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Can you cut for too long?

marvinq42
marvinq42 Posts: 31 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Hi Everyone,

I happened upon this video by Omar Isuf and I must say it really has me stalled. In it he says you can be cutting for too long. You can mess up your hormones...etc..etc...

But I wanted to hear your opinion on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8Bj_Q5o90U

I've been cutting for more than 20 weeks. I'm currently at 14.2% bf and I'd like to cut a little more before I start slowing trying to gain some mass. I'm not sure I want to start gaining at the current point I'm at. What do you think? Maybe I should take a break for a little while then cut more?

What are your opinions?
Marvin

Replies

  • CloudySunshinee
    CloudySunshinee Posts: 18
    My apologies, but what is the term "Cutting"? There are still a lot of terms/abbreviations here that I'm not quite familiar with yet. :laugh:
  • marvinq42
    marvinq42 Posts: 31 Member
    It basically means you're trying to cut down your fat and maintain your muscle mass.
  • yopeeps025
    yopeeps025 Posts: 8,680 Member
    It depends I think on the range of deficit you had. At half a pound for as long as you take to your goal does not seem like it would do to much damage IMO.
  • marvinq42
    marvinq42 Posts: 31 Member
    Thanks Yopeeps,
    I have kept my fat loss small on a weekly basis, so I thought the same way. I don't think it matters as long as you keep the deficit small.
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    In my opinion, yes. But more on a psychological level. If your cut is moderate (20% or less from maintenance) then there's really no problem dieting down until you reach your BF goal. That being said, I'm about 20lbs away (or ~10%BF) from my goal, and I think that once I'm down 10 or 15lbs I'm going to take a diet break. So I won't be bulking, I'll just go to maintenance for a few weeks. You don't need to go right up to bulking if you need a break!

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