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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
But I have a couple questions..
The first one is for my fat friend. He's been trying to lose weight and consulting me all the while. He started maybe a month or so ago at 280. He's been doing mostly cardio but says he lifts weights occasionally. I told him he shouldn't even bother with weight lifting at this point because he's not going to build a whole lot of muscle while only taking in around 1000 calories a day. Plus muscle weighs more than fat and I figured he may get discouraged if he actually were able to cut down on fat but gain muscle in its place and have the scale show a number he'd be disappointed in.
I said, if I were him, I wouldn't even lift a weight until I hit around 220. Do you disagree? Should he lift some while trying to lose a massive amount of weight?
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He should be lifting more than he should be running (at least 3 days a week of weights, if not 4, combined with 20-30 minutes of medium intensity cardio after). And the number on the scale is irrelevant when compared to body composition changes. If he's gaining enough muscle to offset fat loss, he should be able to see it.