Can I build muscle while under eating?

BlueMyLoad69 · 2020-06-08T12:49:47+00:00

Short answer: “no”. Long answer: “No, but, actually maybe.”

Guarnerre1995 · 2020-06-08T12:56:47+00:00

People saying no lie.

I did and it worked.

DeepNutted · 2020-06-08T12:02:02+00:00

Small amounts, yes

SeasonedRP · 2020-06-08T17:20:45+00:00

Newbies can recomp if they train and eat right because doing so changes their metabolism. Don't do some extreme cutting diet like so many on here want to do because they are afraid of hard training. Cutting is for people who have muscle mass to display, not for scrawny weaklings who have pockets of flab. When you say "bit" of body fat, I take that to mean you are skinny and have pockets of flab. If so, eat plenty of quality foods and get your training in order. If you were eating a lot of junk before, total calories will probably go down. High rep squats should be part of your training. You'll get more muscular and lose fat. If you actually are fat, get your training in order and do a deficit of no more than 500 calories per day.

red_philosopher · 2020-06-08T14:20:46+00:00

If you're fat, you'll put on muscle as you lose fat up to a certain point. It's a good way to change your body composition.

I did it and stayed the same weight and went from 24% bf to 14% over 6 months.

youngv420 · 2020-06-08T17:46:07+00:00

Search ' Body Recomposition ' , it might be what you're looking for.

Ed4all15 · 2020-06-08T10:31:10+00:00

Reduce your fat intake and replace that with healthier foods (and a lot of protein). You still want to be eating at your maintenance though for optimal results and not eating less than you should be.

throwhawayyyy · 2020-06-11T19:12:31+00:00

People saying yes are lying. You CANNOT build more muscle while in a deficit of calories. It doesn’t make sense biologically because you need hypertrophy and to be in a caloric surplus to build muscle. If you are in maintenance you might be able to recomp.

I’m guessing the people saying yes are experiencing the loss of fat during their caloric deficit revealing muscle thus making them think they built muscle. You can however gain strength and other benefits whether or not you are in a deficit or surplus.

If you keep doing what you’re doing you’d still be running laps around those who don’t go to the gym because you’ll be losing fat and gaining strength. Also your muscle strength will increase. It’s up to you whether you want to bulk or cut first

chumjetze · 2020-06-08T15:21:17+00:00

Yes. I did it and verified it by bodyscans. Google 'positive nitrogen balance'. Obviously the closer you are to your natural muscle limit you get and the bigger the caloric deficit is, the harder it gets.

RedRealer · 2020-06-08T14:16:09+00:00

Like everyone else is saying , caloric deficit with .8-1g of protein /lb of body weight. Higher the caloric deficit faster you’ll lose weight

boy_named_su · 2020-06-08T15:41:10+00:00

If you're trying to lose fat and build muscle, then I would suggest trying leangains (there's a subreddit)

lift 2-3 days per week. eat your TDEE + 400-600 calories extra. eat ~ 0.82g protein per lb body weight. no cardio
cardio 4-5 days per week. eat minimally. get your 38g fibre and 0.6g protein/lb
magnesium, zinc, omega 3, vitamin D every day

It takes ~2500 calories to build a pound of muscle. It's hard to build more than 2 lb muscle per month. that's 5000 calories. if you lift 2x/week, that's 8.33 lift sessions/month, so you need 5000/8.33 calories extra on lift days, hence the 600 calories

see examine dot com for protein charts

Joe_Doblow · 2020-06-08T10:38:44+00:00

Work out

I_Dont_Type · 2020-06-08T10:42:53+00:00

Yes. You should always be lifting unless you’re sick or injured.

Ed4all15 · 2020-06-08T11:31:48+00:00

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fastervenom · 2020-06-08T10:38:34+00:00

As long as you have enough protein my suggestion would be your 1kg x 2 grams of protein and do not have more than 500 calories of defecit

Title	Can I build muscle while under eating?
Author	Arnoux
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Date	June 8, 2020 10:21 AM UTC (6 years ago)
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