My CUT to BULK Log......

[JKurz1]

My CUT to BULK Log......

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Well, 1st of October I said I'd break away from this long ass cut, so here it is. Right now I am 6'2.5 and 180lbs. Sitting around 7-8%bf from a solid 230lbs and 12%bf 3-4 years ago (college football days). Abs are pretty diced in the am and after training, which I never had before (so it will be depressing to lose them). Cardio is 7 days a week, empty stomach, incline walk for 38 minutes. Training is 6x a week, 1bp ed.

TO CUT (every morning)
4:30am
38 min incline walk, highest grade, 3.1,3.2,3.3 then 4.0 speed)
6:00am
3/4 cup rolled oats
6-8 egg whites
sprinkle of whey and 3-4 splendas

930
1 cup (250g) dry curd cottage cheese with some oat bran spinkled on top
10-15 shelled peanuts and 1tb of peanut butter
little carb sense skim, coffee and splenda.

12:30
HUGE salad with tons of veggies
6 oz chicken and lean beef
1tb of udos
10 shelled peanuts or almonds

3:30
Whey and skim shake
1/2 cup oats

5:30
TRAIN

700
40g whey
2 rice cakes
1/2 cup quick oats

9:00
1 cup (250g) dry curd
15-20 almonds or peanuts

9:30 BED

TO BULK -
Cardio on Sunday afternoon, Tues/Thurs Morning, Friday afternoon (spin)
38 min incline walk, highest grade, 3.1,3.2,3.3 then 4.0 speed)

6:00am
1 cup rolled oats
6-8 egg whites
sprinkle of whey and 3-4 splendas
(MIGHT SWITCH OATS TO GRANOLA (ORGANIC 0 SUGAR) OR WHOLE WHEAT BAGEL. THOUGHTS?


930
1 cup (250g) dry curd cottage cheese with some oat bran spinkled on top
10-15 shelled peanuts and 1tb of peanut butter OR
LEAN MATRIX SHAKE OR MYOPLEX MASS SHAKE (8/40/40)
little carb sense skim, coffee and splenda.

12:30
HUGE salad with tons of veggies
6 oz chicken AND BEEF
10 shelled peanuts
1 CUP BROWN RICE OR 2-4 PIECES OF WHOLE WHEAT

3:30
2 WHOLE WHEAT BAGES WITH CHICKEN OR TUNA OR 4 PIECES WHOLE WHEAT

600
TRAIN

715
WHEY/DEX

745-8
TUNA CHICK OR EGG WHITES
CUP BROWN RICE, VEGGIES

9:00
THICK CASEIN SHAKE WITH SKIM AND SPLENDA

1000
BED

 

[nikkita]

I don't understand... are you trying to cut... or trying to bulk?

 

[sublime35]

he's been "bulking" for months.

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

I couldn't bulk off that diet if I tried.

You need to relax a little on your dietary choices man. I'ts kinda hard to bulk on a diet like that. What's the calorie total come out to?

I'd cut the cardio down to 3x a week too. Excessive cardio isn't gonna so much help keep the fat down as cut off the caloric excess you're aiming for, but looking at that food list maybe not.

I think you're just scared to lose your abs and a little nutso on diet. At 6'2.5", 180lbs, even though you're very lean, you could stand to put on another 50lbs like your football days.

I'd take a FULL week off from any training or cardio. Then I'd start hitting the weights hard and heavy and eating hard and heavy.

I've got the same amount of muscle mass at 5'8.5", 200lbs as you do at 6'2.5".

BULK.

 

[JKurz1]

I put a ton of time into this diet, separating fats and carbs, you really don't hink it's enough cals?? Even with the cardio, it's a walk on the treadmill in the am at 12, 3.1 sped for a 1/2 hour. I sit all day in an office bro, then train at night. I was afraid it's TOO many cals for my activity level. What would you suggest? I've also switched from a casein shake at night to a huge cup of dry curd cottage cheese and a load of almonds, peanuts and pistachios. Just want holding me over. Need more? Quizznos?

 

[pintoca]

have a plan B handy... keep some substitutions always on the top of your head. i found that is WAY easier to cheat while bulking since you are apt to say "well, I need the cals anyhow, and since I cannot have that..."

just don't sweat and keep your numbers clear. You know enough about nutrition and more importantly, your body, to know what will make you or break you bro.

Above all, enjoy it and go LITTLE by LITTLE

 

[JKurz1]

Cheat??? Cmon bro....it
s been years since I strayed in the least....

 

[pintoca]

Cheat??? Cmon bro....it
s been years since I strayed in the least....

Jkurz, your willpower is legendary in EF, we know about it.

I'm just saying: Cheating ocasionally while bulking its not the end of the world 8as it could be the case while cutting).

If given the choice of cheating vs skipping a meal while bulking, specially on a training day, I will always chose to cheat.

Not getting enough cals on a bulking day is the same as getting too many on a cutting day.

then again, this is no license to pig out

 

[sublime35]

yeah bro I would suggest cheating and letting loose one day. it will help you stop being so anal about your diet. I have the same problem as you, but I'm also recovering from an eating disorder. I haven't had one full day when I haven't worried about my diet, but it's hard for me, but thats from the ED.