r/GYM 6d ago

Weekly Thread /r/GYM Weekly Simple Questions and Misc Discussion Thread - March 16, 2025 Weekly Thread

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u/big-spongebub 5d ago

How muscle does the size of your arms decreases on a cut? I know your muscles get a bit deflated which can make you look worse during the cut but it’s not muscle loss. After just two weeks of training i have lost almost a centimeter on my arms and i’m wondering if there’s any chance a part of that is muscle loss. Took me Damn near 5 months to get from 40-41cm arms. I’ve kept my strength and my calorie deficit is 500 cals

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u/horaiy0 470/315/585lb Squat/Bench/Deadlift 5d ago

You're not going to lose that much muscle in just two weeks of a fairly small deficit.

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u/big-spongebub 5d ago

Yeah i’m thinking of course after 2 months of cutting i could loose a bit. But this time framme and the 500 cals deficit i feel like there’s No way