Cutting calories and lifting - what happens?

External Since: Jan 03, 2006 Posts: 2

I'm 6'4, 290lbs, and trying to climb back on the exercise horse. I've made
it a month on 1000Cals deficit/day.

I'm lifting 3x a week and doing 45 minutes aerobics/day.

I know that in theory you can't build muscle and lose fat at the same time;
what I'm wondering is what will happen over time - let's say I maintain a
1000 Calorie/day deficit (with lots of water and lots of protein) - that's
a 2lb/week weight loss. But what happens to my lifting - will I maintain
what I lift? Will it drop as I lose muscle mass no matter what?

Thanks!
Philo

External Since: Jan 17, 2005 Posts: 1208

Philo <philojnukeme RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:

>I'm 6'4, 290lbs, and trying to climb back on the exercise horse. I've made
>it a month on 1000Cals deficit/day.
>
>I'm lifting 3x a week and doing 45 minutes aerobics/day.
>
>I know that in theory you can't build muscle and lose fat at the same time;
>what I'm wondering is what will happen over time - let's say I maintain a
>1000 Calorie/day deficit (with lots of water and lots of protein) - that's
>a 2lb/week weight loss. But what happens to my lifting - will I maintain
>what I lift? Will it drop as I lose muscle mass no matter what?

It sounds like you've been away from it for long enough that you might
be able to accomplish both for a little while. At your weight, you
probably ought to get rid of some blubber first.