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Low calorie strength training


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Posted by: themamasan

Since I am no expert at strength training/dieting issues, I am confused on how to effectively build/repair muscle by the way of food.

From what I know, protein is the essential ingredient needed to repair and rebuild muscle. I also read that an excess of calories will put on size, thus adding body weight.

Now my dilema is that I want to get stronger, not fatter. So is it possible to increase strength by taking the appropriate amounts of protein and staying away from excess amounts of calories? Are excess calories needed to make a muscle grow in size? Or would protein alone be enough to make the muscle bigger during strength training?


Posted by: Malley

This is one of the questions that gets asked again and again. You kinda have to find a happy medium for yourself. It is very tough to do this, but it can be done. But I also think it is much harder to put on size compared to strength. So with that said it can be done much easier with strength being of the essense. Now after all of the things I have said I cant really help ya just kinda need to find a caloric intake that allows you to maintain a bodyweight with a high amount of protein and mix and match and go from there.


Posted by: themamasan

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Originally Posted by Double D View Post
This is one of the questions that gets asked again and again. You kinda have to find a happy medium for yourself. It is very tough to do this, but it can be done. But I also think it is much harder to put on size compared to strength. So with that said it can be done much easier with strength being of the essense. Now after all of the things I have said I cant really help ya just kinda need to find a caloric intake that allows you to maintain a bodyweight with a high amount of protein and mix and match and go from there.

I think the main thing I am worried about is that my short term goal is to lose some fat. In doing so, I am told to have a calorie deficient diet. And when I do that, I will lose strength. I absolutely don't want that to happen because I am a hard gainer. So I figured as long as I get the protein I need, how could I lose strength? WHich prompted me to ask the question about calorie intake. I can maintain my bodyweight now, but in the process can't get any stronger, nor lose any fat. So I am in a rut.


Posted by: Malley

As long as you lose fat very slowly and do it correctly you can definitly maintain your strength.


Posted by: P-funk

strength is a product of neurological efficiency. At some point, greater hypertrophy is going to help aid your strength gains.....great cross sectional area = greater potential for force generation.

that said, to a point you can gain strength, if you set up your program properly and train for it. Take into account your total volume, since you will be in a caloric defecit, recovery isn't going to be optimal.


Posted by: Plateau_Max

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Originally Posted by P-funk View Post
strength is a product of neurological efficiency. At some point, greater hypertrophy is going to help aid your strength gains.....great cross sectional area = greater potential for force generation.

that said, to a point you can gain strength, if you set up your program properly and train for it. Take into account your total volume, since you will be in a caloric defecit, recovery isn't going to be optimal.
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