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Extreme Exercise Routine – Strength Training for Huge Results

February 23, 2009 4 Comments

There is a common misconception that strength training with weights is simply used for gaining muscle mass and getting a huge, ripped body.  This is only half the story, there are many other benefits to utilizing an exercise routine containing strength training.  Read on to learn more about some of these benefits.

What many people don’t realize is that through strength training and increasing your muscle mass, you’re actually bumping up your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate).  You’re what??  Don’t freak out, it sounds more complicated than it actually is.  Your BMR can be considered the minimum amount of calories your body needs to function on a daily basis.  You could think of this as the amount of calories your body needs if you were to lay in bed all day.

BMR can be helpful in calculating your Daily Caloric Needs, which is how many calories you need to intake in a given day to maintain your weight.  This is derived from your daily activity and will be higher for more active people, and lowe for less active people.

Did I lose you yet?  You’re probably asking “What does all this mean, and why do I even care?”.  Let me explain – say you intake around 2200 calories a day.  However, your Daily Caloric Needs are only 2000 calories per day.  In this case, you’re packing on 200 calories a day into your storage system (ie: fat).  This is not something you want to be doing…

However, imagine that you begin an exercise routine that contains strength training with weights, and begin to build muscle.  As you build muscle, you’re BMR will naturally increase, which in turn increases your Daily Caloric Needs.  If you continue to consume those 2200 calories per day, soon you will come to a point where your Daily Caloric Needs are higher than your caloric intake.  This equals fat loss city! You’re body will begin burning your excess fat to make up for the lack of calories you’re taking in on a daily basis.  This, along with the increase in muscle mass from your strength training, you will begin to see ripped muscles in no time.

This information is no secret (or at least it shouldn’t be), and has been around the fitness industry for years.  People seem to discount strength training with weights in their exercise routine because they are fearful of turning into a huge musclebound freak overnight.  This is not the case, and never will be.  Those musclebound freaks you see, have bodies that are naturally designed to pack on muscle, and they’ve generally put in 10+ years of hard-core weight lifting.  Don’t be afraid to lift weights, you might be pleasantly suprised at the end results!

For more information on strength training and fat loss, you don’t want to miss the Body Transformation System.

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4 Responses to “Extreme Exercise Routine – Strength Training for Huge Results”

  1. MOHAMMAD March 30, 2009 at 6:43 am

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  3. Muscle Workout Pro April 15, 2009 at 8:35 pm

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  4. Jason January 22, 2010 at 9:14 pm

    There’s some great info on your blog.I just started working out so thats going to be usefull.