Fitness
Muscle Retention During a Cut
Muscle retention during a cut combines moderate deficits, high protein, and heavy training to lose fat while keeping strength and lean tissue.
Muscle retention during a cut is the practice of keeping resistance training intensity high, protein elevated, and deficit moderate so lean mass stays while fat falls. Crash diets, zero strength work, and protein below one point six grams per kilogram raise loss risk.
Track performance metrics and circumferences, not only scale weight. Refeeds and diet breaks help long cuts.
Common questions
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How fast should weight loss be to keep muscle?
Roughly zero point five to one percent of body weight per week is a common ceiling for trained lifters. Faster loss often sacrifices strength and lean mass.
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