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Originally Posted by dougz
I assumed that I should just try to stay where I am, being on a defecit..
Maybe I'm wrong..
I could try it, but again I think the assumption with that method is that you're eating for gains..
If anything I was going to try increasing the weight a bit on my bench, for less reps (3-4)..
I guess I could try both..
Spinning my wheels anyhow, till I can start eating at maintenence and above..
My BIG fear is what happens if when I eventually DO start eating like 3500 calories again and I STILL can't progress..  |
While it's true that the program expects at least maintenance calories, Rippetoe's advice regarding stalls seems to have more to do with nuerological effects than energy. I'd follow the reset and see what happens.
And don't worry about what happens down the road. Focus on this goal. You'll make improvements once you add more food....rest assured!
And, I can attest to what Kfisherx is saying about the whoosh. This just happened to me. I was stalling and wondering if maybe I needed to get even more severe after a couple of weeks of not seeing the scale move. Then I've lost over four pounds this week. This isn't the first time its happened to me like that. But, you still forget while its happening. You're wondering whats going on, and pondering changes, then WHammo! You make a big drop.
You're doing the right stuff.