Progressive overload / Weight training while cutting

TheFredP1ll · 2019-02-02T11:56:08+00:00

Probably best off going to one of the fitness subs to ask this type of question

Andgelyo · 2019-02-02T13:54:17+00:00

Make sure you’re eating enough protein even while you’re cutting. When you’re cutting though it’s extremely hard to go up on lifts due to your body being famished. It’s pretty much a given, most people will become weaker in the expense of looking leaner and ripped.

Edit: don’t know if you’re cutting or bulking, eat more and lift more but gain mass, or eat less, but lift less, and look leaner.

renboque · 2019-02-02T14:41:22+00:00

I'm on a cut now and am struggling with the same thing. It's hard to keep strength up. Here's the thing though:

If you can keep strength the same by the time your cut is over, you've actually gained relative strength because your bodyweight has decreased.

So maybe your lifts stay the same or go down slightly. But it is very likely your relative strength goes up. If you can deadlift 315 at the beginning of your cut and can deadlift 315 at the end, only this time you're 15lbs lighter, you've gained a lot of relatice strength.

Giddleor · 2019-02-02T17:22:44+00:00

Rather than going on a more extreme cut, be in only a 300-500 or even a 200 calorie deficit. I've been doing this for months now and been losing weight but strength still coming up. At 180 I could deadlift 385, now at 170 u deadlift 425. Make sure you eat plenty of protein (1 gram per pound of BW). Hope this helps

Psychological_Radish · 2019-02-02T19:05:02+00:00

You aren't giving us enough information here. People who ask these questions should really be posting pictures, because if the goal is to look better naked (which, let's face it, is the reason 95% of us got into lifting) we need to know where you're at now. Are you a fat fuck looking to lose weight or a skinny fat looking to get bigger?

The big mistake that most guys make when they start lifting (myself included) is not eating enough. Stop worrying about getting fat; even if you don't get razor abs you're still gonna look a lot more masculine and attractive with more muscle mass.

Title	Progressive overload / Weight training while cutting
Author	TravisScottNL
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Date	February 2, 2019 10:35 AM UTC (7 years ago)
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