Bootcamp & Loosing Muscle Mass

[iceman816]

Hi all
i'm taking an opportunity to do another 4 week Bootcamp fitness session. which will be 3 days a week for 4 weeks..
My question to you experienced people out there is..
That Boopcamp is great but very heavy on the cardio & indurance side of things. which is awesome for lossing total body fat but.... how can i minimize or reduce muscle loss during this time.
If you have any info on this ..please help me out
Thanks
Adrian

 

[Doublebase]

Diet will play a major part in this.

 

[Ben dur]

weight training is used during a cut primarily to retain muscle

but with that much cardio going on...
it will be hard to avoid overtraining

id say 2 full body days a week
30min or less
3 sets of legs
3 sets of push
3 sets of pull

heavy would be my recomendation
6reps maybe 8

be sure to stay well hydrated
and as previously stated

diet

you probably want to stay NEAR maint.

 

[iceman816]

Awesome thanks lads.
i'll combine both bits of advice..i'll up my diet a little and incorporate 2 full body workouts.
Thanks Very Much

 

[Gazhole]

I would try come up with something that will minimize DOMS and major muscle fatigue aswell.

When your kicking out a shit tonne of running/plyometrics every day you dont wanna be impaired in any way.

 

[iceman816]

Thanks Gaz...what's DOMS stand for?

 

[Gazhole]

Thanks Gaz...what's DOMS stand for?

Delayed onset muscle soreness.

Basically, when you hurt the next day

Good way to accomplish this is lowered volume. I guess you'll be doing enough volume during bootcamp stuff, anyways.