Sub-maximal weightlifting is arguably the most overlooked lifting principle for weight loss.
Many incorrectly informed plus-sized individuals mistakenly believe that lifting either the heaviest or the lightest weights will bring about the most dramatic amounts of weight loss in terms of pure fat loss, not muscle tissue loss.
But lifting weights that are too heavy won't allow exercisers to do nearly as many reps as they need to in order to raise their metabolism and start burning more fat and losing weight.
And lifting weights that are too light, while allowing more repetitions to be performed, won't build up adequate muscle mass for maximum fat burning and weight loss effects.
So the answer is the principle of sub-maximal weightlifting.
Since most people know that muscle tissue burns more calories per hour than fat tissue, the goal with this principle is to lift weights that fall into the moderate range between being too heavy or being too light.
Individuals new to this weightlifting workout methodology will need to experiment carefully with different weight ranges to see which ones they can most comfortably handle without either straining themselves or without working at an intense enough capacity to achieve substantive weight loss results.
With this lifting principle, individuals should not do more than eight reps per set.
The weight should be light enough that they are quite effortlessly able to perform four to five reps but not too heavy that eight consecutive repetitions are simply out of the question in any given lifting set.
Lifting this way will dramatically boost metabolism, which will significantly burn off a person's excess fat tissue no matter where it's located on his body, whether it's the belly region, hips, thighs or the backs of the arms or triceps.
It's important to note that the novice engaging in this type of lifting principle should always seek at least some introductory instruction from either an experienced weightlifter or a personal trainer they can find at most gyms and health clubs.
Moreover, often friends who are already working out regularly with moderately heavy weights can help teach the beginner in these sub-maximal techniques until a fundamental grasp of the principle is attained over a period of time.
Much more muscle gain will be achieved by utilizing this much overlooked principle than by engaging in low weight, high repetition strength workouts.
Since the weights are not that heavy, the workouts can easily be performed in the comfort of a person's home if they chose not to travel to a gym every day to work out.
This lifting principle should be supplemented to an already existing workout regimen that consists of both cardiovascular training and flexibility training.
It should be performed at least three days of the week for fifteen-twenty five minute intervals.
This will usually comprise between six-eight sets of eight reps each with one to two minutes of rest and strength recovery between each set.
Also lift slowly.
By engaging in this lifting principle, substantive weight loss results will definitely occur.