Don’t fear maintenance Use a 4-week maintenance-pivot to reset your hormonal set point Eating at exact energy balance solidifies your new bulk gains before you start a shred
That 4-week pivot completely saved my strength before my summer cut
I used to skip maintenance but resetting my hormones first made shredding way easier
Eating at exact energy balance for a month locked in all my winter bulk gains
Don’t rush the process a quick maintenance phase stops those crazy sweet cravings
Taking four weeks to find baseline balance keeps you from losing hard-earned muscle
My gym performance skyrocketed once I stopped starving myself right after a bulk
The pivot phase is a game changer for keeping your metabolism happy
Giving your body a month to normalize prevents that instant post-bulk crash
Trust the science behind the reset it makes the actual shred much faster