03/05/2026
I think my clients are sometimes confused at first why I don’t decrease the intensity at the start of prep/cut. I think a lot of times we think that we “earn “a little less intensity because we’re already suffering…
This was a concept that I first realized in 2021 when I turned pro. The fact that the it took heavy weights to build the muscle and it was not going to stick around if I stopped lifting said heavy weights. Lol. Of course, when we are in a deficit, we don’t have the same level of strength as we do in a surplus. But! That does not mean that we can’t still Train as heavy as our body will allow in the moment.(within the allotted rep range.)
This is something I am continuing to remind myself inside of our current cleanup phase. While my calories have been reduced a bit, my strength has followed. But working hard to keep pushing the weight that I can!
👉🏼Having a spotter helps a lot to keep me in line and allows for a couple for reps in the event that we can still try and encourage some muscle growth.
‼️Moral of the story, you don’t let off the gas just because you are dying or in a fat loss phase! It’s hard for a reason. That’s why not everyone can do it. 😉
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