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It seems like there's a very thin line to walk.
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You said a mouthful there!
I'm trying to do Alwyn's NROLW program and integrate it with Leigh's FLTS. I'm eating at a deficit and I acknolwedge I won't make massive STRENGTH gains (but I'm making some). My goal is to lose fat while minimizing lean tissue loss, and I also just plain love liftin' so I don't want to stop doing it.
I've put some SS cardio back in and only do HIIT once or maybe twice a week at most... making sure to get enough rest and not eating at such a huge deficit that I die of exhaustion.
It's a constant questioning and back-and-forth tweaking... If you ONLY want to build strength, just eat lots more and you won't collapse for 2 days afterwards. It's the caloric deficit combined with the workout that sends you to bed... at least that's what it seems to be in logs I've read here and in my own experience...