This is something I notice a lot of people struggle with. Wanting to reduce body fat percentage but also being concerned about under fueling and sacrificing some of their performance outcomes. I just wrote a substack on this with a pretty simple strategy for getting better body comp and keeping the intensity high in your workouts. Getting Lean Without Sacrificing Performance Goals I think that reducing unwanted body fat is actually necessary at times for athletes who are performance focused. Unwanted body mass is still mass that we have to move when performing athletic movement, so we want to manage reducing it but doing it in a way that's sustainable and still allows us to fuel our training properly.
What are some strategies you guys use?