@wadh That's a great sign. You are probably doing a lot of things right when it comes to how you're training, eating, and recovering.
I’ve seen many people associate fat loss or “cutting” with
- Low energy
- Always hungry
- Feeling weak
- Not a fun time
- Having to suffer
This can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. These expectations shape your mood, energy, effort, and actions.
They impact
- The energy you bring into the gym
- How hard you train
- Your strength
- The overall quality of you workouts
- Your appetite and cravings
- How much fun you’re having, and therefore your consistency and progress.
Have these undesirable expectations, and you’ll probably experience them. If you’re having a miserable time when you don’t need to, you probably won’t be very consistent. If you’re not consistent, you’re not going to see great results.
For me, the energy and attitude is the same. Even though I lower my calorie intake when I’m trying to get lean, my expectations don’t change. I go into the gym with the same goals, expectations, and energy. I’m surprised if I see a loss in strength. Most people who approach and execute a cut properly should still have great workouts, hold onto or build muscle and gain strength since most people aren’t very advanced or incredibly lean.
So, my point is that there's nothing wrong at all if you're gaining strength on a cut. I'd actually expect that for most people. Up until a certain point. Reach a certain level of leanness, then it starts to go down.
