Trainer Tips For Fat Loss
A Trainer Reveals the "5 Cornerstones" of Fat Loss and Why You Should Start Implementing Them
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When you do make it to the gym (and you should!), your focus should be on strength training. While cardio can help you burn calories and put you in an overall calorie deficit, strength training and lifting weights will help you lose weight long-term because strength training helps you build muscle, and more muscle mass means your body burns more calories at rest.
Eric recommends his clients strength train three days a week starting out. You can increase that number as you progress and see results. But in order to build muscle and see improvements, you need to implement progressive overload, which he describes as "doing more than you did before."
"This can mean more reps, sets, weight, etc.," he explained. "It can also mean you rest less between sets, you improve the range of motion of each movement, or you have a better connection with the muscle than you did last session." Not only will this help you see progress, but it will also burn more calories during each session.