Weight training on a deficit

kvanderh

I know this topic has kind of been beaten to death, but there is something I've been wondering and I haven't been able to find any good information specifically about it .

I'm doing 'heavy' lifting (3x10 for squats, deadlifts, OHP, rows, pulldown ect). I've got about 50lbs to lose so I'm eating at a deficit aimed to lose about a pound a week. So obviously I'm not going to be building muscle, but I'm pretty steadily increasing in strength.

My question is that at some point, aren't I just going to completely stall on my lifts? What do you do then?

AJ_G

kvanderh wrote: »

I know this topic has kind of been beaten to death, but there is something I've been wondering and I haven't been able to find any good information specifically about it .

I'm doing 'heavy' lifting (3x10 for squats, deadlifts, OHP, rows, pulldown ect). I've got about 50lbs to lose so I'm eating at a deficit aimed to lose about a pound a week. So obviously I'm not going to be building muscle, but I'm pretty steadily increasing in strength.

My question is that at some point, aren't I just going to completely stall on my lifts? What do you do then?

You keep lifting at whatever weight keeps you in the hypertrophy rep range (8-12 reps) until you finish your cut, at which point you reverse diet and transition into a bulk where you can build muscle and get stronger again.