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Originally Posted by
tzanghi
I've thought about the order of this recommendation before.
1. I start with the assumption that if two people are at the same calorie level, but one is increasing their calories over time to gain weight, and the other is decreasing their calories over time to lose weight, the one who is increasing calories will perform better.
2. I then reason that it is more advantageous to first decrease calories and then increase so that one can perform better going into the meet.
Am I incorrect?