New and with questions.

[JackedRottie]

For what it's worth. On my current cutting cycle I've lost 7 lbs of body fat and gained 2.5 lbs of muscle and I'm 4 weeks in. Confirmed with dexa scan. It is possible to build muscle while in a deficit. But the only time I've done it in the past 6 years of lifting is while using anabolics right now.

 

[Elektrobot]

For what it's worth. On my current cutting cycle I've lost 7 lbs of body fat and gained 2.5 lbs of muscle and I'm 4 weeks in. Confirmed with dexa scan. It is possible to build muscle while in a deficit. But the only time I've done it in the past 6 years of lifting is while using anabolics right now.

You didn't grow 2.5 pounds of contractile tissue in 4 weeks.

Dexa counts water as lean mass