Today, we’re talking all about maintenance and answering your questions!

What is it?

Why does the scale go up in maintenance?

What are normal maintenance fluctuations?

Why is maintenance harder than a cut?

How do you know you’re lifting heavy enough to build muscle in maintenance?

How long do I have to stay in maintenance before another cut?

How can I increase my maintenance calories?

Can I track progress in maintenance without the scale?

Do I have to reverse diet or can I jump right into maintenance?

And more…

“One thing I don’t think people really understand is just how much progress you can make in maintenance – how it’s going to affect your strength, your recovery, your mood, your sleep. It can do so much to improve your lifestyle.”

- Brooke Madigan

“We are fluctuating humans.”

- IrisDeadlifts

This week on Tater Talks: Two Bitches Talk Fitness:

• What is caloric maintenance and how does it work?
• Why is maintenance harder than a cut?
• How long do I have to stay in maintenance?
• Tracking progress without the scale
• How to find maintenance
• Increasing maintenance calories
• Reverse dieting to maintenance

Resources Mentioned:

• Susan Niebergall Fitness on Instagram
• Confidence is an Inside Job, Outside our Comfort Zone with LiftingLindsay
• Symptoms of a Calorie Deficit Episode
• Brooke Madigan on Instagram
• IrisDeadlifts on Instagram
• IrisDeadlifts illustration of maintenance weight vs end of diet weight
• IrisDeadlifts Reel on maintenance fluctuations

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