Strength training or Cardio for weightloss?

I think there are a lot of ways to get "there", and you will get every opinion here. Personally, I truly believe the best exercise is the one you will do, and do regularly.

at the end of the day, its about caloric intake. It doesn't matter what exercise you do, you will burn calories. Some exercises will burn more calories per period of time than others.

In the exercise, focus should be on heart rate. This article does a good job of explaining how to determine your max heart rate, and the target %'s
http://www.thewalkingsite.com/thr.html

You have to consider your overall goals. If you look at some of the gals here, their trim fit bodies with great muscle definition, and think "I want to look like that" (which, by the way, as a guy, I fully support), then you should be incorporating some form of strength training. Some will insist weight lifting is the only way to do this, but reality is it can come from body weight workouts as well.

If you aren't interested in anything but losing the lbs, then all you need to do is eat at a deficit and pick any exercise you like that gets your heart rate into the target zone.

nvermind

Did both strength training is my favorite by far.

Cardio when eating to much and to lazy to create a deficit or craving gigantic fat filled foods.

Strength training to look firmer and feel better and stronger.

Diet.

If you want a nice body at the end, lifting.

If you want to increase your cardiovascular endurance, cardio.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/819925-the-basics-don-t-complicate-it

I definitely want the muscle definition. So I'll continue what I am doing but maybe one full session dedicated to cardio. Thank you.

I do 2 of each per week with some cross over as one of my cardio sessions is metabolic weight complexes.

2 days weight training, 3x8. Day 1, squats, cleans, ohp, rows. Day 2, squats, bench, deadlifts. A few accesories thrown in.

Cardio days, Day 1, HIIT and ab work. Day 2, 25 or 30 minute run followed by metabolic weight training complexes. (this day is an *kitten* kicker!)

Weight training days are Monday and Thursday. Cardio days are Wednesday and Saturday.

Look at you, you got it all!

Yeah, I'm kind of a hog like that!

2 a days are fun.

Lifting in the morning and cardio at night.

hmmm
when im losing fat
i do high intensity cardio and high intensity weights

by high intensity weights i mean il do circuits of them so it feels like a cardio workout ... basically no rest periods between sets
ie

15 reps of overhead press
15 reps of bent over row
15 reps squat jumps
15 reps hammer curls
and repeat 3 times
including a fast run or a good rowing workout (:

mix it up though .
works for me
might not for you

Right on the money!

As you build lean muscle mass your body will burn more energy. My understanding is that you need both cardio and muscle building, but the most important item is proper nutrition. Raising the protein, lowering the carbs and fat intake, and using myfitnesspal logging every meal so that you can see if your are going to bust your goal or you need to increase something to make your daily goal.

Mark