Erik Ledin

President of Lean Bodies Consulting, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Certified Sports Nutritionist (CISSN), Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT), and Certified Kinesiologist (CK)

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How should I lift weights while dieting? Everyone at the gym says to go high rep to burn the fat. Does high rep training really burn fat better? Is this the best approach to training while dieting?

While high rep, short rest interval training does have the potential to burn a fair number of calories, training during a fat loss stage should be used to preserve (or even increase) muscle mass as opposed to stimulating fat loss. Fat loss is...

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