Counting Calories > Exercise

KaraCooks said:
Unless you are very overweight and/or badly out of shape to begin with. Then it is actually possible to build muscle while in a deficit.

And, even more, it's also possible to build some muscle in a calorie deficit *if* you are eating sufficient amounts of protein.

Regardless, you can *maintain* existing muscle while eating in a calorie deficit by adding weight lifting and / or body resistance work to your efforts while dieting. That way you insure that you lose maximum fat and minimum lean muscle.
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This is where we differ. I think your wrong, you think I'm wrong. Now should I call you a troll and be done with it?
 
Oh crap! Then someone better tell my muscles to stop getting stronger because they cant do that yet. I better go back to the smallest weights in my weight class because obviously i'm imagining that I can do heavier weights after weeks of training.
God I hate it when that happens.
 
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This is where we differ. I think your wrong, you think I'm wrong.
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But you see, this isn't an "I think" vs. "you think" situation. There are facts here that can be researched and proved.

You can say you "think" I'm wrong all you like, but if you do actual research you'll see that this isn't a matter of opinion. When you exercise while in a calorie deficit, you preserve lean muscle mass and can, in some cases, actually increase lean muscle mass. Preserving lean muscle means you're losing more fat - which is really what everyone wants to begin with. It also helps maintain a higher metabolism, rather than allowing your metabolism to slow from the caloric deficit.

Not "I think" but factually proven from many studies.

Oh, and btw, I called you a troll (which I still think you are) because of your extremely stupid "exercise for weightloss is for suckers" comment.

And another btw, it's "you're" - as in a contraction of "you" and "are" ... not "your" as in "belonging to you".
 
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With a calorie deficit you will lose lean muscle. That's a fact.

Present your facts that prove:

Running a calorie deficit + exercise will both make lose weight and not lose muscle.
 
I think another aspect to consider is that you can increase strength without building additional muscle mass, and this can happen in a deficit at any time was my understanding.
 
KaraCooks said:
True.


Start here:
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Pretty interesting site and article. It seems incredibly complex in order to pull it off honestly. Like does the average person take body fat % measurements that often?


Oh and thanks for the grammar lesson. I didn't realize I was writing a thesis lol. But I can understand it can be annoying to see. I used to write correspondence for an attorney so I'm actually very competent.
 
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