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post 1638816163 05-17-2021, 11:00 PM
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PSMF in single digit body fat percentage?

Anyone continued doing PSMF into the single digits? Let's say to go from about 12% down to about 7%

I think the guides to PSMF generally say to not go to single digits. Not sure why though
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post 1638816313 05-17-2021, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted By Adnim⏩
Anyone continued doing PSMF into the single digits? Let's say to go from about 12% down to about 7%

I think the guides to PSMF generally say to not go to single digits. Not sure why though
I went from 245 to 220 in 3~4 weeks. Its a bad idea to follow psmf if you are at 12%. You're gonna lose a chit ton of muscle at that low bodyfat with such a restrictive dieting method.
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Originally Posted By sapdori⏩
I went from 245 to 220 in 3~4 weeks. Its a bad idea to follow psmf if you are at 12%. You're gonna lose a chit ton of muscle at that low bodyfat with such a restrictive dieting method.
If I retained all my muscle when going from 20 to 10%, then why would I suddenly stop retaining when going down to 6 or 7?
Originally Posted By TugOfPeace⏩
It works really fast in single digits. Really easy too, but beware, cravings will get insane. It led to me having a binge eating problem.

My problematic areas like love handles were melting off like butter.

If anything, I wasn't eating however much protein the diet recommended because it wasn't needed for muscle retention, but in terms of satiety, you absolutely need to eat more protein. It will help with nitrogen balance, and make sure it's from whole foods like eggs/chicken breast and not protein bars.
Do you know roughly want percentages you started and ended at? And did you change your eating habits during it, or keep the same macros?
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