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Your genetic “blueprint” dictates a lot about your fitness, health, and wellness. But we all have a window of opportunity within which we can have an impact.
And, while diet and exercise are both significant contributors, you can impact your metabolism to a greater extent through exercise.
Simply stated, pound-for-pound, muscle burns more calories than fat.
The best way to build muscle and burn fat is high-intensity interval resistance training (HIRT). HIRT continues to build muscle and burn fat even after you have left the gym.
In one recent Italian study, lifters doing HIRT burned 18% more calories 22 hours after exercising than individuals who did traditional strength training.
Next time you’re in the weight room, try this approach: Choose three exercises. Start with the first exercise and, using 80-85% of your 1 rep max, do 6 reps and rest 20 seconds; do 2-3 reps and rest 20 seconds; do 2-3 reps. That’s one set. Do 7 sets of all three exercises.
Get STRONGER, Get FASTER!
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