I Suck at Cutting

[vjenka90]

How much cardio are you doing? I don't see any cardio in your workouts and you're on a cut? Do you plan on adding in a bit of cardio?

[BIGrob84]

How much cardio are you doing? I don't see any cardio in your workouts and you're on a cut? Do you plan on adding in a bit of cardio?

No cardio regimen. I do try to move a little more. I take walks during the day and try to play around on the weekend (basketball, football, etc). Nothing really intense though.

[BIGrob84]

Nutrition:
Lunch - Baked Marinated Chicken Breast, asparagus, a pear
Dinner - Salad with seeds/avocado, New York Strip Steak, Scrambles eggs/hot dogs, a pear, reeses peanut butter cups

Totals:
2300 cals and 150g+ protein

Notes:
Going to try and hit the gym today.

[BIGrob84]

Tuesday 3/5/13

Workout:
Deadlift
Bench
Arnold Press

Nutrition:
Lunch - Chicken Breast, Asparagus, and 2 Plums
Dinner - Salad with sunflower seeds and avocado, 5 beef ribs, GF cereal in almond milk, pear

Totals:
1650 cals and 130g protein

Notes:
Back at the gym baby! Felt good, but definitely lost strength. Going to take is slow.

[BIGrob84]

Wednesday 3/6/13

Nutrition:
Lunch - Chicken Breast (bone/skin), Broccoli
Dinner - 2 Rosemary/onion pork chops, Salad w/avocado/seeds, Skor

Totals:
1775 cals and 150g+ protein

Notes:
Pork Chops were so great. Took a couple of pictures but I'm too lazy to embed

[BIGrob84]

Thursday 3/7/13

Nutrition:
Lunch - 2 Chicken Tacos, 2 Carne Asada Tacos, Chips and Salsa
Dinner - Salad w/avocado/seeds, Eggs and Hot Dogs, Pear, Starburst

Totals:
~2300 cals and 110g protein

Notes:
Feeling really good

Hitting the gym hard today

[BIGrob84]

Monday 3/11/13

Workout:
Deadlift
Bench
Arnold Press

Nutrition:
Lunch - Baked Chicken Breast (bone/skin), Asparagus, Nectarine
Dinner - Salad w/avocado/seeds, New York Steak, Rosemary Potatoes, Broccoli, Banana, Nuts, Snickers Bar

Totals:
1900 cals and 130g protein

Notes:
Asparagus was spoiled. Didn't stay in long nomsayin?

[BIGrob84]

Tuesday 3/12/13

Nutrition:
Lunch - Chicken Breast (bone/skin), Broccoli, and Nectarine
Dinner - Eggs, Bacon, Fried Potatoes, Apples w/almond butter

Totals:
1600 cals and 110g protein

Notes:
Got off work late and went to my momma's for some breakfast for dinner

[BIGrob84]

Wednesday 3/13/13

Nutrition:
Lunch - a pear
Dinner - Salad w/avocado/seeds, garlic/rosemary pork chops with onion gravy, potatoes, nuts, snickers ice cream bar

Totals:
1550 cals and 135g protein

Notes:
Made myself some chicken drumsticks Tuesday night for Wednesday/Thursday lunch. Took it out of the fridge in the morning and accidentally left it in my car for hours. So tempted to eat it still but after surfing the web it became clear that it's not worth the risk. Fuk

[BIGrob84]

Thursday 3/14/13

Workout:
Pull Ups
Lat Pulldown (burnout)
Incline BB Bench
Squats
Arnold Press + Lateral DB Raises

Nutrition:
Lunch - Banana, Pear, Chicken Bowl (Flame Broiler), 2 Cadbury Creme Eggs
Dinner - Chipotle Burrito Bowl (Guac/2x chicken), Grey Goose Martini (Extra Dirty), Redbridge Beer, Hot Dog, Snickers Ice Cream

Totals
2650 Cals and 140g protein

Notes:
So, I finally got to performing squats. Keeping everything light right now but I definitely feel good getting back to the gym.

[BIGrob84]

Friday - Sunday

A lot of bbqing and drinking. Think I actually gained a couple pounds. Time to get back on track.

[BIGrob84]

Here is an update pic from Saturday. Around 188-190 lbs.

