What's the difference between LG Cut and re-comp?

[asoe209]

Think I may have asked this before some where but its been plying on my mind.
What the heck is the difference between a Cut and a re-comp when it come to follow lean gains protocols.

I have been through the site and not managed to find any thing yet that I can understand or makes a difference between the 2. I my just be being silly.

Form what I can understand a re-comp is less calories on rest days and more on training days with the over all goal of it shading body fat and gaining lean mass. Which is great I get that…..

But how does that differ from cutting when on LG and IF, I’m assuming here that its macro set ups that differ as you just trying to lean out there for calorie deficit and I take it that would be on the rest days and maintenance eating on training days…

Is this correct?

And just a little extra are both methods intended to be used for a long period of time? Just I have seen some sites that have had people doing both and having major changes with in a month or 2.

[badly_dubbed]

recomp is slower, building muscle and stripping fat at the same time.

cut is well just cutting fat, and is quicker.

[Dolphinski]

The difference is total calories over a week/month/whatever. On a recomp your calories over a week will be roughly maintenance x7 whereas on a cut they'll be lower. Your weight should go down on a cut but stay roughly the same on a recomp.

Edit: on a leangains cut you'll be something like -30/+10% of maintenance on rest/workout days respectively, whereas a recomp will be something like -20/+20

Does that make sense?