Today, we’re talking all about maintenance and answering your questions!What is it?Why does the scale go up in maintenance?What are normal maintenance fluctuations?Why is maintenance harder than a cut?How do you know you’re lifting heavy enough to build muscle in maintenance?How long do I have to stay in maintenance before another cut?How can I increase my maintenance calories?Can I track progress in maintenance without the scale?Do I have to reverse diet or can I jump right into maintenance?And more…“One thing I don’t think people really understand is just how much progress you can make in maintenance – how it’s going to affect your strength, your recovery, your mood, your sleep. It can do so much to improve your lifestyle.”- Brooke Madigan“We are fluctuating humans.”- IrisDeadliftsThis week on Tater Talks: Two Bitches Talk Fitness:* What is caloric maintenance and how does it work?* Why is maintenance harder than a cut?* How long do I have to stay in maintenance?* Tracking progress without the scale* How to find maintenance* Increasing maintenance calories* Reverse dieting to maintenanceResources Mentioned:* Susan Niebergall Fitness on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/susanniebergallfitness/?hl=en)* Confidence is an Inside Job, Outside our Comfort Zone with LiftingLindsay (https://blubrry.com/1471014/127458300/confidence-in-lifting-and-life-with-lifting-lindsay/)* Symptoms of a Calorie Deficit Episode (https://blubrry.com/1471014/94337273/your-body-is-not-your-enemy/)* Brooke Madigan on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/getyouabrooke/)* IrisDeadlifts on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/irisdeadlifts/)* IrisDeadlifts illustration of maintenance weight vs end of diet weight (https://www.instagram.com/p/CqAkp0TLUUp/)* IrisDeadlifts Reel on maintenance fluctuations (https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck0jAJHgKa-/)Thanks for tuning in to this week’s episode of Tater Talks: Two Bitches Talk Fitness, where we challenge the common understanding of what it means and what it takes to be fit and healthy! Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Thank you!Be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media and join uson Instagram (@getyouabrooke (https://www.instagram.com/getyouabrooke/) & @irisdeadlifts (https://www.instagram.com/irisdeadlifts/)).