Lost weight = lost performance?
alexmose
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Anyone else’s performance stall after just a few pounds lost? I mean like 5lbs.
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How many calories are you eating a day? What is your deficit? If you are in aggressive deficit, performance can often suffer.2
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Nope. Generally I gain strength during weight loss for 4-6 weeks. Which is the longest I ever try to cut since my goal is to get stronger long term.
I would agree with above that the more aggressive deficit over a long period of time can certainly effect fatigue and recovery which could lead to strength loss.
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I live in a hilly place, so my performance is a matter of my watts:kilograms ratio. Losing weight always helps.0
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I guess it depends what you consider performance and how you measure it.3
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That can happen if you’re not eating enough calories.3
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If the scale is trending down on average over a couple weeks, you are not eating in a surplus.1 -
If the scale is trending down on average over a couple weeks, you are not eating in a surplus.
Ya I’m trying to be better about eating more. Was just curious if it was me on the lost weight = worse performance.0 -
Perhaps the weight you lost was muscle?0
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What often comes off first - the first 5 or 10 pounds - is water weight. Losing pounds usually takes a little more time. It's normal, don't worry too much about it. Just keep on and you'll see more concrete results.0
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I've been hurt in various activities by being hungry, if that's what you mean. If you are going to do a big aerobic workout, it helps to eat something before.0
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Sometimes it is just about how you are fueling your body and when. I eat carbs before you workout and protein after. I do (all frozen except the spinach) acai puree, coconut water, spinach, pineapple, raspberry, peach or mango in the blender before a workout and vegan protein shake after. You could do whole fruit before (banana?) and hard boiled egg or chicken breast after if you want to eat whole food. Don't count it toward your calorie total for the day. I also do a BCAA drink while I work out. I like size slim - you can get any brand on Amazon, but I like the ones with Stevia instead of sucralose.1
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Sometimes it is just about how you are fueling your body and when. I eat carbs before you workout and protein after. I do (all frozen except the spinach) acai puree, coconut water, spinach, pineapple, raspberry, peach or mango in the blender before a workout and vegan protein shake after. You could do whole fruit before (banana?) and hard boiled egg or chicken breast after if you want to eat whole food. Don't count it toward your calorie total for the day. I also do a BCAA drink while I work out. I like size slim - you can get any brand on Amazon, but I like the ones with Stevia instead of sucralose.
Thanks for this. I’m pretty good at fueling myself. Was more curious if anyone else experienced a loss in performance (not as much volume) when you weigh less. Even if just by a couple pounds.1 -
Sometimes it is just about how you are fueling your body and when. I eat carbs before you workout and protein after. I do (all frozen except the spinach) acai puree, coconut water, spinach, pineapple, raspberry, peach or mango in the blender before a workout and vegan protein shake after. You could do whole fruit before (banana?) and hard boiled egg or chicken breast after if you want to eat whole food. Don't count it toward your calorie total for the day. I also do a BCAA drink while I work out. I like size slim - you can get any brand on Amazon, but I like the ones with Stevia instead of sucralose.
Thanks for this. I’m pretty good at fueling myself. Was more curious if anyone else experienced a loss in performance (not as much volume) when you weigh less. Even if just by a couple pounds.
I'd argue that if you are losing weight while you are intending to be in a surplus, then your fueling needs improvement.
And yes, underfueling impacts performance.2 -
kshama2001 wrote: »Sometimes it is just about how you are fueling your body and when. I eat carbs before you workout and protein after. I do (all frozen except the spinach) acai puree, coconut water, spinach, pineapple, raspberry, peach or mango in the blender before a workout and vegan protein shake after. You could do whole fruit before (banana?) and hard boiled egg or chicken breast after if you want to eat whole food. Don't count it toward your calorie total for the day. I also do a BCAA drink while I work out. I like size slim - you can get any brand on Amazon, but I like the ones with Stevia instead of sucralose.
Thanks for this. I’m pretty good at fueling myself. Was more curious if anyone else experienced a loss in performance (not as much volume) when you weigh less. Even if just by a couple pounds.
I'd argue that if you are losing weight while you are intending to be in a surplus, then your fueling needs improvement.
And yes, underfueling impacts performance.
Point taken1
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