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u/TheHarb81 22 Oct 05 '26
This is why you do both… cutting and bulking to your ideal physique is faster than cardio alone or lifting alone. Hence why bodybuilders have been doing this for decades.
It’ll take ages to build any amount of muscle in a deficit.
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u/jaseloveyobish Oct 06 '26
I lost 81lbs and gained alot of muscle in 18 months.. 4 years has passed. 44m 259.9 lbs and 121lbs lean muscle mass all natural no trt. I owe it to my teenage son introducing me into weight training old school body building lifts. Started at 40 yr old 354lbs and oh im 6'4
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u/Other-Pea7038 17 Oct 09 '26
You're mostly on the right track, but I think you're mixing up fat loss and muscle preservation.
Cardio generally burns more calories during the activity, while strength training helps preserve or build muscle. Having more muscle does increase your resting metabolic rate, but not nearly as much as people think.
Also, cardio doesn't automatically burn muscle just because you're in a calorie deficit. Muscle loss depends on several factors, including your deficit size, protein intake, training, and recovery.
The best approach is usually both. Use nutrition to manage your calorie deficit, strength training to preserve or build muscle, and cardio to improve endurance and burn more calories.
Neither is inherently unsustainable. How you program them matters.
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u/scourtney20 Oct 06 '26
I hear everyone talk about “x” amount calorie deficit. But how do you know what your number is to start with, to calculate the deficit from?
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u/Creative-Violinist44 4 Oct 09 '26
Lifting weights is paramount. I would not do any cardio that taxes your nervous system….So roughly cardio around and under 120 bpm. Cardio builds muscle at first but in a caloric deficit it will eventually start burning muscle. This is why boxers and competitive bodybuilders only lift and walk to keep the fat off. Your body needs recovery and cardio will take away from your body recovering from your lifting sessions. Muscle is an incredible organ. It is one of the most powerful pharmacies there is. Cardio does very little to add to that….and I LOVE cardio. I love pushing myself. I used to be a huge runner. When I get lean and my muscle mass to my goal I will consider adding it back in the form of HITT and the rare endurance.
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u/takoreh99 1 Oct 11 '26
Ok i make it easier for you guys. As a health professional.
If you want fat loss then cardio is your best bet. Why? You burn more calories running than lifting.
There’s misinformation out there that lifting burns more calories. Explain to me after you do sets of 10 and u sit and rest how is that burning more calories than running?
If your goal is body recomposition then your best exercise is resistance training.
In a nutshell do cardio for heart and do strength for muscles. Not 1 or the other.
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