Ever wonder why your "diet and cardio" plan isn't working?
It's been a few weeks that you've been following your new diet and you've been doing all your cardio.
You've even finally lost a few lbs on the scale. But...
You don't really look much different.
Your clothes fit MAYBE a little looser..
But you don't really see any more definition or tone..
No one has really noticed or commented on your weight loss..
You don't really FEEL much different..
Maybe it's time to give up? Or is it time to diet harder and do even more cardio?
("ugh.. how would that even be possible? I barely have time to do 4 hours a week of cardio I am already doing, not to mention I am already starving! Well, I guess it's either suffer more or just give it up and accept the fact that nothing works for me.")
Does any of this sound familiar?
If it does, do not fret. It's not all in your head. It's real.
While you may have lost a few lbs, you probably don't look or feel much different. Here's why:
Scientific studies suggest, and a quick look at any gym in the world will show you, that traditional "cardio" exercise is not a very effective way to lose fat. In fact, in numerous studies with thousands of people, there was some incredibly small amount of fat lost (like 3 or 4 lbs., seriously) after close to a year of doing cardio for 7 hours a week.
7 HOURS A WEEK?? Who has time for that?
Particularly when it barely even works!
Here's the deal. It doesn't work because traditional "cardio" work, ie: walking, jogging, elliptical, aerobic classes, etc., and caloric restriction (dieting) results in a loss of equal parts muscle mass and fat. SO, if you lose 10 lbs, you actually lose 5 lbs of muscle and 5 lbs of fat. Losing equal parts muscle and fat results in a smaller body but one that has exactly the same percentage of body fat.
SO the pear-shaped person who loses 10 lbs through traditional cardio and diet is now just a slightly smaller pear-shaped person.
THE GOOD NEWS: The secret is strength training. With two to three metabolic strength training sessions per week combined with a clean diet, fat loss is dramatically increased and there is very little, if any, loss in muscle mass. In fact, there is usually a gain in lean muscle mass combined with a loss of a lot of fat.
So now, the pear-shaped person who loses 10 lbs on a metabolic strength training program actually loses 13 lbs of fat, gains 3 lbs of muscle (for a total loss of 10 lbs.) and looks completely different. WHY? Because losing 13 lbs of pure fat and gaining 3 lbs of muscle completely changes that person's percentage of body fat, it changes their body shape and they FEEL totally different as their metabolism speeds up, their clothes are fitting completely differently and on a daily their friends are asking them how much weight they have lost!
The pear-shaped person is no longer a pear-shaped person!
It's legit. Only two or three metabolic strength training sessions per week will do more for your fat-loss, muscle building and defining/toning goals than any amount of boring cardio sessions and restrictive dieting ever will.
Learn more by visiting our website, www.ironwillstrengthstudio.com and schedule a complimentary, no-strings attached consultation to learn more about how to create and perform a metabolic strength-training workout and fat-burning, non-restrictive eating plan.
Simply go the the Contact Page and let us know you'd like to come in for your free consult. We'll be in touch shortly and arrange a time for you to come in and learn what you should be doing do dramatically increase your fat-loss and there is absolutely no pressure to sign up with us or join our program. Seriously.