[BIGrob84]

Monday 3/18/13

Workout:
Deadlifts
Bench
Arnold Press

Nutrition:
Lunch - Chicken Thighs and Broccoli
Dinner - Shepard's Pie (Ground Turkey)

Totals:
1500 cals and 130g protein

Notes:
Tired as fuk cuz. Good workout though.

[charry90]

Good stuff Rob. Good to see your cuts goin well despite thread title :P
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[BIGrob84]

Good stuff Rob. Good to see your cuts goin well despite thread title :P
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Thanks dude. A lot of trial and error over the last few years. But I'm glad to say I'm getting closer to figuring it out.

[BIGrob84]

Nutrition:
Lunch - Chicken Thighs and Broccoli
Dinner - Eggs and Bacon, Pear, Nuts

Totals:
1650 cals and 140g protein

Notes:
Been really tired this week. Probably all of the alcohol I put in my body over the weekend.

[BIGrob84]

Wednesday 3/20/13

Nutrition:
Lunch - Carne Asada, Beans, Rice, Tortilla Chips / Salsa
Dinner - Pear, Nuts

Totals:
~1500 Cals and 100g protein

Notes:
18 hour day at work! Holy mother of god.

[aaaaaaaaaachooo]

Notes:
Been really tired this week. Probably all of the alcohol I put in my body over the weekend.

Your title says you suck at cutting....well......Cut sugar, and cut alcohol completely. If you aren't drinking 2 gallons of water a day, drink more!!

And no cardio on a cut? Cals look about right...WITH cardio. At least do LISS, and consider HIIT 1-2 times a week. I think you'd see a noticeable difference.

Hope this helps, just my $.02

[BIGrob84]

Your title says you suck at cutting....well......Cut sugar, and cut alcohol completely. If you aren't drinking 2 gallons of water a day, drink more!!

And no cardio on a cut? Cals look about right...WITH cardio. At least do LISS, and consider HIIT 1-2 times a week. I think you'd see a noticeable difference.

Hope this helps, just my $.02

Thanks for the advice. I'm definitely being more active (walking, playing football) but I'm not interested in having a regimen. I'm pretty busy and have been getting good results from diet and lifting alone. I really don't eat too much processed sugar. Carbs consist of mostly fruit or potatoes. I have also stopped drinking as much as before, but this weekend was St. Pattys day weekend. BBQing and hanging out with my friends. Thanks for your .02. I definitely take all advice into consideration.

[BIGrob84]

Thursday 3/21/13

Workout:
Pull Ups
Lat Pull Downs (Burnout)
Incline BB Bench
Single Leg Press
DB Shoulder Superset

Nutrition:
Lunch - Flame Broilers Chicken Bowl, Pear, Cadbury Easter Egg
Dinner - 7 Chicken Tacos, Mint Chip Ice Cream

Totals:
~2600 cals and 150g+ Protein

Notes:
Was craving mint chip ice cream. Stomach isn't liking it too much You know, you always heard people talk about getting older and how you change. I would be eating junk and people would say "I remember when I used to be able to eat that". I always thought they were being kind of lame. But in reality, your digestive system changes like crazy. I'm mildly lactose intolerant and have an allergy to gluten. WTF

[BIGrob84]

Friday - Sunday

Notable Food:
Oysters, Ceviche Tostada, Lemon Herb Chicken, Burgers (GF Bread), Beer, Vodka

Notes:
A lot of Beer. For some reason I wasn't hungover at all. Peer pressure on a beautiful weekend is a bitch

[BIGrob84]

Monday 3/25/13

Nutrition:
Dinner - Salad w/seeds, Grilled New York Strip, Sauteed Mushrooms, Broccoli, a Pear, Mixed Nuts

Totals:
1150 Cals and 70g protein

Notes:
Ended up fasting til dinner as I forgot to bring lunch to work. Was just one of those days I guess. Steak was delicious. I'm loving my new grill! Except for all of the god damn mosquitos outside

[marcusford6]

Do cardio until you puke stop feeling sorry for.your self op

[BIGrob84]

Do cardio until you puke stop feeling sorry for.your self op

Fuk cardio. Down 25 lbs without it. LOL at feeling sorry for myself. GTFO with that

[BIGrob84]

Tuesday 3/27/13

Nutrition:
Lunch - Split Chicken Breast (Bone/Skin) and Broccoli
Dinner - 2 Carne Asada Tacos, 2 Carnitas Tacos, Jameson Irish Whiskey

Totals:
1400 cals and 100g protein

Notes:
It pisses me off that soccer ends in ties. That, and how happy the US was with the tie.

