Hello,
I am currently going through a bulking phase and strength training in my lower body to gain muscle, however I keep feeling like I'm losing my results.
I am naturally skinny and even though I feel like I've started to see results if I don't eat as much just a few days or a week in a row I can see it all disappear. I've worked out consistently for 2-3 months and seen great results and then went through a week where I was going through a life crisis and didn't eat much and by the end of it I felt I had lost my entire muscle tone.
I don't know if that's just fat I was losing or what but I would like tips or advice on how to maintain muscle tone with a fast metabolism. It's very frustrating to feel like I have to constantly be eating a crap ton to see results.
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Thread: Losing Muscle Fast
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10-27-2020, 12:59 PM #1Registered User
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Losing Muscle Fast
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10-27-2020, 01:08 PM #2Registered User
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In 2-3 months of training if you're quickly gaining and losing muscle based on how much/little you eat for a few days, you're prob mistaking fat/bloat for muscle.
Also, how and why exactly are you doing a bulking phase and strength training for your lower body only?
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10-27-2020, 01:10 PM #3Registered User
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There's no such thing as muscle tone, and unless you are on an extreme starvation diet no one is losing any muscle in 1 week.
That said I'd advise consistency with diet and training if you want to get anywhere5 day full body crew
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10-27-2020, 04:24 PM #4Registered User
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It's likely in your head OP -
Are your lifts going up and is your weight going up over time? If the answer is yes to these you are building muscle.
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10-27-2020, 04:30 PM #5Han shot first!
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You don't gain that much muscle in 3 months and you also don't lose that quickly with a slight reduction in calories. Most likely, it's glycogen and hydration.
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