will weight training lower my body fat?

Question

without changing diet

Answer 1

Yes. 1. It does take a certain amount of cardiovascular effort to lift the weights. 2. Muscle burns energy. More muscle requires more energy to maintain it.

What's tricky is that you can lose fat, but gain weight. Muscle weighs more than fat. So if you take off 10 cubic inches of fat and put on 10 cubic inches of muscle, you'll actually gain weight.

Answer 2

'Aerobic' training will lower body fat quicker than pushing heavy weights. Pumping iron will increase your muscle bulk and your weight but doesn't necessarily reduce the fat. The fat will still remain on top of the muscle.

As for your diet - look at it carefully. If you are filling your body with 'crap' then no amount of training will compensate. A healthy diet and regular exercise is the only way to lose 'body fat'. Rowing machines, treadmills and exercising at 60-70% of your maximum heart rate will reduce 'fat' but tucking-in to a kebab on the way home is from the gym is defeating the purpose!.

Answer 3

because muscle weight more than fat ,you will gain weight the more you train,it will also turn Small amounts of body fat into muscle,you need to do some cardio work as well as weights.
You need to change your diet as-well,taking in more protein after training as this is absorbed by the muscles quicker and will also help with your recovery after a workout.
Also before you train ( approx 1-2 hours before ) take in a high carbohydrate meal as this will give you more energy whilst training

Answer 4

Yes, to some degree. A healthy diet will enhance the muscle to fat ratio in a positive way. You need protein to build muscle.

Answer 5

It will, but the effectiveness depends on the type of weight training you do. If you build skeletal muscle by lifting weights and increasing protein intake, you will get the most noticeable results. Cardio and diet are still important. I have a fairly detailed answer to this question in my 360 Blog of September 10 and you are welcome to look at it.

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Answer 6

Yes, it will. For the best results if your goal is body fat reduction you may want to follow a clean diet and mix in some cardio.

Answer 7

It will.

Weight training build muscle. Increase in muscle mass results in increased metabolism. The body burns more fuel while you are resting.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

certainly will, but to what extent.
Training with really heavy weights and few reps will increase muscle mass but won't do much to burn off fat.
On the other hand, using lighter weights and doing loads of reps will burn a lot more fat and give good muscle definitions.

Answer 10

you will improve your muscle mass by using severe intensity weight preparation. in case you do no longer benefit weight you will decrease your physique fat share. in case you do cardio and drop extra pounds your physique fat will bypass down.