There is a commonly held misconception about resistance training
(weight lifting, anaerobic, etc.) that is both so deeply ingrained in
exercise mythology and so counterproductive to the user that it begs to
be addressed. The idea that strength training methodology should change
depending on whether your goal at the time is fat loss or muscle growth
is simply false. I have to assume that this concept is a vestige of
the "toning" age, which also happened to be the era of sideways
ponytails, leg warmers, and ubiquitous perms. Clearly, none of these
trends had any basis in rational thought and were therefore eventually
swept under the embarrassing but forgiving rug of history. It's time to
move on.