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Resistance training (RT) during caloric restriction is highly effective at preserving fat-free mass (FFM, which includes muscle) and enhancing fat loss compared to diet alone. A 2025 systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs found that adding RT to a hypocaloric diet had no effect on total body mass loss but significantly protected FFM (standardized mean difference [SMD] 0.40) and increased fat mass loss (SMD −0.36), while dramatically improving strength (SMD 2.36). Link: Binmahfoz et al. (2025) —