Cut 15% or 20%
itskcoughlin
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Hi all!
Just wondering if I should be cutting 15% or 20% from my TDEE. I was cutting 15% because I was doing intense cardio 6 days a week. I have changed things up a bit a couple of months ago. Now I do 3 days of cardio (Zumba, Turbofire) and 3 days of Cathe lifting dvds one week. The next week I do the same cardio and body pump dvds 3 days a week. Each week I rest one day.
Thanks!
Just wondering if I should be cutting 15% or 20% from my TDEE. I was cutting 15% because I was doing intense cardio 6 days a week. I have changed things up a bit a couple of months ago. Now I do 3 days of cardio (Zumba, Turbofire) and 3 days of Cathe lifting dvds one week. The next week I do the same cardio and body pump dvds 3 days a week. Each week I rest one day.
Thanks!
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How far are you from your goal weight? As you get closer to goal the cut should be smaller.0
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Lifting along with good amount of protein does allow you to take a steeper deficit with no problem losing muscle mass.
But the other part of the selection is amount to lose to a healthy weight/body fat.
Less to lose means bigger deficit is just more stressful, and that will make the fight harder.0 -
I used to go with a 20% cut but now I go with a 15% cut, mainly because I fear losing lean muscle mass while trying to lose weight. In the past, I'd experience such a large deficit that I would get stuck. After this happening quite a few times, I finally decided to just go with a 15% cut and the weight started to fall off again (or should I say, the FAT started burning off again!)0
