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>>273881here, ignore>>273875and>>273876. What's on the scale is not the most important. Ignore it, except for maybe once a month. Muscle may weigh more, but it is VERY beneficial to you in the army and your goal. VERY VERY beneficial. You're not going to grow xbawks hueg muscles by doing some bodyweight based exercises with the intent to maintain your muscles. Most of the time, when you're cutting, sometimes you inadvertently cut muscle, too. That's why the scale is not a good indicator. If you're dropping lots of weight, some of it may be muscle (and that's bad). To preserve what muscle you do have and strengthen it to help your health (it won't gain you muscles that are noticeable, but help you overall in your goal SO MUCH), do some bodyweight exercises. Since you're cutting, you'll want to protect your muscles and that's what bodyweight exercises do. You could even do things like lift weight, etc. to protect your muscles while cutting fat, and you still won't see significant muscle gains. To build muscles, your body has to take in proper nutrients to grow... you're not getting proper muscle building calories when you're cutting. Now, while cutting fat, the muscles you do have will become more visible as you lose the fat.
So, anyways, good luck. Do what you feel comfortable with. Lifting/bodyweight exercises are VERY important. You might lose 15lbs if you don't, but you won't feel as good as if you lost it while protecting your muscles, and you'll be unprepared when you enter basic training. Since the army is your goal, you'll need strength, don't discount it. You're instructor is just trying to get you to pass the bar standard set by recruiters, not do what's best for you.
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