Cutting advice needed!

[Maffiosa]

taking in 2500 cals still with cardio and lifting x6 days, losing 8-10lbs a week gaining 1lbs towards end of each week. Even with high BF is that to much weight to shed in a week till i plat?

 

[*Bunny*]

How specifically are you tracking your body fat? My scale weight can flux ~8 lbs a day, yes eight ...

How do you feel?
Are you taking pix?
Do you have same person measuring AT LEAST a 7 point pinch sites & tracking the skinfold mm's? If so, how do they compare?
How do your clothes fit?
How is your energy level?
Do you feel like you are pushing to hard?

Looks for many things to track your progress, not just the scale weight ...

BTW what is your weight training split? How often are you working body parts? Clarify 'lifting' a little for us

 

[Maffiosa]

How specifically are you tracking your body fat? My scale weight can flux ~8 lbs a day, yes eight ...

How do you feel?
Are you taking pix?
Do you have same person measuring AT LEAST a 7 point pinch sites & tracking the skinfold mm's? If so, how do they compare?
How do your clothes fit?
How is your energy level?
Do you feel like you are pushing to hard?

Looks for many things to track your progress, not just the scale weight ...

BTW what is your weight training split? How often are you working body parts? Clarify 'lifting' a little for us

Well other than my body is sore as hell and i get hungry towards 7 or 8pm i am feeling fine. I havnt taking pix yet thou i plan on it this weekend. Getting up dated BF takin on tuesday. Energy lvl goes back and fourth, i need start fueling with carbs a few hours b4 work out. I feel like i am deff pushing myself hard, but thats just me. I thinking i might have to up my cals tho, 2500 is leaving me hungry. But i am afraid if i eat more i will loose less BF,
Guess its a mental block. I have noticed my temper is flaring a lot, not sure where that came from.

My work out is 9 week program from serious growth III, Big Beyond Belief by Lou Costa.

I am on beginers programs since been on a long lifting break

week 1

day 1: back, chest, bicep, calf 3 setsx13-15 reps :90 second rest period
day 2: delts, tris, thighs, abs x3 sets 13-15 reps
day 3: chest, back, bicep, cal x3 sets 10-12 reps
day 4: delts, tris, thighs, abs x3 sets 10-12 reps
day 5: back, chest, calf, bicep x3 sets 8-10 reps
day 6: delts, tris, thighs, abs x3 sets 8-10 reps

The number of sets and rest periods advance each week of program. I gained 30lbs in a summer of this book in highschool so going back to what works for me.

 

[theprofessor]

i agree with bunny... get those healthy fats up...
flax oil and fish oil are great additions as well
if you up your calories a little... pre workout possibly... it will probably give you some more energy so you can burn off those calories and give your metabolism more stimuli... fuel the fire
oh also all natural peanut butter... i like to go to sleep on it...
sounds like you are doing great though... just fine tuning for perfection...

 

[Sassy69]

It sounds like the diet is working fine - but you said you are dropping 8-10 lb / week - just to clarify, I would bet maybe 2-3 lb of actual bodyfat & the rest water weight. Did you just start the diet? If yes, then I'd expect to see some initial water dumping. THen the pace might settle down some - but getting a bdoyfat measure will give you an idea of how it is all working for you. I might also suggest keeping a journal of your daily diet & lifting & track how strong you feel, along w/ regular bodyfat measures so you can make adjustments as you go in order to keep to your goal of not losing strength but making your goal weight.

 

[*Bunny*]

I gained 30lbs in a summer of this book in highschool so going back to what works for me.

Just keep in mind, you've changed since high school... so has your body ... this may not work as well as it did before or could work better, who knows... make the proper adjustments as needed & pay attention to your body.

Great suggestions as well.

 

[Maffiosa]

alot of great advice thank a ton, i'll put all this to use and cross my fingers

 

[poysyn]

Glad to see you upped the cals, at 1900 your body would of eventually started eating away muscle tissue..

you should be on a nice road to a low bf taking in 2500 clean cals.

But butter is not the healthiest of fats, just to clerify..

 

[Maffiosa]

So i just noticed lastnight there was a mistake on my fit day food log. I had 6 cups of egg whites instead of 6 egg white, meaning i've been taking in around 2200 cals instead of 2500. I already feel sometimes like a am forcing food down my throat, and my energy lvl is good for the most part. Already doing 2 shakes a day any ideas? at this point of my diet will 300 cals less make a big diff?

 

[Sassy69]

Well other than my body is sore as hell and i get hungry towards 7 or 8pm i am feeling fine. I havnt taking pix yet thou i plan on it this weekend. Getting up dated BF takin on tuesday. Energy lvl goes back and fourth, i need start fueling with carbs a few hours b4 work out. I feel like i am deff pushing myself hard, but thats just me. I thinking i might have to up my cals tho, 2500 is leaving me hungry. But i am afraid if i eat more i will loose less BF,
Guess its a mental block. I have noticed my temper is flaring a lot, not sure where that came from.

My work out is 9 week program from serious growth III, Big Beyond Belief by Lou Costa.

I am on beginers programs since been on a long lifting break

week 1

day 1: back, chest, bicep, calf 3 setsx13-15 reps :90 second rest period
day 2: delts, tris, thighs, abs x3 sets 13-15 reps
day 3: chest, back, bicep, cal x3 sets 10-12 reps
day 4: delts, tris, thighs, abs x3 sets 10-12 reps
day 5: back, chest, calf, bicep x3 sets 8-10 reps
day 6: delts, tris, thighs, abs x3 sets 8-10 reps

The number of sets and rest periods advance each week of program. I gained 30lbs in a summer of this book in highschool so going back to what works for me.

I'm just curious -- how's your energy & soreness on that rotation? I.e. enough rest? 6 days straight of alternating between the same muscle groups sounds painful to me. Just wondering. Also like Buns pointed out - you were still growing in HS. But interested to see how it works for you.