#78: Should you be in maintenance mode? If so, how do you adjust your training?
from The Dr. Shannon Show
by Dr. Shannon Ritchey, PT, DPT
Published: Thu Sep 08 2022
Show Notes
What is the difference between maintaining your muscle mass and building it? We teach you how to know whether you should be in maintenance or build mode, how to adjust your training, and how to track muscle gain, maintenance, or loss.
1:44: What is maintenance mode?
3:30: Importance of focusing on muscle building as early as possible
4:17: Example of how age-related loss in muscle mass can occur
:Why we shouldn’t fear “getting bulky/bigger”
:How to know if you’re ready for maintenance
:Genetics
:Age
:Seasons of life
:Aesthetics
:Difference between build mode and maintenance mode
:Difference in training between these two modes
:RPE scale
:Training in build mode for some muscles, but maintenance mode for others
:Changes in training if you want to build muscle while losing fat
:How do you measure whether you are losing or gaining muscle?
:Suggestions for how to make small tweaks
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