So I was wondering if it was possible to cut down to a certain weight and not have enough muscle mass to keep losing fat effectively. I’m seeing striations in my shoulders while working out, more vascular (seeing veins in biceps and delts for the first time) but my strength is dwindling away and I’ve remained at the same weight for weeks now.
I started my cut after a good bulk and was 183-185lbs give or take and I’m now 165-166lbs but the weight loss has ceased. Still have a little fat on the stomach, still a little bit of love handle stuff going on, a little chest fat, you get it. Eating at 1,500-2,000 calories a day depending on my workout intensity. Doing HIIT cardio everyday I train being 4-5 days out of the week. I’ve tried dropping calories even lower than this but can’t do that and still feel good in any way. I can see a little bit of upper abs coming in which is encouraging but I’m losing my mind here. Do I just need more muscle mass?
I started my cut after a good bulk and was 183-185lbs give or take and I’m now 165-166lbs but the weight loss has ceased. Still have a little fat on the stomach, still a little bit of love handle stuff going on, a little chest fat, you get it. Eating at 1,500-2,000 calories a day depending on my workout intensity. Doing HIIT cardio everyday I train being 4-5 days out of the week. I’ve tried dropping calories even lower than this but can’t do that and still feel good in any way. I can see a little bit of upper abs coming in which is encouraging but I’m losing my mind here. Do I just need more muscle mass?