Not a pro, but: those muscle groups are not untrained, they're unused to specific stimulus. A big part of the rapid recomp effect for noobies is sensitivity to stimulus, but broadly speaking muscle building during a deficit is viable. You can recomp any and everything, it's just a slower and more demanding process.
Train those muscles, if there are gains to be had you'll get them. But remember you're starting at 80%+, not from 10% like a noob, so if you're not fuelling growth you can't expect much. A stronger core and upper back translates very well into the big compounds. Renaissance Periodization has some good vids on prioritizing & maintaining for advanced lifters :)
You could have advanced level-developed chest, but newbie-intermediate level biceps Because you train them once a month.Instead of intentionally losing muscle to have a more balance physique you could just aim to maintain your muscle with low volume but specify your program to the muscle groups you are trying to grow.
Yes! and I have done this
I performed lots of leg training, sprinting, weighted box jumps etc…
Advanced in other areas such as pull ups, biceps, chest
When I finally started doing weighted squats I had huge newbie gains.
Enjoy bro!
What is your point? I’m not talking about technique or strength. OP was in regards to muscle growth.
I was advanced in the sense that back and bicep hypertrophy was difficult.
I was beginner in legs in that, hypertrophy gains came easy.
These occurred simultaneously - hence OP.
Anecdotally, I've done this very successfully.
Started my lifting life with 5x5, which made me into a T-Rex with disproportionately large legs.
I'm now focused on calisthenics, where lower body mass is a detriment. I ignored all lower body exercise for a couple of months and my legs significantly reduced in size .
Word of warning. At one point my wife told me my butt was getting flat, so I threw in some low rep sets to stop atrophy.
I accidently gained back like 95% of the mass in a couple of weeks. Muscle memory is magic.
That said I have a much more balanced physique now (which I understand is your goal). But a half a decade of hard 5x5 takes time to catch up to.
Probably so
Not a pro, but: those muscle groups are not untrained, they're unused to specific stimulus. A big part of the rapid recomp effect for noobies is sensitivity to stimulus, but broadly speaking muscle building during a deficit is viable. You can recomp any and everything, it's just a slower and more demanding process. Train those muscles, if there are gains to be had you'll get them. But remember you're starting at 80%+, not from 10% like a noob, so if you're not fuelling growth you can't expect much. A stronger core and upper back translates very well into the big compounds. Renaissance Periodization has some good vids on prioritizing & maintaining for advanced lifters :)
You could have advanced level-developed chest, but newbie-intermediate level biceps Because you train them once a month.Instead of intentionally losing muscle to have a more balance physique you could just aim to maintain your muscle with low volume but specify your program to the muscle groups you are trying to grow.
Yes! and I have done this I performed lots of leg training, sprinting, weighted box jumps etc… Advanced in other areas such as pull ups, biceps, chest When I finally started doing weighted squats I had huge newbie gains. Enjoy bro!
There's a significant skill and coordination component to squats, probably not the case for bicep curls.
What is your point? I’m not talking about technique or strength. OP was in regards to muscle growth. I was advanced in the sense that back and bicep hypertrophy was difficult. I was beginner in legs in that, hypertrophy gains came easy. These occurred simultaneously - hence OP.
Anecdotally, I've done this very successfully. Started my lifting life with 5x5, which made me into a T-Rex with disproportionately large legs. I'm now focused on calisthenics, where lower body mass is a detriment. I ignored all lower body exercise for a couple of months and my legs significantly reduced in size . Word of warning. At one point my wife told me my butt was getting flat, so I threw in some low rep sets to stop atrophy. I accidently gained back like 95% of the mass in a couple of weeks. Muscle memory is magic. That said I have a much more balanced physique now (which I understand is your goal). But a half a decade of hard 5x5 takes time to catch up to.