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Muscle memory in a calorie deficit . Does it kick in lie this.?

I recently lost about 40 pound and I've been wanting to go to the gym but it's extremely expensive in my town. So my wife not knowing how much I can actually lift bought me 2 20 pound dumbbells. I didn't want to hurt her feelings because of how nice the ggesture was, so I've been lifting them every possible way to failure for the past two months.I used to lift extensively so I'm actually surprised how much I've gained. Is it muscle memory or actual gains.

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  • 4 years ago

    A combination of both, but mostly muscle memory.

    Calorie deficit aside, after you eat, you're probably in an anabolic state, and that's when you're gaining.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Consider the lightness of the weights you are lifting, the bulk you see is likely nothing more that water weight and possibly flab.

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