Possible to lose weight and gain muscle also?

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KingJabrone

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Hi guys, from my reading and understanding it is very difficult for a person to lose weight and gain muscle both at the same time because of the difference in nutrition. It CAN be done I know but it's not one of the easier things to do, rather it would a little easier to concentrate on weight loss then on muscle building. Certainly you could cross train, but for specifics you or rather I should do one at a time.

This is just my opinion from what I have read.

Here is my question, I saw a guy at the store the other day and he was one of those old strongman competition guys, arms huge but no real definition, just a big lump of muscle that you can see but it just looks big like fat. I know those guys are strong as hell but thats not my question.

I injured my arm and went from 186lb to 250 lb when I couldn't work out. Now that I can again I run and I lift weights. Is it possible to get back down to a lean 186 and not end up looking just really thick with the added strength training?

Thanks.
 
check out this post:

http://weight-loss.fitness.com/weig...-why-not-possible-if-you-have-stored-fat.html

I think as Steve and Mal have said, with a sufficient calorie deficit and strength training, you shouldnt gain that much muscle anyways. So, no, you wouldn't get thick. Now if you eat alot and strength train, you might start getting thick as you grow more muscle under your fat.
 
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Thanks man! I guess strength training still burns calories and at least helps a little if not building muscle so much with the calorie deficiet. So that's good. I will have to lean more toward the weight loss now and then the muscle gain after.

Thanks!
 
KingJabrone said:
Thanks man! I guess strength training still burns calories and at least helps a little if not building muscle so much with the calorie deficiet. So that's good. I will have to lean more toward the weight loss now and then the muscle gain after.

Thanks!
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The take home message is, strength training is one of the primary factors contributing to muscle maintenance while dieting. Losing weight is easy. Losing fat while maintaining most your muscle is a bit trickier, especially the closer you get to an average weight.

To boot, there are a lot of benefits from strength training, not just caloric expenditure.
 
To boot, there are a lot of benefits from strength training, not just caloric expenditure.
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He's talkin about hot chicks. They come with your gold's gym key-fob.
 
Is it possible to lose weight and gain muscle also?

Sure it is.... if a person is gullible enough to believe some of the ads out there.

Like this doozy from a well known company promoting a certain detox...

JUST IMAGINE
LOSING UP TO 5 - 15 POUNDS OF FAT
SAFELY AND QUICKLY
and Help Build Lean Muscle at the Same Time !

And you don't even have to weight train to accomplish that, according to that web site.

I suppose to be fair, if your body fat% drops, then by default your lean mass has to go up automatically.

But that's not the same thing as building lean muscle mass.
 
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