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Thats not logical is it
For a start you don't need half the calories
A deficit is a deficit whether its from cardio or diet
In fact, its likely you will lose more muscle tissue if you do too much cv compared to creating a deficit through diet alone
That's obvious isn't it?

 

So a 1200cal deficit from the start
Completely overkill

 

OP reminds me of me when I was new to BBing. I know now I was overly enthusiastic. Wanting to train all the time etc.
For me 4 x a week which Dig drove hard into me was more than enough. Iirc I was 6 or 7 days a week for years before working with Dig.
Body changed dramatically getting over the fact you don't need to do something everyday.

 

You grow/recover when you rest and eat.
You break tissue down, become catabolic in the gym, is what got drummed into my brain. You don't want to be breaking tissue down daily.
Just my 2 cents, you'll do as you please.

 

@pooley1810 would probs be best to advise. My thoughts are if you're burning too much (output), not enough input (food), breaking tissue down in a gym then yes irrespective of hormones you can go catabolic.

 

OK, I get what you're saying now
If what you are doing now is working and you feel good then I would simply start by dropping 500cals from you're diet
I wouldn't add any more cv to an already high workload
Your starting cals are high so you have plenty of room to keep dropping when necessary
Unfortunately there is no right or wrong here as everybody responds differently to different methods
The only thing for certain is you need to be in a deficit to lose weight, how you do that depends on you
Be patient and dont overdo things from the start, the best diet is the one you can sustain

 

The simple answer is yes
But thats a very vague question with so many variable answers