Should you lose weight before building muscle??

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  • joemac1988
    joemac1988 Posts: 1,021 Member
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    nessdeal7 wrote: »
    I've read conflicting information and just wanted some insight.

    @nessdeal7 It depends on your starting bf%. Muscle and fat are two different things; people talk about "converting muscle to fat"...impossible. In order to lose fat, you need to be in a calorie deficit and in order to build muscle you need to be in a calorie surplus. What that means is when you are in a surplus, you will add muscle but you will also add some fat. That is why I said it depends on your starting bf%; if you are already carrying a lot, you should start by cutting. That being said, don't avoid weights while cutting; you won't ADD muscle but it will help you RETAIN it.

    Hope that helps.

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