Strength training on high protein and low calories

cherriegh
cherriegh Posts: 196 Member
edited January 1 in Fitness and Exercise
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?

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  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
    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
    dough21 Posts: 216 Member
    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.
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