265 – Keeping Muscle on a Deficit

You often hear people talk about recomping or “building muscle in a deficit”, but realistically the goal just needs to be to not LOSE muscle while you’re dropping fat. Unfortunately that’s easier said than done, but today I want to go over some considerations for giving you the best chance at keeping all that lean tissue on your next cut. In episode 265 of The Drop Set I talk about how sleep, stress management, and program variables all set the table for your actual results. Timestamps: 0:00 – Cold Open 0:34 – Intro 6:57 – How undereating can contribute 10:10 – Too much cardio? 13:36 – Sleep and stress being a factor 18:40 – What is overtraining? 22:15 – Action items to fix this Call in and leave a question! Drop me a voicemail at 865-518-6569 Check out my online course collection, available now: https://www.fivestarrdigital.com/ Check me out on YouTube and subscribe to see what’s coming up next: https://www.youtube.com/@fivestarrphysique Check me out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedropsetpodcast