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Originally Posted by athomefitness  But that's not what body for life is claiming... And I was eating protein like crazy... |
I don't really care who was claiming what.
Claims are not reality.
I've worked with a lot of people in my time and while it's true that people can add some muscle even in the face of a caloric deficit.... it's not something that should be expected.
People who will generally be able to lose
fat and gain muscle concurrently are those carrying a lot of extra
fat and/or those who are brand new to
strength training.
But even in those instances, you aren't going to see an enormous gain in muscle while
dieting. Adding new muscle is a very intensive process, energetically speaking.
Calories are
energy. If you are deficient in
calories, how can you build a lot of muscle?
