I thought I read somewhere that it is a bad idea to lower the rep range while cutting (say, if you’ve been hanging around in the 6-8 range, then want to drop it to 4-6). What’s that about?
I would think it would be good to progress to higher loads.
When cutting you want to keep the muscles stimulated to minimize cannibalism…
I would lower the weight and up the rep range…
I remember Thibs recommending lower rep ranges while cutting. I think he said it’s because the metabolic demands of lower rep ranges are lower.
[quote]undeadlift wrote:
I remember Thibs recommending lower rep ranges while cutting. I think he said it’s because the metabolic demands of lower rep ranges are lower. [/quote]
That is true. Rep ranges 6 and under draw little on glycogen.
The idea behind the thing I read was that one shouldn’t drop the rep range in the MIDST of cutting. So, if you’ve been doing 6-8 reps, you shouldn’t go lower during the cut.
Again, though, that doesn’t really make sense, because it is essentially saying you shouldn’t seek to progress.
I wish I knew where I read that and who wrote it, so I could read it again.
[quote]inthego wrote:
When cutting you want to keep the muscles stimulated to minimize cannibalism…
I would lower the weight and up the rep range…[/quote]
I think you mean catabolism not cannibalism.
To answer the OP’s question - Generally you should decrease workout volume significantly and increase intensity while reducing calories. Personally I think you should stay somewhere between 4-8 reps. Read CT’s article “Destroying Fat - War Room Strategies to Maximize Fat Loss”
http://www.T-Nation.com/readArticle.do?id=1499282&cr=
This article should help you out.
[quote]tpa wrote:
inthego wrote:
When cutting you want to keep the muscles stimulated to minimize cannibalism…
I would lower the weight and up the rep range…
I think you mean catabolism not cannibalism.
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lol damn spell check…
[quote]inthego wrote:
tpa wrote:
inthego wrote:
When cutting you want to keep the muscles stimulated to minimize cannibalism…
I would lower the weight and up the rep range…
I think you mean catabolism not cannibalism.
lol damn spell check…[/quote]
well, you are sorta eating yourself, right? 
[quote]inthego wrote:
tpa wrote:
inthego wrote:
When cutting you want to keep the muscles stimulated to minimize cannibalism…
I would lower the weight and up the rep range…
I think you mean catabolism not cannibalism.
lol damn spell check…[/quote]
hahhaha man that is the mock up of the week!