Strength training on high protein and low calories

cherriegh

Hi, so i have a question we were debating about with friends..... take a 140lbs, 5"2 person with 24% body fat....

If this person were to eat less than 1000cals a day through protein shakes and protein rich food and veggies to meet their macros plus strength exercise 3X week..... Then maybe once or twice a week up calories to 1600 using a low carb, high protein and fat diet.....What effect will it have on the body and body fat %age?

I understand one needs protein to preserve muscle mass but if you get enuf protein with less calories how will this affect ur metabolism and muscle mass?

scottb81

Your body will covert the protein to enough glycogen to fuel your basic needs. The overall effect will be the same as any diet with very low calories.

dough21

Yeah the body always wins. The least amount of calories I would ever have an any given day is 1,200. If you consume under 1,000 even if it is mostly Protein your metabolism will come to a crawl. You don't want this.