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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went from just doing a lot of cardio (running) to running + lifting 3x/week + yoga.  The combination made me pretty ripped, to the point that strangers would approach me in bars and ask me if I was a professional athlete of some sort.  "swimmer" was their usual guess.  :-)

The only downside of being more muscular is that as I got older and my metabolism slowed a bit, it was harder to keep the fat off.  So I look bigger now because I have the muscle with a little fat on top.  I feel like i look a bit too beefy in sleeveless shirts, though my clothes fit fine.

On the bright side, I can move my own furniture. So I've got that going for me.  :-)[/quote]

Aw man!  I was hoping that being naturally muscular would help keep the fat off later in life.  Sigh.

But it's nice to know I'm not the only one approached by strangers and quizzed on my athleticism! :)[/quote]

It will to a degree, her post didn't make much sense to me. More muscle means a higher calorie burn rate, particularly your base metabolic rate (BMR). Your BMR accounts for most of the calories you will burn in a day. So more muscle mass burning calories at BMR  helps keep fat of not adds it. Muscle increases your  metabolism there is no doubt about it. If the previous poster hadn't lift she may have a lot higher body fat percentage than she does. [/quote]

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