IMO, gaining muscle is much harder to do than losing fat. I would do it the way bodybuilders do it an work to gain muscle then lose fat (unless you are grossly

IMO, gaining muscle is much harder to do than losing fat. I would do it the way bodybuilders do it an work to gain muscle then lose fat (unless you are grossly overweight, in which case it probably makes more sense to lose the fat first). Why the difference? Well, losing fat is mostly about discipline whereas gaining muscle is about discipline and very, very hard work.