Quote: (08-13-2014 03:00 PM)CrashBangWallop Wrote:
Quote: (08-13-2014 02:39 PM)berserk Wrote:
I know enough from lifting for several years and also because strength gains don't really happen on a cut.
This is very frustrating to me as a former strength at all costs guy.
For instance, my deadliest has just about ground to a halt at 330lbs.
I'm just telling myself that 1.5x bodyweight is ok during cutting and not to worry about it…it's still annoying as hell not whacking on the extra plates each week!
Yeah, of course you can still improve technique and get better lifts, but once you're well over noob gains, I've found strength gains to be slow on cut. On the other hand, the idea that you will grow weak on a cut is also wrong. Haven't lost much strength at all. Maybe one rep at the max bench, but that's it.