jeremys' cutting journal

[jeremys]

1.5 weeks in. i used to weigh a little over 240 now i'm at 232. i'm sure most of the 8 lbs is water.

the diet looks like this:

300g protein, 100g carbs on training days/70 on non, 160g fat

the training is a modified 5x5. i'll post today's workout

rack pulls: 275 5x5
bb rows: 135x10, 155x10, 165x10
lat pulldowns: 115x10, 125x10
EZ bar curls: 65x10, 75x10
hammer curls: 30s x 8, 25s x 10

starting kinda light on the weights, so i can add weight every week. some of these were almost to failure ie. the last set of lat pulldowns and the first set of hammer curls

i have this scheduled for 10 total weeks so 8.5 weeks left, if all goes as planned. i'll make it longer if i have to. i SHOULD be at 10-11% in 8.5 weeks, if old bodyfat measurements were correct. like i said, i'll make it longer if i have to

im not going to think about what happens after that. this is what's going to happen so this is all that i'm focusing on.

 

[Mike_Rojas]

Good job, keep us posted.

 

[DrBones]

Sounds good jeramy...
Cant wait to see the outcome

 

[Liftbig]

why are you cutting?

 

[spatts]

Remember, the part that makes it "cutting" is the diet. Train hard!!

Glad you started a thread.

 

[jeremys]

thanks all

liftbig, i'm cutting because im sick of looking like a piece of shit and i could look awesome at a lower bodyfat%. fat cells dont fire at all or anything so its not like it helps me in lifting. we'll see where this leads

 

[Liftbig]

thanks all

liftbig, i'm cutting because im sick of looking like a piece of shit and i could look awesome at a lower bodyfat%. fat cells dont fire at all or anything so its not like it helps me in lifting. we'll see where this leads

hey man, i know what you mean. i was concerned becuase you said you want to bench 500 next year i think. and i dont think cutting right now is the best idea. i would just try to up your LBM, dont worry about your fat % so much right now, at your age you probably still have some baby fat, and that will change as you get older, 500 doesnt care what you look like, trust me on that one. but i agree that fat cells are inferior to muscle as leverage.

 

[jeremys]

hey man, i know what you mean. i was concerned becuase you said you want to bench 500 next year i think. and i dont think cutting right now is the best idea. i would just try to up your LBM, dont worry about your fat % so much right now, at your age you probably still have some baby fat, and that will change as you get older, 500 doesnt care what you look like, trust me on that one. but i agree that fat cells are inferior to muscle as leverage.

thanks for the insight. i have a bit more than you could call babyfat though.

i needed to back off the heavy lifting anyway because of joint pain so i figured now would be a good time to do this. who knows where it will lead me

 

[Exodus]

i needed to back off the heavy lifting anyway because of joint pain so i figured now would be a good time to do this. who knows where it will lead me

back of the heavy training fine...... but going to a bodybuilder routine will do nothing good to help you get stronger.

no you wont become hercules, but you can gain muscle while cutting back, not a lot , and not for long. but if you switch to bodybuilding, then go back to powerlifting, you will fill like a fish out of water........... you will have to relearn a lot of what you have already learned.

jsut my .02 cents.


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[jeremys]

back of the heavy training fine...... but going to a bodybuilder routine will do nothing good to help you get stronger.

no you wont become hercules, but you can gain muscle while cutting back, not a lot , and not for long. but if you switch to bodybuilding, then go back to powerlifting, you will fill like a fish out of water........... you will have to relearn a lot of what you have already learned.

jsut my .02 cents.


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i hear you. but i feel the 5x5 is decent for strength gains (probably not the best, but its not shitty at all). i dont care for strength anyway for the moment but i know i wont lose any (unless you're talking about bench skill and lockout strength, etc).

i just NEED to see what's under this. i NEED to have biceps and abs. and i think i should, given the joint pain and mental wear as of late

if there's a bodybuilding comp in the near future, i just might want to do it. that way i could at least say i did it and could fairly judge looks vs. strength. i cant get too involved in something w/out checking out my other options, ya know? besides, being in high school, it's alright to be vain, no?

anyway, i think im actually eating more than i was before i started dieting. lol