PCT help during 'cutting' cycle...

[bigp87]

Quick question just regarding your 'calories' during pct while coming off a 'cutting' cycle...

...I know generally when you're in PCT during a bulk cycle you're to keep your calories high as possible to maintain the new muscle tissue to avoid muscle loss.


However, if you're in a calorie deficit, going into PCT after a 'cut' cycle, are you to keep calories low and remain in a deficit ? or are you meant to eat at a surplus?

Thanks

[JohnnnyBlazzze]

If you continue to eat at a deficit then you will continue to loose, granted you are adjusting your diet as you loose. I would add maybe 300-400 cals while going through PCT, or eat at your new maintenance for whatever weight you are at the end of your cycle. Either way, eating in a caloric deficit through PCT is not a bright idea.

[AD]

if you've already reached your target bf%, you can switch to maintenance.

if you want to continue to cut some more even after the cycle, then you can continue with the deficit. but you stand to lose some muscle mass since there is no more elevated test from the cycle.

[DanB]

From my own experience I have found that if you go through pct in a deficit you will lose far more LBM then fat, now I would never run pct in anything less then maintanence cals and even then.........

[Turkish Juicer]

^^^ This.

Listen to the man.

[bigp87]

Thanks for the input boys