The Discover Strength Podcast - “Cardio vs. Resistance Training for Weight Loss”: Exercise Myths and Misconceptions Mini-Series with Dr. James Fisher & Luke Carlson, M.S.

“Cardio vs. Resistance Training for Weight Loss”: Exercise Myths and Misconceptions Mini-Series with Dr. James Fisher & Luke Carlson, M.S.

02/09/23 • 40 min

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, we are excited to continue on with our Exercise Myths and Misconceptions Mini-Series with Dr. James Fisher and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. We'll be discussing another prevalent myth in the fitness industry: cardio versus resistance training for weight loss.
These two friends and colleagues were kind enough to sit down and discuss, in their own words, some of the most pervasive myths still running rampant in our industry. While there are plenty to choose from, we decided to focus on the myths and misconceptions from our very first podcast ever with Dr. Fisher (HERE).
This five-part mini-series will cover some of the most widespread myths and misconceptions and hopefully set the record straight on some of these topics once and for all.
For our second episode we decided to discuss something that's still extremely misunderstood in the fitness industry. This idea that "cardio" exercise is necessary for effective weight loss in an exercise program.
This myth is propagated widely and one of the hardest to break from people's belief structure. We are ingrained from our fitness watches, to our treadmills, to everything we see on social media to believe that in order to effectively lose weight, we must do some form of cardio, and probably a lot of it.
The reality however, is that cardio, in and of itself is not a very good tool for weight loss. In fact, a high volume of cardio can sometimes even be counter productive to our weight loss goals. Proper diet, caloric restriction, and resistance training, are much more efficacious tools to get weight off, and keep it off.
Luke and Dr. Fisher, discuss the background and history of this myth in the fitness industry, why it's so pervasive, and what the research actually says when it comes to cardio versus resistance training for weight loss.
If body recomposition is one of your goals, this is a MUST LISTEN episode. The internet is full of misinformation on this topic, and these two experts explain the how and the why behind what the research actually says. The importance of cardio, has very little to do with its effectiveness as a weight loss modality. If you've ever thought of counting calories on the treadmill, bike or elliptical, this is the podcast for you!
If you or someone you know is interested in trying a FREE Discover Strength Introductory workout, please send them our way! Send any inquiries HERE to get scheduled for a FREE Introductory Session today to take the first step towards getting your life back.
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Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the united states. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the united states. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

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“Heavy vs. Light Weights”: Exercise Myths and Misconceptions Mini-Series with Dr. James Fisher & Luke Carlson, M.S.

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, we are excited to kick off our Exercise Myths and Misconceptions Mini-Series with Dr. James Fisher and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson by discussing heavy vs. light weights.
These two friends and colleagues were kind enough to sit down with me and discuss in their own words, some of the most pervasive myths still running rampant in our industry. While there are plenty to choose from, we decided to focus on the myths and misconceptions from our very first podcast ever with Dr. Fisher (HERE).
This five-part mini-series will cover some of the most widespread myths and misconceptions and hopefully set the record straight on some of these topics once and for all.
For our first part, we decided to focus on something near and dear to our hearts, heavy versus light weights. There is a common myth and misconception that heavy weights, must be used to build strength, and that lighter weights with higher reps must be used to build tone and endurance. The research simply does not back this up.
In fact, Discover Strength recently published a paper, in conjunction with Dr. Fisher's University, Solent University in South Hampton on this exact topic. Some of our listeners may remember and may have even participated in this study which looked at sets of 6 reps versus 15 reps (see study HERE).
We're excited to share this first of five episodes with two of the most respected and cited leaders in the exercise science field, and to start destroying some of these major myths and misconceptions once and for all!
If you or someone you know is interested in trying a FREE Discover Strength Introductory workout, please send them our way! Send any inquiries HERE to get scheduled for a FREE Introductory Session today to take the first step towards getting your life back.

Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the united states. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !

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“Single-Set vs. Multi-Set Training”: Exercise Myths and Misconceptions Mini-Series with Dr. James Fisher & Luke Carlson, M.S.

In this week's episode of the Discover Strength Podcast, we are excited to continue on with our Exercise Myths and Misconceptions Mini-Series with Dr. James Fisher and Discover Strength CEO, Luke Carlson. We'll be discussing another prevalent myth in the fitness industry: single-set vs. multi-set training.
These two friends and colleagues were kind enough to sit down and discuss, in their own words, some of the most pervasive myths still running rampant in our industry. While there are plenty to choose from, we decided to focus on the myths and misconceptions from our very first podcast ever with Dr. Fisher (HERE).
This five-part mini-series will cover some of the most widespread myths and misconceptions and hopefully set the record straight on some of these topics once and for all.
For our third episode, we decided to focus on a question we get all the time from new clients (as well as some veteran clients). "Why do we only do one set of each exercise at Discover Strength?". The single-set vs. multi-set training debate is alive and well in the fitness industry. We wanted these two distinguished fitness experts to discuss what the research has to say about single-set training versus training with multiple sets.
The long-standing belief in the fitness industry, especially for the lay newcomer, is that you need something like three sets of ten reps of each exercise in order to insure enough volume and stimulus for muscular growth. James and Luke discuss where this long-standing belief actually originated, and how even the people who propagated it originally eventually changed their tune.
You'll also hear some nuanced discussion about why a single set, taken to true momentary muscular failure is more than likely just as effective, and sometimes possibly even more effective than multiple set training stopped well shy of failure. As with most things we've investigated in resistance training research, the intensity of effort is key, and you simply can't give 100% effort on every set if you're training with too high of a volume.
Whether single or multi-set training is conclusively superior, we may never know. But what we know for sure, is that single-set training to failure is proven to be just as effective as multi-set training, and has the added benefit of taking significantly less time. So if results are what you're looking for, and time is a barrier to exercise (which it is for most people), then take notes and make sure you listen to this episode twice!
If you or someone you know is interested in trying a FREE Discover Strength Introductory workout, please send them our way! Send any inquiries HERE to get scheduled for a FREE Introductory Session today to take the first step towards getting your life back.
Have you ever thought about owning a Discover Strength Franchise all your own? If so visit our website link HERE to learn more, and start your journey to owning and operating your very own Discover Strength!

Discover Strength offers free Introductory Workouts at any location across the united states. You can schedule your free Introductory Workout HERE !