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#8 - How to Program During a Cut
Starting Strength Coaches Robert Santana and Trent Jones discuss how to modify your programming during a cut. A cut implies that an athlete is in a caloric deficit to produce weight loss, and specifically body fat loss. Whenever you put yourself in a caloric deficit, you are essentially under-recovered, meaning that you have less ability to recover and adapt to intense training sessions in the gym.
However, we still want to preserve muscle mass during the cut as much as possible. Consequently, most athletes will have to modify their programming to lower the intensity of their exercises while increasing the volume of the exercises. When and how much the program changes depends on the athlete and their level of training advancement. A novice lifter, for example, may not need to modify their programming at all, especially if they are already overweight. They essentially already have a surplus of resources they can draw from their fat stores, and as a novice, the relative intensity of their workouts is not that high yet.
For an intermediate lifter, it depends on energy levels. As energy levels begin to drop, the program needs to shift toward lesser intensity and greater volume. Santana often shifts the compound lifts from sets of 3's or 5's to sets of 10, which produce a little more hypertrophy due to the longer time under tension during the set.
Weights & Plates: https://weightsandplates.com
Robert Santana on Instagram: @the_robert_santana
Trent Jones: @marmalade_cream
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