Took last week off from any training for recovery. Sat down and mapped out where I wanted to take my training over the next couple of months. The primary goals will be strength/muscle maintenance while increasing my ability to climb/hike mountains since the winter hiking season is around the corner.
My conditioning will primarily include cardiac output training, threshold training and HICT (high intensity continuous training).
Yea, I know, most around here think there's only steady state and HIIT but that's bullshit. People are missing out on an entire host of adaptations associated with other forms of conditioning, which is too bad.
Not to mention that there's more to this game than "reach goal weight" or "look skinny."
For me, this lifestyle is about ability, performance, health, etc.
The body and weight is secondary. It comes from focusing on my performance goals.