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One does not only lose weight because of the exercise itself, but by retaining muscles since they are a major calorific expenditure factor. Large mass muscles b
by antman 5y ago
One does not only lose weight because of the exercise itself, but by retaining muscles since they are a major calorific expenditure factor. Large mass muscles burn calories e.g. glutes
- tgb 5y agoSadly, muscle only burns 12.6 kcal / kg /day at rest [1]. If you put on an impressive 20kg of muscle that would only increase total expenditure by 250 kcal a day. If you want your muscles to burn calories, you'd better be exercising them. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2980962/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2980962/