JP Fitness Forums - View Single Post - Need some feeback on where my macros should be at..

Lost Dog · 06-23-2009, 12:16 AM

You're worried too much about losing LBM on a deficit. There are a lot of ways to retain muscle on a deficit, but I can guarantee that your LBM numbers are going to go down because all sorts of other tissues and water count as LBM. ...and you're going to lose some of them, might as well prepare yourself or be setup for dissappointment. LBM is not just muscle, though.

NROL provides plenty of volume and stimulus to build/retain muscle on a deficit. SS is a lower volume plan, but heavier, that will provide plenty of stimulus to build/retain muscle on a deficit.

BTW, Eric's MS will also work, but MS is more advanced that SS, so you're probably not ready for it.

06-23-2009, 12:16 AM	#32 (permalink)
Lost Dog You mean three DOG moon! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The South Bay! Posts: 19,260	You're worried too much about losing LBM on a deficit. There are a lot of ways to retain muscle on a deficit, but I can guarantee that your LBM numbers are going to go down because all sorts of other tissues and water count as LBM. ...and you're going to lose some of them, might as well prepare yourself or be setup for dissappointment. LBM is not just muscle, though. NROL provides plenty of volume and stimulus to build/retain muscle on a deficit. SS is a lower volume plan, but heavier, that will provide plenty of stimulus to build/retain muscle on a deficit. BTW, Eric's MS will also work, but MS is more advanced that SS, so you're probably not ready for it. __________________ - - Lost Dog's Blog workout log & fitday "The wolves spoke to me in a language all their own; it was like German, Mongol, and Bitchin' all mixed together."