Strength loss when cutting up

**MR-FQ320** · 01-18-2015, 01:33 PM

Ok so I'm cutting up for a competition, is strength loss to be expected ? is it just a mental thing ? or is it just the lack of fuel at the right tyime ?

**Buster Brown** · 01-18-2015, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by MR-FQ320

Ok so I'm cutting up for a competition, is strength loss to be expected ? is it just a mental thing ? or is it just the lack of fuel at the right tyime ?

Its an actual thing.....the lack of glycogen will hamper your strength and workout length.

**nes** · 01-18-2015, 11:10 PM

it's normal... like Buster said lack of glyco... I don't stress about it

**Buster Brown** · 01-19-2015, 09:59 AM

This is where HIT style training really shines. Hard, intense, and fast. Get in and out of the gym!

**bigrich4** · 01-21-2015, 03:08 PM

Of course, when losing pounds its not just the fat that leaves, its also a little muscle too. You can be big and lean, its a lot of genetics though.

**Buster Brown** · 01-23-2015, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by bigrich4

Of course, when losing pounds its not just the fat that leaves, its also a little muscle too. You can be big and lean, its a lot of genetics though.

This becomes more of a concern once you start to get in the low teens...not so much in the high teens and beyond unless the person isn't eating sufficient protein.