Looking Smaller During a Cut Is Normal — Your Muscles Will Fill Back Up

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Two weeks into a cut, David noticed his shoulders and arms looking deflated and smaller while his stomach leaned out. He reframes this as expected physiology: reducing calories and carbs empties glycogen stores, so muscles visually shrink — but once you switch back to maintenance or a bulk, you refill while keeping…

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