Ok, a quick history, last January I was 265lbs and 23% bf reasonably strong but in horrible shape, I am currently 212lbs, 13% bf and looking much much better, that being said my goal is 10% and until now my strength had been going up but in the last two weeks I have lost at least ten percent on all of my big compound lifts. I have been doing 5/3/1 for six months and am currently taking in 2300 calories and less than 100g of carbs per day. Should I be upping my calories or is this strength loss just something I will have to deal with until i stop cutting down? Thanks for any thoughts and opinions.
[quote]srjensen wrote:
Ok, a quick history, last January I was 265lbs and 23% bf reasonably strong but in horrible shape, I am currently 212lbs, 13% bf and looking much much better, that being said my goal is 10% and until now my strength had been going up but in the last two weeks I have lost at least ten percent on all of my big compound lifts. I have been doing 5/3/1 for six months and am currently taking in 2300 calories and less than 100g of carbs per day. Should I be upping my calories or is this strength loss just something I will have to deal with until i stop cutting down? Thanks for any thoughts and opinions.[/quote]
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Bricknyce is an idiot.
That said, losing strength on longer-term fat loss program, especially if you’ve been lifting for a while, is not unheard of. My squat has gone to shit since I started fasted AM cardio and upping workout intensity, but some beautiful stuff is happening.
Ya gotta take the ego out of lifting, man. If your squat goes down while you’re losing a bunch of fat, that’s ok. It will come back fast when you start bulking.
^^^^ this. Also, may be oversimplifying the issue (I personally have never cut), but increasing the amount of quality protein you take in on a daily basis (even more so than what you have been taking), might help in maintenance.
INCREASE YOUR CREATINE< GLUTAMINE AND BCAAS during workouts and between meals. I still get stronger if I DO THAT.