Can I lose weight just by lifting weights?

[Anonymous]

I gained about 7-10 pounds over the summer and I was wondering if I could just do pure weight training to lose those pounds, my diet isn't bad so I won't include it as a factor to the question, please help

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+1 y

I wanna lose some fat, I don't have a lot so it shouldn't be too tough, and I only ask this cuz does weight training burn fat too, obviously not as much as cardio

[PiuBelloAmante]

Well are you talking about Fat or lbs?
very different things, you will lose fat by developing more muscle but i dont think you will lose much fat

also expect to gain weight if you are looking to develop muscle

[Asker]

I wanna lose a bit of fat, I just have a little bit tho

[PiuBelloAmante]

Well yeah it will definitely help
And if your diet is on point you shouldn't have problems

[Sjeggy]

what you do this way is increase muscle mass, thus gaining weight ;P
no matter what you do that way, since muscles wheigh more than fat

[Asker]

Bu Wouldn't I lose weight , that being the fat i lose

[Sjeggy]

you would lose fat, but not weight and at a very ineffective rate
what you do with lifting weight is explosive muscle training, a lot in a short time, like sprinting :)
if you instead, jog an hour you would build less immediate muscle but would lose fat way more efficiently!

[throwit]

Yes but not as much as you would lose doing cardio.
Keep in mind that muscle weighs more than fat, so if you're gaining muscle and losing little fat your weight will go up, but you'll still be losing fat..

[GnarCute]

dude lifting weights won't lose weight you will gain muscle weight you need to do workouts like swimming and running to lose weight

[GnarCute]

lifting weights is for weight gain

[JamielovesKU]

Well, they say lifting weight burns calories, so yea, Id say youd lose the weight but youd gain muscle too!

[Stefan1738]

Having muscles can help burn off fat easier, but main focus should be your diet.

[Dtegesd123]

sure you can. by lifting weights thats more calories expended than consumed.

[Whoooooooooo]

You can but you need to be on a lean diet.

[LittleSally]

I doubt it.

[Anonymous]

yes you can.