“Weight lifting makes you big and bulky.” Are you familiar with this misconception? This is a belief that unfortunately so many of us still have. Millions of people automatically associate weight lifting to big, bulky and muscular bodies. Millions of people believe that you should only lift weights if you want to "get bigger." Not only is this completely false, but if you ignore weight training (or strength training) then you're missing out on one of the single most effective fat loss methods in existence. In fact, you should immediately begin associating weight lifting (or any type of strength training) to living life lean.
Yes, weight lifting can certainly be a part of a weight gaining program as well, but lifting weights alone is not what makes you bulky. Do you want to hear the real reason why people get bigger? They eat lots of food! In fact, it's virtually impossible for someone to gain a significant amount of weight if they don't increase the amount of calories they take in. Take heavy-weight body builders for example. I'm talking about the ones that most people associate with body building. Now let's be clear: they ARE huge. But this is mainly because they take in a very large amount of calories on most (or all) days of the week. The simple fact is that muscles are essential to a lean and toned body that burns fat on autopilot 24/7, yet muscles continue to be one of the most overlooked components to losing fat effectively and permanently. Trust me, if you're serious about losing fat quickly and permanently, then this is not something you want to ignore...