Cutting Basics?

[Icy-Dice]

I know how to bulk, eat loads of healthy foods at specific times and workout hard and sleep enough but what about cutting? Everytime i browse on cutting it gives me a whole program for eating foods yet i still dont get what the difference is. I need to understand how to workout when wanting to cut, do i workout with high intensity weights or do I just do cardio? Do i have to eat high protein and cut the sugar? thank you very much for any feedback

 

[tucker01]

The stickies at the top of the D & N section are there to help

Start here http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/showthread.php?t=21113

What are your goals with regards to the cut. sport specific or asthetics.

 

[Icy-Dice]

Aesthetics mainly

 

[JimSnow]

Maybe slightly "off topic", but how much water can you eliminate from your body in two days without serious consequences?

I heard of a fighter preparing for "the octagon" losing 20 lbs. in two days to make weight. I guess half was from an enima, the other half... water?

How far does a serious bodybuilder go to lose water before a comp?

 

[Jodi]

As much as they can lose. There is no set number. It depends on how much one is holding and how big they are. Dropping water requires lots of careful timing and proper mineral supplementation. It's not really healty for the body either.

 

[assassin]

cuttinog is the same as bulking , you always must eat high quality food but the quantity is what differs , so when you cut you eat a quantity(calories) less than your body need so the body goes to your fat storage to get enough calories..
to calculate your calories www.fitday.com you'll find other sites in the sticky written by jodi read it well...

 

[Icy-Dice]

thnx about the food m8, i get it now but does training stay the same?

 

[assassin]

thnx about the food m8, i get it now but does training stay the same?

yeah nearly the same ..you just cut down some volume because when cutting you are depleted and you won't have same energy like when you're bulking.... also while cutting ..doing high reps will be more difficult due to glycogen depletion.....also while cutting you have to do some cardio to increase your metabolism and to burn more calories...

 

[Icy-Dice]

ohh ok so i do the cardio to help maintain the caloric intake and take it easy with the weights. You been lots of help, thanx.

 

[zootroid]

cuttinog is the same as bulking , you always must eat high quality food but the quantity is what differs , so when you cut you eat a quantity(calories) less than your body need so the body goes to your fat storage to get enough calories..
to calculate your calories www.fitday.com you'll find other sites in the sticky written by jodi read it well...

I think that's only when you are doing cardio for excess of 20+ mins that you'll actually begin to burn the fat off, correct?

 

[assassin]

I think that's only when you are doing cardio for excess of 20+ mins that you'll actually begin to burn the fat off, correct?

wrong !! your body burns fat when you eat less then you burn .. if you do cardio for 5 hours a day and then eat 5 bigmacs then you'll get fatter ..... you can lose fats while not doing cardio if you ate below your maintanance , cardio just speeds your metabolism after you finish workout and burns more calories....