Look, 6oz of low-fat cottage cheese and some turkey deli meat with a tomato—what else do you even need for dinner? It's loaded with protein and definitely won't make you gain weight. 🤣
Calories don't really matter in isolation—it's the weekly average that counts.
If you feel like you've been slipping lately—just take one "light" day to reset and call it a day.
For example, I'm running a 500 calorie deficit right now—my TDEE is sitting around 2500.
I'm hitting 2000.
Sometimes I go over, especially on the weekends.
But then on Monday, I'll drop down to 1200-1500 calories—and it all evens out in the end.
Yesterday I ate 1300 kcal and crushed a 60-minute full-body lifting session—6 exercises, 3 sets of 5.
And even while cutting, my weight is dropping and my bench, deadlift, and squat numbers are actually going up. 👍
People read stuff online and totally misinterpret it.
Then you get these guys who think they're invincible—trying to fight everything under the sun because they believe they've got some kind of "super immunity" that'll let them walk around shirtless in a blizzard.
Look, if you aren't dealing with constant stress, depression, insomnia, malnutrition, obesity, or chronic issues—then you’re doing alright!
Even if you're hitting full body twice a week—as long as you stay consistent—it’s solid enough.
The second you stop, your body loses its edge, especially once you hit 30.
For example, up until about four weeks ago, I was mostly doing full body or an upper/lower split—heavy stuff, staying in that 7-8 rep range.
It absolutely trashes you; you need two full days off just to feel human again. But yeah, I just kept grinding through it anyway.
Then, out of nowhere, my knee started acting up and I felt totally burnt out. So I took a break from the heavy lifting and switched to 12 reps—something a bit easier on the system.
But now, I've been dealing with this virus for a week—that's two different ones in a single month.
I’m planning to hit legs and back with a heavier split this Thursday, but honestly, after taking four weeks off the heavy weights and ten days without any real training, I don't expect progress. I'll probably need at least two sessions just to get back to where I was—back to my old rep counts.
This virus is brutal—I was stuck in bed with a 102 fever for four days. I've never been sidelined like this before.
Is it possible that overtraining and pushing too hard actually tanks your immune system and leaves the door wide open for bacteria and viruses to move in?