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Originally Posted by Saul Good
I'm not saying one way is better than the other...just explaining why I chose to focus on cardio first. I feel like it's easier to add muscle than lose weight, especially as you get older.
If I have a bunch of muscle under a bunch of fat, I'm not really doing my body any favors in terms of general health nor do I look good at the pool.
Running WILL burn fat. Sprinting WILL build muscle. Lifting WILL build muscle, but it's not necessarily going to make you lean.
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Your partially correct. Sprinting, jogging, lifting will all lead to fat loss if your not eating enough, and the same is true if your eating too much your not losing anything. I think its easier to burn fat because all you really have to do is stay in a caloric deficit, which to me is pretty damn easy. I find it much harder to continually force feed to stay in a caloric surplus in order to build muscle. This is why I like lifting heavy in a caloric deficit, you can gain *some* strength while burning fat. its almost like a recomp effect. If you just run without lifting, you will lose both fat and muscle. The heavy lifting gives your body a reason to hold on to and build a little more muscle.