Losing weight while maintaining muscle mass?

[Buddhistguy]

Just after some advice ... I currently spend 4-5 days at the gym, doing only weight training. As a result, I have a reasonable amount of muscle mass, but also have a much higher body fat percentage then I would like.

I was wondering what the best approach would be for dropping weight, without losing too much muscular development. Should I just concentrate on cardio for the next couple of months with no weights? Should I do a combo of weights and cardio? Will maintaining a high protein intake help? Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Brian20o2]

Lift and do HIIT

 

[Buddhistguy]

Lift and do HIIT

Thank you for the advice.

Should I combine them in the same session, or did you mean do them on alternate days? If I was to combine them in the one session, should I lift first or do the HITT first?

 

[Quiksilver]

I do lifting on Mondays, Wednesday and Friday and do HIIT on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday

I find it best to do HIIT right after a lifting.

 

[Brian20o2]

You shouldn't do HIIT more than 3 times a week. It's extremly hard on the body. If it was ok I would be doing it 3 times a week cause Im cutting and I love it.

 

[Quiksilver]

You shouldn't do HIIT more than 3 times a week. It's extremly hard on the body.

Generalization...

It depends what fitness level you're at. Yeah when I started doing HIIT for tennis training, sure I started at 2 days a week. Now I'm levelled off at 5 days a week. Perhaps our intensity levels are different...What do you do for HIIT?

By the way, being hard on your body is how you get fit.

 

[Buddhistguy]

Generalization...

It depends what fitness level you're at. Yeah when I started doing HIIT for tennis training, sure I started at 2 days a week. Now I'm levelled off at 5 days a week. Perhaps our intensity levels are different...What do you do for HIIT?

By the way, being hard on your body is how you get fit.

It is a fair point though ... I am strong but very unfit, so five days a week may be pushing it ... I was thinking maybe three days a week of HITT/weights (20 minute sprints with a 3/1 rest/sprint ratio) and one day of just weights ...