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Originally Posted by Clint
It depends. You could have lost just a bit of muscle mass while cutting (it happens) or your body could just be worn out from so much exercise.
How long have you been cutting?
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Just started with the pills the night of the Superbowl, and started upping my cardio after that. So, I guess two weeks give or take.
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and how long had you been lifting before that?
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About two years, though I neglected bench presses until about a year ago.
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You may want to take a week off and just rest or atleast take a week and just do cardio.
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Well, I only lift 3 times a week on average, and one of those days is strictly lower body.
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Then dive back in and go for some heavier weights lower reps for a while and your strength will jump right back. Also make sure your diet is good while you cut and it will help your muscle gains/retention and your fat loss.
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Yeah, I've been trying to get in about 250 grams of protein a day (I weigh 185). It may have something to do with last week, when I lifted for 4 days straight.
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Originally Posted by Metalhead
If you're doing an hour and a half of cardio following a workout, is a weightloss suppliment really necessary?
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Well, I didn't have the stamina to do an hour and a half before I started taking them.
I just do 3 sessions of 30 minutes, really. I'm basically where I want to be already for general weight.
Thing is, I got a bit chubby in high school. When I started losing weight, I retained a little fat in my lovehandles and nipples. My nipples kinda looked like Sam Hoger's, if you know what I mean. Not outright manboobs, but like "sausage tits" as they called 'em on TUF. The problem is my gut went away, but I still had that and I couldn't get a decent V-shaped back due to my lovehandle fat.
With the supplement, I've lost more fat in those problem areas in two weeks than I had in the entire previous year. The fat's almost gone entirely. Once I've got it all worked off, I plan to switch back to concentrating on strength and just doing an hour of cardio.