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I'd say run a little experiment. Consistently losing 2lbs a week means you're averaging a daily caloric deficit of 1000cal. Adding another 500cal a day would still keep you shedding 1lbs of fat a week while contributing some extra macros to boost your muscle gains - and your morale. And by morale a means two things: 1) you…
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My bad, misunderstood that. The low-intensity cardio won't add significantly to the queue of muscles that you broke down during your lifting and HIIT. These will continue to rebuild themselves stronger as you give them food and rest. The main concern in the catabolic process is losing muscle mass, but necessarily strength.…
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You are definitely working hard, and the results prove it. Now bare with me for what may seem like some "bro science" and a really long post. Concerns about HIIT taking from muscle growth stem from the fact that HIIT also promotes some muscle growth (whereas low intensity cardio, mostly, does not). That means you would…
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Don't worry about it and carry on. Build cheat days into your nutrition plan, which should help you not over do it when you get a craving, and still keep you accountable. After all, you're still going to have to add that 300-calorie donut to the food tracker. Cheat day could be when you reward yourself for the extra 20…
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I'm with Jem on this one. There are many different ways of going about lifting weight, plyometric (explosive), isometric (holding at peak contraction), heavy-weight low-volume, light-weight high-volume, slow concentric and/or eccentric (basically, the super-slow you mentioned). They all have their purpose, especially at…
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I would agree with the general statement, but doing presses with light weight, even 1lbs and 2lbs, can bring great change in strength and stability. I've worked my way from 2lbs to 25lbs for the lunges, without negative repercussions. Form is key though, straight wrist, slow eccentric (lowering), and just enough weight…
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I'm currently doing shoulder rehab with a PT and something we always do is kettlebell press lunges. Start with very low weight, 2lbs, one arm at a time. A quick search gave me this video https://youtu.be/b6RJwBufy14. The lunging part is important because the movement adds instability, which you then have to compensate for…
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I've been back to climbing for about 6 months now, after a 6-month forced break following a broken foot - I fell off of a top-out and landed right on my heel. It was a bit frustrating coming back, knowing how to move but not having the strength to hold on. But that actually forced me to work on technique and efficiency. I…
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Hey, I climb. I joined looking to lose some 10lbs and get stronger to break past my own plateau (more in the v5/5.11) range though. It'd be great to exchange some information. I've zeroed in on a couple of specific issues to work on: weak lats for lock-offs; weak shoulders for mantling. Anything specific that you're…
