Want to Add More Muscle?
The research continues to pour in that muscle is magic.
I’ll even go so far as to say…
Where health, wellness and aging are concerned, you can never have enough muscle.
A study published in the journal Obesity last year found that, compared with dieters who didn’t exercise and those who did only aerobic exercise, dieters who did strength training exercises four times a week for 18 months lost the most fat (about 18 pounds, compared with 10 pounds for non-exercisers and 16 pounds for aerobic exercisers).
That is MAJOR. That is eight pounds more major!
Now remember, muscle is smaller and more compact that body fat, and it takes up less space.
Therefore, when you add muscle to your body, you will notice that you get smaller, tighter, and leaner at the same body weight. To say this another way, my clients often find that they weigh the same (and sometimes more) but that they now wear a size smaller in their favorite clothes.
I often say,
Does it really matter what the scale says if you are the size and shape that you want to be? If you are wearing your skinny jeans in a smaller size, would you really care what number is on the scale?
Speaking from experience, the answer is no for most women.
Soon I will share with you the story of one of my private coaching clients. She recently sent me current progress photos so that we could assess her progress over the past few months. Comparing her “before” and “after” photos you would think that she had lost 30 pounds. But yet, her actual weight lost on the scale is only 5 pounds.
She is wearing smaller clothes; looks like she has lost a ton of weight; feels better, feels stronger, and has more energy.
This is all because we increased her muscle mass.
Check out this week’s video to learn exactly how many reps for each exercise you should be doing in order to improve your lean muscle mass.
Holly Perkins from Women’s Strength Nation shares more on this topic in this video. Check it out! Then, watch the extended LIVE discussion on Holly’s Facebook page. Each week Holly goes LIVE to talk more about this topic and answer viewer’s questions.
Visit Holly Perkins Fitness (http://bit.ly/HPFBVideos) to learn even more and see the playback of this LIVE episode from March 14, 2018
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