Point to lifting while eating below maintenance?

[riskybizz007]

Personally I always used to do what MrBMJ does, go lighter weight and more reps when cutting. I read a bit on HIIT training when cutting and I can honestly say I kept much more muscle while doing this. Some people even said I gained while I cut, I don't believe this, but i do think I shed more fat and kept more muscle going heavy.

I'll go 1-2 weeks of higher reps when I can no longer see gains or i'm not going up in weight anymore, just to incorporate a different technique, confuse muscles, and relieve joints a bit.

I don't know if this is true or not, but i have read somewhere that doing reps over 12-15 increased the amount of estrogen produced in male athletes.

 

[Travbedaman]

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Originally posted by MR. BMJ

however you can't deny the increased pains many people complain about when on an under maintenance calorie diet.
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I just came off off a low calorie (1800-2000) and low carb (50-75) diet and trained as heavy as I normally do...I felt no extra "pain" besides being a little extra sore the day after (due to the body recovering slower).