[th3pwn3r]

Here is an update pic from Saturday. Around 188-190 lbs.

I think you'll be looking pretty good at 150. We'll see though when you get there.

Fuk cardio. Down 25 lbs without it. LOL at feeling sorry for myself. GTFO with that

Good job with just pure dieting man. However, if you ever want to climb on your girlfriend and don't want to get gassed in the first 5 minutes then I suggest you start doing cardio. I tell people this often but what good is looking like a race horse if you can't perform like one.

Tuesday 3/27/13

Nutrition:
Lunch - Split Chicken Breast (Bone/Skin) and Broccoli
Dinner - 2 Carne Asada Tacos, 2 Carnitas Tacos, Jameson Irish Whiskey

Totals:
1400 cals and 100g protein

Notes:
It pisses me off that soccer ends in ties. That, and how happy the US was with the tie.

Well ties do suck/same with draws in mma(which are rare) BUT you just have to appreciate the game for what it was.

[BIGrob84]

I think you'll be looking pretty good at 150. We'll see though when you get there.



Good job with just pure dieting man. However, if you ever want to climb on your girlfriend and don't want to get gassed in the first 5 minutes then I suggest you start doing cardio. I tell people this often but what good is looking like a race horse if you can't perform like one.



Well ties do suck/same with draws in mma(which are rare) BUT you just have to appreciate the game for what it was.

Good to see you around dude! Hope everything is good with you.

I don't think I'm down for going to 150. At most I'll go to 175 +/- and recomp from there. Maybe I'll change my tune when I'm unsatisfied at 175
I do agree with that analogy and I really don't knock on the idea of doing cardio. I just draw the line when folks say that it is a must for aesthetics. But like you said, the last thing I want is to be lean and out of shape. I just bought some wraps and am planning on hitting my heavy bag a few times a week.
I did enjoy the game as I myself played soccer for 10 years. It's just so anticlimactic that it ends 0-0.

[BIGrob84]

Wednesday 3/27/13

Nutrition:
Lunch - Baked Chicken Breast and Asparagus
Dinner - Some Egg/Shrimp stuff that my grandma made. Greygoose, Cider, Beer

Totals:
2500 cals and 100g protein

Notes:
Self control was not in my vocabulary this day. Did not end well.

[BIGrob84]

Thursday 3/28/13

Nutrition:
Lunch - 2 Bacon and Egg Sandwiches, 2 Pears
Dinner - Chicken Pad Thai

Totals:
1850 cals and 100g protein

Notes:
Pad Thai was pretty good. Something I will definitely order again.

[th3pwn3r]

Good to see you around dude! Hope everything is good with you.

I don't think I'm down for going to 150. At most I'll go to 175 +/- and recomp from there. Maybe I'll change my tune when I'm unsatisfied at 175
I do agree with that analogy and I really don't knock on the idea of doing cardio. I just draw the line when folks say that it is a must for aesthetics. But like you said, the last thing I want is to be lean and out of shape. I just bought some wraps and am planning on hitting my heavy bag a few times a week.
I did enjoy the game as I myself played soccer for 10 years. It's just so anticlimactic that it ends 0-0.

Yeah, things are well with me, I certainly won't complain, I wouldn't even if things were bad. Cardio certainly isn't a must but it's nice to be able to eat more food or obtain results a bit faster. Boxing is pretty good for cardio, I shadow box from time to time myself.

Wednesday 3/27/13

Nutrition:
Lunch - Baked Chicken Breast and Asparagus
Dinner - Some Egg/Shrimp stuff that my grandma made. Greygoose, Cider, Beer

Totals:
2500 cals and 100g protein

Notes:
Self control was not in my vocabulary this day. Did not end well.

Oh well, it's done and over with. Just try not to make it a habit.

Thursday 3/28/13

Nutrition:
Lunch - 2 Bacon and Egg Sandwiches, 2 Pears
Dinner - Chicken Pad Thai

Totals:
1850 cals and 100g protein

Notes:
Pad Thai was pretty good. Something I will definitely order again.

Were these meals very filling? Personally I prefer a lot of food in terms of volume so I eat a lot of lean meat and vegetables.