#78: Should you be in maintenance mode? If so, how do you adjust your training?

What is the difference between maintaining your muscle mass and building it? We teach you how to know whether you should be in maintenance or build mode, how to adjust your training, and how to track muscle gain, maintenance, or loss. 1:44: What is maintenance mode? 3:30: Importance of focusing on muscle building as early as possible 4:17: Example of how age-related loss in muscle mass can occur 10:34: Why we shouldn’t fear “getting bulky/bigger” 12:50: How to know if you’re ready for maintenance 13:43: Genetics 14:44: Age 16:09: Seasons of life 17:06: Aesthetics 18:07: Difference between build mode and maintenance mode 20:08: Difference in training between these two modes 21:24: RPE scale 25:00: Training in build mode for some muscles, but maintenance mode for others 28:40: Changes in training if you want to build muscle while losing fat 31:30: How do you measure whether you are losing or gaining muscle? 34:23: Suggestions for how to make small tweaks 8 free Evlo classes Follow Dr. Shannon on IG 14 day Evlo trial To take our free 35-minute Upper Body Build class taught by Dr. Shannon, visit portal.evlofitness.com .