Last year I was able to achieve a good amount of fat loss over a period of 3 months by lifting weights 3 days a week (Mon-back/bi, Tue- chest/tri, Fri-legs) and incorporating at least 40 minutes of cardio 3-4 times a week along with a calorie monitored diet (1500-1900 calories a day).
This time around I'm following the same plan but I was wondering if lifting weights could be hindering my fat loss. I read somewhere in which someone said that you can't gain muscle without gaining fat. I wanted to pose this idea here to see what the truth behind all that is. Last year I seemed to have been able to lose fat as well as gain muscle with the plan I followed.
It only makes sense to me that lifting weights can only help reduce fat because you burn calories by doing so but I want to make sure there isn't something I'm missing about the idea of lifting weights while trying to lose weight. In the past I would think just doing straight cardio 5 days a week would be the key but I want to keep and even gain muscle as well.
Right now I'm 6 feet tall, 255lbs with 29.7% bodyfat last time I checked with the meter they let me use at my local Gold's Gym.
This time around I'm following the same plan but I was wondering if lifting weights could be hindering my fat loss. I read somewhere in which someone said that you can't gain muscle without gaining fat. I wanted to pose this idea here to see what the truth behind all that is. Last year I seemed to have been able to lose fat as well as gain muscle with the plan I followed.
It only makes sense to me that lifting weights can only help reduce fat because you burn calories by doing so but I want to make sure there isn't something I'm missing about the idea of lifting weights while trying to lose weight. In the past I would think just doing straight cardio 5 days a week would be the key but I want to keep and even gain muscle as well.
Right now I'm 6 feet tall, 255lbs with 29.7% bodyfat last time I checked with the meter they let me use at my local Gold's Gym.