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 | | Faster Fat Loss While Lifting | |
Faster
Fat Loss While Lifting
by Chad Waterbury
Weight-training
ain't great
when it comes to caloric expenditure, but a few tricks will help
get you closer to the calorie deficit you need to lose fat, along
with increasing the cardiovascular demand. Try these sneaky tips:
1)
Don't ever sit down.
If
you're training for fat loss, there's no time for rest.
You'll get plenty of rest when you aren't training. Merely
walking around between sets will increase the cardiovascular response
during a session.
I
have my own gym, but surprisingly, I don't train there. I
know this doesn't make much sense, but I never train where I
work because it's hard for me to get in the right mindset in
my work environment. Therefore, I train at a commercial gym (I think
I also do it for the entertainment value).
Anyhow,
there's a trainer at the gym who's loaded with
muscle and ripped to the bone. Because of his physique, he's
always booked with clients. But, the funny thing is that his clientele
consists of overweight middle-aged housewives. Over the last few
months, I watch in awe as he sits their fat asses down for every
exercise imaginable.
Gee, would you guess that his clients never seem to change their
physiques? The lesson: stay off your butt in the gym!
2)
Don't perform isolation exercises,
ever.
As long as your body fat level has you embarrassed to wear anything
less than winter clothing suited for a Minot, North Dakota winter,
you better stay away from isolation exercises.
Case
in point, how many times have you felt like you were going to pass
out after a set of triceps kickbacks? Next question: How many times
have you felt like you were going to pass out after a set of squats
or deadlifts? Always equate fat-loss with the cardiovascular demand
that an exercise induces and you'll
never go wrong. Enough said.
3) Consistently decrease your rest periods with subsequent workouts.
If
you want to lose fat as quickly as possible, don't worry
about hypertrophy or strength parameters. What's best for strength
gain is usually poor for fat-loss when it comes to rest periods.
Don't
worry about increasing the load of your training session, instead,
focus on performing the same amount of work in less time and fat-burning
will ensue. Consistently time your rest periods and aim to decrease
the rest of every set for every exercise by 5-10 seconds each week.
Incorporate
these three tips into your fat loss plan and I guarantee you'll be pleased with the results. Also, don't forget
about your diet—but that's a whole other can o' worms
that requires a little reading in the T-Nation archives. | |
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