Protein is very important but I think people underestimate how important carbs can be in maintaining strength and muscle on a cut.
My first serious attempt at a cut went terrible. Dropped calories and carbs way too low was supposed to squat 160 x 5. Only managed 130 for a couple of grinding reps.
Losing strength is just something that is going to happen on a cut, try to focus more on keeping the intensity high and your form as good as you can so you dont pick up any bad habits from trying to lift heavier than you are able to.
Hey peeps, need a little guidance here
I'm cutting at the moment, averaging around 0.5-1kg a week. Ive got around 6kg to go....
Stoked with the visual results but my strength has suffered considerably, and today I failed a 170kg squat, something I repped consistently during smolov...
I accept that this was bound to happen, but now I'm wondering what to do....
My first thoughts are going to something simple like 5x5 starting at like 60%???
I've also been wondering about the CBL diet which seems to be all the rage and working for some here on the forum. I live in camp for a week at a time so eating right for CBL is very doable.
Thoughts?
I'm not a huge fan of changing training in a cut either. It just sets you up to lose strength and muscle. Train as you would normally to gain strength and muscle. The calorie deficit should be small enough that you don't need to reduce volume in your training.
People are taking a lot of this advice from elite level athletes and it works for them but for us that are not doing near the volume of the elite and no where near our limits of strength and size you should be able to keep training as normal on a slow cut. Sure the strength won't come as quick as a full on fat bulk but it should still come.
Never done CBL but strength loss is a perfect indication of too low calories and probably carbs.
I would aim for .5kg weight loss max a week. Any more and I lose strength, up your calories if you are losing more weight than that. Don't accept strength loss on a cut. Unless you are at elite level strength you shouldn't lose strength on a cut.
What calories and p/f/c have you been eating.
I'm not a huge fan of changing training in a cut either. It just sets you up to lose strength and muscle. Train as you would normally to gain strength and muscle. The calorie deficit should be small enough that you don't need to reduce volume in your training.
People are taking a lot of this advice from elite level athletes and it works for them but for us that are not doing near the volume of the elite and no where near our limits of strength and size you should be able to keep training as normal on a slow cut. Sure the strength won't come as quick as a full on fat bulk but it should still come.
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