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441. Q: how many calories does weight training burn

A: An hour of intense weight training can burn 500 or more calories. But that's just the beginning. The main reason weight training can be such an effective fat-burner is because muscle recovery has very high metabolic requirements. In other words, you burn most calories while resting in between lifting sessions. So you want to punish your muscles in the gym to force them into heavy recovery. And the best way to do so is with high weights and low reps (12 reps or less before muscular exhaustion or failure).