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If you can't gain muscle while eating at a calorie deficit...

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  • fatcity66
    fatcity66 Posts: 1,544 Member
    Tweakfish wrote: »
    So random question: Is it preferable to weigh in grams as opposed to ounces?

    Grams would be more accurate.
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  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Tweakfish wrote: »
    So random question: Is it preferable to weigh in grams as opposed to ounces?

    I prefer grams for accuracy.
  • Tweakfish
    Tweakfish Posts: 93 Member
    MrM27 wrote: »
    Tweakfish wrote: »
    So random question: Is it preferable to weigh in grams as opposed to ounces?

    Yes, grams. Why not try an be as accurate as possible.

    I've been so good about weighing but in ounces. Good to know. Thank you! I will switch my scales.
  • sofaking6
    sofaking6 Posts: 4,589 Member
    nancyjay__ wrote: »
    sofaking6 wrote: »
    erickirb wrote: »
    nancyjay__ wrote: »
    fatcity66 wrote: »
    Hornsby wrote: »
    sofaking6 wrote: »
    Tweakfish wrote: »
    Thank you! I really appreciate the concise answers. I guess I need to stop looking for excuses to not lift ;)

    One thing though; to preserve your lean muscle mass and improve your strength, you don't have to go heavy with the weights. Start light or even do bodyweight strength exercises and you'll see great improvements.

    Also, eat sufficient protein and one day a week (full body) lifting is probably good enough to minimize muscle loss.

    Really? Only once a week? That's awesome.
    What would you consider to be sufficient protein?

    When I was 15% bf and 115 I had to lift heavy like 6 times a week with mininal cardio and I still lost a bunch muscle while eating 150g of protein on a 1300 cal diet. Or maybe my coach just sucked lol idk but I had to lift A LOT to maintain my musclr

    Maybe you overworked the muscles 6 days/week heavy??? where is the recovery time (that is when muscles grow and/or repair)

    Or maybe 1300 was a deficit for you...ok AND maybe 1300 was a deficit...

    Yes 1300 was a deficit. She wanted me to lose more fat while keep muscle I developed in like 3weeks. Never doing that again.

    So, you overworked your body, gave it no time to rest or recover AND ate at a deficit and expected muscle gains? Your trainer was a moron. No wonder you felt awful :( Poor thing!
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,678 Member
    edited April 2015
    Tweakfish wrote: »
    So random question: Is it preferable to weigh in grams as opposed to ounces?
    1oz is 28.3485g.
    100g is 3.5274oz.
    1lb is 0.4536kg
    1kg is 2.205lbs
    What is more convenient depends on your scale and your database entry, doesn't it?

    (re: switching for accuracy: doesn't the scale display fractions of oz too?)
  • nancyjay__
    nancyjay__ Posts: 310 Member
    sofaking6 wrote: »
    nancyjay__ wrote: »
    sofaking6 wrote: »
    erickirb wrote: »
    nancyjay__ wrote: »
    fatcity66 wrote: »
    Hornsby wrote: »
    sofaking6 wrote: »
    Tweakfish wrote: »
    Thank you! I really appreciate the concise answers. I guess I need to stop looking for excuses to not lift ;)

    One thing though; to preserve your lean muscle mass and improve your strength, you don't have to go heavy with the weights. Start light or even do bodyweight strength exercises and you'll see great improvements.

    Also, eat sufficient protein and one day a week (full body) lifting is probably good enough to minimize muscle loss.

    Really? Only once a week? That's awesome.
    What would you consider to be sufficient protein?

    When I was 15% bf and 115 I had to lift heavy like 6 times a week with mininal cardio and I still lost a bunch muscle while eating 150g of protein on a 1300 cal diet. Or maybe my coach just sucked lol idk but I had to lift A LOT to maintain my musclr

    Maybe you overworked the muscles 6 days/week heavy??? where is the recovery time (that is when muscles grow and/or repair)

    Or maybe 1300 was a deficit for you...ok AND maybe 1300 was a deficit...

    Yes 1300 was a deficit. She wanted me to lose more fat while keep muscle I developed in like 3weeks. Never doing that again.

    So, you overworked your body, gave it no time to rest or recover AND ate at a deficit and expected muscle gains? Your trainer was a moron. No wonder you felt awful :( Poor thing!

    Didn't expect gains just didn't want to lose muscle. And yea after being better informed now I realized she almost killed me lol
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