Hello all. I am currently about 205 lbs maybe 12% body fat and doing a workout that revolves around 4 weeks muscle building then 4 weeks strength phases. My goal weight is 200 lbs but sub 8% body fat, so I have been trying to get up to 215 and then cut back to 200. But in my research in strength I have noticed that the amount of weight one can lift for low reps is concurrent with the amount of muscle fibers that contract within the muscle and how efficient they are at doing so. Therefore my goal in this phase is not the size of the muscle but the efficiency of the muscle already there. Sorry for all the science but it’s important to my question. Should I take this time to reduce calories and try to knock out a bit of fat? I always do 2 HIIT sessions even when building muscle but take in enough calories to continue growing and I was wondering if this is a good idea. 4 weeks strength and SLIGHT cutting and 4 weeks building muscle with extra calories. So what do you think? Is this a good way to get a jump start on the inevitable cutting phase?
By the way. My workouts for this phase have 2 non weight lifting days between them to account for Nervous System repair and recovery and the HIIT sessions occur 24 hours after two of the weight workouts. The HIIT is never over 16 minutes of work (4 minute warmup so 20min) My diet is based on PandF P and C meals and at the end of the day range from 4200 to 4700 depending on cardio day weight day rest day etc. The MACRO breakdown is about 185g fat 415g carb and 280-300g protein (alot I know but im really not worried about it I care more about the cals)