So I've been trying to clean up my diet as of late. I've added more protein, while cutting my calories and carbs. I'm losing weight. But seem to be either plateaued or moving down in weight for my exercises. So my question is, can you still gain strength while loosing weight,?
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Thread: Get stronger while dieting?
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04-01-2012, 06:58 PM #1
Get stronger while dieting?
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04-01-2012, 07:23 PM #2
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04-01-2012, 07:25 PM #3
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I'm doing it now, I'm running madcows at a small deficit, I'm gaining 5 lbs on my lifts per week still for about a month already, I know erikstevens also gained strength while cutting
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04-01-2012, 07:27 PM #4
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04-01-2012, 07:28 PM #5
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04-01-2012, 07:35 PM #7
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04-01-2012, 07:35 PM #8
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04-01-2012, 07:38 PM #9
Your getting weaker because your eating below your BMR. To lose weight you should be 400-700 calories below your TDEE (TEE).
Have you read the sticky?
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=121703981
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04-01-2012, 07:38 PM #10
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04-01-2012, 07:42 PM #11
After you read the sticky above you can go here and find a lot of good articles in the nutrition/fat loss section. http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/articles
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04-01-2012, 07:44 PM #12
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04-01-2012, 07:47 PM #13
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04-01-2012, 08:14 PM #14
personal record. And for what it's worth, when I was your weight before my bulk I was losing at 2700 calories a day. About a pound of week and I had less lean mass than you do, but I had a more active lifestyle. Honestly, I'd experiment with at least 2,200 a day.
For gym performance, I've found that eating most of my daily carbs during my preworkout meal helps a lot. 2 hours before gym, I have 50g protein, 150g carbs, and incidental fats. I know it's kind of "bro" way to do things, but my lifts are much better when I do this.Detroit Red Wings~Kansas Jayhawks~Kansas City Chiefs~K.C. Royals
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04-01-2012, 09:09 PM #15
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04-01-2012, 09:11 PM #16
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04-01-2012, 09:21 PM #17
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04-01-2012, 10:19 PM #18
You can definitely get stronger whilst in a energy deficit.
What is your TDEE? 1500-1700 calories is very low. I don't understand how some people can eat so little. I'm cutting on 2500 cals losing 1kg per week, whilst doing no physical activity besides lifting. I must be a dat der hardgainer"Whoa, peanut-butter does look a lot like Cum." - Alan Aragon
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04-01-2012, 10:22 PM #19
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04-01-2012, 11:19 PM #20
CNS bro
You are not a fragile ornament ready to collapse into an exhausted mass of goo simply because you squatted more than once in a 7-day week.
It'd be like preparing your entire life to bang 100 chicks in a row, getting tan, hitting the gym, making sure your hair looks right and reading the Kama Sutra, only to realize when you get there that you're gay and cannot get hard in the presence of women.
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04-02-2012, 12:09 AM #21
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04-02-2012, 12:16 AM #22
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04-02-2012, 12:37 AM #23
Started bulk with Modified 3x5 > Moved on to modified Madcows > Got sick and started 6/week upper/lower, yet still made significant strength gains at approx a 500 deficit (unintentional) > Being sick and suffering from injury led to lack of motivation with also more injury making it nearly impossible for me to train like I used too. i.e heavy. > Now I'm just training for fun doing mahh own thang.
This is what I'm doing now:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...3456613&page=2
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04-02-2012, 01:17 AM #24
Ahhh I see
I also see you did a mod of SS basically SS with accessory work which I personally like IMO SS lacks a lot I have seen people do SS and get great strength on a bulk but with little mass/more fat to many people preach SS half of them never did it, So you are cutting then going on a bulk I take it?It's your physique; train as YOU see fit.
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