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A huge benefit of building muscle through lifting weights is the thermogenic effect that your body has after you train. Your body turns into a calorie-burning furnace. Think of it as ‘cardio’ for free–you burn calories when you aren’t moving.
Isn’t weightlifting only for big, brawny guys? I just want to have a nice butt, thighs, and stomach (female voice)
I’m glad you mentioned that point about the female form because it fits nicely into what I’m talking about here:
Weightlifting is exactly, absolutely, undoubtedly, and 100% what you need to have to develop any kind of tone-ness or firmness for men and women!
Lifting weights only makes you big if you eat big and/or take drugs. Females have only a fraction of the testosterone and HGH that men have. This is why females are capped at how much muscle and size they can amass. Even if a female were to train 7 days a week for hours on end it would be genetically impossible to reach a certain point.
Building muscle is what makes a butt tone or thighs not-saggy and this is only done by lifting weights. Also, the weights must be moderate to heavy or there can’t be muscle growth. The typical bun-shaping exercises that falsely promote a ‘tight butt’ or ‘firm thighs’ is complete marketing BS.
Don’t buy it ladies. If you want a attractive body you need to get in the gym and pump some iron!
http://agymlife.com/basic-weightlifting/
ALSO:
Sturdy legs could mean healthy brains, according to a new study of British twins.
As I frequently have written in this column, exercise may cause robust improvements in brain health and slow age-related declines in memory and thinking. Study after study has shown correlations between physical activity, muscular health and mental acuity, even among people who are quite old.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/18/brawn-and-brains/?&moduleDetail=section-news-1&action=click&contentCollection=Health®ion=Footer&module=MoreInSection&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&pgtype=article
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147.8 lb
Lost so far: 7.0 lb.
Still to go: 0 lb.
Diet followed 100%.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 18 November 2015:
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2159 kcal
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Fat: 125.28g | Prot: 89.11g | Carb: 157.84g.
Breakfast: Private Selection Camembert, Vega Protein & Greens Vanilla, Pure Hawaiian Spirulina, Red or Cayenne Pepper, Dried Seaweed. Lunch: Cabernet Sauvignon Wine, Private Selection Camembert, Manchego Cheese, Chosen Foods Avocado Oil, Balsamic Vinegar, Organic Raw Pumpkin Seeds, Garlic, Cilantro, Garlic, Spectrum Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, Prairie Grove Pulled Pork, Avocados, Corazon de Ronda Manchego Semisoft Cheese, Broccoli, Onions. Dinner: BillsGingerJuice 1oz Raw Ginger Juice organic, Bill, Frozen Cherries, Black Pepper, Nature Made Magnesium Citrate, Turmeric (Ground), Sadaf Marble Halva. Snacks/Other: Gala Apples, Olivers grocery 61% Cacao Choc Coconut Chews (15g each piece). more...
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losing 3.8 lb a week
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