Why you’re making a HUGE mistake of dieting without lifting weights!

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I’m going to tell you a story about and

Both individuals are competing to lose weight.

They’re both 200lbs, with a goal of getting to 175lbs.

begins by eating less and performing cardio.

“I’m fast tracking my weight loss and will get to 175lbs first!”

eats less but lifts weights, without cardio.

In 3 months, reaches 175lbs while is hovering around 180lbs.

By looking at the scale, has won the competition!

He hit 175lbs!

If we look at their physiques side by side,

lost fat, but turned from chubby to skinny fat.

on the other hand, lost fat and built muscle.

His physique looks 10x better than !

While was oh-so concerned about weight loss,

worked on building muscle while losing weight.

He didn’t reach 175lbs yet,

But looks FAR better because of the effort he put into lifting weights!

The moral of the story is to focus as much on weight loss as building muscle.

Half of the battle is losing weight,

The other half is building muscle to look the part.