ITT: We are cutting down and share tips, experiences, motivation, progress.. PART II

[TheCokeBaron]

Had this thread last year around this time and it was a huge success with lots of people cutting down, sharing tips, dieting trick, their routines, motivational videos, etc. so I figure lets do it again! I'm starting to cut down in exactly one week. Ignore my current stats, i'm around 179 lbs. now, not 162.

[vtecaddict]

-nothing feels better than being shredded
-next time you want to binge, look at your mirror and ask yourself "do i have a 6 pack with a visable adonis belt?"
-dont neglect carbs. carbs are good and it'll help you bust through your workouts
-start slow and decrease cals by 50 every week.

coming from 220lbs at like 20%bf.

[fitmember]

My tip is.... repped on site err time

[Cold187um]

Feed those cravings for junk food with something healthy. Once your full you dont want to eat anymore (atleast for me)

[FourKicks]

in and subbed

[AlpineFresh]

EC Stack haha. Love it !

[TheCokeBaron]

Anyways, here was my cut last year. I hope to get even more shredded this time around, plus I have some extra mass and a lot more strength after this bulk.

[bluemarlinO4]

Do cardio. Don't be lazy plus it makes you feel better.

Weigh all your food out.

I'm cutting down to 205 right now from 216. Doing great.

[Cuttillidie]

take it slow. its a mountain to climb up, not jump over.

do your cardio, let your last meal of the week be a cheat meal so you dont binge eat all day.

[TheCokeBaron]

Great stuff so far. Is anyone CURRENTLY cutting down besides me (in 1 week)? Everyone always tells me i'm crazy for cutting in wintertime but its the best feeling ever to ALREADY be shredded as fuuu when spring rolls around and everyone is just starting or is still in full bloated bulk mode.

[AlphaASphuck]

consume a large amount of protein before making food choices

eat beef jerky a lot

drink tons of crystal light

dont burn out on cardio, switch it up

[as3d]

-Supplement with Caffeine and Green tea helps a fair bit
-Fill up on fiber
-stimulate the muscle don't annihilate it
-increase cardio as the weeks go on
-HIIT ftw


Also, one question: do you guys take anything before early morning cardio? Like a whey shake, BCAA's or glutamine?


EDIT: I'm currently cutting, 1&1/2 weeks in. Currently at around 12% bodyfat. Hope to get down to around 8% for summer. Hopefully another 4-5 weeks.

[mythos34]

Im cutting big time right now. Things that are working for me:
-Cardio in the morning. Even if i have to work at 8am, im up at 7 running.
-Caffeine pill + Green tea extract. No coffee because i cant drink it unsweetened.
-Dont eat after 6pm(i know, cliche) or at least go to bed on an empty stomach. That said, dont neglect them proteins while maintaining them muscles.

To the road to glory, fellas!

[mythos34]

-Supplement with Caffeine and Green tea helps a fair bit
-Fill up on fiber
-stimulate the muscle don't annihilate it
-increase cardio as the weeks go on
-HIIT ftw


Also, one question: do you guys take anything before early morning cardio? Like a whey shake, BCAA's or glutamine?

Just caffeine pill to get my lazy ass up. I eat breakfast after cardio.

[EezX]

Post link to last years thread for extra helpful tips?

[PhysioFit]

First time cutting down in winter, feels good! Never been as lean, strong, fast or even aesthetic as am now... but still a long way of target goal!

Good luck lads...

[TheCokeBaron]

What worked for me:

-Half the cut I did with a normal deficit diet, 40/40/20 ratio. Heavy lifting, cardio 3-4 times a week (LISS, not HIIT-- typically 3.5 mph @ 6-8 incline for 40 mins.)
-Second half I did with EC stack and carb cycling.
-Drank a ton of water and biked whenever I could.
-I would still drink alcohol once a week and it would help me lose water weight so it was beneficial in some aspects. I would also still smoke and it would reduce food cravings. Not recommending either but thats just how it worked out for me.

Last years thread- http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hlight=cutting

[jovotovo]

im carb cycling, on round 2200-2400 cals and do 30 mins of fast paced walking..

been losing the weight but dont feel like im losing that much fat... my arms have shrunk from 16 to 15-15-2 inches and i feel terrible..

but apparently from 16 % bf and 13 A% you cant really tell the diffrence.. so im hoping to see some draastic changes in the next four weeks

[ThomasBlake]

How do you all calculate your calories for cutting? Does it work good?

I multiply my current weight by 13, and then I subtract 25% from the result to create a deficit of around 700 calories. It seems to work good for me.

[FuzzeWuzze]

Great stuff so far. Is anyone CURRENTLY cutting down besides me (in 1 week)? Everyone always tells me i'm crazy for cutting in wintertime but its the best feeling ever to ALREADY be shredded as fuuu when spring rolls around and everyone is just starting or is still in full bloated bulk mode.

Im only cutting because im going to Hawaii for 2 weeks in December and i refuse to go without a 6 pack. Ill come back and slow bulk a bit through Spring/Summer.

[PhysioFit]

I just found my maintenance and -20%... got a spreadsheet worked out so as soon as I drop a lb, cal drops too...

Read emma-leigh's thread in nutrition section was so helpful for me at least.

[Wisdom187]

just do keto and EC.


do HIIT.

[tehramos505]

I need help with cutting.. I'm at about 225 pounds and about 18-19% bodyfat . I have lots of muscle mass but want it to look shredded and get all dem hoez srs

@ 225 pounds what macros should I be looking at for fat loss or does anyone have sample plans or workout routines that worked for them?

anything helps

[Italian.Muscle]

Keto + lifting + insanity 2x a week

6-8 weeks shredded

[L_Coops]

yall need to try some mother fukkin protein marshmallow fluff

recipe:
4-5 eggwhites whisked until peaked
2 sachets of sugar free jelly disolved into 33% of the recommended amount of water

mix these two things together, put it in the fridge for 1.5 hours and then chow down on a meal that's about 180 cal total and 100% proteinz.

[TheCokeBaron]

Drink lots of water if you get hungry! Take your mind off of the hunger and do something.

[Pojnoj]

In for a read later

[OminousShadow]

In, I've fuked around for far too long every "cut" i go on I just don't get lean enough... finally gonna try to hit the 10% mark... 180 lbs now, goal is 170, No more dreamer cuts, started cutting last week. Also doing IF

[GreatAdrian909]

Cutting atm...Being an Endo sucks man! I have to limit my carbs so much or I will be bloated the next day. I am trying to do a high protein, med fat, low carb...Fast paced walking for around 30-40min for my cardio.

[LI_DSM]

In.

Been focusing on powerlifting for last year and got weight up to 245.

Bench: 440lb
Deadlift: 700lb
Squat: 560lb



Going to drop back down to 220ish and focus on high volume training for a few months to give my body alittel bit of a break from all the heavy ****. I will prob end up going back to PL after.