Weight Training And Abdominal Fat Loss

As a personal trainer, I go to gym almost everyday. I really enjoy my work as a personal trainer. I help people to achieve their fitness goals and I feel so satisfied when I see the results they achieved.




There are lots of time people asked me, who are the people who engaged your personal training service? To be honest, those are people who wants to lose weight. But I'd rather use the word "FAT LOSS". You have to be cautious of what weight you are losing. Most of the time, I see people running on the treadmill or using any of the cardio machine for half an hour or more. The next thing they will do is stepping on a weighing scale and see how much is their weight. And you know what, they are so happy because they are LOSING WEIGHT. Haha... They are just losing water. And then, they will go to the sit-up bench and do HUNDREDS of high speed body bouncing with their back hyper-extended SIT-UPS hoping to get the washboard abs. I know it sounds funny and familiar. Am I talking about you or your friends or the other gym member that is working out with you? Yes, if you or your friends are doing this. I don't meant to be mean. My dear friends, let's face the truth. There is no such thing called "SPOT REDUCTION" for our abs. If your bodyfat percentage is high, no matter after HUNDREDS or THOUSANDS of SIT-UPS or AB CRUNCH, you still cannot reveal your washboard abs. Sorry to say that you are just wasting time. Then you'll start to ask me, how to get the sexy abs you dreamed of? Please read on the fact.

Most health related organizations, such as American Heart Association, American College of Sports Medicine, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recommend aerobic exercise for promoting metabolic health and weight control. Increasing evidence shows that weight training is an essential part of an exercise program. Weight training builds strength, but it also improves metabolic health and promotes fat loss. East Carolina University researches, led by Robert Hickner, showed that a weight training workout cause marked increases in energy expenditure and fat use in lean and obese men. Weight training was particularly effective for mobilizing fat in the abdominal region. However, abdominal fat mobilization was greater in lean than obese people. Weight training increases energy expenditure and fat loss in lean and obese man, but a variety of approaches is best for promoting weight control.

So, do you know what to do now? Stop cheating yourself by stepping on the weighing scale after cardio session and stop doing thousands of sit-ups. Hope this answered your doubt and stop more people from wasting time at the gym and doing more effective workouts with more real results to come.

Stay Strong and Keep Pumping!

Kevin