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Originally Posted by Leigh P.
I wanted to get some points of view and discussion going on the program
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Do you want me to be nice, or be honest? :p
Ok seriously:
1) I'm not getting the rationale for throwing in exclusively high-rep work at the beginning, with no heavy muscle-maintaining work. Given that you've got a 10-day cycle going, there's easily room to throw in even something HIT-like (ie full body, low volume, 6-10 reps) without impacting recovery too much.
2) RE: the protein cycling. That's something I've never gotten. Fix your protein at a given level and fluctuate the carb/fat as needed. I know you explained your rationale, but I'm thinking of this from a purely utilitarian and simplification standpoint....anything extra you throw in is going to be a deterrent to adherence.
3) It's good that you did include the points about managing recovery along w/ the training and diet factors. That's something that does get overlooked plenty. IMO and IME, preventing a stress response while dieting is one of the most important things you can do, which means manipulating training as a function of diet instead of the other way around.
My basic template for such things, assuming fat loss is the primary goal, is to move calories as low as you can get away with, incorporate refeeding strategies as needed, and otherwise limit/restrict activity to the bare minimum needed. This might mean you could handle 1-3 "moderate" strength sessions, 1-3 intensive anaerobic sessions (the "metabolic disturbance" stuff), and pretty much however much LI-aerobic stuff you'd care to throw in since it really won't impact recovery. Basically you just have to watch the frequency and volume of your taxing modalities, and adjust them according to the feedback from the individual. It's really easy to get beat up, and the urge to do too much is just as powerful in dieters.