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weight lifting in calorie deficit

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  • stif9
    stif9 Posts: 33 Member
    ana3067 wrote: »
    lgutches wrote: »
    ana3067 wrote: »
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    So use about half the weight you've been using just to practice your form, then slowly work the weight up until you find a weight that allows you to maintain your form. ...

    I love this! If you saw my silly, little bar with 15 pounds on each side among all those big guys' lifts today ... no one pointed and laughed, though. :) But absolutely - I hear you. You are right. I will be careful about my form and not get too excited to add weight. :)
    Well I mean, men and women are not the same haha. I will say that when I see a woman using a suuper light bar that she can clearly lift without any problem, I do get a "wtf" look on my face. Like what's the point of lifting so light?? I do feel a bit sad for myself though on upper body days since I don't have very heavy lifts (partly to do with developing tennis elbow, being a woman and naturally having less muscle mass up top, and not yet having lifted in a surplus to build proper muscle and better strength) but at the end of the day, I am not competing with anyone else but myself!

    I will say that I sometimes practice form at home in the bathroom if I've been struggling a bit, just to make sure that my form is still fine. Usually I get off days due to how I've been sleeping, warming up, and eating before my workout.
    The fitness world definetely needs more women like you.
  • 4leighbee
    4leighbee Posts: 1,275 Member
    Holy Moses ... update. I overdid it. My low bad is a mess this morning. LOL ... at least it feels like sore muscles and not pulled muscles - but wow, that sneaks up on you! Wish me luck running today!
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    lgutches wrote: »
    You guys have helped me to understand that I don't build muscle while in a calorie deficit. As I was doing my squats, deadlifts and bench presses (yes - I did them all today!!!), it occurred to me ... WHY am I doing this? LOL ... I know this sounds like a crazy question with an obvious answer, but I'm working really hard to build muscle (or tighten the ones I have or something) - but I'm trying to lose about ten pounds right now. I'm a runner (about 5x/week). So ... should I wait to do the full-body lifts until I am at my maintenance weight? TIA, MFP friends. I appreciate your insight.
    You're fixing the muscle loss the caloric deficit and running will cause.
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