When you're trying to lose weight the training program that you're on is designed to do one thing; minimize or eliminate the loss of muscle mass. Thats it. The weight loss itself comes from your diet. That isn't to say that you can't make gains while in a deficit. People do it all the time. But, they are usually the very unconditioned.
In the last 16 or so months I've lost nearly 75lbs. It was all done through diet. Yes, I worked out hard. But, no number of bench presses was uver going to create a calorie deficit if I just continued to eat the same way that got me fat.
I learned the hard way that volume does not necessarily equate to greater fatloss. I tried doing a very intense 6 days, 7 hours per week program a while back only to confirm what people here had already told me. I didn't lose any extra weight but I sure wore myself out.
You say that fatloss is your goal, but you seem to really want to get bigger and stronger. And thats OK if thats your goal. But, you need to decide. If fatloss is the objective then do the behaviors that match the goal. There is no reason why you can't do a strength based program while losing weight, but don't expect to make huge gains in the program. It could happen but it would be a fortuitous accident. But, I would advise against a high-volume hypertrophy program as it is incongruent with your stated goals.
Chad
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