jfx
5mo ago
hey thanks for the answer, im not too active here atm. It seems to me you are balancing multiple goals and identities with your fitness regiment:
- lifting for looks (hypertrophy, bodyfat)
- lifting numbers --> charitably: "powerbuilding" approach
- your identity as a capable distance runner aka ye golden times of your 20ies
it is very hard to balance all these goals simultaneously. I had similar issues of balancing different goals (BJJ instead of running). To me, most helpful has been the insight, that due to the memory effect, you are free to regain most of your old gains quickly if you train accordingly. This allows you to prioritize one goal over others with a "good concience" in the mid term. For example: once I let go of some "must-have" lifts and rep ranges (hello bench press 3-6 reps) and embraced hypertrophy training fully, my looks really improved while aches injuries went down
jfx
5mo ago
also did appear here on MMalice's podcast https://youtube.com/watch?v=lGD4Yd7NgU4?si=4b-49sN211U7h3yO
jfx
5mo ago
Im currently dieting around similar numbers as you are. IMHO you should invest more energy of your process into the mindset. Why are you dieting in the first place? It seems you are training towards a marathon whilst also lifting? Things that people usually enjoy in a diet:
- better sleep quality (unless you are deep into a cut and go to bed hungry)
- performance in calisthenics - pullups just feel amazing for me in a diet
- enjoyment of food
- looks when naked (at least after this first 'flatness' hump)
The article is a bit all over the place. In my worldview advice for "goal achievment" (such as fitness, career) usually places itself on a spectrum between one-size-fits-all, but easily implemented and on the other end nuanced, but harder to implement.
The difficulty to effectively (thus correctly) implement advice IMHO relies on entirely separate traits of the recipient:
Thus a one-to-many advice approach will deliver mixed results at best. Competent teachers and coaches through talent and experience are able to identify these levels in their clients/students and will adjust advice accordingly. In the age of social media in most places online, advice will be captured by the masses, who are most of the time, very incompetent and very weak-willed. An example of this is the so called "beginner-trap" in fitness content with 80%-90% of monetarization targetting beginners.
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