Is bodybuilding a good way to burn fat?

[Anonymous]

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I like the idea

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Any more thoughts on this?

[rjroy3]

Yes lifting weights is a good way to burn fat. You have to monitor calories tho. If you're ignoring food entirely, then workout wise anything that is sustained HIIT burns the most fat. Sports like swimming, basketball, martial arts, calisthenics. Something that uses the entire body. I personally burned the most fat playing basketball, but that was always the most fun so I geared towards that.
Swimming is an amazing one tho. It's difficult to injure yourself swimming and it's a perfect exercise for shaping your legs and body as a whole. Especially for women. Dancers, swimmers and volleyball girls are always grade A.

[Fearless_banana]

Yes OP. Not only will bodybuilding will shred fat.. it will enable you to learn how to manipulate your body in order to create yourself into something that is perfectly proportioned with symetry to give you an overall aesthetic. You will learn what works best for you body and learn your anatomy from the inside out. You will learn what foods make your body look a certain way. How to control your hormones naturally with vitamins and nutrition. Bodybuilding in theory is nothing but a beauty contest. I think more women should get into it.

[Xfitchick]

Not really, since you don't work in the cardio zone. Although it will help of course, because extra muscle will increase your burning pattern. But for fat burning, low intensity cardio for a long period is more effective.

[Puppylove94]

Building muscle helps keep your metabolism going throughout the day but cardio burns more during the time you're doing it

[Jayded1]

I hate when uneducated people chime in and give bad advice. Yes, like most of the people said you most certain can weight train to lose fat. Cardio does burn more calories on a per minute of activity basis however with strength training you body is burning calories while it heals. So you actually burn more calories from weight training then from cardio in the big picture.

[Azgeda]

As in the lifestyle? Sure but it's got a bit of a steep learning curve. Optimal resistance training frequency and intensity to maximise muscle gain without overtraining, hitting all your macros and the types within each macro to ensure the nutrients are of good quality , getting enough rest , and on top of that balancing it with your work and social life which more often than not go against what is optimal when it comes to bodybuilding. You'll have to be ready to make sacrifices.

[Gommers]

Bodybuilding is the best fat burning workout you can be a part of. Adding muscle naturally burns fat. Cardio is the slow way to burn fat, under consumption of calories and lifting is the fast way to burn fat. Cardio is good for general health but cutting fat it's really ineffective.

[kakarotto]

You do not burn fat at the gym, you burn fat in the kitchen.
Count your calories, have a healthy diet, burn more calories than you take in.

[TripleAce]

Yea its good. But the real secret is to eat below your caloric maintenance and try to eat low carbs

[genericname85]

yes it is. very intensive lifting does burn as much as cardio but will most likely build mass so you´re not going to lose weight.

[Jayded1]

You dont gain muscle at nearly the same rate you lose fat.

[genericname85]

@Jayded1 yes you do. at first you even gain weight, cause you build muscles first. it only reduces fat in the long run.

[PlzJustDie]

Yes. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn. If you're really fat though, a little cardio will help. Not in the long run though... you'd need to start lifting weights eventually.

[Entruder]

Yes. The more muscle you have, the more calories you will burn at rest.
Although, it's best to combine bodybuilding and cardio.

[Karōshi]

Supersets are the best way to burn fat. Innit bruv? @Fearless_banana

[Fearless_banana]

Absolutely. Keeps your heart rate at a much higher rate which will always constitute for fat loss.

[Decentguy]

yes it is a very good way to burn fat. i love bodybuilding. although you might do swimming and other activities too

[YarakKafalı]

Are you Turkish?

[Decentguy]

@YarakKafalı nope.

[Table20]

muscle burns a lot of calories just to simply exist on your body.. but the best way to burn fat is cardio such as running, biking , swimming etc...

[Pac-Man]

Not at all. You need to do cardio.

[Jayded1]

If you dont understand something then dont give advice on health matters.

[MrAtticusLebowski]

@Jayded1 He's right, most women see better results from cardio and maybe diet change. Totally different for men though.

[Jayded1]

@MrAtticusLebowski Please stop.

[Pac-Man]

@Jayded1 lol with weight lifting it would take a year to burn what you would burn with 6 months of cardio.

[thewanderingme]

no. its a great way to gain muscle.

[thewanderingme]

best way to burn fat is to change your diet.

[KittieCat]

Of course it is and it's fun :)

[blustar]

Female body builders look very unattractive

[blustar]

Try cardio excercises and jogging.

Your physiology will determine how fast you actually lose the fat.

[Anonymous]

Muscles are built in the kitchen!

[jamesdegod]

yea but its not the most effective way

[ButteredToast]

Yes.

[MaLifeBeLikeOooAaah]

Definitely!

[naturaldeven4]

obviously not lol.