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bodydropcris
07-19-2009, 06:29 AM
at what bf% do you really run the risk of losing muscle if you are losing more than a pound of fat a week? i tend to naturally carry more weight if that makes any difference...
BecomeLegendary
07-19-2009, 07:34 AM
Well a BIG part of it is going to be whether or not you are providing the stimulation needed (lifting) to hold on to muscle. Remember you are always going to lose some muscle, you can't hold onto it all thats just not how it works. If you are significantly overweight though you can easily lose more than a pound a week and hold onto most of your muscle. It has to do with hormones like leptin. I am not as educated in the world of the endocrine system as I am with metabolism and the hepatic portal, but just know it is about hormones, but if you are not overweight and say are trying to drop from around 12% BF under 10, I would not lose anymore than a pound a week.
bodydropcris
07-19-2009, 08:58 AM
talking more like going from 18 to 9-10%...
Emma-Leigh
07-19-2009, 03:08 PM
at what bf% do you really run the risk of losing muscle if you are losing more than a pound of fat a week? i tend to naturally carry more weight if that makes any difference...
It isn't as simple as that.
Losing 1 pound/ week for a 110 # female would be different than losing 1 # a week if you were a 220 # male on juice.
You need to consider your body, your starting weight, your starting bodyfat, your genetics, your diet, and your training.
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Because of all these variables no one can say 'once you hit x% bodyfat losing 1# a week is bad' and if they try to tell you such, they are speaking garbage.
Vietgoboi
07-19-2009, 03:19 PM
:> Emma-Leigh,
It might be time for calculator/chart to be created (rough estimation).
I see no one better for this task! ;)
Emma-Leigh
07-19-2009, 03:25 PM
:> Emma-Leigh,
It might be time for calculator/chart to be created (rough estimation).
I see no one better for this task! ;)
LOL - I'll add it on my list of 'to do' in all that spare time I have.... :p
Seriously though ->> read this:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?p=285365171
Gives a little insight into a few things (ie: how to calculate maximal rate of fat loss)....
nano.ix
07-19-2009, 04:40 PM
LOL - I'll add it on my list of 'to do' in all that spare time I have.... :p
Seriously though ->> read this:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?p=285365171
Gives a little insight into a few things (ie: how to calculate maximal rate of fat loss)....
great posts in there emma, thanks for that information. I'm still struggling with my weight loss :o