Is muscle loss during weight loss as severe as people make it out to be on an aggressive cut?

Advice: Seeking ❓

M 19/sw:305lb/cw:227lb/gw:185lb.Currently trying to switching my cut to a more aggressive one at a 3lb loss per week(1.3% of current bw per week) at my current bf% of about 30-33% and i really dont want to lose any muscle that i have left as im pretty sure i lost some in the past 6 months of losing weight. I want to try my hardest to get down to the 190-200 range in the next 3 months with very solid protein(average of about 170g right now) and high intensity low volume training 5x a week (PPLXUL) but i’d really appreciate any advice on how to maintain as much muscle as possible as i’ve seen alot of posts on reddit both over and underestimating muscle loss during weight loss and it has me a bit paranoid

Posted Feb 16, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC

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