12
August
2008

Marvelous Muscles

If you are someone who is well into your exercise regime, one of the best ways to increase your resting metabolic rate (RMR) is to strength train regularly.  Working out with weights increases lean muscle, which burns more calories than fat. 

If you are currently NOT strength training, working out with weights for as little as 20 minutes 2-3X/Week, can be enough to crank up your RMR over time.

If you currently strength train but want better results, try one of these strategies for enhancing your workouts: 

1) Increase number of days, always letting muscles rest for at least 48 hrs between sessions.

2) Increase the number of sets.  If you currently do 2 sets of 8, up it to 3 sets of 8.

Posted: Muscles