ITT we motivate eachother to get shredded as fuuuck. Winter cutters gtfih!!

[Donelurkin]

^^^^So much this! I have friends and family that say, "I don't know....I start out doing well, but just lose motivation." WUT? So you're not going to try because you've failed before? I've failed countless times, but after losing over 80lbs, this time WILL be different. Tired of wearing a shirt when it's hot out. When I do get that six pack I've never had before, I won't even wear a shirt unless I absolutely have to. Yeah, I'm gonna be that guy.....

Thought I was gonna be the only one indecent exposure everywhere

[ManYeahTru]

Cutting brahs halp... Always have issue with steak calories...

14oz raw.. 3 different sources

Source one says 506

Source two days 770

Source 3 says 819

What do?

I USUALLY use source 3 but it may be grossly overestimating and im missing out on 300 delicious calories

[kiddink]

Cutting brahs halp... Always have issue with steak calories...

14oz raw.. 3 different sources

Source one says 506

Source two days 770

Source 3 says 819

What do?

I USUALLY use source 3 but it may be grossly overestimating and im missing out on 300 delicious calories

In my opinion it doesn't matter as long as you pick one number and stick with it. Then when you stop losing weight, reduce calories from steak or whatever other food you have.

Say you pick the 819 and it turns out it's 506 and you're losing 300 more calories than expected. Watch your body/strength/the scale and see if you're losing too fast/getting too weak, if so, then just add more steak or add more food.


OR you can just take the average of the 3 and you'll only be like +- 100-150 calories off

[godsangina2]

In my opinion it doesn't matter as long as you pick one number and stick with it. Then when you stop losing weight, reduce calories from steak or whatever other food you have.

Say you pick the 819 and it turns out it's 506 and you're losing 300 more calories than expected. Watch your body/strength/the scale and see if you're losing too fast/getting too weak.

I remember you made a thread saying you were cutting to 140lbs or something because that's what modern women like, was that srs or a troll thread? And did you follow through on that?

[Tacomaster]

Back from doing stuff brahs, went out to eat at Subway and ordered a foot long oven roasted chicken breast sub with lettuce, tomato, onions, banana peppers, jalapenos and honey mustard sauce with pepper jack cheese..

I also ate a chocolate chip cookie..feelsbadman?

I've allowed it into my macros for the day but I can't help feeling like maybe I cheated and did something bad..

[kiddink]

I remember you made a thread saying you were cutting to 140lbs or something because that's what modern women like, was that srs or a troll thread? And did you follow through on that?

Hah yea except I ended up doing a slow bulk over the summer instead.



BUT then I got a little crazy and stopped cardio and upped the carbs and gained too much fat.

So now here I am in the cutting thread with you guys lol

[J3T]

god i really need to stick to my diet... I work all week, work out after work.. every week ill go from like 240 to 235.. then the weekend hits, i go out of town and feast like i did this weekend.. Ate five guys burgers and fries, coney island, and chicago pizza.. and **** there goes my weight again. i losing it just to gain it back. i need better will power when out of town or just stop going out.

[TreyTrey]

Back from doing stuff brahs, went out to eat at Subway and ordered a foot long oven roasted chicken breast sub with lettuce, tomato, onions, banana peppers, jalapenos and honey mustard sauce with pepper jack cheese..

I also ate a chocolate chip cookie..feelsbadman?

I've allowed it into my macros for the day but I can't help feeling like maybe I cheated and did something bad..

tempted to neg

[brahnsolo]

bros on fatburners,

I've been taking Gaspari's Spirodex (had 4 weeks worth thru Myofusion purchases). starting week 3 and I've notice considerable decline in stamina. This normal? I would expect there to be some drop, but for example I could get 225 on bench twice on my own, now I'm struggling to get 2 clean with 185... Going to stick with it for the last week, but I probably won't be touching another one for a while. Will my strength shoot back up after I've been off it for a days?

