A question about cutting?

[teddybear]

I have been cutting down(lowering body fat %) for weeks now.My question to other guys who have cut in the past is did you lose strength as you cut down,because I have. my bench is down 30 lbs, so are my dead lifts.But I look better in the mirror so is it normal to lose strength while you cut ?

[NTL]

I have been cutting for about 2 months and can tell my strenght is down some. If you have droped your calories your going to lose energy.

[PJ1127]

If you have droped your calories your going to lose energy.

^^^This... Thats why I keep bulking up haha

[zedhed]

Its very difficult to maintain or gain strength during a cut. If you do a very gradual cut you will most likely find that you wont loose as much as if you did a hard cut tho. Make sure that your getting 1.5-2 grms protein per Lb of body weight and that will certainly help out.

[heavylifter]

Yeah. I lose strentgh when cutting. Proviron helps but.... Need the calories to stay strong.

[BeastInTheEast]

It really depends on your diet, it's just one of those small sacrifices you make when dieting but it does come back so until your done just do the best you can, i'm starting to experience the same exact thing. At this point i just go for a good pump which is also pretty tricky. It's all worth it though!

[Tikijoe]

I dont loose strength when I am cutting but I loose BF very easy.

You are a lucky man! Tryin to get these abs to show will be the death of me.. Lol

[flward]

I normally lose strength when restricting calorie along with carbs, but in past what I found to help me out is to pop amino before and during a workout. You will lose strength during cutting but I find that this helps me to get a not lose as much strength. If you decide to try this I hope it works as well for you as it does me.

[Ironguruera]

I agree...woman don't care about how much you can bench, it's how you look, and they love abs.

For sure. While my wife does love my arms. The abs drive her wild. My friend has a much higher bf% and she thinks he looks stupid. "He looks swollen and puffy, not lean and jacked like you".

[SisterSteel]

I can't agree with the statements above. I personally like size AND strength to my man.

When dieting you will lose some strength, but if you train your CNS to fire your muscles in sync properly you'll be able to retain most of your strength. Also, remember Power = Force X Dist / Time so work on getting faster. Speed lifts have a great deal of carry over to absolute strength.

I also don't think someone should be very restrictive in their Kcal amounts when they're dieting.