Newbie looking for constructive criticism

[BJJ _girl]

Hi. There doesn't seem to be much activity in the Ladies Forum so I hope it's okay to post in here. I'm not new to fitness but I've been training hard and eating clean for a while and have hit a wall for the last year so it's time to change things up a bit.

I'm 5ft 5ins, 126lbs at supposedly at 18%bf although I suspect it's closer to 20%.

I'd like to cut down to about 15% but I'd also like to gain some lean muscle too (or at least not lose any).

I've started a cycle of Anavar (first time ever) although I suspect it might be Winstrol instead.

This is what I started this week....

Meal 1 - 2 eggs. Shake of 20g oats, 200ml unsweetened almond milk and hemp protein. 2.5mg Anavar. Fish oil caps. Calcium/magnesium/zinc caps.

Meal 2 - 150g lean protein with green veg. CLA caps.

Meal 3 - 150g lean protein with 1 avocado.

Meal 4 - 10 almonds. 2.5mg Anavar.

Pre-workout drink

Workout with BCAAs

Meal 5 - 150g oily fish with green veg. Creatine

If I've calculated correctly, it will bring me in around 1250kcal (I've been told that bodyweight x 10 is right for cutting) and with 1.5g protein per pound of bodyweight.

Training wise - per week I do 6 mma/bjj sessions , 4 weight sessions (2 upper & 2 lower), 3 metcon type sessions.

Any criticism/advice/ideas??????

 

[Pepe Le-r3]

That is a lot of training for only 1250cals, what were you taking in before starting the diet? Were you doing this much exercise before the diet?

 

[BJJ _girl]

That is a lot of training for only 1250cals, what were you taking in before starting the diet? Were you doing this much exercise before the diet?

I thought it was very low too - had very little energy in training last night. Before starting the above I would have had more carbs (sweet potato or brown rice post training) and oily fish (salmon/mackerel) twice a day.

Yes I've been training like that for the past six months. It's tough but I want to get my first mma fight early next year.

 

[Pepe Le-r3]

Wow, good for you! That is awesome! You have more than enough time to cut. I would go back to roughly the intake you were doing pre-diet and slowly cut a little each week. 1.5-2g per pound is great, bring carbs and fat down slowly.
Example: say pre-diet was 2,000cal per day. Drop daily intakw by 50-100cals each week. You might eventually reach 1250cals, but you won't risk muscle or creating a bad situation where your metabolism levels out and you have no more calories to take away. Plus you need enough energy to perform well with all of your training! Haha

 

[BJJ _girl]

Thanks for the help. I'll add some carbs back into my post training meal and see how that goes.

I was just a little worried about eating too much - my friends bf is on the same anavar as me and he's piling on the weight (obviously he's on a much higher dose).

 

[Pepe Le-r3]

He's taking a big dose, as well as a caloric surplus. Anavar is better for recomp than gains imo. Even at maintenance calorie intake on cycle you won't see a bunch of gains. I would just try to bring calories back up before cycling off. Anavar upregulates metabolism, so 1250 calories on cycle might be more like 1000 off cycle.