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The Revive Stronger Podcast
386: Losing Muscle Mass On A Cut - Menno Henselmans
Oct 21, 2023
01:01:19
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In this podcast, Menno Henselmans discusses the idea of losing muscle mass during a cut. They explore the impact of strength stability, leverage changes, and recovery on muscle loss. They also discuss exercise selection, set-to-set rep drop-offs, time under tension, rest times, and the rate of fat loss during a cut.
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- Maintaining strength while cutting does not necessarily indicate muscle maintenance, as muscle loss may occur during deep stages of contest prep or when individuals are close to their maximum genetic potential.
- Maintaining strength during energy deficits is primarily due to neural adaptations, but maintaining muscle mass becomes more difficult for advanced individuals at lower body fat levels.
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Controversial Statement on Muscle Loss During Cutting
In this podcast episode, the guest, Meno Hensselman, discusses a controversial statement he made about muscle loss while cutting. He suggests that if your strength remains stable while dieting, you may actually be losing muscle. He explains that strength is a combination of size-related adaptations (morphological) and neural adaptations. While neural adaptations can continue for a long time, morphological adaptations, specifically muscle size, may decrease during dieting. Meno emphasizes the importance of considering overall strength across multiple exercises, rather than focusing solely on one lift. He points out that maintaining strength in one exercise does not necessarily indicate muscle maintenance. Instead, he believes that muscle loss is almost inevitable during deep stages of contest prep or when individuals are close to their maximum genetic potential.
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