Mismatch between weight loss and fat loss

[AD1985]

I was disappointed with July's bodyfat loss and decided to ramp up from a -500 deficit to -750 or so. I was losing a steady 1 lb/week, but mirror results indicated maybe half that in bodyfat.

Fat loss progress has recovered since the higher deficit, although weight loss has moved even higher.

I know some of the weight loss is muscle loss especially in my push muscles. My bench and dip work sets have fallen a lot since the start of the cut 4 months ago (down 15% each, counting total weight on dips).

My other lifts have minimal losses. I started the cut with a 260 bench, 235 x 15 dip, and 300 row and the row's work sets have only gone down 5 lbs. Deadlift about the same 415 to probably 410 or 405 now (haven't tested it in a while).


My question is, where do you guys think that extra weight loss is coming from?

Can muscle loss on the push muscles really be responsible for a 2 lb per month discrepency? That doesn't seem right. Makes me wonder where the extra weight loss is going exactly.

Maybe less blood/circulation/lean mass supporting the fat tissue? If so I wonder if lean mass loss is not only inevitable for intermediate+ lifters, but required.

[SuffolkPunch]

What makes you think that it's not all fat? You would have seen significant drops in performance throughout your body if not. Sound like you just fell off a neural peak with the bench.

[AD1985]

I was watching my bodyfat all july. I went from like 14% to maybe 13.5%. The prior month was kind of like that too though not quite as bad.

You could be right though, seems bench has always been my weaknesss especially on the way down.

[SuffolkPunch]

I was watching my bodyfat all july. I went from like 14% to maybe 13.5%. The prior month was kind of like that too though not quite as bad.

How are you measuring that? Most methods aren't accurate enough to be able to state that with confidence.

[AD1985]

Just a guess based on where I thought I was at the start of July compared to my current prossed (light abs, 12.5% to maybe 12%). I could be totally wrong though