Originally Posted by xtendeddick
So it sounds like a complete IPR cycle is about 3 months?When I looked back at my log and noticed when I was gaining and the time to cement my gains, I estimate a 3 month timeframe. The first 4-6 weeks I see gains, the next month I maintain those gains, and the last month it seems like my gains were cemented. If I didn’t continue PE into that 3rd month, I noticed I would loose some of my gains once I started back at PE.
Is this your first IPR routine?
Usually it becomes 4 months by elongating a little the deconditioning break and the transition phase, in this way I’ll have 3 cycle for year in roughly the same period (in order to enjoy the holiday during December and August).
Up to now I didn’t notice any loss, but I think that a little doesn’t matter because you can catch up very soon at he beginning of the next cycle and the start to gain.
During the macro-R phase I do, every now and then, an edging session, I hope it can be useful also for you ;)
Maybe for you it’s better to elongate the P-phase and to shorten the R-phase in order to avoid any gain loss.
I’m beginning the fourth/fifth cycle (the first one was more of normal routine, a bit of decontinioning, a bit of P phase with the estensor (after I discover the IPR) and then again deconditioning break)
I hope everything it’s comprensible, I’m still learning English ;)