Studies estimated that for each pound of muscle that you gain, you burn an additional 35 to 50 calories per day. 10 pounds of muscle will burn approximately 350 to 500 calories a day, or an extra pound of fat every week or so, without making any other changes. Weight training also boosts your metabolism by about 15% on average. This is because muscle is 'metabolically active ' and burns more calories than other body tissues even when you're sitting around doing nothing!
This is huge for endomorphic body types, they gain body fat easier than an ectomorph or mesomorph. So, in short, gain as much muscle as you can if you ever want to cut out the cardio. As you gain muscle and lose fat, you can taper your cardio down into a maintenance phase and then keep it there once you hit a stable body weight!
Welcome back from the Canada Day weekend, although Canada day is tomorrow! I hope everyone had a safe and happy one! Drink responsibly and leave the keys at home!
http://exercise.about.com/od/exerciseworkouts/f/muscle.htm
Click on the link above to read an article on this topic and the sources are listed below the article.
A.J. McAlendin
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Can you please cite the "studies" you refer to?
That is incorrect - resting muscle tissue burns about 6 calories per day.
http://exercise.about.com/od/exerciseworkouts/f/muscle.htm
There you are, check out the article and the sources are listed below the article. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.
A.J. McAlendin
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