What exactly is a CUTTING cycle?????

[BigAndy69]

I've seen cutting cycles consisting of grams of test and eq, winny and fina.

But what exactly is a cutting cycle?

My definition of a cutting cycle is losing bodyfat while maintaining LBM.

Anabolics do not burn fat very effectively, they build muscle. It's a fact, diet and cardio should be the backbone of a "cutting cycle". Drugs such as T-3 and clen are more effective than steroids at burning fat.

Lowering caloric intake is the FASTEST and most effective way to burn fat. Unfortunetely, lowering calories to an effective fat burning level is catabolic. That's where steroids come in.

AS should be used ONLY with the goal of maintaining LBM in a cutting cycle.

Trying to gain muscle on a caloric deficit is stupid and hazardous to your health.

Instead of using a bulking cycle as an excuse to eat junk food 8 times a day and blow up like a blimp, some of you should try to eat clean. You should be eating the same types of food on a bulk or cut cycle, but caloric intake should differ as well as training.

Here's my idea of a cutting cycle for a smaller sized bodybuilder( 180-200lbs)

W1---No drugs!!! Eat 2700 clean calories, cardio 3X 30mins
W2---No drugs!!! Eat 2700 clean calories, cardio 3X 45mins
W3---No drugs!!! Eat 2600 clean calories, cardio 3-4X 45mins
W4---No drugs!!! Eat 2600 clean calories, cardio 3-4X 45mins
W5---Clen-2400 cals
W6---Clen-2400 cals
W7---OFF---BTG Ox 10 mg ed--T3 12.5-25mcg-- 2200 cals
W8---OFF---BTG Ox 15 mg ed--T3 25mcg-37.5mcg-- 2200 cals
W9---Clen--BTG Ox 25 mg ed--T3 50mcg-- 2000 cals
W10--Clen--BTG Ox 25 mg ed--T3 50mcg-- 2000 cals
W11--OFF---BTG Ox 15 mg ed--T3 37.5-25mcg-- 2100 cals
W12--OFF---BTG Ox 10 mg ed--T3 25mcg-12.5mcg-- 2250 cals
W13--Clen--Clomid--2400 cals
W14--Clen--Clomid--2500 cals

 

[Bill W]

Andy, great post.

 

[da big thinker]

well at the moment...zone diet + clen=decresed bf%'s...i guess i'm on the right track...but no doubt about it...as far as DIET is concerned...MUST BE THE BACKBONE...---

 

[barnidge]

Andy, why no cardio after week 4?

 

[BiggerAndy69]

BigAndy69 here.

For some reason I can log on, but everytime I try to post or send a PM I get the "this is for platinum members only page"

Barnidge, I should have mentionned that cardio is included throughout the cycle, I was just showing how to build up to 45mins EOD.

I would also like to add that dbol+Arimidex can be used instead of Anavar.

 

[muscleup]

great post.... but i think you can effectively "cut" with drugs such as test and deca...it helps preserve your muscle and keeps you from being in a catabolic state{which will happen} while on lower calories....use arimidex for the bloat and you will be good to go.

 

[cockdezl]

The idea of a "cutting cycle" is simply people misunderstanding what they observe. "Cutting cycles" typically consist of non-aromatizing steroids, such as stanazolol, fluoxymesterone, methenolone, trenbolone, etc. Because these steroids did not cause water retention, weight loss could be judged better and people began thinking that these were the only types of drugs that should be used during pre-contest. Likewise, since drugs like methandrostenolone, oxymetholone, testosterone, etc. cause rapid weight gains, due in large part to water retention, these drugs have been mislabeled as "bulking" drugs.

We now know that all steroids preserve muscle tissue during caloric deficits, as long as protein is kept high, and therefore things like oxymetholone, testosterone, nandrolone, etc. can be used with as much success as the traditional "cutting" steroids. Plus with the advent of the aromatase inhibitors, we can now use these drugs and prevent the definition-obscuring water retention.

 

[muscleup]

cockdezl...you hit the nail on the head....i agree100%

 

[solidspine]

Nice cycle - thanks, I need to start one (cutting) soon.

 

[Hugh Gellatts]

Everyone is different...some guys can get cut on test w/o armidex. Personally I find it impossible to do so, as the elevated estro seems to throw fat on my lower body (esp glute ham area) at a very rapid rate.

I have cut on test + armidex. I have also cut on anadrol.