How much weight should I be able to lose per week?

[Aaron1993]

How much weight should I be able to lose per week without losing lean mass or strength? I recall Eric Helms saying in a video that you can lose about 1.0-1.5% of your bodyweight per week. I'm at 20% bf 185lbs at 5'10. This means I can lose close to 2lb/week. Would this apply for me?

 

[NattyForLife]

How much weight should I be able to lose per week without losing lean mass or strength? I recall Eric Helms saying in a video that you can lose about 1.0-1.5% of your bodyweight per week. I'm at 20% bf 185lbs at 5'10. This means I can lose close to 2lb/week. Would this apply for me?

I try and stick a pound a week. Maybe 1.5 if its a short cut.

 

[Aaron1993]

I try and stick a pound a week. Maybe 1.5 if its a short cut.

What's considered a short cut? I was thinking about cutting for 3-4 months.

 

[NattyForLife]

What's considered a short cut? I was thinking about cutting for 3-4 months.

Yea go for 1 lb a week. Id consider a short cut be 4-6 wks. 8 wks is pushing it.

 

[xR1pp3Rx]

it might depend on the method you choose to lose the weight ...
using the body opus you should be able to lose 2lbs a week with out loseing any mass or strength..

 

[veaderko]

Well going by the math that you said, 2 lbs a week is only for so long.

Ideally IMO 1 lb a week is optimal. It isnt the fastest results, but with my clients it is more about learning than a quick fix to look good than rebound back to where you were.

 

[drinkyboy]

I would say 1# a week would be optimal.

 

[TheChosen1]

It really depends on your training, your diet, your supplementation, and of course, your BMI level. The average weight loss for a man is 1.5 pounds a week and for a woman, 1 pound per week. But in the past when ephedrine was legally sold, I worked out regularly, ate moderately, and used supplements daily and managed to lose 3 pounds/week. In less than 4 months, I had lost close to 50 pounds and was beginning to look more cut. Overall, I went from flabby to almost cut....lol While I wasn't aiming for the 6 pack abs, I was satisfied with the flat ass abs.

 

[JackAlbertson]

It depends on workout that how much we are doing it and how much we want to lose weight. For losing more weight more workout is important so it is good to do some hard workout for losing lot of weight