Building on a deficit...

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  • jmaidan
    jmaidan Posts: 93 Member
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    For what it's worth I've been successfully recomping for the last few months on 2250 calories.
  • robertw486
    robertw486 Posts: 2,390 Member
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    I think true gains in long term recomp or building muscle in a deficit are somewhat biased by the genetic luck of the draw, but also greatly influenced by the intensity of training stimulus. The blanket statements get tossed out all the time, and IMO half of them are flat wrong.

    It's been proven over and over that the human body still responds and adapts to "evolutionary priorities" for lack of better term. Prioritization of calories, macros, and micros are influenced by training, in the same way they are influenced if you are sick or have other influences.

    So personally I think that building during recomp or at deficit is unlikely in those not training hard enough, even though it's no walk in the park for those training really hard.

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