Recent content by ExoticSiren

Thanks trex! I'll definitely pick that up from the library... though I've been lifting weights for a couple months now. :-) I really just wanted to make sure lifting wasn't a waste of time for me since I'm dieting and doing a lot of cardio.

Thanks trex! So you can strengthen your muscles without gaining muscle? My goal, for right now at least, was to lose fat but to become stronger. I really just want my body to be in a more healthy state. If every time I work out, I do 30 minutes of cardio and about 10 minutes of lifting... will...

Hello everyone. :-) Quick and to the point: If you can't gain muscle while losing fat, what is going on with the muscle when you are lifting AND doing cardio AND maintaing a calorie deficit? Are you just ensuring you don't burn muscle as well as fat? I ask this because for about 2.5 months...