Quick question: building muscle while eating at deficit

AbbeyDove

Is that possible? I feel like I've read that it's not possible to build muscle while eating at a deficit and losing weight. I'm referring to building muscle specifically, not increasing strength, as such.

Thanks for any insight you can offer!

heybales

In the stickies for this group is one about posts you must read.
Referenced therein among others is ..

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/818594-building-muscle-and-losing-fat-at-the-same-time

Which also gets in to if that's what happening at that point, what's happening when at a deficit.

sijomial

Taken from:
http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/how-to-build-muscle-and-lose-fat/
(Worth reading the article to get the context of the excerpt below.)

"There are primarily 4 groups of people who can do it. In no specific order, they are:

1.Fat Beginners
2.People Regaining Lost Muscle
3.Genetic Freaks
4.Steroid/Drug Users"