Can I lose fat just by lifting weights every day and eating a low fat diet?

mathwhiz454 asked:


I’m doing P-90X to the T starting tomorrow but I’m afraid cuz I’ve always done cardio. Can I really lose all the fat I want to lose just by following a lean diet and lifting weights?

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6 Responses to “Can I lose fat just by lifting weights every day and eating a low fat diet?”

  1. X on February 25th, 2009 at 10:46 pm

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    cardio is really best for losing fat and it’s probably better for you if you are a girl. the bottom line though is burning more calories than you take in

  2. Darren R on February 27th, 2009 at 9:38 am

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    DONT lose weight and lift weights because eventually your body will eat at your muscle you should just do cardio and eat healthy trust me also if your ampitent to do weights then jus eat healthy and gradually go on to weights i hope i helped : )

  3. Paul O on March 2nd, 2009 at 1:30 pm

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    you should try to do at least a little cardio, however, power lifting movements burn a ton of calories, squatting is the best lifting exercise for fat burning

  4. fitman on March 4th, 2009 at 5:46 pm

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    In a word, Yes (provided you do not consume extra calories to make up for the lost fat calories).

    Here is why weight lifting is effective:

    1. It burns calories directly (as does cardio).

    2. By increasing your lean mass, it increases your resting metabolic rate, which increases your caloric expenditure 24 hours per day (even when you sleep). You do not get such a benefit from cardio alone.

    3. Whenever you burn calories, your body can take it from fat stores, glycogen (carbs), or muscle (protein). If there is a stimulus for your body to increase or maintain its muscle mass (such as weight lifting), it makes the body more selective in using fat. Many people who only do cardio burn a lot of muscle.

    For example, a large pear shaped person who only does cardio will end up being shaped like a slightly smaller pear.

    I personally only lift weights and eat healthy foods, and I have maintained less than 5% body fat for the past 22 years (I’m in my 40’s).

    Here is some info about fat loss:

    I hope that this helps:)

  5. mansionghost on March 5th, 2009 at 6:42 pm

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    try the Lil Jack workout

  6. Jessy on March 6th, 2009 at 9:07 am

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    Yes you can because lean muscle tissue burns more calories and may be even more effective than cardio for fat loss. However, cardio is also important for your health.

    Here are some strength exercises to burn extra fat:

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