Do you change your training during contest prep

[b-boy]

Fair points about the training intensity just imo they are the best we have to go by. Hiit type training definitely burns slot but I know with my training sessions outside of an intense set I want to relax and take my time before the next intense set so I personally don't burn many calories training I assume. I guess it depends on how someone trains I just try to take out the guessing and design a cut do training is used to preserve muscle and use the cardio to create the defecit.

Are you not tearing muscle tissue when you are training, I sure the fuck am, repairing that damaged tissue requires calories also, the actual time training trying plus the time repairing damaged muscle tissue all are burning calories.

 

[Pheedno]

Are you not tearing muscle tissue when you are training, I sure the fuck am, repairing that damaged tissue requires calories also, the actual time training trying plus the time repairing damaged muscle tissue all are burning calories.

For sure. The accumulation, recovery, maintenance, and movement of the tissue is where the demand adds up.
Hell, burn patients don't move an iota but caloric demands are super high to help repair damaged tissue.

 

[bornonthebayou]

mainly, just more aware and mindful with my warming up process as i get deep into prep..also, if you never lifted a set weight during your offseason, i wouldn't try it 3 weeks out.