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Originally Posted by Bytsi
I am doing less HIIT and added back in lower intensity SS cardio that doesn't increase my appetite or strain my body as badly...
But - is there any compromise on the lifting? Other than giving up my lifting (or at least giving up lifting the way I enjoy) for a while, can FLTS still work? I understand I can't maintain all my muscle and strength and really cut too, and I'm ok with that -but... is it possible to still lift in that power / compound style and lose fat?
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[EDIT: I see that somebody else posted some similar thoughts while I was composing and posting this.]
Bytsi:
I think you CAN still lift mostly as you want and diet/FLTS. I think you can largely maintain your muscle and strength, just don't seek to gain muscle mass or strength. THAT's the two goals: lose fat and gain muscle/strength. Diet to lose fat and seek to stay pretty much constant with muscle and strength.
Recovery factors (stress, rest, sleep, nutrition, et al) have to be taken into account all of the time, but particularly when calories are limited. Exercise is another stressor, so it's all just one package, the individual factors of which you need to be aware and balance.
But, that doesn't mean that one tosses their strength/resistance training out the window when dieting. Just take it easier, meaning, if anything, less volume or frequency. If muscle and strength are important, then keep the same intensity (weight) but lower the volume (sets) and perhaps the rest (frequency).
I also think that HIIT is VERY taxing, particularly when combined with resistance/strength training, and, unless you are training for some type of endurance, then I think stick with the resistance training while dieting, and let up or forget the HIIT if need be. Or, substitute it/alternate it with the resistance work.
Much like (or opposite to) the "seeking two goals", when dieting, don't think in terms of either/or, but on balancing your various activities/factors.
Just my thoughts and experience. Leigh, what say you?