T25 Alpha phase? Muscle loss vs fat loss?

TheLoliitta
TheLoliitta Posts: 13
in Fitness and Exercise
Hello everyone =)

I am 153 cm (5.01) and weigh 60kgs (132lbs). I tried 30days shred (level 1), TaeBo, 21 day Fix (week 1) I have almost toned muscles in certain parts of my body (biceps, calves, shoulders, butt) and fat in other jiggly parts (belly, thighs, triceps) My goal is to have a nice healthy toned shape regardless of what weight that will be (but am aiming at something around 55kg).

I enjoy resistance exercises more than cardio. However am working to build up my cardio endurance which is getting better day by day.

I started Alpha T25 two days ago. I managed to finish both workouts with minimum modifications.

I decided to go with T25 Alpha before finishing any other program that uses weights because I watched Mommahass's review and she said that she lost some muscles doing the Alpha phase coz it's mainly cardio.

My question is: Am I doing the right thing to start T25 Alpha to shed the extra fat before starting to actually build some nice toned muscles by other T25 phases or any other program?

Do our bodies lose fat first and then go to muscles or is it just random?

I am sorry if I put so much irrelevant details here or if am not clear or if am not straight to the point.. but thought giving few more details might help clarifying my question. Maybe?


Thanks in advance for all the input

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  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    edited November 2014
    I'm not familiar with the program, but to your question...

    What you do first is dependent on your more immediate goals. Fat loss and muscle building are NOT random, they are a function of diet and exercise. Fat loss is 95% diet, muscle building is a combination of diet and exercise.

    So what you do and when you do it should be determined by your goals.

    Eat at a deficit to lose weight.
    Eat at a deficit + heavy lifting and/or HIIT to lose fat.

    Eat at a surplus to gain weight.
    Eat at a surplus + heavy lifting and/or HIIT to gain muscle.

    Steady state, low/moderate intensity cardio to improve endurance.
  • TheLoliitta
    TheLoliitta Posts: 13
    jacksonpt wrote: »
    I'm not familiar with the program, but to your question...

    What you do first is dependent on your more immediate goals. Fat loss and muscle building are NOT random, they are a function of diet and exercise. Fat loss is 95% diet, muscle building is a combination of diet and exercise.

    So what you do and when you do it should be determined by your goals.

    Eat at a deficit to lose weight.
    Eat at a deficit + heavy lifting and/or HIIT to lose fat.

    Eat at a surplus to gain weight.
    Eat at a surplus + heavy lifting and/or HIIT to gain muscle.

    Steady state, low/moderate intensity cardio to improve endurance.

    Thank you so much for the info.. this helps a lot :)

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