Hi, I'm Jim Karas, the author of the New York Times bestseller, "The Cardio-Free Diet."
I believe classic cardiovascular exercise is a COMPLETE waste of time if your goal is weight loss. With 22 years experience in this industry, I totally agree that cardio makes you hungry AND that you don't burn nearly as many calories as you think.
BUT, I strongly disagree that one pound of muscle only burns 6 calories a day. Tufts University has a great deal of research that proves that you can boost your metabolism by up to 15% by strength training. NOTICE, only strength training builds muscle, cardio can actually burn muscle, which is why cardio should be abolished.
When you want to lose weight, you restrict calories. When you do so, you will lose fat AND muscle, and for that reason, your metabolism will go down. Only strength training will build that muscle back or just maintain it. That is why it must be done concurrently with a diet. There is no other option.
Once again, cardio should be abolished if your goal is weight loss.
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Hi, I'm Jim Karas, the author of the New York Times bestseller, "The Cardio-Free Diet."
I believe classic cardiovascular exercise is a COMPLETE waste of time if your goal is weight loss. With 22 years experience in this industry, I totally agree that cardio makes you hungry AND that you don't burn nearly as many calories as you think.
BUT, I strongly disagree that one pound of muscle only burns 6 calories a day. Tufts University has a great deal of research that proves that you can boost your metabolism by up to 15% by strength training. NOTICE, only strength training builds muscle, cardio can actually burn muscle, which is why cardio should be abolished.
When you want to lose weight, you restrict calories. When you do so, you will lose fat AND muscle, and for that reason, your metabolism will go down. Only strength training will build that muscle back or just maintain it. That is why it must be done concurrently with a diet. There is no other option.
Once again, cardio should be abolished if your goal is weight loss.
Jim Karas
August 13, 2009 - 3:03pmThis Comment
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