Everyone tells me you can't pick where you lose weight from, fine, but if that is true then what is this "tone-up" trash? If I want my belly and thighs to get smaller I have to lose weight, not tone up!!!!
Bump* I'm really curious!!
If my arms are sagging and I strength train them I am only working on the muslces. If I want the weight loss, then it's only cardio activity that will do that part.
I hope this makes sense.
Original Post by coppertop_4:
If I want the weight loss, then it's only cardio activity that will do that part.
Thats a common misconception, weights lifting is actually a much more efficient exercise for burning fat. This article explains is pretty well.
Original Post by coppertop_4:
If I want the weight loss, then it's only cardio activity that will do that part.
Thats a common misconception, weights lifting is actually a much more efficient exercise for burning fat. This article explains is pretty well.
I joke a lot that I have an amazing six-pack, you just can't see it 'cause it's hiding ;) And that's pretty much true
You kind of have to think of it like a pie chart....you need the strength training, the cardio, and the eating!
1 of them alone is just not as affective as all 3 put together!
****DISCLAIMER: this is just my opinion!******
O and Smartjock....its sooo funny you said that, cuz I just said that LAST night to a friend...great minds think alike!
You can build muscle (a.k.a. "tone") wherever you choose. You cannot select where you will lose fat, however.
For the muscle to be defined, you must lose the fat. Until then, it may actually add to one's body bulk because it is built beneath the fat.
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