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Originally Posted by hackskii The only way of gaining muscle while dieting would probably come from the use of gear. |
Nice post but I disagree with this part. In my experience, unless you're very advanced (or are trying to be too aggressive with a diet), if you're timing your carbs correctly and are on the right training routine, it's entirely possible to get stronger and increase your LBM during a dieting phase.
The problem most people have is that they try to keep the volume the same despite lower calories - and go nowhere fast in terms of their lifting. Or they're trying to load too aggressively.
The other problem have is going 500 calories under maintenance. While this is correct, usually these people come from a 500-1000 calorie SURPLUS, so are actually dropping calories by 1000-1500 overnight. Not sensible if you're hoping to get stronger.
The other thing you can do is increase your metabolism by eating loads of protein, loads of good fats and turn your body into a furnace. I've seen plenty of people INCREASE their calories, but LOSE bodyfat just by amending their macros and what they're eating (rather than the overall calorie content). By timing your carbs around your workouts and keeping fats high at other times, your energy levels will stay high, and your lifting will not suffer - in fact quite the opposite.