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after 3 years of lifting and building muscle i have finally decided to lose some weight. currently my weight is 235 pounds and i want to be at 190, my height is 5'8. My question is If i lost 45 pounds of fat would i get get weaker?

Depends on how strong your fat is.

The question you should be asking is "If I lose fat, will I also lose muscle?" The answer is, "most likely". If you do a very slow recomposition, you should be able to keep muscle loss to a minimum. Technically you could get stronger while losing muscle, I think. If you go on a pretty hardcore cutting cycle, then you will definitely lose muscle mass.

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even if i lose 2 pounds a week and continue working out?

It's all very relative. I have no idea what your diet is currently, your proposed diet, your experience, your routine, body type, etc, etc.

All of those factors come into play.

2lb a week is actually quite a bit. I almost guarantee you'll lose muscle at that rate.

IW

is the muscle lost significant if i lose 50 pounds of fat? what about strength? if i bench 315 and squat 450 how much would that drop after losing 50 pounds of fat after 6 month?

Were you looking for a different answer?

your bench will be 250 and your squat will be 225.

Really!??!

It was sarcasm. There are too many variables to tell exactly if you will lose strength and how much.

IW