Weightlifting for weight loss get results quickly not by burning fat as fuel, but by
increasing your lean muscle mass so that you use up more calories every day just by being alive.
Not exact matches
Both endurance athletes and resistance - training athletes appear to have
increased requirements for protein,
so ensure you eat enough to support your
lean muscle mass.
Research shows that bone mineral density (BMD) has a definite correlation to
lean muscle mass,
so healthy testosterone levels and
lean muscle are another key to a healthy
increase in bone density.
Whey protein has been shown to help assist in building
lean muscle mass,
increase calorie burn and provides a full filling
so you eat less.
So when you do the right exercises and the right leg workouts, you really activate your body to burn calories and
increase lean muscle mass.
Also, with all of your challenging workouts you are likely building
muscle and
lean mass as well as losing fat
so if you
increase your
lean muscle mass by 1 lb and lose 1 lb of fat the scale wont change but your physique will (
muscle is approx 15 % denser than fat
so 1 lb of fat takes up much more space than 1 lb of
lean muscle).
In addition, with data being somewhat limited, there is
increasing evidence that animal proteins, such as whey protein that contains the branched - chain amino acid leucine, promotes gains in
lean mass through
increased muscle protein synthesis and improve appetite control and satiety more
so than some plant proteins (8).
When you
increase lean body
mass by building
muscle, you'll not only look better, but burning fat will be
so much easier.
The 20 % is the exercise
so you get stronger, build
lean muscle mass, and
increase your health.
Ultimately, your
lean muscle mass is
increased,
so you burn more calories all day long — even while you're sleeping!