Over the last month or so I have scaled down some of my more intense workouts.
Why? Because I was losing too much weight!
A strange thing to happen - but quite simply - I am not eating enough to sustain the levels of training. And... when you are generally eating healthy and have been doing for some time - it is rare to overeat.
When I fail to eat enough - then I start burning up muscle - which is one of the most self-defeating things you can do.
Another thought occured to me. If your goal is fitness - once an "appropriate" level of fitness is maintained - then you have a job "holding on" to that fitness level.
Spend three weeks on the couch - and all your hard-earned fitness gains go out the window. So it's important to set goals and figure out exactly what it is you are after.
Why? Because I was losing too much weight!
A strange thing to happen - but quite simply - I am not eating enough to sustain the levels of training. And... when you are generally eating healthy and have been doing for some time - it is rare to overeat.
When I fail to eat enough - then I start burning up muscle - which is one of the most self-defeating things you can do.
Another thought occured to me. If your goal is fitness - once an "appropriate" level of fitness is maintained - then you have a job "holding on" to that fitness level.
Spend three weeks on the couch - and all your hard-earned fitness gains go out the window. So it's important to set goals and figure out exactly what it is you are after.
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