> Perhaps providing more frequent diet breaks for athletes as they become leaner could improve fat loss efficiency, lean body mass retention, and mitigate fat loss plateaus. For example, beginning the initial phases of contest prep using a 4:1 ratio of diet: diet break, then moving to 3:1, then 2:1, and finally 1:1 may be more opti- mal than simply using a set ratio for the entire duration of the preparation; however, we can only speculate.

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