🏋️The Real Fat-Burning Workout You’ve Been Ignoring

PLUS: Your Metabolism Runs on Muscle, Not Just Movement

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Michael Pender & Ryan Engel
August 04, 2025

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TODAY’S LEVEL UP:

  • Coach’s Corner: The Real Fat-Burning Workout You’ve Been Ignoring

  • Pro Tip: Your metabolism runs on muscle, not just movement

  • Question from Our Readers: What’s better for fat loss—cardio or weights?

  • Fit Trivia: Which 90s animated series featured a superhero whose entire origin story was based on muscle growth through radioactive dumbbells?

The Real Fat-Burning Workout You’ve Been Ignoring

The treadmill is great. So is walking. But if you want to burn fat long after you leave the gym?

Focus on resistance training.

Why it works:

  • It builds lean muscle, which burns more calories at rest

  • It elevates EPOC (afterburn) so your body keeps burning fat post-workout

  • It keeps testosterone high and cortisol balanced, both key for fat loss in men over 40

Fat loss isn’t about doing more cardio.

It’s about doing the right kind of work, and lifting weights wins every time.

FROM RYAN’S DESK

Growth doesn’t live in comfort zones. It’s found in the reps you don’t want to do, the meals you don’t want to prep, and the early alarms you hate. You weren’t built to coast—you were built to conquer. Get uncomfortable. That’s where the power is.

Pro Tip:

Your Metabolism Runs on Muscle, Not Just Movement

More muscle = more calories burned every hour

More muscle = better insulin sensitivity

More muscle = better hormone health

Want to stay lean?

Lift to build it, eat to fuel it, recover to keep it.

Question from Our Readers:

“What’s better for fat loss—cardio or weights?”

– James, 47, from Phoenix

Answer: Weights. Every time.

Here’s the strategy:

  • Strength train 3–4x/week

  • Add low-impact cardio (walks, bike, incline treadmill) for recovery and bonus burn

  • Use HIIT sparingly if you’re well-rested and recovered

If you only have time for one—it’s always the iron.

Fit Trivia: Which 90s animated series featured a superhero whose entire origin story was based on muscle growth through radioactive dumbbells?

Answer: Freakazoid! In one zany episode, the title character references “training with mutant weights” and growing superhuman strength from gym exposure gone wrong. Absurd? Yes. But it’s still one of the most jacked cartoon moments in Saturday morning TV history.

Ryan Engel, Intl. Fat Loss Coach

Ryan is a leading fitness coach and one of the most known professionals in the space.

He specializes in Body Recomposition and visual body aesthetics and has reached millions worldwide with his powerful messaging. He brings a unique, non-nonsense, yet sophisticated approach to body change.

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