Comprehensive fitness involves a mix of strength training for hypertrophy, HIIT for metabolic health, and corrective exercises for postural alignment.
Attempting to lose weight while strength training pushes your body in two different ways -- you are building muscle, which is denser than fat, while at the same time trying to decrease your overall body weight. Although it sounds contradictory, this weight loss strategy can work.
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Bodybuilding builds muscle, ironically, by breaking it down. Your body responds to this breakdown of muscle by building bigger, stronger muscles. Most people can build no more than 1 lb. of muscle per week.
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