Building Muscle to Burn Fat - Why You've Been Running In Circles (and how to get back on track!)

The most common prescription for burning fat is moderate aerobic activity (usually running) for long periods of time, which is actually a lot less effective than most people know.

When you run, there are a few things going on inside your body that keep it from burning fat and keeping it off. One thing to keep in mind: our bodies are amazing at adapting. After just a little while of running, your body gets used to the stress and it begins to get easier. This means you burn less calories over time, and your body adapts to the demand for energy by storing more fat for the next workout. Wait a second, that doesn't sound like an exercise I'd want to be doing if I wanted to burn fat. That's right, it's not!

Running can actually lead to muscle loss if you aren't eating properly because you won't have enough energy to burn. Also, if your blood glucose isn't high enough either, your body manufactures it by breaking down some protein (ie. your muscles!). Our metabolic rate (how fast we burn calories) is tied to how much muscle we have, so if you're losing muscle, you're also burning fewer calories.

There are other risks associated with running as well, like injuries from overuse and muscle imbalances. Exercises like running use the same muscle over and over and over again, which not only causes repetitive strain, but also build those muscles stronger and neglects the rest. You'll have to add more workouts to balance your muscles, which will now be harder to fit in your schedule since you have to keep devoting more time to running as your body gets used to it in order to keep burning those calories.

So what's the solution here? How can we build muscle to burn fat, and not be stuck in the gym every day of the week?

I mentioned before how our metabolic rate (how fast we burn calories) was tied to how much muscle we have, so wouldn't it make sense to have more muscle if we wanted to burn more calories? Put simply: yup.

With resistance training you build your muscles, which raises your metabolic rate. That means that your body burns an increased amount of calories at rest, without you even doing anything extra.

So it only makes sense to increase the amount of muscle you have, because simply carrying more muscle around all day will use up more of your calories and burn more of your fat.

Not only will you look better with a fit, toned body, but it will take less time to exercise and you'll actually be burning more fat everyday without doing anything extra.

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Intense resistance training can save you a lot of time on your workouts as well. If you run or do any other aerobic exercises like stair climbing to try to burn fat, the recommendation is the usual 30-45 minute session 3-4-5 times per week. As with all those workouts, they tell you the more days you can exercise, the better.

When you train with resistance to actually burn your fat and gain muscle, you only need to spend 15-20 minutes, 2-3 days a week to get the results you want. That saves you a lot of time, so you can spend it doing the things you love with the people you love, instead of being stuck in a gym everyday of the week.

Building muscle that burns fat not only gives you more results, but also more time to enjoy them.

The next step is to get yourself a plan that will get you started and quickly getting the results you've been looking for.

A plan that will get you:

• stronger and more muscular


• raising your metabolic rate


• burning more fat, even at rest


• fit and healthy...permanently


• maximizing your potential for feeling and looking your best!

If fast and effective results are what you want, you'll want to check out the step-by-step blueprint for turning your body into a fat burning furnace.