LoseSmart Huddle
Why does lifting weights play such an important role in weight loss?
- Boosts metabolism through muscle building
- Increases Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
- 1-3 or 7-10?
- Is it what we lose, or what we gain?
- Creates an afterburn effect (EPOC)
- Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption
3. Preserves muscle during weight loss
- Calorie deficits = Muscle loss
- 3:1 or 5:1 ratio
- Lifting stimulates muscle preservation
- (Increased anabolic hormones)
Muscle Loss Timeline
- After age 30–40: (1–2% per decade)
- After age 50: (1–2% per year)
- After age 60–70: (3% per year)
4. Improves Glucose Regulation
- Post-Exercise Muscle Sensitivity
- Insulin-Independent Glucose Uptake
- GLUT4 Activation
