I "need" to be cut by mid May. This ofcouse is just a goal/target but Ive never cut before and I would like to cut about 5% body fat. Does anyone have any idea about how long it would take to go down about 5% bodyfat with a good bulking diet and cardio. I do no cardio now which when cutting I plan to up to atleast 3 days a week.
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02-22-2004, 08:18 PM #1Senior Member
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How long to cut?
6'5" 221lbs
14% BF
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6'5" 235
10% BF
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02-22-2004, 09:43 PM #2Registered User
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3 months to get down to 5% BF. Yoiu forgot one piece of info: your current BF % level.
If your at 12% right now, then it's not a problem at all. However, if you're at 50% right now, there's no way in hell.aut viam inveniam aut faciam
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02-22-2004, 09:47 PM #3
I think he wants to get rid of 5% bodyfat and I believe he is currently at 14% bodyfat.
If you want to cut, why would you have a bulking diet?
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02-22-2004, 11:17 PM #4Chemically Imbalanced
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so you're saying you're wanting to lose...what's that, 11-12lbs of fat? someone correct me if i'm wrong, i just did that in my head. we'll say you lose around 15+lbs...give it around 10 weeks (if you do it properly). best of luck to you.
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02-22-2004, 11:21 PM #5Registered Sex Offender
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yes, you might try a Cutting diet...
I plan on losing 5% BF in about a month, but I think that is pretty fast. Maybe 1-2 months, although it could be harder for you to get to 9%, b/c my 1 month goal is to get to about 12-13%.
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02-23-2004, 03:23 AM #6Sleepy moderator
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5% is awful low... i sit around the 7% mark and would not really like to get lower.... and would find it hard... but yes that would be possible...
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02-23-2004, 06:32 AM #7Senior Member
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I think he was saying he want's to lose 5%, not be 5%.Originally posted by scott_donald
5% is awful low... i sit around the 7% mark and would not really like to get lower.... and would find it hard... but yes that would be possible...Women are mysteries that are better left to lesbians- Chris Barr, 2004
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02-23-2004, 06:36 AM #8Sleepy moderator
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ah ok...Originally posted by cmb
I think he was saying he want's to lose 5%, not be 5%.
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02-23-2004, 06:49 AM #9Number One Man
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02-23-2004, 02:48 PM #10Senior Member
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Sorry for any confusion, yes I want to go down 5% to about 9-10% body fat. I wanted to get an approximate idea on how long it will take so I know when to switch from bulking to cutting. Cutting ofcouse will include an appropriate diet.
Does about 6 weeks sound right to do gown 5%?
Thanks6'5" 221lbs
14% BF
Goal
6'5" 235
10% BF
"Franco is pretty smart, but Franco's a child, and when it comes to the day of the contest, I am his father. He comes to me for advices. So it's not that hard for me to give him the wrong advices." - Arnold Schwarzenegger
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02-23-2004, 02:59 PM #11Registered User
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It deoends on how much fat 5% would be. I must have missed the part where you stated your current weight; are you 100 lbs, 300 lbs, 1,000 lbs? Some other weight?
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02-23-2004, 07:19 PM #12Senior Member
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Its in my signature, 221lbs.
6'5" 221lbs
14% BF
Goal
6'5" 235
10% BF
"Franco is pretty smart, but Franco's a child, and when it comes to the day of the contest, I am his father. He comes to me for advices. So it's not that hard for me to give him the wrong advices." - Arnold Schwarzenegger
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02-24-2004, 04:18 PM #13Chemically Imbalanced
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Originally posted by Wanker527
so you're saying you're wanting to lose...what's that, 11-12lbs of fat? someone correct me if i'm wrong, i just did that in my head. we'll say you lose around 15+lbs...give it around 10 weeks (if you do it properly). best of luck to you."Oderint dum metuant." -Lucius Accius
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