Cutting advice needed!

[Maffiosa]

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.

Well i am very very sore, but i figure its just due to being off lifting for so many years. Energy lvl flucuates, but most of the time its solid. I lift Mon-Thur, rest Friday and finish Sat, Sun. I rotate muscle groups, like i'll do incline for chest on mon, then on wed i'll do reg bench for chest..ect. so each muscle group gets 3 sets of rep requried for that day.

 

[Maffiosa]

having a hard time spacing meals out in the day, i am ending up eating dinner at 8:00ish and doing a shake b4 bed at 9:30. This is schedule i am trying today! What is the latest i should take in a shake, 1 b4 bed a bad idea?


6:30am meal 1
9 egg whites, 2 oz. of top round

9am
protien shake

12pm meal 2
1 med potato, 4oz ground turkey 1 tbs low carb BBQ

2:30pm meal 3
large chicken breast, protien shake

4:30 meal
1 can tuna, 1 cup of carrots

5:30pm-7pm work out/cardio

7:30 meal
1 cup multigrain past
1/2 cup low carb sauce

total for day 2300 cal
296g pro, 150g carb 55carb

 

[*Bunny*]

IMO a protein & fat is FINE right before bed (for cutting esp.)

I try to wait at LEAST two hours b/w meals but thats just me .. 3 if I can manage .. usually at night it doesn't work out that way, but oh well

 

[Maffiosa]

So i havnt lost any weight in like 3 days, in fact i am gaining some and nothing and i havnt change my diet or work out. I did lose 3% bf though so thats good

 

[*Bunny*]

So i havnt lost any weight in like 3 days, in fact i am gaining some and nothing and i havnt change my diet or work out. I did lose 3% bf though so thats good

Congrats on the 3% ... so you did lose weight .. you lost FAT weight .... If you are gaining muscle & losing body fat that is great.

So when you say you haven't lost any weight, you mean the scale # has not decreased?

I would toss the scale or weigh yourself 2-3 x a week IF THAT, same time, early am after you empty your bladder or bowels etc PRE workout ... try to track as accurate as you can, but stick to other methods like Calipers, pics, taped measurements, letting your clothes be your guide etc ...

The scale is not always your friend

 

[Maffiosa]

Congrats on the 3% ... so you did lose weight .. you lost FAT weight .... If you are gaining muscle & losing body fat that is great.

So when you say you haven't lost any weight, you mean the scale # has not decreased?

I would toss the scale or weigh yourself 2-3 x a week IF THAT, same time, early am after you empty your bladder or bowels etc PRE workout ... try to track as accurate as you can, but stick to other methods like Calipers, pics, taped measurements, letting your clothes be your guide etc ...

The scale is not always your friend

Yea i guess i just expected to just drop weight like crazy, then lean up. Sometimes i feel fatter than i started lol but i think my mind plays tricks on me. Bunny yer so right on the scale, its my enemy right now. I need to get away from that mind set, great advice as usual thanks for the support )

Oh btw my trainer said he thinks i should shoot for 215-220lbs and see how i feel at that weight. He's afraid if if i go under that i'll be dealing with loose skin. Looks like i might not be fighting at 200, only time will tell i suppose!

 

[*Bunny*]

Yea i guess i just expected to just drop weight like crazy, then lean up. Sometimes i feel fatter than i started lol but i think my mind plays tricks on me. Bunny yer so right on the scale, its my enemy right now. I need to get away from that mind set, great advice as usual thanks for the support )

Oh btw my trainer said he thinks i should shoot for 215-220lbs and see how i feel at that weight. He's afraid if if i go under that i'll be dealing with loose skin. Looks like i might not be fighting at 200, only time will tell i suppose!

You're very welcome.... take things slow & adjust as needed ... loose skin is no fun, but then you can tighen the diet & add muscle to fill out some more, but it could take years to FULLY tighten skin , then only other option for excessive loose skin is surgery. Day by day

Maff I can tell you stories of how the scale can mess with your head ... TRUST ME ... do NOT let those #'s define you ... Sometimes the BF% will also vary & you think "well I did everything right, this week the scale is down, but my bf% went up? I don't get it..." Could be any # of things ... your water intake... the person taking it, the places they picnched (if it's calipered) your workout the previous day (heavy legs), your food intake the previous day (high/low carb) etc ... How are you tracking it anyway?

About the scale, I'd put it away for a few days ... keep diet & training tight, see how you FEEL then , when you say I feel good I look good, then step on it. If it goes your way .....BONUS, if it doesn't oh well, you got 3 outta 4 going for you ...

*back away from the scale*

 

[Maffiosa]

My trainer is taking my BF with a caliper, tough to get a reading on my legs because they are very defined. I'm holding most of my BF in my stomache and some on my uper back over my scapula. Keeping a log on weight training and using fitday for journal, activites, diet and stats. my diet is the same everyday, 2300 cals 55-60% pro, 20% carb, 20% fat. As far as scale goes gonna weigh myself every monday now!

 

[*Bunny*]

My trainer is taking my BF with a caliper, tough to get a reading on my legs because they are very defined. I'm holding most of my BF in my stomache and some on my uper back over my scapula. Keeping a log on weight training and using fitday for journal, activites, diet and stats. my diet is the same everyday, 2300 cals 55-60% pro, 20% carb, 20% fat. As far as scale goes gonna weigh myself every monday now!

Cool How many pinch sites? I'd ask for 7 or 9 at least .. and TRACK THOSE differences .. the mm differences, what's dropping etc

 

[ProtienFiend]

Thanks bunny you rock! I'm losing around .5-1.5lbs a day so i'll keep ya posted!

Hopefully most of that is water... otherwise its a mix of muscle and fat. Remember, the slower you diet down, the more muscle you will retain (wish I could practice what I preach )