According to Adam Zickerman, author of Power of 10: The Once - a-Week Slow Motion Fitness Revolution, «three extra
pounds of lean muscle burns about 10,000 extra calories a month.»
Not exact matches
Hello Mike, I'm 5 ft 7, 20 years old and weigh 171
pounds i was fat and i used to be 225
pounds and i lost about 52
pounds from just running and no weight lifting or strength training at all because i was not aware that cardio
burns the
muscle lean with the fat, my goal right now is to gain
muscle upon reaching 140
pounds so i don't look skinny fat what advice you can give me i need help, i can't afford a gym membership, do you think i should do just resistance training and what type
of workouts do you recommend for me.
If you are able to work harder in the gym because
of it and build a few more
pounds of lean muscle mass, that will increase your resting metabolic rate, making it easier to
burn fat faster.
The actual boost to calorie
burn is actually relatively small — about 7 calories per day per
pound of lean muscle mass (this is a far cry from the often - cited 50 calories per
pound muscle mass per day), but the long - term payoff can add up, especially when added to the calorie
burn experienced during and post-exercise.
Each
pound of lean muscle you gain will help you
burn an extra 50 calories per day, and that doesn't even involve you doing anything.
It's a common myth that just one extra
pound of lean mass /
muscles will help you
burn 30 - 50 calories per day at rest.
I also «
pound concrete» at work for 7 - 8 hrs / day, always standing,
leaning (and getting lower back
muscle burn), squatting, lifting (maybe a ton or two
of weight a day)
of bakery bulk products.
Losing fat and putting on serious
muscle starts with the first
pound of muscle you put on because any extra
lean muscle you have will automatically
burn more calories.