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Originally Posted by morphius
Yup, lifting weights is said to burn calories longer than cardio.
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It will have a longer calorie burning effect
after the exercise is complete but if you burn more calories lifting than you do from cardio you aren't doing shit for cardio.
The principal behind lifting to lose weight is simple, muscle uses calories, fat doesn't so more muscle mass equals more calories needed just to maintain weight.
Its not that the exercises used in lifting is burning those calories faster.There is negligible calorie burn from lifting compared to cardio.
IMO anyone wanting to lose weight should lift
and do whatever cardio they can. Add a good diet to that and you have a 3 fold effect.