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    Calorie deficit -> Losing muscle mass. Calorie surplus -> Gaining fat. What to do?

    @dawn16 Because some people (most people) assume the package serving sizes are what they get. For example the package of bread says a slice is 28g and 90 calories so you grab 2 for your sangwich thinking 180 calories (2 slices of 90 calorie bread like the package says) but if you weigh it you...
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    Calorie deficit -> Losing muscle mass. Calorie surplus -> Gaining fat. What to do?

    @growingchristian16 Are you weighing your food with a scale or just going off package labels? I was blown away when I started weighing food how off the package labels were hundreds of calories in some instances especially for things like ground beef the package makes you think 680 calories (170...
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    Calorie deficit -> Losing muscle mass. Calorie surplus -> Gaining fat. What to do?

    @growingchristian16 Lmao I remember thinking I was a beast for curling 50# dumbells till I realized I was swinging like I was practicing an uppercut 😂 dropping the weight to 20# and going slow and proper hit my ego but inflated my biceps 😎
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    Calorie deficit -> Losing muscle mass. Calorie surplus -> Gaining fat. What to do?

    @growingchristian16 Form plays a huge role, when I started using proper form on things like push-ups and rows and pull-ups my reps dropped in half and now I’m working my way back up, less momentum swinging and longer pauses have trashed my reps but improved my workouts that could explain the...
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    Calorie deficit -> Losing muscle mass. Calorie surplus -> Gaining fat. What to do?

    @growingchristian16 How do you know you are gaining fat? Are you measuring yourself with calipers? Are you using a flexible tape measure to measure chest biceps neck etc? Or are you just going off what you see in the mirror? You might be going through a body recomposition in which the scale...
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