products to aid cutting process

[Floods7]

I'm starting my cut down phase for the summer. I have been off of creatien for about 4 months now, while I'm a little smaller my muscles look better and harder. I still am lifting hard ans eating well, but I'm about to start intervals and some cutting calories. What supplements would help the cutting process and aid in preserving muscles??

Currently I take:
Animal Pak multi
100% whey

I have some arsenal - X by PMD

I'm looking at getting Optimum Nutrition Fish Oil and amino acids ( AA not for fat loss)

 

[Ngordyn]

well before ANYTHING , you need to make sure your diet is in order , and after and only after an EC stack will aid in fat loss and retaining muscle if u can get your hands on it

 

[Floods7]

I want something without ephedrine

 

[Built]

I'd get back on creatine.

What macros are you running and how are you training?

 

[Floods7]

don't know what macros are, my training:
Monday - 25 sec rest in between sets - arms and some back
tue - traditional chest day 1:30 min rest between sets
wed- 25 sec rest in between sets - back and shoulders
thurs- heavy chest 1:30 min rest
fri - 25 sec rest arms and some abs

I don't like the look of creatine, I feel like I look like I have puffy and soft muscles. Since I have been off it I have really hardened up.

 

[danzik17]

There's your problem. No knowledge of what you're taking in food wise combined with a poor training program.

Read up on the links in Built's sig and some of the stickies on the DnT and Training forums. You don't need supplements, you need knowledge.

 

[Built]

don't know what macros are,

Okay, there's your first problem...

my training:
Monday - 25 sec rest in between sets - arms and some back
tue - traditional chest day 1:30 min rest between sets
wed- 25 sec rest in between sets - back and shoulders
thurs- heavy chest 1:30 min rest
fri - 25 sec rest arms and some abs

And there's your second problem.

I don't like the look of creatine, I feel like I look like I have puffy and soft muscles. Since I have been off it I have really hardened up.

What kind of creatine were you taking - was it plain monohydrate, or was it a premix?

How come you don't train legs, and why are you doing so much concentration work while cutting?

 

[Floods7]

I was taking a premix. I don't train legs cause I trying to heel up a bad knee, I do real light leg training, so I didn't even list it. Its more of physical therapy than a workout.

 

[Built]

How about the other issues I addressed?

 

[Merkaba]

 

[Floods7]

which one did i miss?

 

[Built]

The one about doing lots of concentration work while cutting.

 

[T_man]

and the diet

 

[Floods7]

I dont see what the difference is on the concentration work, I am working those muscles in a superset and interval fashion. What do you recommend.

 

[T_man]

dont do isolation, or much of it

do compounds

 

[Built]

^ Bingo. Save your strength for the stuff that counts.