This is a continuation of a long topic, addressed by post number rather than by page. Start at post 1.
Post-weight-loss training: once weight loss is complete and energy deficit ends, training can shift to building again. The transition from preservation mode to building mode is real and worth planning.
Take it as a starting point and not as a specification.
Adding a data point of agreement rather than a data point.
Anybody returning after a break should expect to start lower than they left, and expecting otherwise is where injuries come from.
Worth saying I have only my own numbers here, and n is small.
Post #64 is right about the mechanism and I think understates the practical bit.
Maintenance is the goal: preserving lean mass and strength during weight loss is the goal of resistance training in this context, not building new muscle. That goal is usually achievable with consistent, moderate training.
I keep a log of this specifically because memory is unreliable about it.
Coming back to post #62, because the follow-up matters more than the original answer.
Frequency: three sessions per week of full-body training is easier to maintain than higher frequencies on an energy deficit. Consistency beats intensity when recovery capacity is limited.
The reports here that state the programme, the load and the timeframe are useful. The ones that state an outcome are not.
Stating my assumptions rather than smuggling them in.
An update on my earlier Training through a dose escalation post: the pattern held for another six weeks and then stopped, which I did not predict and cannot explain.
Training fasted or fed is a comfort question at these intakes rather than a performance question for most people.
Noted, and thank you for writing it out rather than summarising it.
Volume: the number of sets per muscle group per week that supports muscle maintenance is roughly 12 to 18 hard sets. That varies by individual but gives a target range.
A single observation, in a thread that deserves better than single observations.
Where I part company with post #69, and it is a narrow parting.
Frequency matters less than consistency and progression. Two sessions a week done every week beats four sessions done occasionally.
Post #73 is the version of this I will quote in future. One addition.
Reframing Training through a dose escalation slightly, because I think the disagreement is about the question rather than the answer. If the question is "does it happen", yes. If it is "how often", nobody here knows.
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