FT Questions....

[nordan]

How did you do this when you have "no access to the gym?"


That point last week would have been the time to start adjusting, not now when you're in the hole, so to speak.


I'd suggest you cut your cardio entirely and go right into a cruise, TBH as it sounds like if you try to lose more fat, you ARE going to end up non-functionally overreached or overtrained. (non-functional overreaching is when you've overreached and put yourself in a place where you can recover in a matter of many days / several weeks (shorter than if truly overtrained), but that recovery process doesn't involve a rebound in training gains or overshoot in strength, etc. )

Simply cut your losses and stick with what you've managed so far. You will likely fill out (esp. legs) eating just your current diet for the next couple days and thereafter you can adjust diet as needed to ensure y you're not gaining any fat (but ALSO able to recover from the training). I would suspect that your current caloric input will be right on for leveling you and allowing an IC rebound such that you're ina great place for your vacation.

(It also sounds like you could use just some good old time away from the gym at this point - a solid vacation - so this would be a good time to ensure that you're no longer overreached and can come back after vacation ready to tackle the gym again.)

So, that's my best guess, but I admit it's limited b/c YOU are the one living this and I have the sense that you're still getting the hang of autoregualting . That's a GREAT amount of fat loss for that period, so I'd take that and run with it (but leave out the literal running part).

-S

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We must of confused each other a little here as I have had access to the gym in my last 5 IC's, its the latter part of this next cruise where I wont. Typically on a vacation you would use or have access to a hotel gym however I am on a boat in the middle of the ocean so no squat rack or DB's here

In terms of IC set up (outlined above), is that looking reasonable ? Or would you adjust that?

Understood about calling it quits and starting the IC now. If I was to start this IC now though it would last 30 days. As that (30 days) will be the duration up until the vacation and period OF the vacation. So 30 days until I start my next blast.
This is obviously nearly double what a normal 6 week blast IC would last for.. which is why I am keen to prolong the blast and reach the end of week 6. The way I see it is the additional time off should then hopefully off-set any overtraining / over reaching I would have obtained.

What I am asking was how would one set this up?
Just go with my usual IC programming?
Days 3 & 4 up until I leave?

I totally agree about time off from the gym. I am looking forward to enjoying myself and not doing anything too strenuous.

Overall I do feel a lot more refreshed having cut the cardio to 50% this week. Last week was horrific.