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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