Question for Shaky, Ion, any sports nutritionists out there, or whoever else might know the answer:
Suppose that for a period of time I stimulate muscle growth using a conscientious, well-designed program of resistance training. Suppose also that during this period I maintain a steady calorie deficit (say, 500 kcals per day), taking into account the additional energy utilized during exercise. Assuming that I am an "average healthy non-smoking adult male" with a healthful, nutritionally complete diet (except for the energy deficit), which of the following is closer to the truth:
(1) During this period of resistance training and hypocaloric feeding, I will lose fat and gain muscle. I will gain about as much muscle as I would have had I not maintained the calorie deficit.
(2) During this period, I will lose fat. The resistance exercise will help to limit the loss of lean tissue. However, the steady calorie deficit will also limit the increase in muscle mass.
(3) It is impossible to say, since differences between individuals can be great.
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Again, I appreciate your thoughts. I think you're both right.
I looked around the web this evening, and found a couple graphs from related studies:
www.exrx.net/.../DietExStudy.htmlwww.exrx.net/.../WTCalLBWStudy.html
With respect to my initial question, these results suggest that compared to resistance training alone, the combination of resistance training plus further calorie restriction results in roughly half the muscle gain (but correspondingly greater fat loss). At least this is true for obese adult women.
For aschueler's clarification, my assumptions are that my diet is nutritionally complete with respect to all micronutrients and protein, the only deficiency being in the total calorie count.
Again, I appreciate your thoughts. I think you're both right.
I looked around the web this evening, and found a couple graphs from related studies:
www.exrx.net/.../DietExStudy.htmlwww.exrx.net/.../WTCalLBWStudy.html
With respect to my initial question, these results suggest that compared to resistance training alone, the combination of resistance training plus further calorie restriction results in roughly half the muscle gain (but correspondingly greater fat loss). At least this is true for obese adult women.
For aschueler's clarification, my assumptions are that my diet is nutritionally complete with respect to all micronutrients and protein, the only deficiency being in the total calorie count.
