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Originally Posted by kfisherx
If you can gain strength in the gym while you are in a defecit you are a rock star. If you maintain you are not losing a lot of muscle. Workout hard in the gym and keep a log of the weights you are lifting so you can measure your strength. That is the best gauge of muscle lost or not.
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on that point - you need to be on a program and comparing on a program where progress can be seen.
you CANNOT take your SS 3x5 squat number, do a different type of routine (like 3x15 for a contrasting example) for 3-4 weeks and then go back and see if you can do the same 3x5 squat number. But see instead if you are getting stronger or staying even on your 3x15s. or 3x8s. or whatever is in the program you are doing.