How come you don’t gain muscle even when working out if you have a calorie or protein deficit. Maybe my understanding is an oversimplication but I thought muscle growth was from repairing tiny tears you get from working out. If these tears still occur why does growth not occur? Does it occur? Does it just happen but less efficiently?
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You can, you just won’t get huge on a calorie deficit. And yes, the fact that you’re not ingesting enough calories to most efficiently repair your muscles is why. You’ll just feel sore longer.
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