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Originally Posted by 1436
There are plenty of studies to back up the idea that circuit training can be better for fat burning than straight cardio work. In other words, you don't need cardio to burn fat and some people find lifting a better way to lose weight than cardio.
A good book to lead to some of these studies is "The New Rules of Lifting."
It also bugs me when people who have lots of stomach fat do crunches. How much can those relatively small muscles burn? It is far more efficient to use your largest muscles if you want to burn the most fat.
My brother lost 40 pounds and really went from flab to rock hard fit without every getting on a bike or running. Now that he is in good shape he bikes for fun, but returns to lifting when he feels his weight getting in the way.
Me, I'm an armchair fattie. My Wii Fit groans when I step on it and then squeals like a small Asian woman at the all you can eat buffet "you too fat, you leave and don't come back."
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When I have to lose weight, I do a lot of long cardio sessions and cut out carbs. The weight just falls off. When I don't have to lose weight, I work out with weights more. It seems that if I eat more than a moderate amount of carbs, I gain weight, if I eat a moderate amount of carbs and lift weights plus moderate cardio, I stay the same, and if I eat a moderate amount of carbs and do tons of cardio, I lose weight.
This is only something I've had to concern myself about in the past few years -- before that I could eat whatever I wanted and work out however I wanted and I would not gain weight. And I still eat however much protein or fat I want -- yum. I am not sure if what works for me would work for anyone else though.
