I read somewhere that weightlifting (bench press/deadlifts/squats/etc.)

more muscle increases TDEE
so your daily caloric intake will be comparatively lower to lose weight than if you had low muscle mass

heavy lifting also produces an 'afterglow' effect where more calories are burned post-workout

but on a smaller scale, a single weightlifting session or cardio session, cardio will burn more calories

for optimal fat loss, carry on lifting and doing cardio

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>>41786588
comparatively higher*

>>41786588
For optimal fat loss you should only do cardio since if you only did cardio you would problably already have leaned down by the time you would have made any gains if you also lifted, if you want to be lean and muscular, THEN lifting and cardio is optimal

>>41786588
>>41786680
Optimal fatloss is a water fast

>>41786588
So I should eat most of my calories after weightlifting then

>>41786735
You should eat most of you calories whenever you damm please, as long as you are in a caloric deficit your gonna lose weight

>>41786517
Yes, anabolic circuit training is better than cardio. It's called Exercise-Post-Oxygen-Consumption (EPOC). It means that your muscles continue to consume oxygen during the rest period after a lifting workout, which is another way of saying "lifting spikes your metabolism".

>>41786680
For optimal fat loss you should lift. Cardio is a meme until you drop down to a low bodyfat. Then cardio can help you. If you're fat or skinnyfat, you need to lift while eating at maintenance or slight cut (no bulking when you're "fat").

Once you're at a healthy bodyfat, you can either choose to bulk (slight increase of calories leading to slight increase in both fat and muscle (but having a low %bf when you start means you can make better gains) or go on a true cut plus cardio to get down to visible abs, while only lifting for maintenance.

>>41786735
Wrong, calorie timing has long since been shown to be bullshit