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Originally Posted by anaconda
1) someone said dont lift because you dont want to put on muscle. Thats utter BS and I think you know this. Lift, and lift hard, because every pound of muscle you put on will be burning that much more fat. Just be careful because initially you will probably gain weight from lifting and you will be frustrated. However the weight will start coming off and will come off faster and more regularly than had you just done cardio.
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Oh yeh? I'll read up on that. Man I've heard this from so many people (friends/ppl at school, whatever) - just goes to show it's best to figure things out for yourself. Sorry for the misinformation, there! I just had the mindset that, as he'll be on "portioned for weight loss" Nutrisystem, that he wouldn't be getting near enough protein/calories to build adequate muscle tissue.