and have had some strange results. granted, i should have lost some water weight, i have cut many times before, and nothing like this happened...but...
according to the scale , i lost a total of 5 lbs, (NOT EXACTLY 1/2 LB...)
on a possitive note, i dropped from 12.5 to 11%... im sure i dropped a ton of water, as aforementioned
but--to the point-- I also lost TWO pounds of lbm.
Is it possible, during glycogen depletion, for calculations to appear that you have lost muscle when it is only glycogen/ muscle water weight? (or does glycogen not come into account?)
the reason i ask, is, i havent had my refeed yet, and am curious to see where my lbm is once i have raised carbs.
here is what i have been doing this past week:
-i dropped down to a 250 cal. deficit.
-carb cycling, 3 50-20-30 days, 3 40-30-30 days and 1 refeed.
-3 days of 30 mins of cardio.
Posted by: Jodi
I dropped 4lbs in 2 days during depletion. Its typical and don't use that as a guideline
Where are you getting the BF% info from? I hope its not one of those Tanita type scales or some bioimpedence tool. Those things are crap and do not acurately measure. They are typically 5-7% off in either direction. I highly doubt you've lost 2lbs of LBM with only a 250 cal deficit.
Posted by: sentricyphen
no, not one of those scales. a digital calipur.
one thing im thinking, maybe i am not accuratly calculating maintenance. I usually use the bodyweight*15...
some people have said that isnt a good method... and that i need to try the BMR calc.
Posted by: Prince
another thing is you can hold 2-3 pounds of food in your gut alone.
Posted by: sentricyphen
true.
but i measure/weigh myself in the morning before meal#1...
Posted by: Prince
you still have undigested food in your gut.
Posted by: sentricyphen
man, i bet its rotten by then
Posted by: Mex
Ew. That information wasn't really necessary.
Posted by: sentricyphen
but its the truth
Posted by: camarosuper6
Yum. Ill bet the milk you drank the night before has turned to cottage cheese.
Posted by: donescobar2000
Lol. Funny shit. I told you bro it is water. Cardio will do that.
Posted by: sentricyphen
yeah i posted before we talked. you know i trust you
