Losing 22 Pounds and staying at 10%BF Possible ?

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projectaero

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Hey guys.
Theoretically speaking if i was at 205 pounds (93 kilos) at 10%bf would it be hard for me get to 185 pounds (83 kilograms) at the same amount of bf (10%)

Would it involve alot of muscle loss and excessive cardio ??
Is it dangerous ?

Reason being is if i feel that 205 pounds is too much for me i can drop weight and fight pro at 185.

Cheers
 
Getting lighter and keeping the same BF% would involve losing muscle but I wouldn't think it was dangerous. Just do HIT for a bit, that should do it, hehehe.
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Just a joke, but I suppose you would have to lay off training or change your training somehow.
 
Best to lose the 22lbs and decrease body fat percentage...that means you are sparing more muscle.

200lbs and 10% = 180lbs LBM
180lbs and 10% = 162lbs LBM

Why not just try to spare muscle and lose mostly fat instead?

It can be done slowly with a well planned for your individual body timed carb diet. Takes two or three months though.
 
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(projectaero @ Sep. 25 2006,07:02)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">Hey guys.
Theoretically speaking if i was at 205 pounds (93 kilos) at 10%bf would it be hard for me get to 185 pounds (83 kilograms) at the same amount of bf (10%)

Would it involve alot of muscle loss and excessive cardio ??
Is it dangerous ?

Reason being is if i feel that 205 pounds is too much for me i can drop weight and fight pro at 185.

Cheers</div>
Would you be better off cutting weight down to 190, and just cut water the day before a weigh in?
 
I was in a similar boat to you I had to give up Taekwondo because heavyweight starts at 85kg, and you could be fighting someone who weighs 120kgs! Body building and fighting don't really go together, unless you want to fight as a heavyweight.

Whatever you do its only dangerous if you try to do it too fast. Large calorie deficit and lots of cardio with no weights will do it. Same as you I currently weigh 94kgs but weighed 79kgs for a comp (was about 82kgs at the time, before I started weight training). Getting back down to that will involve a heap of lost muscle and a waste of all the hard work you've put in through weight training and disciplined eating. Think carefully before you do it.
 
Here's something I was wondering...

With decreasing muscle... does strength have to decrease a lot?

I understand that one's strength has to go down, but since so much of strength depends on the CNS, if you keep yourself trained, the ratio of strength loss to muscle loss wouldn't have to be that high, would it?
 
Why would you want to cut down and maintain your bodyfat percentage? That would seriously harm your performance. Why not, instead, cut down while maintaining as much muscle mass as you can? I just don't see how sacrificing loads of muscle mass is going to help you in a fight.
 
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