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Realistic expectations for strength while losing weight quickly — does this still hold?

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The opening post is the version of this I will quote in future. One addition. Joint comfort frequently improves with weight reduction, and members here report being able to train in ways they previously could not.

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gradient_fileTL2Member26 Apr 2025#1

Realistic expectations for strength while losing weight quickly — does this still hold? I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below.

Working notes on Realistic expectations for strength rather than a conclusion. I would rather post the reasoning while it can still be corrected than post the answer once I am committed to it.

Everything below is checkable. Where I have taken a figure from somewhere else I have said where; where I have estimated, I have said that too.

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i.beaulieuTL2 Solution3 Aug 2025 · edited#2

The opening post is the version of this I will quote in future. One addition.

Joint comfort frequently improves with weight reduction, and members here report being able to train in ways they previously could not.

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TamburelloTL2Member12 Oct 2025#3

Deload weeks: periodic weeks (every 4 to 8 weeks) with reduced volume and intensity can help with recovery and sometimes reveal strength gains that got obscured by fatigue.

Somebody will have a better source than mine, and I hope they post it.

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