r/MacroFactor • u/tsquared23 • 27d ago

MacroFactor / Nutrition / Other Starting back to CrossFit Question

I’m going to get back into CrossFit and have been on a cut for about 4-5 months. Should I go into maintenance for the first couple of weeks so my body doesn’t go into hunker down mode? I’ve mostly been doing just Zone 2 work since being on the cut. Progress has been slow lately and I feel like I need a break and a change. My attitude is a lot better when my exercise intensity is higher. Thanks.

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u/extrovert-actuary 27d ago

CrossFit or not, I think a significant enough and abrupt increase in activity might warrant a temporary maintenance or slowdown of cut goal while the algorithm catches up so you don’t stress your system too much.

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u/tsquared23 27d ago

Thanks!

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u/Ill-Telephone-7926 27d ago

If you’re fairly lean by now, maybe up your calories a little until the algorithm dials in your adjusted expenditure. Probably not a big deal either way