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Is it better to lose weight first by doing tons of cardio and then strengh train when u reach your goal OR should you cardio/strengh at the same time to lose weight (even though the strengh training might slow weight loss down). YOUR input is highly IMPORTATNT!
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if you care more about what you look like when you're done, do the weights.0
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unless the ONLY aspect of weight loss you care about is the number on the scale, strength training is 100% NOT going to hinder your goals. do both !0
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Strength train and eat a deficit. Cardio optional.0
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Is it better to lose weight first by doing tons of cardio and then strengh train when u reach your goal OR should you cardio/strengh at the same time to lose weight (even though the strengh training might slow weight loss down). YOUR input is highly IMPORTATNT!
I think do cardio alone until you reach your goal, or are really close to it.... then do the strength training, lightly.... and when you have reached ur goal do heavy strength training....... thats just my opinion...0 -
Do both. You can do cardio every day. You should strength train a few times a week (more if you alternate muscle groups).0
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DO NOT WAIT TO START STRENGTH TRAINING!!! Do it now!!0
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u strengh trainers you....yall win...0
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Strength train and eat a deficit. Cardio optional.
This is pretty much how I lost 91 pounds. I hate cardio and did it grudgingly and in the smallest amounts my trainer would let me get away with (30min x 3x a week)0 -
Strength & cardio compliment each other.....don't wait, do both.0
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THIS IS WHAT I WAS ALWAYS TAUGHT IS BETTER!!Is it better to lose weight first by doing tons of cardio and then strengh train when u reach your goal OR should you cardio/strengh at the same time to lose weight (even though the strengh training might slow weight loss down). YOUR input is highly IMPORTATNT!
I think do cardio alone until you reach your goal, or are really close to it.... then do the strength training, lightly.... and when you have reached ur goal do heavy strength training....... thats just my opinion...0 -
Do both. You can do cardio every day. You should strength train a few times a week (more if you alternate muscle groups).
amen sister0 -
both, I've been losing steadily doing 3 x strength training and cardio while eating at a deficit. Just balance your workouts with eating not to feel tiered all the time.0
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It's harder to gain muscle than lose it, so I suggest doing both cardio and strength training to maintain your LBM while losing weight.0
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Is it better to lose weight first by doing tons of cardio and then strengh train when u reach your goal OR should you cardio/strengh at the same time to lose weight (even though the strengh training might slow weight loss down). YOUR input is highly IMPORTATNT!
I think do cardio alone until you reach your goal, or are really close to it.... then do the strength training, lightly.... and when you have reached ur goal do heavy strength training....... thats just my opinion...
As someone who followed this exact path, I'll be perfectly honest and say this was a very poor choice on my part, and I'd discourage this approach.
I lost a lot more muscle than I thought possible, and it's been a real struggle trying to restart building muscle that I should have been retaining in the first place. I'm a lot lighter, but my body fat percentage (which is thankfully only a little bit high) didn't budge a bit.
If I could turn time back a year, I'd have shoved myself off the elliptical and on the weight bench.
Cardio is beautiful, but not generally as important as a good solid and proper-form weight regimen.
Learn this the easy way by reading about what I did, or learn it the hard way by doing what I did.0 -
I say do both, it's easier to firm as you go rather than wait and have a lot of work to do....
Also building the muscle lets you change your Body fat percentage as you go.0 -
dont take this comment personal it is not meant directly towards you but when you lose weight and dont do any weights like most of those biggest loser people you go from looking like a fat blob with no muscle tone to a medium blob with no muscle tone...
you have to lift along with your cardio for ideal results
like in the success story area i can always tell the folks that just do cardio and lose vs the ones who strength train along with their cardio0 -
well TONS of cardio is never necessary. I say to do what you can do consistently and that you enjoy so that you continue with it long term. If you enjoy weight lifting I'd recommend incorporating it all along.0
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Do both. You do not need to do either to lose weight but both have different benefits.0
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Lifting is more important in terms of looking better. If you have a good diet plan and stick to it cardio will do nothing for you that eating at a deficit will do. Burn 600 cals running just to eat them back? No thanks. Lol. Lift hard for an hour and feel your body change over this journey? Sign me up. Just my 2 cents.0
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THIS IS WHAT I WAS ALWAYS TAUGHT IS BETTER!!Is it better to lose weight first by doing tons of cardio and then strengh train when u reach your goal OR should you cardio/strengh at the same time to lose weight (even though the strengh training might slow weight loss down). YOUR input is highly IMPORTATNT!
I think do cardio alone until you reach your goal, or are really close to it.... then do the strength training, lightly.... and when you have reached ur goal do heavy strength training....... thats just my opinion...
You were taught wrong.0
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