[kiddink]

god i really need to stick to my diet... I work all week, work out after work.. every week ill go from like 240 to 235.. then the weekend hits, i go out of town and feast like i did this weekend.. Ate five guys burgers and fries, coney island, and chicago pizza.. and **** there goes my weight again. i losing it just to gain it back. i need better will power when out of town or just stop going out.

What helps me not cheat is to make it very very very hard; meaning I'd have to go OUT of my way to cheat.
For example before you go out of town, precook your food and put it in tupperware containers; brown rice, chicken, vegetables can be carried in them easily. Then when you get to wherever you are put them in the fridge.
You can buy cans of salmon too, very cheap and easy to bring around.

If all your friends want to go out and refuse to stay in and you don't want to be a social outcast, then just count calories. If the meal at five guys is all your daily cals in one sitting, then don't eat all day except when you go to five guys :P

[MiaYaYo]

did my first day of no carbs today.. felt pretty tired all day. just scooped up some jacked for my work out

[Mackie89]

[OhioStateBucki]

Fuark brahs, need some support. Had a less than intense workout today. I try to keep my HR up the whole workout by doing circuits, and although my main lifts went up from last week on a calorie deficit, I didn't hit it as hard as planned. Then when I went to do HIIT I just couldn't do it, so I did 15 minutes of steady state instead. Had a rough day and just didn't feel like I had it cardiovascularly... hopefully tomorrow is better. And this is coming off a rest day yesterday. Diet still remains perfect, however.

If we don't have a bad day every once in a while, we won't have any idea what the good ones feel like. Now you'll know just how awesome it feels, every single day, after your cut is finished.

[LDDSmith]

If we don't have a bad day every once in a while, we won't have any idea what the good ones feel like. Now you'll know just how awesome it feels, every single day, after your cut is finished.

My bad days make me feel better. They spur me on, and I go at it harder for a while!

Let's get ripped as phukkkkkkkkk!!!!!

[patsfan313]

brb 4000+ calorie cheat feelsbatman

[JJammiNN]

Made great progress past month or so.

Potentially big setback today - something wrong with my shoulder, probably caused by flat bench. Painful when I lift anything with that arm. Here's hoping it improves over the next few days and it's nothing serious!

[mh22]

Made great progress past month or so.

Potentially big setback today - something wrong with my shoulder, probably caused by flat bench. Painful when I lift anything with that arm. Here's hoping it improves over the next few days and it's nothing serious!

I'm stopping to do heavy barbell flat or incline bench. Whenever I do them..the next few days my shoulder bothers me (I injured it half a year ago)...so now sticking to heavy dumbells only. No shoulder pain that way (to me anyways)

[Gibb1991]

Made great progress past month or so.

Potentially big setback today - something wrong with my shoulder, probably caused by flat bench. Painful when I lift anything with that arm. Here's hoping it improves over the next few days and it's nothing serious!

Stop flat bench for a while, let it heal up, then do rotator cuff work. There is a lot of information available on fixing your shoulder and protecting it, I wouldn't brush this off.

I bombed my exams that I thought would be easy, and didn't do amazing on the one I knew was gonna be hard. But this morning I hit 2 PR's on chest, so all in all not a horrible day.

EDIT

Also, you doing enough pulling/rear delt work? Bunch of articles on Tnation about how people are injured due to that.

[RhinoBody]

Same here. Barbell kills my shoulder.

[JJammiNN]

I'm stopping to do heavy barbell flat or incline bench. Whenever I do them..the next few days my shoulder bothers me (I injured it half a year ago)...so now sticking to heavy dumbells only. No shoulder pain that way (to me anyways)

Yeah, I wondered what caused it as it was fine until I woke up the next day, tried benching today and had to lower the weight by 20lbs or so due to the pain, should have stopped really. It's quite commonly caused by benching with proper form as your shoulder needs to perform an unnatural movement/rotation.

May have to do the same man, what injury was it specifically?

