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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Conventional wisdom is you can’t lose weight and build muscle at the same time. People usually cut calories to lose fat and then eat a surplus of calories while focusing on muscle building and then cut again to lose any fat gained while building muscle for their desired aesthetic.[/quote]

It is actually possible to gain muscle and lose fat at the same time, but it needs to be carefully approached. A way to do that is to increase calories immediately post workout and drastically cut down on rest days. Like that one could eat in a surplus on some days to promote muscle growth and still create an overall caloric deficit leading to simultaneous fat loss, though  those two processes would not happen in the body exactly at the same time.

To get back to the original question, yes, I totally believe it is all about calories in vs calories out. You should still watch what you eat for overall health and satiety reasons and to minimize muscle loss while dieting, but whether or not one loses weight in the end is all about whether a calorie deficit was created. [/quote]

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