Do I have to cut out weightlifting to lose ALOT of weight?

[LaneDiesel]

Hi folks,

Currently standing at around 118kg at the moment, and need to get this down to 100kg by around November time. For the last couple of weeks I have been doing interval training and I am going out of my mind. Do I have to stop weightlifting all together to get down to my target weight, or can I mix the two to lose the weight and also sort out my body composition?

Currently keeping my diet in check using the Slimming World methods and supplementing with some Grenade.

Thanks guys.

[popeyewhite]

What d'you mean "mix the two together and sort out my body composition"?
The term 'body composition' just describes the proportion of fat, muscle, water and bone in a human body. If you want to be leaner (ie less fat) then continue with your weights and other exercises.

[MurderousCrow]

popeyewhite said:

What d'you mean "mix the two together and sort out my body composition"?
The term 'body composition' just describes the proportion of fat, muscle, water and bone in a human body. If you want to be leaner (ie less fat) then continue with your weights and other exercises.

This.

Weight loss is an irrelevant concept, if strength, health and aesthetics are important to you.

If on the other hand you're slimming down for a particular movie role:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Machinist

Luke

[MurderousCrow]

That wasn't meant to be entirely flippant. Why do you need to be 100kg? What's your current weight and height? Do you have a current estimated body fat percentage? What's your current waist measurement? More info's required to be able to give you a comprehensive answer. For example if you're already quite lean say 12-15% body fat, 18kg is a huge ask and necessitates losing some muscle.

[chris watton]

I guess it depends whether you're talking about carrying too much fat or too much muscle, you don't say.

If it's fat, then surely weight training will help expedite the fat loss, together with a decent diet.

[FlyingMeeces]

If it's BMI related for surgery, and you are not actually carrying a lot of excess fat, you'll probably be okay - not all of the NHS is overburdened with common sense but the guidelines around obese patients and surgery are to do with anaesthetic risk, side effects and recovery and really won't usually apply to someone who is heavy with muscle. (There are exceptions, but honestly, if that's the problem, talk to the surgeon or his/her secretary before you try to do anything drastic.)

[Crush]

I found weightlifting beneficial to my weight loss. I did a simple PPL routine Mon-We'd-Fri with cardio for an hour Tu-Thu-Sat

Combined with a calorie controlled diet (that still included chocolate ) the fat fell off