Who Burns Fat Easier: Men or Women?

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Does Gender Play a Role in Losing Fat?

On today’s episode of Live Lean TV, I’m going to detail a comparison of the fat burning capabilities of men versus women.

Before we get into that, don’t forget you can also listen to this blog post over on our Live Lean TV podcast.

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When I say “fat burning capabilities”, I’m referring to how easy or hard it is to burn body fat, based on your gender.

Yes, gender does play a role in burning fat.

So before reading any further, in the comments below, type in who you think burns fat easier: men or women?

Comment down below.

All right, are you ready for this?

Who Burns More Fat: Men Or Women?

Here’s the deal.

Male Fat Cells vs. Female Fat Cells:

• Female fat cells are 5 times larger than male fat cells.
• Female fat cells contain up to double the fat storing enzymes that male fat cells contain.
• Female fat cells contain just half the fat burning enzymes that male fat cells contain.

On top of all of this, on average:

• Males can typically have up to 40 lbs more muscle than females.
  • As you know, muscle helps burn fat.
• Males also produce 10 times more testosterone.
  • If you didn’t know, testosterone helps burn body fat.
• This mean that males can typically burn 30% more calories during exercise, and at rest, versus females.

The Results Are Clear

Based on these points, it’s obvious that it’s much easier for women to add fat and harder to lose fat, in comparison to men.

In fact, women tend to have at least 8% more body fat than men, and studies show women typically need at least 13% body fat to allow for proper hormone production.

I’ve included a body fat percentage chart below.

According to this body fat % chart:

• An athletic and fit body fat % for women ranges between 14-24%.
• An athletic and fit body fat % for men ranges between 6-17%.

As your Live Lean coaches, I stick to a body fat % between 8-9% all year.

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Even after having a baby in mid-2016, by following a healthy and sustainable diet and new mom friendly workouts, your other Live Lean coach, my wife Jessica, has trained her body back to maintaining 15-17% body fat all year.

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You can find:

• Me: @BradGouthro
• Jessica @JessicaGouthroFitness

How Do You Figure Out Your Body Fat %?

With that said, the question is, how do you figure out your body fat percentage?

Well, if you’re not sure, check out this post on How To Calculate Your Body Fat % And Ideal Body Weight.

Bottom Line

Regardless of all these factors stacking up against women, fat loss is possible and sustainable.

It’s up to you to make the decisions and take the necessary actions to change your life.

Please understand that the results from these comparisons are not to be used as an excuse for why you may be struggle with burning fat.

As a Live Leaner, it’s about taking personal responsibility and overcoming this challenge with a detailed plan of consistent action.

Yes, I’m challenging you to:

• Have a vision for what you want
• Set measurable goals
• Believe that you can accomplish them
• Follow a detailed workout program and nutrition plan designed to provide you with the roadmap to getting you the strong, lean, and healthy body you were intended to have.

Remember, if someone else is getting the results you want, you also have the ability to do the same thing.

And last thing, specifically for the dudes.

Now that you see your natural advantage to burning fat, you should have no excuses why you also can’t define the body you’ve always wanted.

To All The Men And Women

If you need a proven step-by-step plan to follow, we’re here to help.

As your Live Lean coaches, we’ve provided our Team Live Lean members with a:

• Monthly step-by-step workout programs with exercise video demonstrations.
• Weekly meal plans with step-by-step cooking video recipes.
• Weekly grocery lists containing all the needed ingredients
• Accountability via our private Facebook group coaching platform

So, if you need our help and a plan, I highly recommend you join all the other Live Leaners over on our Team Live Lean group coaching platform.

The next part is up to you.

You have to commit and you have to do it consistently.

If you’re ready to transform, we’d love to have you on our team.

Here’s a link to join Team Live Lean.

Keep Living Lean.