Thread: New member cutting

Read the stickys in the Diet/Nutrition section, and the training forums.
Fitday is a good start Intel you figure out how to read labels and count your self.

Or Biggly :P

Generally what you're eating is great, pretty much the ideal though you may want a little more fish or something oilier than salmon.

The main thing is you're avoiding junk, which on its own will be a great help. You're young and enthusiastic enough to get away with working out 5 days a week but I'm tempted to say you should cut that back to 4, as you'll spend all your energy recovering rather than growing calorie-slurping muscle.

A good multi-vitamin wouldn't hurt.



B.

Ok 4x a week it is! Will playing basketball 3-5 times a week hinder my cutting?

Originally Posted by BaleCut1

Ok 4x a week it is! Will playing basketball 3-5 times a week hinder my cutting?

You gonna eat calories to help support playing basket ball. It might help you cut, but help you feel more like crap while doing it, and then you may be more apt to lose more muscle mass which actually lessens the visual appearance of fat loss.

+1 Merkaba


B.

once a week won't kill me though? I got to play ball at least once a week!

shit playing ball three times a week would be all I would need to cut!

could somebody clarify the relationship between excessive exercise while cutting? why is it ideal to limit your work outs to 4 a week?

Originally Posted by Skib

could somebody clarify the relationship between excessive exercise while cutting? why is it ideal to limit your work outs to 4 a week?

because in a deficit your body will find it more difficult to recover as it does not have the adequate calories to repare itself. the process of cutting is almost completely diet related, you then lift weights(heavy) in order to preserve as much muscle mass as possible during the cut.

makes sense... i'm currently trying to cut some body fat and am using the low carb except around work outs method... with that being said, what should my diet look like on off days? as low carb as possible? if so, when is the best time to refeed? training days or recovery days?

Originally Posted by Skib

makes sense... i'm currently trying to cut some body fat and am using the low carb except around work outs method... with that being said, what should my diet look like on off days? as low carb as possible? if so, when is the best time to refeed? training days or recovery days?

i used to keep my diet very low carbs on off days.

as far as the refeed, some people like to do this on a fridy night through to saturday night, so they can enjoy the weekend. personally i found my cut difficult, and found working hard work will in a deficit, so i carbed up on a sunday before legs day on a mondy, which was the toughest day of the week for me. just my personal preference.

yeah i'm living and working in another city away from my hometown right now so it's fairly easy to stick to a strict diet regimen... but every couple weeks i go home for the weekend to see my girl, buddies, family, etc. so i guess it'd make sense to try and target my refeeds around then... you say you carbed up on sundays... was sunday also your off day?

Originally Posted by Skib

makes sense... i'm currently trying to cut some body fat and am using the low carb except around work outs method... with that being said, what should my diet look like on off days? as low carb as possible? if so, when is the best time to refeed? training days or recovery days?

It won't matter if your calories are higher than needed. Keep your calories below maintenance. Its not about the carbs. I wouldnt go low carb as possible unless you were doing some sort of emergency fast for making a weight. Carbs are NOT the enemy.

just out curiosity, what do your cuts look like merkaba? whatever methods you're using seem to work nicely for you... this is the first time i've tried cutting using a low carb diet... i believe it was inspired by built... like her, i seem to find it easier to control appetite by keeping carbs to a minimum... i understand it all comes down to calories in vs. calories out though...

my long term plan is to right now try and experiment to see what works best for cutting body fat for me... i'm going to try and keep this up until december or so and come the new year i'm going to try a clean bulk to try and add a little more mass... then by the time spring rolls around and i'm ready to cut again for the summer i'll have a general idea of what worked best for me back in the fall and won't be wasting any time experimenting with foods, etc. and will be able to plan the pre-summer cut more efficiently...

Originally Posted by Skib

just out curiosity, what do your cuts look like merkaba? whatever methods you're using seem to work nicely for you... this is the first time i've tried cutting using a low carb diet... i believe it was inspired by built... like her, i seem to find it easier to control appetite by keeping carbs to a minimum... i understand it all comes down to calories in vs. calories out though...

my long term plan is to right now try and experiment to see what works best for cutting body fat for me... i'm going to try and keep this up until december or so and come the new year i'm going to try a clean bulk to try and add a little more mass... then by the time spring rolls around and i'm ready to cut again for the summer i'll have a general idea of what worked best for me back in the fall and won't be wasting any time experimenting with foods, etc. and will be able to plan the pre-summer cut more efficiently...

I've only done a couple of true "cuts", my first one for a show was with built and it was basically a Protein modified sparing fast. But for me to cut all I have to do is cut carbs because they are my weakness. If I cut carbs I bloat less and get less cravings. I keep the protein and fat high and get my carbs around workouts. Its pretty basic with me. Like you said, experiment. I think its possible to find a way to make it not as bad as it has to be. As long as I can eat I'm ok. So I use lots of veggies and stuff to fill me up. I love homemade turkey gumbo/chili. I can keep it low carb and its filling without alot of calories. The chicken soup with "cabbage noodles" idea built gave me is a good way too. Soup makes me not want to eat. A little moderate cardio to curb the appetite and keep the calories in check and I'm good.
Its winter time. I'm bulking right now. Love it! (sorry you cutters) Although i usually do low cal weeks to keep me in check.