I suppose this is something that comes with time but I notice that sometimes even now I really can have a hard time deciding between these 2 options. In the case of no time limit one can just try the a skipload/carb-load and if that doesn't work try lowering calories or adding cardio, but what about for those with a strict time limit?
For example I lost fat well with not too much effort for about a month and a half, then the last month I have pretty much stalled out. As for my waistline my lowest of each week seemed to get a little lower over the last month but not much. So last Saturday I have a ~10 hour cheat day followed by a fast day (just low protein, a cup of cottage cheese in the evening). The day after my cheat day my weight is up about 5lb and waistline up only about 1/2in, the day after my fast I get to my previous low and then I do keto for a couple days (which I hadn't been doing, and don't generally like keto). The day after first day of keto I hit an all time low for waistline for this cut. Suddenly after that and since then even though calories throughout the week are 200 less than previously (because I added the cheat day) my waist is back up 1/2in and pretty much staying there (where it was first a month ago). Now here I was thinking the load was really helpful getting things going then inexplicably I'm back up. so
1. Any explanation for that? I'm pretty stumped as my waist and weight tend to be fairly consistent day to day so a 1/2in increase that stayed up is certainly a shock
2. How do you personally, and if you have clients, determine when in a cut stalling fat loss means a load is necessary vs. more cardio and less calories?
Personally I'm only around 14% so it seems like things shouldn't be stalling but everyone is different I suppose. Strength gains are slowing to a halt which is part of why I decided on the load. Now I figure I'll add 30min of cardio every day low intensity for the next week and keep calories lowered without a load the next week to see how it goes but for all I know my metabolism could be stalled. Anyway though I don't mean for this thread to just be about my situation, I'd love to hear others' thoughts on how to make the decision.
For example I lost fat well with not too much effort for about a month and a half, then the last month I have pretty much stalled out. As for my waistline my lowest of each week seemed to get a little lower over the last month but not much. So last Saturday I have a ~10 hour cheat day followed by a fast day (just low protein, a cup of cottage cheese in the evening). The day after my cheat day my weight is up about 5lb and waistline up only about 1/2in, the day after my fast I get to my previous low and then I do keto for a couple days (which I hadn't been doing, and don't generally like keto). The day after first day of keto I hit an all time low for waistline for this cut. Suddenly after that and since then even though calories throughout the week are 200 less than previously (because I added the cheat day) my waist is back up 1/2in and pretty much staying there (where it was first a month ago). Now here I was thinking the load was really helpful getting things going then inexplicably I'm back up. so
1. Any explanation for that? I'm pretty stumped as my waist and weight tend to be fairly consistent day to day so a 1/2in increase that stayed up is certainly a shock
2. How do you personally, and if you have clients, determine when in a cut stalling fat loss means a load is necessary vs. more cardio and less calories?
Personally I'm only around 14% so it seems like things shouldn't be stalling but everyone is different I suppose. Strength gains are slowing to a halt which is part of why I decided on the load. Now I figure I'll add 30min of cardio every day low intensity for the next week and keep calories lowered without a load the next week to see how it goes but for all I know my metabolism could be stalled. Anyway though I don't mean for this thread to just be about my situation, I'd love to hear others' thoughts on how to make the decision.
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