muscle – StrongFast Fitness https://strongfastfitness.com Buffalo NY Personal Training Wed, 04 Jan 2017 16:28:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.8 98122217 Spot Reduction Is Still A Myth https://strongfastfitness.com/wp/2017/01/spot-reduction-still-myth/ Wed, 04 Jan 2017 16:28:29 +0000 https://strongfastfitness.com/?p=2840 Spot reduction refers to the concept of reducing fat in specific area of the body through exercise. Spot reduction claims have been around a very long time...and have remained popular despite the lack of results. It seems like it should work, right? But then, it seems like the earth is flat. ("Look! … Continue reading

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]]> 2840 Study on Lifting Lighter Weights: What It Means https://strongfastfitness.com/wp/2016/08/study-on-lifting-lighter-weights-what-it-means/ Thu, 04 Aug 2016 18:34:10 +0000 https://strongfastfitness.com/?p=2428 Results of a new study (Neither load nor systemic hormones determine resistance training-mediated hypertrophy or strength gains in resistance-trained young men) were released recently leading to plenty of media coverage with headlines like these: Lifting Lighter Weights Can Be Just as Effective as Heavy Ones Lifting Lighter Weights Is Just As … Continue reading

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]]> 2428 Does Muscle Burn More Calories Than Fat? https://strongfastfitness.com/wp/2016/07/does-muscle-burn-more-calories-than-fat-at-rest-2/ Mon, 18 Jul 2016 14:17:22 +0000 https://strongfastfitness.com/?p=2348 Specifically, does muscle burn more calories at rest. This is one of those questions that everyone seems to know the answer to (dangling preposition alert!), and they're mostly right. Sort of. What got me thinking about this (again) was an article entitled 12 Workout Myths That Just Need To Die. It's … Continue reading

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