Weightlifting to compliment weightloss

[SuperFob]

I'm doing weightlifting right now mainly to make sure that I don't lose any muscle (and hopefully gain some, if that's possible).

Should I start with low weight high reps or high weight low reps?

I don't want to make my muscles much bigger, right now I'm just toning down.

 

[stroutman81]

If you are in a caloric deficit, you are most likely not going to increase muscle mass. Increasing muscle mass takes a diet of eating above maintenance. While you are shedding fat, I recommend lifting lower reps and heavier weights (4-8 reps). I would also exclude any isolation work and focus entirely on compound exercises.

 

[SuperFob]

Will I be able to lift more weight as I go along or will I have to stick with the same amount of weight and reps throughout?

 

[stroutman81]

That is a very general question that depends on a host of variables. Generally though, increases in strength and muscle is not ideally sought during a calorie deficit diet.