23yo Successful NLP, what programming changes for fat loss?
Hi, I'd lifted weights before the time frame I'm about to mention but lost some strength from a few months of no gym and letting myself go due to covid lockdown. Since July I've gone from 165lb to around 198lb (I come from commie metric land) at a height mildly over 5'10". My progress on lifts since then:
Squat: 275lb for 5 to 418lb for 2
Bench: 140lb for 5 to 242lb for 3
Deadlift: 275lb for 5 to 405lb for 3
Press: 110lb for 5 to 154lb for 3
Clean: Not doing it to 198lb for 3
Chins: didn't start with them, can do 12 now
Rest between sets and hence the workouts are now very long, I have switched from 3x5 to 5x3 along with adding a light squat day a la this article: The Reset | Rori Alter, but it is getting quite hard to keep up NLP though I haven't stalled on bodyweight gain. I hope this is enough progress to warrant being the kind of intermediate mentioned secondly in this video: Who Needs To Do A Cut? | Starting Strength Radio Clips - YouTube and to not get "a Clarification" thrown at me.
I want to lose some fat and would like to know how I should alter my current programming to maintain strength, as I obviously cannot go on so aggressively on a deficit. "Wisdom" outside these forums says to cut volume and maintain intensity, in these forums I've seen a user Jordan Feigenbaum recommend no alteration to programming. I don't really get that. Should I just go into the 4 day split on a small deficit? What should I do?
Thanks very much.