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What are your thoughts on a 5x5 in conjunction with a super clean diet for cutting. I know that typically a 5x5 is a mass and strength program. However for someone that is strong and on the heavy side I think it could be a hell of a cutter too given the diet side of the equation. Toward the second half of the 12 week program I would consider introducing test e 250 and NPP 100. The test to help with the strength since the diet will be restricted and the NPP for help in the strength and joints depts.
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What are your thoughts on a 5x5 in conjunction with a super clean diet for cutting. I know that typically a 5x5 is a mass and strength program. However for someone that is strong and on the heavy side I think it could be a hell of a cutter too given the diet side of the equation. Toward the second half of the 12 week program I would consider introducing test e 250 and NPP 100. The test to help with the strength since the diet will be restricted and the NPP for help in the strength and joints depts.
Discuss.
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Bout to be starting my first cycle in a few weeks and was wondering if it's a good idea to run an AI like Arimidex on cycle all the way through, half way in, or have it on hand if any estrogen issues come about? I'm finding conflicting info on this and I'm hearing if I run it on cycle it will hinder gains later on! Is this true? And if it is a good idea to take how much would you suggest to be sufficient? Thank you
Bout to be starting my first cycle in a few weeks and was wondering if it's a good idea to run an AI like Arimidex on cycle all the way through, half way in, or have it on hand if any estrogen issues come about? I'm finding conflicting info on this and I'm hearing if I run it on cycle it will hinder gains later on! Is this true? And if it is a good idea to take how much would you suggest to be sufficient? Thank you
What do you recommend for someone that has been doing a 3 day split routine and wants to change it up. I have been doing a standard Chest/Tricep, Back/Biceps,Shoulders/Legs and abs routine for years and looking for a change. I looked into the 5x5 program with Zed however Im not sure that would give me the isolation exercises I am wanting to focus on such as Bi's Tri"s etc: Thanks AAP
Well hell what a guy bro!
What are your thoughts on a 5x5 in conjunction with a super clean diet for cutting. I know that typically a 5x5 is a mass and strength program. However for someone that is strong and on the heavy side I think it could be a hell of a cutter too given the diet side of the equation. Toward the second half of the 12 week program I would consider introducing test e 250 and NPP 100. The test to help with the strength since the diet will be restricted and the NPP for help in the strength and joints depts.
Discuss.
Pros - The heavy training CAN help you retain as much size as possible while you are restricting calories in a typical "cutting fashion". Many people equate cutting with doing high reps which only makes them look stringy and flat.
Cons - Dropping the calories down while continue to train heavy can tap into the CNS more aggressively and may lead to overtraining where all gains come to a halt. And there can be a risk of injury by working a muscle heavy over and over while only feeding it a minimum amount of nutrients to repair itself.
If you want to incorporate 5x5 training with leaning up, I would suggest it to be like this :
Divide your prep time into two parts. The first half you will continue to eat the same amount of food. But CLEAN food. Nothing out of a bag or box. Complex carbs only before 2PM and carbs from leafy greens afterwards. No carbs of any kind past 8PM. (Assuming your life follows the usual 9-5 routine). During this time your fat loss will come a little from the training itself, but also from INTENSE 15 minutes cardio afterwards. I don't mean riding the bike. Wind sprints. Pounding the boxing bag in the gym. 15 minutes nonstop basketball hoop shooting with 5 suicides after each miss.
Second half of your prep you will still follow the 5x5 system, but here you will DECREASE the cardio. Still 15 minutes post training, but this time on the treadmill at a brisk walk. You will lower the calories by eliminating carbs first at this time. You will have prepped your body in the first half here to get ready to shed the fat, now you will be actually shedding it via diet as opposed to burning it through cardio.
Keep it on hand in case you need it.
Think of it like this, if you go on a cruise, you don't walk around wearing your life vest the entire week do you? But should that ship start sinking you don't want to be caught without one. Same thing here.
That is AI advice in general. More specific, I would suggest you skip the Adex. Get yourself some Nolvadex 20mg ED first and Aromasin EOD second. If you start getting issues, try the Nolvadex first and if it is clearing in a week or so, then switch to Aromasin.
I said if you have ISSUES. Issues are like gyno becoming evident, etc.. I don't mean you are using the AI to try to shed some water you are holding because you are eating two dozen buffalo wings for lunch each day.
Do you mean 3 days per week or 3 days before starting the training cycle over? Like 3 days per week would mean each bodypart getting worked once, where as with the other one, each would be getting worked at least twice in a week.
I work out a total of 6 days a week hitting each body part twice a week.. Thanks pal
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