Hi Ashley! 🙂
This all depends on the situation the person is starting with. For someone who is extremely overweight & has never really worked out, this is a perfect scenario to weight train & be able to build muscle, strength and power all at the same time as losing BF.
If someone is a normal or naturally at a very low BF and needs to build muscle than his approach would be a little different than the obese individual.
Regardless of whether you are trying to lose BF or gain muscle, the approach is simplistic in the sense that the body will auto regulate itself to what your individual genetically predetermined healthy body composition is….as long as you are following a healthy sensible diet with balanced macronutrients for your individual needs.
Knowing you, I would suggest making sure you are ingesting the proper macros for your needs and make sure you are ingesting no processed fruits or sugars. Try to keep natural sugars from fruit to a minimum ideally at breakfast.
As far as training, focus on good weight resistance (high intensity based) protocol that is safe & appropriate for you & do whatever cardio you enjoy most whether it be HIIT or steady state. I like to do a combo each week of both types of cardio immediately following my weight training sessions.
Check out the cardio protocol I posted under our ‘workout plans’ & follow those guidelines.
If you need more specific customized nutritional guidance based on your individual needs, let us know.
Thank you for the great question.
Ash
