Heavy Lifting to maintain muscle without compromising running progress?

rileyleigh

Hey guys,

I have been lazy for some time now and find myself at a point where I have some weight loss needed. I have always chosen to exercise alongside calorie counting to give me a few extra calories during the day.

Running is my exercise of choice. I love it, it is my favorite exercise. I am concerned however about the dreaded "skinny fat" phenomenon. If I lose weight via calorie deficit obtained by running without heavy lifting, I may be losing muscle mass.

I'm looking for heavy lifting routines that you have found successful that will not compromise my running efforts (meaning light on the legs I suppose).

Also any recommendations on workouts that do not actually involve gym equipment would be even better as I do not currently have access to one.

Thanks!

lorrpb

I think there's something on You Tube called You Are Your Own Gym. It's all bodyweight exercises. I think that leg work would boost your running, not compromise it.