Weight Training: Get Lean, Not Bulky

This is the first; but far from the last 🙂 Amazing experience today- working it doing the Fit Fab Four! Check out the video link below~ From the segment we taped this morning on “Live on Lakeside!” Great muscle-building exercises to kick-off a healthy new you this spring and summer!

I think a predominant misconception with women is that lifting heavy weights will create bulkiness and a bigger frame (the opposite of what they want!). On the contrary, lifting weights that challenge your muscles helps your body build more muscle. Without the challenge and the burn, new muscles are less likely to develop. Muscle burns fat. So, the more muscle you have, the less fat. Since (as you’ll see in the video), 5 pounds of body fat is much larger, takes up more room in your body, and is less dense than muscle. With muscle, which is about 10 times more dense than fat, you’re not only toning, but you are getting more LEAN. Essentially, your body is shrinking, not bulking-up. Bodybuilding involves purposeful weight-gain and weight progression training. However, if you eat healthy and live a lean lifestyle, you won’t gain weight!

fat vs. muscle density

http://www.wkyc.com/story/entertainment/television/lakeside-live/2014/04/17/jaime-brenkus–fitness-expert-41714/7827045/

 

 1. Lunges back with chest fly

2. Squats with an overhead press

3. Side step out/ triceps pushback

4. Sumo squats with biceps curls

Dual movements, working multiple muscle groups at once! That’s effective training! Muscle burns fat, plain and simple. To get lean, strength training is an absolute must! Can’t wait to launch the pilot to my new workout soon! 

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