Probably. But things are rarely linear in reality. The overall idea of the mini-cut after each training cycle is pretty good. But I’m not sure about establishing specific numbers for what you want to gain every week or lose during your mini-cut
Okay, I’ll just have to see how it plays out then.
I’m recovering from PFP in both knees at the moment, so once they heal up and I get back to squatting, I imagine maintaining the same bodyweight through multiple training cycles is going to be challenging/require more than 2-3 in a deficit. So once that happens I’ll have to play it by ear.
If I feel the need to deload, would you recommend doing it before the cut, or maintain my lifts through the cut and deload at the end?
Well, during a cut, my belief is that you should reduce the amount of LIFTING volume you do (keep the effort) because with less nutrients coming in, and more cortisol from the caloric deficit, you have a lowered capacity to recover from hard training.
You should increase physical activity during a fat-loss phase, but that increase should come from doing more low-effort physical activity (e.g. walking more, doing som low-intensity cardio, etc.)
Hey Christian,
Just want to say thanks for the advice you gave me here. I’ve focused on my overhead press the last few months and now I’ve recovered all my lost strength and added more on as well.
I’ve just got one more question as well. My primary goal is to improve my OHP, so if I go into an intensity block where I’m trying to drive up my OHP numbers, do I need to follow a similar path for all my pressing movements?
For more context, I’m doing OHP on Monday and Friday, with Bench and Incline Bench on Wednesday. I’m still figuring this periodisation thing out at the moment, so for now, both OHP days are going through an accumulation block, then will go into the intensification block. My bench is in the 4-6 rep range, and Incline Bench is in the 10-12 rep range. I’m trying to use double progression for them.
Do you think it’s important for my Wednesday workout to follow a similar pattern to my Monday and Friday workouts?