Should I lose fat first or gain muscle first? Can muscle training help lose fat?

When it comes to losing weight, people are doing it all the time. After losing weight, of course you will want to have nice-looking body lines. Gaining muscle is a good way to train body lines. So when losing weight, should you lose fat first or gain muscle first?

If you are just slightly overweight, you don't need to deliberately design fat-loss training, because you can start muscle-building training directly. As your muscles increase, your basal metabolism is actually increasing as well. So although you are focusing on muscle building, you are actually losing fat at the same time. Because there is not much fat, it will not put too much burden on the training.

In fact, you may be wondering why those people who lift weights all day don’t see any increase in fat? Is it because of diet control? Diet control is not conducive to muscle gain. In fact, these people use the "side effects" of muscle gain to consume fat. As the muscles gradually increase, the energy required also increases, so this method can be used to control the body from having excess energy.

It is possible, but it requires you to plan scientifically. Aerobic training helps to lose weight, but too much training will affect muscle growth and metabolism. Only do aerobic training 3 times a week. Aerobic training can be arranged before breakfast, when blood sugar concentration is very low, and fat reserves will be used instead of carbohydrates for energy; strength training should be controlled within one hour, and more drop sets/super sets can consume more carbohydrates.

In fact, fat loss training can also build muscle, although it will not have the same effect as strength training. Take running as an example. You burn fat through running, and at the same time, running can also increase leg strength, so leg muscles can also be increased, so fat loss training can also build muscle.