ÜBER DIESE EPISODE
Today, we’re talking all about maintenance and answering your questions!
What is it?
Why does the scale go up in maintenance?
What are normal maintenance fluctuations?
Why is maintenance harder than a cut?
How do you know you’re lifting heavy enough to build muscle in maintenance?
How long do I have to stay in maintenance before another cut?
How can I increase my maintenance calories?
Can I track progress in maintenance without the scale?
Do I have to reverse diet or can I jump right into maintenance?
And more…
“One thing I don’t think people really understand is just how much progress you can make in maintenance – how it’s going to affect your strength, your recovery, your mood, your sleep. It can do so much to improve your lifestyle.”
- Brooke Madigan
“We are fluctuating humans.”
- IrisDeadlifts
This week on Tater Talks: Two Bitches Talk Fitness:
- What is caloric maintenance and how does it work?
- Why is maintenance harder than a cut?
- How long do I have to stay in maintenance?
- Tracking progress without the scale
- How to find maintenance
- Increasing maintenance calories
- Reverse dieting to maintenance
Resources Mentioned:
- Susan Niebergall Fitness on Instagram
- Confidence is an Inside Job, Outside our Comfort Zone with LiftingLindsay
- Symptoms of a Calorie Deficit Episode
- Brooke Madigan on Instagram
- IrisDeadlifts on Instagram
- IrisDeadlifts illustration of maintenance weight vs end of diet weight
- IrisDeadlifts Reel on maintenance fluctuations
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