Help with cutting diet

thenagle · 10-03-2007, 08:27 AM

Hey guys and gals,

I am trying to cut down for my first fitness contest.

I am currently 8 weeks out and my stats are:
Height: 5'5 (1,66 m),
Weight: 136 lbs (62 kg),
BF%: 13%.

My goal is 10% BF and bring out definiton in the muscles as well as seeing some definition in the ab area, but that area is my worst feature.

Could you please critique my diet and tell me if I'm eating too much or too little of anything.

Typical day, diet and trainingwise:

Cardio on empty stomach (45-60 minutes + abs)

Meal 1 (post-cardio): 40g oatmeal; 4 egg whites, multivitamin

Meal 2: Protein shake Myoplex Diet

Meal 3: Chicken (150g) OR Salmon (120-150g), 60g broccoli, 30g brown rice

Weight training (1hour)

Meal 4 (post-workout): 2 scoops Protein Delight whey protein and banana

Meal 5: Chicken (150g) OR Salmon (120-150g), 80g asparagus OR 60g Broccoli, Salad (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, red pepper)

Meal 6: 100% Whey Protein

Any advice is appreciated.

MsFit · 10-03-2007, 11:56 AM

I personally cut protein shakes out 12 weeks from a contest. Real food keeps your metabolism running faster. You might want to cycle your carbs and mix up cardio.

thenagle · 10-03-2007, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MsFit

I personally cut protein shakes out 12 weeks from a contest. Real food keeps your metabolism running faster. You might want to cycle your carbs and mix up cardio.

Thanks for this. What do you mean by mix up cardio?
I have tried out carb cycling a bit but never long enough to see any results. I'm going to give that a try. Thanks for the tip.
What do you recommend instead of protein shakes? I'm a bit lost for what to eat instead for Meal 2.

mblo17 · 10-03-2007, 01:45 PM

try hard boiled egg whites, chicken breast, fish or tuna.

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Originally Posted by thenagle

Thanks for this. What do you mean by mix up cardio?
I have tried out carb cycling a bit but never long enough to see any results. I'm going to give that a try. Thanks for the tip.
What do you recommend instead of protein shakes? I'm a bit lost for what to eat instead for Meal 2.

thenagle · 10-03-2007, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mblo17

try hard boiled egg whites, chicken breast, fish or tuna.

Excellent choices. I'll try this tomorrow to substitute the protein shakes. Thank you!!

iNatalia · 10-03-2007, 07:55 PM

I'd do cardio 4-6 times a week if cutting. Four times 45 minutes of 70-75% of max heart rate, and 2 times a week of HIIT (20 minutes of hell) ....