Okay, some ramblings and justifications for my approach if anyone is interdasted....
Ummm lol, OP you do know cuts are supposed to be longer than 3 weeks and not so extreme for the duration? No0b.
Id agree to a point. Fueledpassion recommended 6-8 week primes as ideal. Anything shorter will tend to not be long enough to adequately prepare the body for the rebound; anything longer is unecessary if the goal is to maximise toggling (prime---rebound cycles) and gainz.
So surely youll be reverse dieting out of the cut? Otherwise youll risk becoming a fatty again dumby.
No, Fueledpassion was clear that a reverse diet would only be required if one ended the priming period in the 6-8% bodyfat range. The idea being that, the lower your bodyfat, the higher the risk for the bodies preference for fat cell storage. Im safely above the "risky zone", so Ill be immediately increasing kcal/carbs.
Sounds like youre a bit ghey for this guy, why the obsession with his ideas?
Toggling, or priming--->rebounding, has always struck me as logically impeccable, and convincingly supported by science and anecdote. As Fueled noted, bber competitors employ the technique by default. The idea for us other guys is to try and do as many toggles over time as possible, ie there is no reason to have a prolongued off-season for growth, and then a prolongued cut.
This capacity to utilise toggling multiple times through the year is what appeals to me, at the very least psychologically. I cant stand the traditional 16wk long-bulk. For the same 16weeks Id much rather run a 6wk prime, 6wk rebound, and 4wk recomp. In theory, the latter will result in better lean gainz and better body composition. In saying that though, toggling can be used over any time period; the key idea is to properly prime, then transition/rebound.
Dont mean to be rude but youre hardly hyooge, youre not exactly a convincing poster-boy for toggling.
Yip, totally fair. And thats one reason Im logging and pushing myself to adopt this practice now. Toggling requires adhereance to the dietary principles which underpin it...otherwise youre not capitalising on it at all. Ive loved the idea of toggling for ages, but havent committed myself to the dietary demands. That needs to change.
Properly toggling will also mean less drugs can be taken. Fueled was adamant that if you primed adequately you didnt need much AAS during the rebound at all. The food transition was the anabolic driver.
In fact, Fuelled claimed that one could run higher doses during the prime/cut, then drop total dose right down during the rebound. This is very unconventional, but it makes absolute sense. Moving forward, Id like to use less gear, so again its a philosophy which appeals.
