Instead of "strength training to lose fat is no different from strength training to gain muscle", it would be better to say " strength training while trying to lose fat is no different from strength training while trying to gain muscle".
The distinction is that strength training is the same but strength training is not all that's required. When trying to build muscles, you need a combination of strength training and hypertrophy training. While trying to lose fat you need a combination of strength training and metabolic training.
Therefore, in my opinion, the ideal fat loss workout would have heavy sets for the main movements followed by a significant amount of high volume, low weight training, perhaps barbell complexes, bodyweight circuits, etc, designed to get the heart pumping and generating post workout calorie burning.
Stu
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