I'm fairly new to fitness. My goals are strength gains and muscle gain. I have a chronic illness that affects joints which means squat progression is really really slow annoyingly. I can't squat during a flare.
I'm a woman, 5'7 currently weigh 79 kg/ 21.6% BF
Squat pb: 85kg ( 7 reps)
Deadlift pb: 125kg ( 7 reps)
Hip thrust pb: 145kg ( 7 reps)
Not sure about my 1RM
Only recently started benching.
Started going to the gym last year for a few months but wasn't serious about lifting and didn't adjust my diet. I lost weight then was out of gym for months. I put on 10 kg during this period.
I started back to the gym at the beginning of this year following a 5 day lifting programme with 2 upper body days/ 3 lower body days. I also do yoga weekly and a few Hiit sessions when I can remember.
I did a mini cut for the first 6 weeks and lost 7kg. I'm now eating slightly above maintenance.
I've been eating 179g of protein and between 1900-2200 calories but honestly I hate it and my doctor has concerns that it's too much for my kidneys. It has been helping my strength gains though. I'm dairy free so hate eating so much meat/fish.
Has anyone had experience cutting back on protein and still making progress? How much can I cut my protein intake in and still make progress?
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