first loose weight then lift

kessler4130

It is better to lift along your journey, sure it is not much fun seeing no progress when lifting on a deficit (aside from newby gains) but it is your best bet in completely changing your body composition. You will also aid in maintaining lean body mass if you train while cutting.

headwind2015

Yes, it is possible to reach your goal weight without going to the gym; you may still not have achieved the look you're going for, but only you can be the judge of that.

As for all the comments about muscle loss during weight loss, I don't really understand. If you've been inactive for years at a time and now out of shape or were never fit to begin with, you're not going to be Adonis under all the extra weight. Things just don’t work like that. During healthy weight loss, according to goggle, you lose fat to muscle at a rate of 9:1 (90% fat to 10% muscle) which sounds great to me. If muscle loss is a big concern for you though, I’d recommend losing weight slowly and sustainably. Not all weight loss is good weight loss, and unfortunately, the faster you drop weight, the more muscle you’ll lose.

headwind2015

I kept thinking about this topic today and found this link which I think is really helpful:

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/reducing-body-fat-percentage-by-gaining-muscle-qa.html/

I hope this helps.

pattyproulx

You want to lift as you lose weight. It helps you maintain your muscle which is key to being able to sustain the weight loss by keeping your metabolism running well.

https://www.t-nation.com/diet-fat-loss/a-calorie-is-sometimes-not-a-calorie

From article:
There's a study to illustrate the point [...] two groups of obese subjects put on identical very low calorie diets. One group was assigned an aerobic exercise protocol (walking, biking, or jogging four times per week). The other group was assigned resistance training three times per week and did no aerobic exercise.

After 12 weeks, both groups lost weight. The aerobic group lost 37 pounds, 27 of which was fat and 10 of which was muscle. The resistance-training group lost 32 pounds, and 32 pounds were fat, 0 was muscle. When resting metabolic rate was calculated after the study, the aerobic group was burning 210 fewer calories daily. In contrast, the resistance-training group had increased their metabolism by 63 calories per day.

ck09ck

Lift! I've been lifting for a little over a month now. The confidence it has given me is unreal! Like an antidepressant too!
Just don't set foot on a scale. My scale says I weigh the same as I did when I started- which would make me frustrated normally but my clothes say I've lost at least 10-15lbs of fat. Plus they just "hang" better than they ever have!
You won't regret it. I'll never do just cardio again. Lifting heavy things makes me so happy!

kristen2713

Don't wait! I did~actually I didn't know how much lifting could or would do for my body or how much I'd fall in love with it. I lost most of my weight through just watching and tracking my food, weight watchers and 2-3 short days of cardio at the gym. After maintaining that for about a year, I discovered weights and whilst I didn't lose much more in body weight, holy crap did I transform my body! I wish I would've started a lot of things a long time ago, and lifting is definitely one of them. Best part? Get to eattttt alllll the foooooddd!!! (And still lose )

Rado_SVK

Yeah simple answer - dont wait....with higher body weight you are stronger..whilst if you are just starting,it may seem difficult to lift,but after some time you can start going up in strength rapidly,if you push yourself...why do you thing pros do the bulking - cutting cycle all over again? fatter means stronger means more weight lifted means more gains!

charllata

Hornsby wrote: »

I lost all my weight with cardio. No resistance training. Just a bicycle. Not saying it's right or wrong, but I did it. It was fine. I wasn't happy when I got there though, although I knew I wouldn't be. I just wanted to see the number drop as fast as possible and figured cardio was the best way for that to happen.

YOU LOOK amazing!! Your back is so well defined! That's about the only thing I like about exercising-lifting wts!What a feeling it gives a person! Powerful in all ways!
You done good!

charllata

Jilliankosto wrote: »

sarahlifts wrote: »

I usually hear this sentiment from people trying to lose and then I post this photo.
Why wait to lift weights I achieved this with very little cardio (read none whatsoever aside from walking and taking th stairs when I could) in 18 months. if you incorporate cardio and weights imagine where you could be in less than 18 months….

Wow I want to look like that. Would you mind elaborating on how often you lift and for what duration? Thanks.

Me, to please!

charllata

PowerKickChic wrote: »

Do both. Trust me on this one.
So, at the most weight I lost, 83lbs (and now 52 but I'm working on it again), I was a size 12 at 203 lbs. I got all kinds of crap on here from girls with my same height that were a size 16 at 170lbs. Yup. That's what weight lifting does for you. Skinny girls look good in clothes, fit girls look good naked.

Love your example will be buying tangerines from now on-hee!

bketchum1981

I don't have any specific facts or figures but my body looks different which I attribute to resistance work.

My humble opinion is that it doesn't take a ton of it but it should be consistent.

Sabine_Stroehm

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