Hi there, this is Jonathan Clark from Lose Weight For
Scotland – it’s my mission to Crush Obesity, Add Years To Your Life & help
you to Look Good Naked! I challenge
Scots to lose 10 lbs of fat or gain 10 lbs of muscle, even if they’ve tried
everything else, and it’s guaranteed.
One of the questions I get asked all the time is Does strength training make you bulkier and
gain weight?
All the Experts say: Not really, but it depends on your body
type. “If you tend to be a person who bulks up easily, you might want to try
higher reps with lighter weights,” In
my experience, if I can be really honest with you, people who ask that question
- Does strength training make you
bulkier and gain weight? - are just trying to put off exercising.
Bulking up is actually much harder to do than losing
fat. Have you seen what a pound of fat
looks like? [PIC] Compare that to a
pound of muscle. [PIC] (think of all
the grunting body builders do when they workout!), most women shouldn't worry
about it. Actually women's estrogen levels make bulking up harder for them,
while testosterone in men makes it easier to build muscle mass in them, so it’s
different for each.
That’s why you get
diet plans for women specifically, and you get websites that are clearly geared
for men. What you really need is a
programme tailor made for you specifically, because your body is unique. If you’re anything like me, there will be
bits you’re happy to show off, and bits even your partner hasn’t seen for
years! But imagine if you could stand in
front of the mirror in your bare buff, and actually like what you see?
Now, if you’re a lady who tends to put on muscle easily you might
want to skip typical leg strengthening exercises like squats, lunges and leg
presses. Let your cardio program be your leg strengthening routine, because
it’s enough to build muscle and will help you lose weight
The thing to remember is that strength training has far more
benefits than drawbacks when it comes to weight loss. In other word, every
adult should try to build some lean muscle.
Most important is the fact that muscles burn more calories than body fat
does at a resting heart rate. “The more muscle on your body the more calories
your body burns through every day at rest,” “Adding more muscle to your body is
going to increase daily metabolism or daily calorie burn, tighten and tone your
flabby bits, and make you feel better and more confident cos you start to get
your sexy back J
But building lean muscle takes a lot more e ffort than
losing fat, and it takes a lot more food!
To get big you’ve got to eat a whole lot more calories, and good
calories at that! If you’re trying to
burn fat, you’ve got it way easier than I have.
See, I’m an ectomorph, which means tall and slim. I’ve spent most of my life trying to add
muscle, and it’s only in the last year that I’ve managed to add 10 lbs onto my
body. But at the same time I lost 7 lbs
of fat, especially around my middle. If
you want to know how I did it, get my guide at http://www.loseweightforscotland.com.
But here’s one final point I want to make. If you weighed 20 stone but looked like
Jennifer Lopez, would you care? See in
working with people on weight and body issues for over 20 years, one thing I’ve
learned is that people care more about the inches than the scales. They care more about their shape and figure
than they do the numbers on the scales.
So I recommend you focus more on your body shape and your waist measurement
than what it says at your feet.
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