Stop flat bench for a while, let it heal up, then do rotator cuff work. There is a lot of information available on fixing your shoulder and protecting it, I wouldn't brush this off.

I bombed my exams that I thought would be easy, and didn't do amazing on the one I knew was gonna be hard. But this morning I hit 2 PR's on chest, so all in all not a horrible day.

EDIT

Also, you doing enough pulling/rear delt work? Bunch of articles on Tnation about how people are injured due to that.

Will avoid flat bench in that case. I wont brush it off - would rather let it heal up properly and take a few weeks off rather than keep straining it and be out for months.

What about specific shoulder exercises - Dumbbell shoulder press etc? give them a rest for a bit?

[BBNobu]

I'm stopping to do heavy barbell flat or incline bench. Whenever I do them..the next few days my shoulder bothers me (I injured it half a year ago)...so now sticking to heavy dumbells only. No shoulder pain that way (to me anyways)

Dumbbell flat bench is way better than barbell bench press..

TBH, I feel better with dumbbells over barbells and they don't hurt at all.


5th week into cut now, how's everyone else doing? I messed up my diet decided to do IIFYM instead.

[rblgenius]

hey guys,

just checking in with my cut progress.... I just finished my second week and I'm down 2.1kg or ~ 4.7 pounds. I haven't noticed any strength loss yet except for today when I went to the gym on an empty stomach. feelsgoodman.jpeg

edit: stats are off. Starting weight: 95.5 kg and Current Weight: 93.5kg

I bulked from 185 pounds to around 210 pounds over the past 8 months

[MakersMark101]

I'm starting to feel like I can only lean up to a certain point, then my body stops burning fat altogether.


I am MUCH leaner than I was, but I just can't seem to get this stupid belly/love handle fat to go away. It's only been two weeks of serious cutting though. Starting to feel like I will never get rid of this fat, like my body won't allow it..

Someone please tell me that is not physically possible so I don't get super phucking discouraged.

[rblgenius]

I'm starting to feel like I can only lean up to a certain point, then my body stops burning fat altogether.


I am MUCH leaner than I was, but I just can't seem to get this stupid belly/love handle fat to go away. It's only been two weeks of serious cutting though. Starting to feel like I will never get rid of this fat, like my body won't allow it..

Someone please tell me that is not physically possible so I don't get super phucking discouraged.

pic would help. whenever I feel discouraged though, I just up the cardio intensity

[mh22]

May have to do the same man, what injury was it specifically?

What about specific shoulder exercises - Dumbbell shoulder press etc? give them a rest for a bit?

Was doing heavy on incline barbell bench and dumbass spotter didn't level the barbell when he needed to and messed up my right shoulder/rotator cuff. Stopped doing shoulders for a little but then after starting to do shoulders again and doing heavy shrugs - felt the pain again.
I still workout shoulders..I just don't do shrugs of any kind. I can do dumbbell shoulder press with no problem..and try to work the traps out with behind the back lat pulldowns

Dumbbell flat bench is way better than barbell bench press..

TBH, I feel better with dumbbells over barbells and they don't hurt at all.

Agree..you feel your chest working out a lot more with dumbbells

[brandon2743]

in on this, current weight 186, goal weight, 160lbs by next september.
wish me luck brahs!

[MakersMark101]

pic would help. whenever I feel discouraged though, I just up the cardio intensity

Pics here...


http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...#post830798241

[ManYeahTru]

Mirin dat low carb dinner?

[fireman_mike]

had an amazing chest day today.

flat bench
135x10x2 warm up
195x5
225x3
255x3
275x3
255x5x5

incline bench
185x10x5

dips
10x10 w/45lb plate

45 min cardio

doing a modified 5/3/1 type workout and seeing gains EVERY month. love it. I'm eating 2 chicken breasts & 2 cups of black beans while drinking a protein shake... feel like a fukkin boss

[RhinoBody]

May have developed an egg allergy. Cramps from hell! Can't eat cottage cheese or eggs. FML