anyone else feel like your shrinking too much when you cut?

[scarecrowtriplesix]

everytime i look in the mirror im like ok you need to be bigger. i weight like 230 pounds! yet when i see pictures i so look offseason and i know i need to cut. anyone else have this problem i cant seem to fully dedicate myself to my cutting cycle. any advice?

 

[saint808]

yes cut then take pics... i look at myself at 210 and look at myself at 240... i felt like i was shrinking but when i looked at the pics... i wasn't at all.

 

[louden_swain]

This is why I never cut. I am all about building and maintaining a physique with 8 to 10 percent bodyfat.

 

[argent]

It's all mental bro. I dieted down for a show from 210. At around 190 everybody started telling me how big I was looking. So you will "feel" smaller, but in reality you won't be that much smaller muscularly.

 

[ASALT]

Yeah it's definitely a mental thing for me. It's a fear of smallness for me, plus losing strength that goes along with cutting sucks. I never stick to it because of this, but I know I'd look better cut up more, just be a little weaker.

 

[jerkbox]

i think losing a bit of water from dieting certainly makes you look flat....

 

[Tony104104]

i think losing a bit of water from dieting certainly makes you look flat....

Thats what happens everytime i add cardio in my routine ...

 

[leancuisine]

its actually not all mental.

reserach has proven that intense cardio sessions and a strict diet will burn muscle as well as fat.

thus, the "shrinking" appearance.