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YOUR MUSCLES WILL APPEAR BIGGER AFTER CUTTING

If you do your cut correctly, you will see that your muscles appear bigger and more muscular. This may seem a bit counterintuitive at first but even though you’ll see yourself losing size (which is actually fat tissue), your muscles will become more defined, which in turn will make them look much more impressive. This is exactly why a guy who is shredded and has*16-inch arms looks jacked and powerful*while someone who has 18-inch arms can have an ordinary look.

In the end, it’s all about how you look, not what the measuring tape says. Lots of lifters worry that they’re going to lose all of their hard-earned muscle mass, but this will only happen if you severely restrict caloric intake, or starve yourself.

It doesn’t have to be this way. If you cut in a slow, controlled manner, by eating in a small caloric deficit, you will retain your entire muscle mass. And even if you do experience some muscle loss, you will quickly replace it by increasing your calories again.

While cutting, if you’re able to maintain your muscle mass and lose fat around your waist, it will actually look like your muscles are getting bigger. This clever illusion can make a huge difference in how people see you. Basically,*smaller waist*equals bigger-looking muscles. Lots of people can be pretty surprised when they see someone who’s gotten “bigger” and then find out that he or she has been on a cut all this time. They think that the only way to get bigger is by being on a constant bulk.

I fully agree. In past experiences I have retained my mass much easier post cutting cycle.