Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
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Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Gradually Cutting Down Calories

Zenkei18
Zenkei18
Posts: 277
Joined: 2005/06/22
United States
2005/12/23, 08:45 PM
Ok, with my new cutting phase I should be taking in 2500 calories a day, which is probably around 1000 less than I normally take in. Peoplle say that you should just stay at what you have been eating and go down about 250-500 calories every few days or so, why is that?
2005/12/24, 04:26 AM
Yes you should cut calories every few weeks by 250-500(depending on the results... ....by cutting calories too drastically you risk losing a high % of lean muscle mass....also choose your calories wisely since you'll be getting less of them...and I suggest a fish oil supplemenent to help spare muscle mass....