It's impossible to program in such a way to guarantee you don't gain strength during a maintenance/diet phase, so not really worth worrying about. In...
Yup absolutely. APRE, in that study at least, was shown to be superior, but it's certainly not the only right way. There's a ton of different methods to reach the same goal, and taking into account...
Consistency is all that really matters. The main reason to track kcals is to enable you to make precise adjustments. Adjustments are all relative to your current intake, so it doesn't actually matter...
This ties in with what occurs with all motor learning: as a beginner it is best to think through the technique in some detail until you have a good grasp of what needs to happen.. everything is still...
Just a thought: It'd be better to avoid doing cardio post-wo given the effects of ampk signalling adversely affecting the mtor-protein synthesis pathway.
That's if you could fit it in your schedule...
Just to clarify a little further, you're basically saying IIFYM (which self-regulates food choice to a degree, ie. can't hit your macros with all junk) works the same as with better food choices in...
You changed meal times AND macros pre/post workout. What exactly are you hoping to learn from that scenario? Whether 7 meals is better than 3 (its not), or whether the distribution of the macros are...