Comment by watwut
3 years ago
> This is not accurate, weightlifting with a reasonably difficult weight for your strength level is one of the most effective ways to burn calories.
It wont make you loose weight however. It will likely make you gain weight as your muscles will grow. Which is explicit goal of many guys who start lifting weights.
True, but for many people "lose weight" is really code for "lose body fat", since that has desirable health and aesthetic benefits.
I think that this depends on your training regimen. You can train for strength, not muscle mass. This is especially important for some athletes, like cyclists, where extra weight is a liability (more mass for the same force means less acceleration).
When the gyms closed for the pandemic, I lost 5 kg of muscle. After coming back, I started doing fewer sets and have not regained the muscle mass. But my strength (the amount of weight I can lift) is now very close to pre-pandemic levels.
No, it won't, unless you are eating excess calories. It takes a lot of energy to repair muscles and grow them.
Muscles weight more then fat. This is something that easily and regularly happen. I am not even saying it is bad thing to happen.