Whats better?
nturner612
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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 -
I do 30 minutes of weight lifting either twice or three times a week, depending on how busy I am with class, and do 30-60 minutes of cardio (in the form of walking) 4-6 times a week, once again depending on class. I would definitely recommend this method. I lose much more quickly doing weights than when I am doing cardio alone. And I notice more body parts getting smaller. It really, really helps.0
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I busted my butt doing cardio only for a while, but my body adapts to it quickly and I would plateau and stop losing time after time.
Now I lift (heavy for a girl, I think - lol) 50 minutes 3xweek and do HIIT 15 minutes 3xweek on the treadmill. (I'm always beat on Fridays. :laugh: )
Good luck with your journey!0 -
Strength training while eating at a deficit will allow you to preserve lean muscle mass throughout your weight loss journey. It will transform your body in all the right ways.0
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Strength train and eat a deficit. Cardio optional.
^^^ THIS!0 -
Do circuit training (a combination of cardio and strength training in one workout). The combo will keep your heart rate higher to burn at a cardio level but you'll also get all the toning/muscle building benefits of weight training (and you won't LOSE any muscle while you're losing weight which can happen)0
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You must be new. If you aren't eating within 200 calories of your TDEE and lifting heavy weights, you are a skinny fat LOSER. Just ask the people here... they will tell you.
Over... and over... and over... and over....
See, you can lose 100 lbs and still be considered fat on MFP if you didn't do it the "right" way. If you just did cardio and ate less, you may have lost weight, but you're still skinny fat and don't look good. :huh:0 -
I've been a runner for years (minus the 18 months or so when I gained all my weight) and I've always stayed relatively fit by running alone, but never was happy with my body really. This time around I got serious with weight training AND running, and my body has never looked better, even though I still have a few pounds left to lose. I vote both.0
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Strength train and eat a deficit. Cardio optional.
Strength training while losing weight helps maintain muscle. You could lose a high percentage of muscle without strength training. Muscle is good.0 -
You must be new. If you aren't eating within 200 calories of your TDEE and lifting heavy weights, you are a skinny fat LOSER. Just ask the people here... they will tell you.
Over... and over... and over... and over....
See, you can lose 100 lbs and still be considered fat on MFP if you didn't do it the "right" way. If you just did cardio and ate less, you may have lost weight, but you're still skinny fat and don't look good. :huh:
I prefer "medium blob"... that was a particularly nice one. :grumble:0 -
What's better? What's better depends on what YOU want.
I just want to be skinny. I don't care if I'm 'skinny fat'. I just want to be in a weight range that is considered 'healthy' for my height. I don't care if my stomach is flat, if my arms are ripped, if my back looks crazy toned. I just don't care about that. So for me, eating at a deficit with cardio is all I'm doing.
I DO want to weight lift as well but not because I think that's better or because I'll look better. I want to weight lift to feel STRONG. Not for any other reason.0
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