Strength training for fat loss where do I start?

Why you should strength train for fat loss? 🧐🤔💭🤨

Ok, let’s start on why?

Muscle mass is everything and strength training is the key to it!

We basically lose muscle mass every year from around the age of 30 and with restrictive dieting, tonnes of aerobic training and poor nutrition this can reduce any form of body transformation you are looking for.

Think about your metabolic rate: How you burn calories.

The simple factor is that if you have more mass then you will actually burn more calories.

So, if you’re chasing the scales to go down, you’re also slowing the process of your metabolic rate too.

Creating more muscle mass will have you burning calories faster at rest.

Think about recovery and injury which could affect performance too strength training is a big component of fitness we all need to get you training at your very best to actually burn calories more efficiently.

The healthy toned look people always aspire to is something which requires you deliver regularly 3-4 a week!

Make sure you hold on to your muscle mass by working on the basics to help you reach the goal.

This not only helps with the healthy body you want now but also with your longevity and quality of life in years to come.


To give you some support here are my simple tips on strength work for fat loss which create the biggest wins….

Aim to work on the basic movements which create and use the most muscle groups and use up more energy!

• Squats

• Deadlifts

• Lunges

• Presses

• Pully

• Rotations

There are so many variations here but you get the idea.

How do you progress and increase the intensity?

Ways to progress with the exercises can come from reps and weights lifted however there are so may other ways to increase the intensity.

Think about other ways to progress with your strength training other than reps of weight.

Have a think about other ways which you may be progressing with in your strength training assess yourself!

✅Has your ROM movement increased?

✅Are you recovering faster in between sets?

✅Do you feel more comfortable lifting within a certain movement?

Look at the bigger picture.

Aim to challenge your body in other ways

✅Time over tension - can you slow the movement down further?

✅Could you have shorter rest periods in between sets?

✅Can you change the exercise to a more advanced movement?

Think of an exercise which requires more balance?

Or incorporates more muscle groups?

✅Could you use other types of training methods other than a basic set?

Why not increase this by testing out supersets and add 2 exercises together?

Aim to take your strength training out of your comfort zone in different ways.

Mix things around to increase intensity but also use your creative side so you are enjoying the process.

There are so many ways to reach your goal with strength training but this should give you a step in the right direction.

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