Cheryl McColganFounder, Heal Nourish Grow LLC · Events, Content and Marketing, Podcast Host.

Gain muscle in just two training days in a week?!

13 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In this video, Cheryl McColgan challenges the common belief that cardio is the best way to lose weight. She explains that while cardio is important for heart and mental health, resistance (strength) training is a far more effective tool for fat loss. Strength training does not trigger a large post‑exercise appetite increase, helping people stay in a calorie deficit. Moreover, building muscle improves body composition, allowing the muscle underneath to show as fat is lost, leading to a more aesthetic appearance. McColgan cites controlled studies that compare cardio‑only groups with lifting‑only groups, consistently showing that resistance training outperforms cardio for reducing body fat.

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You might be thinking, well, I don't really want to get jacked. I just, you know, I could stand to lose 10 pounds or 20 pounds, and, you know, yeah, getting stronger, that'd be great. Um, so I should probably just use my exercise time doing cardio, right? No, that's not right. That's unfortunately what we've all thought for way too long, for so many years. You do absolutely still need to move your body, do cardio for heart health, for mental health, all of those things. I've talked about that in the past. But really, for fat loss, for for is strength training is gonna be one of your most effective tools. It won't make you as hungry when you're working out as much. It won't increase the appetite as much. So that's a good thing if you're really, you know, focused on fat loss. And it'll actually make you look better once you do start losing fat, 'cause you'll be able to see the muscle underneath. And they've just shown time and time again with controlled groups, people doing cardio only versus lifting only, that resistance training beats it for fat loss.