Thread: Weight training in a colorie defecit

If you're doing it properly, you'll lose fat while maintaining lean body mass; your BF% will decrease.

I'm currently doing it, and have been for a decent amount of time... Energy level sucks sometimes, but you should lose weight (mostly fat), and have minimal if any strength loss as long as the deficit isn't too far under maintenance. Your bodyfat should decrease, though it VERY unlikely you will gain muscle, however it's possible if you're very new to weight training and dieting/eating properly, or if you're on juice.

I've also been in a deficit for quite a few months now. I lost almost 40 pounds (I'll lose more when I feel like getting stricter) and I believe I still gained strength overall (but not necessarily muscle mass).

You can still get stronger in a caloric deficit. This is especially true if you are more strict when trying to lose weight, as many of us are.

However, I think it's best to make your meal before you workout a bit bigger than other meals, so you don't run out of steam in the middle of your workout.

And yes, if you're doing it properly, you should lose fat and be able to keep most of your muscle.

i guess having nice amounts of carbs and fats with protein( good food ratio) even if in a calorie deficit u could gain muscles .....but if u'll go too low i guess losing muscles is the more logical thing (and water specially)

Originally Posted by assassin

i guess having nice amounts of carbs and fats with protein( good food ratio) even if in a calorie deficit u could gain muscles .....but if u'll go too low i guess losing muscles is the more logical thing (and water specially)

Highly unlikely unless you are chemically altered, brand new to resistance training, or you are obese. It takes energy to create muscle mass, so you need to have excess energy to do this.

even if some body have excess amount of fats?? not obese but in the range of 15- 25 bf%