Almost done bulking; need some help with cutting

ecwholic · 03-03-2008, 05:58 PM

Well, I don't know how I managed to do it, but I've put on 30+ lbs in the past 4.5 months. Suprisingly, the fat gain hasn't been a whole lot, and I'm able to fit in all my pants, although they're a little tighter, and I still look decent, at least to myself, in the mirror. But most importantly, I'm happy with all the strength gains that I've gotten.

Being that I've always been a skinny guy, this will be my first time cutting. Although I still have some time left to bulk, I was wondering, how do I go about cutting? I'm taking in around 4800 calories a day right now, how much would I cut down to when I've started cutting? And how often would I reduce my caloric intake?

tomuchgear · 03-03-2008, 07:51 PM

read some of the stickies then ask some general questions from there.

ecwholic · 03-03-2008, 09:30 PM

Well I know once I hit my target weight that I should maintain it for at least a week or two, then start cutting. Would I drop my caloric intake to just below 3000 initially and then keep going from there based on progress? Or is that too much to cut down on? Honestly, I don't know how much longer I can keep eating so much food everyday.

ecwholic · 03-03-2008, 10:04 PM

Well I guess that would be too much of a drop. Do you guys typically cut around 250-500 calories a week and keep going from there?

tomuchgear · 03-04-2008, 07:05 PM

when i want to cut i do a 500 deficit. 250 from food, and 250 from hiit.

03-03-2008, 05:58 PM	#1
ecwholic Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 75	Almost done bulking; need some help with cutting Well, I don't know how I managed to do it, but I've put on 30+ lbs in the past 4.5 months. Suprisingly, the fat gain hasn't been a whole lot, and I'm able to fit in all my pants, although they're a little tighter, and I still look decent, at least to myself, in the mirror. But most importantly, I'm happy with all the strength gains that I've gotten. Being that I've always been a skinny guy, this will be my first time cutting. Although I still have some time left to bulk, I was wondering, how do I go about cutting? I'm taking in around 4800 calories a day right now, how much would I cut down to when I've started cutting? And how often would I reduce my caloric intake?
ecwholic Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 75

03-03-2008, 09:30 PM	#3
ecwholic Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 75	Well I know once I hit my target weight that I should maintain it for at least a week or two, then start cutting. Would I drop my caloric intake to just below 3000 initially and then keep going from there based on progress? Or is that too much to cut down on? Honestly, I don't know how much longer I can keep eating so much food everyday.
ecwholic Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 75

03-03-2008, 10:04 PM	#4
ecwholic Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 75	Well I guess that would be too much of a drop. Do you guys typically cut around 250-500 calories a week and keep going from there?
ecwholic Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 75

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03-03-2008, 07:51 PM	#2
tomuchgear is naked eatin cheetos Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ohio Posts: 1,670 Photos: 5	read some of the stickies then ask some general questions from there.

03-04-2008, 07:05 PM	#5
tomuchgear is naked eatin cheetos Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ohio Posts: 1,670 Photos: 5	when i want to cut i do a 500 deficit. 250 from food, and 250 from hiit.