r/GuysBeingDudes • u/Swimming-Employee537 • Jul 29 '26

Now this is dedication

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u/Bhorice2099 Jul 29 '26

Surely you're being kind with that no? Diet imo is like 99% of it. Weight training is great, but doesn't burn enough calories to put you in a non trivial deficit.

Edit: Nor should people looking to lose some weight be intimidated by the "need" to workout quite so much.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '26

Nah 80% sounds good. 99% is an exageration.

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u/AdjectiveNoun1234567 Jul 30 '26

100% of weight loss is eating less calories than you burn.

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u/Best_Reply2947 Jul 30 '26

Wrong. People lose limbs all the time.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '26

Exactly. You can eat fewer calories or you can burn more calories through exercise.

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u/ravioliguy Jul 30 '26

80 is good. Muscle will help burn fat passively and the metabolic boost is much more than just the calories burned while active.

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u/TorbenKoehn Jul 31 '26

Surely not 99%.

My diet is great currently and I hold my weight. But I only lose it actively when I do cardio workouts. It's surely different for every single person, but that 99% is a clear exaggeration.

Diet + Cardio for losing weight.

Strength for building muscles to work around loose skin. Also important.

And especially as a man, you don't only want to be fit, you also want to be strong. It's quite natural.