- Joined
- Jun 6, 2010
- Messages
- 5,180
Just an interesting discussion for the board as I've seen coaches pushing different processes nowadays.
For the past 10-15 years, we've heard guys like Dante (and several other coaches) talking about holding onto your "new tissue" by sitting at the new weight for some time after your bulk. Basically, bulk and blast from 200-230...then sit at 230 for some months to get your body used to holding this new tissue and mass. DON'T immediately diet as the new tissue will be the first to go.
But the hot new topic in BBing now are mini diets. Push your bulk for awhile, throw a diet in there (anywhere from 3-6 weeks) to improve insulin sensitivity, lose some fat, etc. Then go right into attack mode with a bulk. This seems to somewhat go against any set point theory. Would you gain 5lbs...then lose 5lbs in the mini diet, then gain it back again.
This is just an interesting way to ask if new tissue is the first to go...OR is it something you can mitigate with high dosages? I understand that if you blasted for 8 weeks with high dosages, then dropped to cruise and did a mini diet, you're running the risk of losing it all. But say you bulk/blast hard for 12 weeks, but during those last 4, you keep your dosages high and hit the mini diet?
Just interested in people's thoughts here.
For the past 10-15 years, we've heard guys like Dante (and several other coaches) talking about holding onto your "new tissue" by sitting at the new weight for some time after your bulk. Basically, bulk and blast from 200-230...then sit at 230 for some months to get your body used to holding this new tissue and mass. DON'T immediately diet as the new tissue will be the first to go.
But the hot new topic in BBing now are mini diets. Push your bulk for awhile, throw a diet in there (anywhere from 3-6 weeks) to improve insulin sensitivity, lose some fat, etc. Then go right into attack mode with a bulk. This seems to somewhat go against any set point theory. Would you gain 5lbs...then lose 5lbs in the mini diet, then gain it back again.
This is just an interesting way to ask if new tissue is the first to go...OR is it something you can mitigate with high dosages? I understand that if you blasted for 8 weeks with high dosages, then dropped to cruise and did a mini diet, you're running the risk of losing it all. But say you bulk/blast hard for 12 weeks, but during those last 4, you keep your dosages high and hit the mini diet?
Just interested in people's thoughts here.