This is because in general,
the larger your caloric deficit, the more your body tries to cannibalize your muscle tissue, so supplying your body with enough dietary protein will prevent it from devouring your muscles.
And by doing so, it can quickly create
a large caloric deficit to enable a drastic weight loss in the 7 - day period.
The more calories you burn,
the larger a caloric deficit you can create.
• Towards the end of a transformation, when body fat is extremely low you may not have enough fat to handle
a large caloric deficit anymore.
You may have been losing weight earlier on your current calorie intake, but if you have reached a weight loss plateau, you will need to eat less to achieve
a larger caloric deficit.
Basically, there's a point of diminishing returns where
a larger caloric deficit produces less fat loss over time as your body fights back harder and harder.
Most studies have found that
the larger your caloric deficit, the more muscle you'll lose.
Hence why recovery begins to suck when someone goes into
a large caloric deficit.
Not exact matches
Your
caloric deficit must be in tact nearly every day, since your
deficit isn't
large to begin with.
Larger people can easily create a massive
caloric deficit than smaller people.
Think of your
caloric deficit as a spectrum from small to
large.