lifting whilst dieting - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

megatron · 14-12-2004, 04:44 PM

Should a person be lifting heavy, meduim or more cardio style when on a diet?

DB · 14-12-2004, 04:50 PM

mate hats a hard question to answer imo...

if i was dieting i'd still try and keep my weights workout heavy but probably cut down the volume abit as u'll get well tired from all that cardio, lack of carbs, and liftin so u dont wanna overtrain, i'd still train 4 times a week with weights and do cardio 3 times a week on my off days.

**hackskii** · 14-12-2004, 06:25 PM

Im diffrent than most with this area but it is my belief that when reducing calories it is easier to overtrain.
I dont think lifting heavy would be good for the following reasons.
It is easy to overtrain.
Body can go catabolic and overtraining will only aid in this.
Gives the body a break from heavy training while bulking.

Keep your protein intake at about 150 grams a day to have positive nitrogen ballance or so you dont have negative nitrogen ballance and lose some of your lean muscle mass.

You have to lift weight while dieting as you will lose lean muscle mass if you dont.
I think more reps and less cardio is ok. Or add cardio after your workout.

Dont drop too many of your cals during dieting or your metabolism can slow down from 15% to 35% from really restricted calories.
Try and keep this to like 500 cals a day (below maintenance). Either using diet or cardio but dont drop below 500 cals burned or dieted.

So my final answer is light to medium.
You can lift heavy after your diet or when you get to the bodyweight you want.

**big** · 14-12-2004, 08:00 PM

Heavy! I think if you don't keep it heavy while cutting, you risk losing strength and mass all too easily. At least that's what I find for me.

So based on the fact that you've had 3 completely different responses, it probably means that everyone's different and you need to experiment to figure out what's best for you.

winger · 14-12-2004, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by big

Heavy! I think if you don't keep it heavy while cutting, you risk losing strength and mass all too easily. At least that's what I find for me.

So based on the fact that you've had 3 completely different responses, it probably means that everyone's different and you need to experiment to figure out what's best for you.

Bump big. Train heavy to keep the strength and muscle and diet off the fat. Cardio in the morning and never take more than 500 calories off at once.

megatron · 27-12-2004, 03:30 PM

Thanks for all the responses, much food for thought.

14-12-2004, 04:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
megatron Just ignore him Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,105	lifting whilst dieting Should a person be lifting heavy, meduim or more cardio style when on a diet?

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DB UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SW London Posts: 11,762	mate hats a hard question to answer imo... if i was dieting i'd still try and keep my weights workout heavy but probably cut down the volume abit as u'll get well tired from all that cardio, lack of carbs, and liftin so u dont wanna overtrain, i'd still train 4 times a week with weights and do cardio 3 times a week on my off days. __________________ Affiliate of Bulk Supplements Direct Discount Code= BSD290 UKBFF southcoast 2008, O80kg Champion

14-12-2004, 06:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 24,337	Im diffrent than most with this area but it is my belief that when reducing calories it is easier to overtrain. I dont think lifting heavy would be good for the following reasons. It is easy to overtrain. Body can go catabolic and overtraining will only aid in this. Gives the body a break from heavy training while bulking. Keep your protein intake at about 150 grams a day to have positive nitrogen ballance or so you dont have negative nitrogen ballance and lose some of your lean muscle mass. You have to lift weight while dieting as you will lose lean muscle mass if you dont. I think more reps and less cardio is ok. Or add cardio after your workout. Dont drop too many of your cals during dieting or your metabolism can slow down from 15% to 35% from really restricted calories. Try and keep this to like 500 cals a day (below maintenance). Either using diet or cardio but dont drop below 500 cals burned or dieted. So my final answer is light to medium. You can lift heavy after your diet or when you get to the bodyweight you want. Last edited by hackskii; 14-12-2004 at 06:27 PM.

14-12-2004, 08:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
big UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The only side effect of steroids is GREATNESS Posts: 5,512	Heavy! I think if you don't keep it heavy while cutting, you risk losing strength and mass all too easily. At least that's what I find for me. So based on the fact that you've had 3 completely different responses, it probably means that everyone's different and you need to experiment to figure out what's best for you.

27-12-2004, 03:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
megatron Just ignore him Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,105	Thanks for all the responses, much food for thought.