Does weight lifting or cardio exercises speed weight loss?

Dnia 2008-03-06 Elflord napisa³(a):
> On 2008-03-06, Andrzej Rosa <bakters@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Dnia 2008-03-06 Elflord napisa³(a):
>>> On 2008-03-06, Andrzej Rosa <bakters@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> But they still are not sure about it. Otherwise they wouldn't write
>>>> about possible explanations in the Discussion. They write that data
>>>> suggest, and all that "I'm not sure if my data are good." stuff.
>>>
>>> No, they are sure *that RE improved*.
>>
>> Right. My bad. And data don't even look bad... Strange thing, but I
>> start believing it.
>
> I'm glad that it's growing on you. I happen to like that study,

The study seems to be all right. I didn't look closely enough the first
time and skipped crucial data, so I wrote mostly bollocks about it.

That will learn me! ;-)

> because they
> not only take "lab-based" measurements, which may or may not be interpretable
> in "the real world", they do some due diligence to actually test that the lab
> results come with some real performance improvement. The study would be just
> fine without the 5k time trials, but these are a nice icing on the cake.

You are right.

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On Feb 21, 2:02 am, Maribel.Trujillo-Mo...@asu.edu wrote:
> Does weight lifting speed up weight loss quicker or does cardio
> exercises? If someone has a goal to lose about 45 to 50 lbs. in three
> months and are following a healthy diet/calorie plan,

You are, in my opinion, contradicting yourself. Three months equals
about 12 weeks, right? A "healthy diet/calorie plan" would allow for
about 24 lbs. of fat loss. You're losing too much weight if you see
the scale drop by 50 lbs.

> would cardio exercises be the best choice to meet their weight loss goal quicker?

Regardless of my concern, a combination of weights and cardio would be
recommended.

> Two of my friends spent money on a personal trainer to help them with
> their weight loss goal. Their trainer had them due 20 minutes of
> cardio and 60 minutes of weight lifting with different routines 4
> times a week. After 4 months of weightlifting with cardio exercises
> and following a healthy plan to reach their weightloss goal, they only
> loss 10 to 15lbs. Which was very frustrating for them.

Twenty minutes of cardio and only four times a week? Not enough. I was
doing five sessions of cardio each week as a minimum.

> Today, both of my friends lost a lot of weight by eating healthy and
> doing cardio exercises 4 times a week for 60 minutes a day on their
> own. One lost 55lbs. and the other lost 50lbs. They both tell me
> that cardio exercises helped them reach their weight loss goal quicker
> than weight lifting. Now that they have reached their goal, they are
> now incorporating weights to their exercises along with cardio. They
> exercise 3 times a week, each day 20-30 minutes of weightlifting and
> 30 minutes of cardio.
>
> If someone has about 50 lbs. to 75 lbs. to lose in 6 months and
> follows a healthy food plan, should they lose the majority of their
> weight with cardio exercises first, then incorporate weight lifting
> and cardio once they reached their goal?

That's been my bestestest buddy and online I-trained-Olympia-
competitors AND I-use-my-real-name hero, Rob Schuh's advice. Lose the
fat first and then build the muscle. Wait, I think that was actually
in response to gaining muscle while losing fat. No matter, I'd still
recommend five or six sessions of cardio per week as well as at least
three sessions with the weights.

I've read also that keeping your heart rate under 130 beats per minute
is best for fat loss versus a more intense cardio.

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