Hey, 23m from Norway here!
Status:
- Currently been cutting for aproxx 2months
- Gym 3*/week lifting
- 80kg (think im 20% bf)
- 178cm short
- Chronic ancle injury makes Cardio really hard to implement so i havent yet. (I will have this injury for the rest of my time)
Diet:
Kcal: 1400-1500
Protein: 150-160g
Carbs: 90-100g
Fats: 40-50g
I know this is low compared to most "guides", but i can stick to it just fine. Before anyone screams out that i probly cant count calories for ****, if you dont believe me. Please just assume its correct.
Some Lifts:
Bench 90kg5*5
OH-Sitting dumbell press: 26kg*10*3
Bi curl: 35-40*10*3 depending on type.
Tri press down: 60kg*10*3
Sitting leg kicks: 89kg 10*3
Sitting leg pulls: 68kg 10*3
Im not an expert in the names of these exercises by any means, use your imagination
I have been steadily loosing 1kg/week up until 11 days ago. Seems to have halted completely. I do believe i can still see improvements in the mirror and i suppose i still have some "noob gains" as i am still improving all lifts week by week.
Thinking of trying to get a couple hours of rowing in pr week if it doesnt strain my ancle too much.
What i want to get an idea of is why the scale seems to have stopped moving? Could i actually be building to keep up with a 1400Kcal diet cus noob gains? Water retention? Constipation? I am very unsure what it could be.
Also personal advice for someone at my stage is very welcome
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Thread: Wanted: Cutting advice
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04-27-2017, 03:00 AM #1
Wanted: Cutting advice
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No that's incorrect. Your body uses stored fat for energy - not the other functions listed.
So, for fatloss assuming my mental health is fine and dandy, should i add 10-20g? That is like 200Kcal, im not sure id benefit from that increase.
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04-27-2017, 08:27 AM #10
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You could, but I would find that repulsive personally.
Nuts/nut butters, avocados, fattier cuts of meat are all good non-dairy sources of additional fat that don't involve having to drink oil straight.
Just starve yourself and if you have to eat make sure it's protein
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04-27-2017, 01:02 PM #14
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Personally at 1500 with your exercise level, weight and height, you`ve went in a bit too hard. From personal experience, whenever I`ve went in hard to drop calories fast, YES its showed great results on the scales but not long after my body adapts and I plateau.
Recently i`m trying to eat as much calories as possible and lose weight that way. My maintenance is 2300 and im cutting on 1900-2000/day with 5 weight sessions and 2/3 cardio sessions a week. Once I plateau, I will add an extra cardio session or take away 5-10% of my calories.
I understand you want to go on holiday but it`s a long steady process. Your best off slightly titrating your calories back up to maintenance level which is probably 2800ish for someone your size and then slowly decrease down starting with a 500 cal deficit then take away 5-10% each time you hit a plateau
Hope that helps, be patient and FEED THE CUT
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04-27-2017, 02:27 PM #15
Thanks!
I think i will use this advice if my current progress halts over a longer period. Probably if i hit 3 weeks with low progress.
I fully understand its a long process, but i also want to test my limits for a little while.
I guess im stressing abit about the calculations i made not giving the effect I anticipated every week
And i know with myself if i dont hit sub 14% ish before vacay i will loose another summer where im comfortable at the beach : /
Maybe after summer i will be able to start a lean bulk with a good conscience
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04-27-2017, 03:40 PM #16
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Sure, just remember that all the youtuber`s and social media fitness people you see have been at it for many years, not just months.
Maybe try to get yourself to a really good lean level of 10/12% before you lean bulk so your only get to a max of 16%. Titrating calories up slowly with lean bulk even more than during a cut as you can only build 2lb of muscle a month approx, anymore is just plain fat.
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04-27-2017, 03:49 PM #17
Since your other questions are answered, I gotta ask why you're turning to excuses about cardio? If you don't want to do it, don't, but it has tremendous health benefits. Having a bum ankle is no excuse to exclude all cardio just because a portion of the broad category relies on your ankles being good.... if you want to do cardio, there are many ways for you to do this.
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04-27-2017, 04:07 PM #18
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04-28-2017, 03:02 AM #19
Yeah i assume this is this case. Rather then an excuse, its a fact.
I would appreciate any tips on types of cardio that exclude the ancles.
Its not even just cardio it affects, i cant Deadlift or squat either because of the strain. I litterally cant work the next day if i do this.
I did try and look up ways to do this, but what i tend to find are rehabilitation exercises for the ancles whenever i implement the word: ancle while googling. Which is not possible sadly.
To elaborate slighly: Anything past standing or walking will strain and greatly affect pain the coming day. Thus most my lifts are sitting or laying.Last edited by DreamCut; 04-28-2017 at 03:10 AM.
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