DIESEL and others: Here is a question I've had for some time but never can seem to get a straight answer to:
I understand that while on a cutting diet I am never going to gain as much muscle as if I were on a bulking diet, but...
For someone like me who is probably presently about 20lbs overweight (BTW: following DIESEL's routine I've lost 6 lbs, prob some water but still! in the last 2.5 weeks) who wasn't doing sh!t before lifting on this diet won't I add some muscle? IOW, isn't there a zone where I am losing fat and gaining muscle b/c of my lifting and increased protein intake? hopefully you understand what I am getting at. I guess my main point is: isn't that "can't gain muscle" more for people who are already plateaued or near plateau? While those fatties of us can add some muscle while losing fat? Since at this point "cutting" seems a bit of a misnomer to me.
thanks. -swigue
I understand that while on a cutting diet I am never going to gain as much muscle as if I were on a bulking diet, but...
For someone like me who is probably presently about 20lbs overweight (BTW: following DIESEL's routine I've lost 6 lbs, prob some water but still! in the last 2.5 weeks) who wasn't doing sh!t before lifting on this diet won't I add some muscle? IOW, isn't there a zone where I am losing fat and gaining muscle b/c of my lifting and increased protein intake? hopefully you understand what I am getting at. I guess my main point is: isn't that "can't gain muscle" more for people who are already plateaued or near plateau? While those fatties of us can add some muscle while losing fat? Since at this point "cutting" seems a bit of a misnomer to me.
thanks. -swigue