my 5 months

[jetadel13]

an you guy see a difference. In may I weighed 195 now I weigh 185@5'10 trying to maintain strength and cut slowly first timer.
And bf estimate plz first pic is september second is in may

[erikhaber]

I do see a little difference, keep up what you're doing. it's probably safe to cut a little faster if you want, but slow is good. I think you might still be around 20% or more BF, not really sure

[jetadel13]

I do see a little difference, keep up what you're doing. it's probably safe to cut a little faster if you want, but slow is good. I think you might still be around 20% or more BF, not really sure

Do I look like I have if any muscle, enough to cut faster

[erikhaber]

Do I look like I have if any muscle, enough to cut faster

it looks to me like you do. if you keep lifting while you cut i think you would be fine. in my opinion anyway

[jetadel13]

Bump anybody plz opinions

[keyboardmonitor]

I think i see some gains but you need to change something up. Do you count cals? do you drink or have many cheat meals, Or your routine needs work.

[jetadel13]

I think i see some contains but you need to change something up. Do you count cals? do you drink or have many cheat meals, Or your routine needs work.

For the most part yes I count cals, and not very many cheat meals maybe two times during the weekend. As for drinking yes saturday nights but im hoping to change that

[WolfBeast]

Looks like you're ready to cut, make sure you keep the drinking down and eat clean w/ 1 cheat meal every week/every other week. Keep at it op

[xADONAIx]

Hmmm… what's your diet and workout routine?

In 6 months I dropped 25lbs and went from 20%+ bf to 12%. Now I've lost a total of 30lbs and I'm under 10% bf…
But it's bulking season for me so my numbers are gonna change.

Depending on your diet (macros), your workout routine, your intensity of your workouts is going to determine your end result. Unless you have set plans you're going to plateau, or lose weight really slowly.

Try calculating your macros and begin meal prepping at the beginning of the week. And there are a ton of good (free) workouts here on bb. I completed Greg Plitts MFT28 last year. I lost weight and gained strength. Right now I'm doing Steve Cooks Hypertrophy workouts. But if you eat sh*tty food and your diet sucks your workouts will be waisted.

[gainleanmuscle]

keep cutting aim for .5-1 lb per week weight loss. lift heavy and get on a beginner full body routine. try drinking a strong cup of coffee before your workouts, this will give fat loss and your workouts boost. keep a close eye on your calories and weight loss, adjust accordingly to continue losing .5-1lb weight loss per week.

[keyboardmonitor]

For the most part yes I count cals, and not very many cheat meals maybe two times during the weekend. As for drinking yes saturday nights but im hoping to change that

yee thats the problem.

[exothermic]

Keeo cutting weight.

Me personally when im on a cut i dont eat any fast food or drink liquir & alot of it because i like to train myself to be more strict with my diet. You have alot more weight to lose though bro, keep at it but yea i dont agree with your choice of 2 cheat meals + drinking once a week.

[InternetTuffGuy]

...try drinking a strong cup of coffee before your workouts, this will give fat loss and your workouts boost...

Lol WTF is this garbage?


Track your calories/macros and eat in a slight deficit. Head over to the nutrition section in the forum to figure out what your TDEE is. In other words the number of calories your body needs to maintain your current weight.

[Peteday1]

Lol WTF is this garbage?


Track your calories/macros and eat in a slight deficit. Head over to the nutrition section in the forum to figure out what your TDEE is. In other words the number of calories your body needs to maintain your current weight.

^^

Strong coffee does help your workout but realistically a small thing like that isn't going to be this defining thing which will make a huge difference.

It's your entire workout and nutrition that will help.

Def see a difference though, keep it up!

[gainleanmuscle]

^^

Strong coffee does help your workout but realistically a small thing like that isn't going to be this defining thing which will make a huge difference.

It's your entire workout and nutrition that will help.

Def see a difference though, keep it up!

drinking coffee was just 1 part of the advice i gave him, http://www.livestrong.com/article/29...u-lose-weight/
here is my original post keep cutting aim for .5-1 lb per week weight loss. lift heavy and get on a beginner full body routine. try drinking a strong cup of coffee before your workouts, this will give fat loss and your workouts a boost. keep a close eye on your calories and weight loss, adjust accordingly to continue losing .5-1lb weight loss per week.

[jetadel13]

Thanks for the replies, yes I think my downfall is drinking im gonna change that from now on. And for my tdee yes ive calculated and recalculated and it comes out to 2700. Is there such a thing for cutting too long and just plateuing

[gainleanmuscle]

all those tdee calculators don't mean squat, they might come close to your tdee, but the only way you will find your true tdee is through trial and error. the way to find it is to closely track your calories and watch the scale, whatever amount of calories it takes to lose .5-1lb a week is what you want to stick to. if you want to be on point you're going to have to weigh all your food, track your macros and calories, monitor your weight and adjust accordingly.

[RedMartian]

nice bro

[JimmyHardBoobs]

I wouldn't worry about cutting or bulking to be honest with you. I'd keep calories at a moderate level and quit drinking and cut out the cheat meals and just train intensely.

[Zzechmann33]

I wouldn't worry about cutting or bulking to be honest with you. I'd keep calories at a moderate level and quit drinking and cut out the cheat meals and just train intensely.

This sounds like a great to spin your wheels, and not make much progress...

OP -- If you want to make progress, you need to count calories, not "For the most part". You need to be strict and consistent. You can still drink and whatever you just need to maintain a deficit. Not to knock your progress (as I see some), but you could have made much better progress in 5 months if you had been counting everything correctly and were on a good lifting routine. For comparison, my avi was a 6 month cut, losing about 25 pounds, coming off a bulk. Cutting can be difficult after a while but you can safely lose 1-2 lbs a week without sacrificing much if any muscle as long as you are hitting your protein and fat requirements. Keep it going bro!

[jetadel13]

Your replies really motivate me I will post pics up 3 months from now, and ill be in a stricter diet!!!

[TheRealRob]

good work!