What about using refeeds to bump up your metabolism? After cutting for a while, your metabolism slows down greatly so that even if your daily caloric intake is very low, you won't lose any more weight. I agree with your statement, a.k.a. calories in vs. calories out, but aren't refeeds a useful way to increase your caloric expenditure from super-low levels to more normal levels, getting you out of a fat-burning rut and helping you to continue losing fat?[b said:Quote[/b] (baby a @ Oct. 27 2005,2:43)]Either up your caloric output, or decrease your caloric intake. Simple as that.
I have always approached cutting (while HSTing that is) in the same fashion as Totentanz just suggested. I will dedicate as many cycles to dropping bf as needed, but will never keep extending a caloric deficit week after week, in fear that I could lose too much lean mass. But in reference to using refeeds, they may work and work well, but one of the main goals of using refeeds is to cut calories pretty drastically for a period of time, then increase them using a carb load. Granted, aside from creating a deficit, lots of other neat little tricks take place, but cutting calories and going hungry for awhile plays a big part.[b said:Quote[/b] (savagebeast @ Oct. 27 2005,7:47)]What about using refeeds to bump up your metabolism? After cutting for a while, your metabolism slows down greatly so that even if your daily caloric intake is very low, you won't lose any more weight. I agree with your statement, a.k.a. calories in vs. calories out, but aren't refeeds a useful way to increase your caloric expenditure from super-low levels to more normal levels, getting you out of a fat-burning rut and helping you to continue losing fat?