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Building muscle on a caloric deificit....???

Snikkee
Snikkee Posts: 295 Member
edited January 29 in Health and Weight Loss
SO I have been told many, many, many times that a person cannot build muscle when they are at a caloric deficit, BUT I then have also heard that you can, you just need to lift heavy.... What are your thoughts?

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  • sourmash1973
    sourmash1973 Posts: 149 Member
    Its VERY unlikely. A lot of people experience noob gains, but they don't last very long. Most of us have to pick one or the other and get after it.
  • Snikkee
    Snikkee Posts: 295 Member
    Can anyone explain to me why? what is the science behind it?
  • Snikkee
    Snikkee Posts: 295 Member
    bump
  • sourmash1973
    sourmash1973 Posts: 149 Member
    I don't know how scientific this is, but you have to be eating more than your maintenance to gain weight. If you are in a deficit, you are not getting enough nutrients to grow. Eat more than maintenance...grow...eat less than maintenance...lose.
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