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First, it is important to understand that to burn a single, solitary pound of fat requires you expend 3,500 calories of energy. Initially I thought that the best way to do this was through running and other cardio exercises like the Stairmaster. So I ran countless miles and spent countless hours on the Stairmaster. I also lifted weights using all the fancy machines at the gym. This worked moderately well. Over the course of a couple of years I lost about 40 pounds.But, something happened along the way. I decided that I wanted to be in the best shape of my life as good as when I was in high school and running a hundred miles a week. The way I was working out just wasn't cutting it anymore. I had plateaued, stalled like everyone else around me. I felt like I was stuck in hamster on a wheel syndrome.Then I discovered some interesting things about working out. Did you know that lifting weights will actually allow you to burn more calories than running? Sure, in a half hour of running you are going to burn more calories than in a half hour of lifting weights. However, the more muscle .. more»