Losing Strength While Cutting? 5 Quick Fixes

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Losing Strength While Cutting? 5 Quick Fixes
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Have you been rapidly losing strength while cutting and aren't sure what the problem is?

This is definitely something to pay attention to, as strength losses during a cut should only be very modest if anything and are a good indication of how well you're retaining your lean mass.

Here are the 5 main tips you'll want to follow...

Tip #1: Increase Your Daily Calorie Intake

If you're losing strength on a cut at a quick pace, this is usually the main mistake to blame. Aggressive calorie deficits can be okay in the short term, but go too low for too long and you'll compromise recovery in between workouts and prevent your body from getting the fuel it needs to maximize training performance.

If you want to lose fat and maintain strength effectively, a deficit of about 500 calories below maintenance is a good middle ground.

Tip #2: Balance Out Your Macronutrient Breakdown

Your macros don't need to be perfect, but during a cutting phase it does become more important since you have fewer total calories to work with and there will be a greater chance that you'll under-consume one or more of them.

Problems can arise when protein intake is too low (impairs recovery), carbs are too low (less fuel for workouts) and fat is too low (mood/mental functioning decreases which could impact workout quality).

To prevent losing strength on a cut, a good breakdown is about 0.8-1g of protein per pound of body weight daily, 25% of total calories from fat, and the rest of your daily calories going toward carbs.

Tip #3: Cut Back On The Cardio

A bit of cardio is a good addition to an overall well balanced fat loss program, but going too far overboard can easily compromise your strength and lean mass by negatively impacting recovery.

Go with no more than 3 weekly cardio sessions as a starting point, and only increase later on if it becomes necessary deeper into your cut.

Tip #4: Avoid The "Light Weight/High Reps" Mentality

Remember, you can't "spot reduce" fat from specific areas of your body, and using lighter weight for higher reps does not have any effect on improving muscle definition or shape.

Muscle definition is just a product of your total body fat percentage in combination with how much mass you're carrying, and lightening up the weights is only going to weaken the training stimulus and increase the chances of strength loss while cutting.

Keep your weight training plan the same as it was during your bulking phase, as there's no need to change anything in terms of loads or rep ranges.

Tip #5: Reduce Your Training Volume

If you're still losing strength on a cut despite following the 4 steps above, try reducing your overall weekly training volume as well by about 25%.

You don't need to be performing high volume, high frequency workouts during a cut, and too many total sets can easily begin working against you if you aren't careful.

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