Nothing feels more discouraging than seeing your muscle mass dropping as you lose fat. Here are a few tips to combat the same.
1)Try to maintain your training intensity as you cut down. As you cut down it becomes difficult to train at the same intensity. However, you should try to push as hard as possible to ensure that your muscles are working at their maximum potential
2)Base your caloric intake on your current body fat levels. The less body fat you have, you are more prone to muscle loss. If you have a high body fat percentage, you can make a larger deficit since you have more energy stores to tap into!
3) Avoid excess cardio- Doing excessive cardio while already being in a deficit is going to make it more difficult to maintain muscle during a cut. Added to this, excessive cardio decreases mTOR which is essential for muscle growth and increases AMPK which is catabolic and bad for muscle growth. Stick to low-impact cardio.
4) Have enough protein in your diet to ensure muscle protein synthesis!
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