Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Correia
[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?
|
I think this is pretty much dead on Chris.
I will state that I do believe in NEWBIE ability to gain LBM in fat loss but have also found that this happens pretty easy regardless of even a intense program.
Basically the less you have picked up a dumbbell before starting a fat loss training program the more you are going to pack it on regardless of a surplus. At a point though you need to feed it and your body will where down, there is why it is good to cycle training and be smart about your fat loss resistance and aerobic programs.
It isn't about all or nothing. It is about smart and just right
*insert three bears joke*