Originally Posted by
spankaveli
not so much. muscle is what burns fat so he's still going to be burning fat while he's building muscle by lifting only but cardio will definitely help accelerate the fat loss.
not so much.
Muscle does burn fat, however I am sure that since he says he is heavy, his muscle to fat ratio is not favorable at all. It would take him a very long time with just lifting (especially if diet wasn't correct) to get that ratio to the point where he was burning a lot of fat with working out.