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Hi everyone. I'm about to start my first cut and I was doing some research when I came across this article:
Livestrong com/article/13715708-how-to-lose-fat-without-losing-muscle/
And this portion caught my attention:
It basically says one of the groups was on a 800kcal diet and they los 32lbs and none of it was muscle thanks to strength training.
I'm not sure if that study actually exists because it's not listed as a source and I'm not sure where I could find it.
What do you guys think? Is this possible without taking drugs?
Livestrong com/article/13715708-how-to-lose-fat-without-losing-muscle/
And this portion caught my attention:
Although this may be contrary to popular belief, a 1999 study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition drives home the importance of strength training over cardio for fat loss without muscle loss while in a caloric deficit.
The study looked at two groups of obese subjects put on identical very low-calorie diets. One group was given an aerobic exercise only protocol (walking, biking, or jogging four times per week), and the other group was given resistance training only three times per week. After 12 weeks, both groups lost weight. The aerobic exercise group lost 37 pounds, 27 of which was fat and ten of which was muscle. However, the resistance-training group lost 32 pounds, and 32 pounds were fat; zero was muscle.
In other words, the resistance-training group lost significantly more fat and didn't lose any muscle, even at only 800 calories per day, which is far lower than anyone would want to go, but was done in this study in order to take any dietary variables completely out of the equation and compare the effects of the exercise regime on muscle maintenance and metabolism.
It basically says one of the groups was on a 800kcal diet and they los 32lbs and none of it was muscle thanks to strength training.
I'm not sure if that study actually exists because it's not listed as a source and I'm not sure where I could find it.
What do you guys think? Is this possible without taking drugs?