gym and for hours, your muscles are still burning fat, so in the long run it’s better for you. But before doing weights, you should walk for 15-20 minutes to get your heart rate up so it’s in the position to start burning. Do that every other day, and on the off days, do cardio, that’s the best system for you!