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Who's cutting, and when?

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Tom Treutlein

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Just curious when you guys are planning to cut (if you are) for the Spring/Summer time. I was thinking of starting now with a very slight drop in calories, to just start shedding weight so it will be gone by Summer, but I'm not sure if I want to or not.

What do you all do?
 
Deciding if to cut is always my biggest problem. I put so much work into gaing weight and strength, i always hate to sacrifice any of it.
 
Mid-march is when a hellish cutting cycle will begin. Hopefully I will be able to put on some good quality mass before then. I have never really been cut so this will be a new experience for me.
 
No cardio right now, but definitely a ton of walking since I live on campus at college = over an hour of walking a day just to get to classes. This keeps the fat to minimal levels I think.

Current diet: 225+ g protein/day. Protein sources: Eggs(whole), canned chicken, bagged chicken etc. Protein shakes + ANPB, Milk, cottage cheese, Protein bars(between classes when nothing else available.), Bread @ 5g slice. Other: the occasional Dominos Buffalo wings and cheesy bread (if anyone knows a successful rehab program for Dominos prevention then pm please!) Flax seed oil, Extra virgin olive oil. 1 Banana, 1 apple, 1 orange. 37.5g dextrose post workout + creatine. Honey.

still should get more calories I think since I am currently "on."

Since this is the Training discussion board gotta post my split:

Day 1: Chest + biceps
Day 2: Legs
Day 3: shoulders +triceps
Day 4: off
Day 5: Back + Traps
Day 6: off

Everything's getting stronger, everythings improving I really like this split.

More information than you probably wanted to know.
 
Icon - your bulking - no need to find the Domino's cure yet bruther......can't fathom cutting in the winter.....to each his own....
 
Hm, everyone's waiting so long to cut. Ahh now I feel like I should too! I want to grab all the size I can before this is over, and I have to wait until next Winter.
 
I have a BB show March 20. I'm down to 176 from 198 since Jan. 2. Haven't had to do any cardio yet, just keeping my calories below my BMR and working out.
 
IM gonna start cutting/ dieting around mid march for a contest.. but i gotta find a contest first around august sumtime so i know exactly when to start. this is my first contest, so if you guys know where and when i can find a lot of contests towards the end of the summer.. that would be much appriciated
 
I take it a lot of people are going to cut up for the summer months - thats my goal too.
 
Sweed said:
IM gonna start cutting/ dieting around mid march for a contest.. but i gotta find a contest first around august sumtime so i know exactly when to start. this is my first contest, so if you guys know where and when i can find a lot of contests towards the end of the summer.. that would be much appriciated
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Sweed, there is something called The East Coast Classic on Sept 17 in Wilmington, DE. That's about the closest I see to you in that timeframe. Info for that contest is supposed to be at

http://www.muscleforum.cjb.net

Nothing comes up for me though. I got this off of npcnewsonline.com
 
I started last week and it sucks!:( Cardio every night before bed. Good new is I can already see more cardio in my arms and shoulders. My current weight is 212 and I'm going for 190.
 
Cutting right now...Dropped about 15lbs and 4%BF in the last 6 weeks through diet and training. Plan to keep it up through the summer but start adding carbs back into the diet soon. This low-carb diet works so well for me that I can easily drop 5-8lbs in 2 weeks at will.
 
fuckit, i'm doing it till (round june) summer. i don't care if i look beefy, i like beefy better and the ladies think so too. ;)
 
what's the point, if you arent competing??????????? I've been them all.....6'2, 190 and 5-6%......6'2, 245 and 14-15%......and 6'2, 215 at 10-11%......by far, looked the best a 215.........
 
I mean, I don't cut to the bone, just enough so the gut goes away. Plus, its nice to see all the muscle accumulated during the bulking season, rather it being hidden by fat.
 
JOKER47 said:
I may try and "cut" to get under 20% someday.....

As soon as I find a real good reason why.......:D
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IIRC, I've seen a pic or two of you, and you didn't look like you were carrying 20% bodyfat, Joker...

The REAL dilemma is finding a good reason to cut much under 10 percent ;)
 
If it isn't for $$, then I say f-it..........I'm prob. 8& right now and I hate it........weak, skinny, blah,blah, blah............
 
both cutting and bulking are hard if you arent 100% focused on your goal. Being afraid to eat when you're bulking, or being afraid of losing muscle while you're cutting are all just a part of the mind game.
 
cutting now,down 5lbs last weigh in,in the end I want to be about 175-180 ,I think that would put me about 10-11%,im stepping it up and adding prop for 6 weeks,hopefully starting this week 100mg eod ,id like to be there after those 6 weeks

then its clean bulk time I think,or more prop,we will see
 
JKurz1 said:
the key to this game is to never go over 10-12bf.........
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COuld not agree more......I gained a lot of weight for a stage production and it is killing me to get it back off...typically I am never above 12% and its much easier to lose 12-15 pounds to get ripped as opposed to 20-22
 
I'll start in mid April. Unlike most, I actually like to cut. I like the extra cardio, and like booey said it's always nice to lose the extra bf that's hiding all the hard fought muscle that you worked so hard to put on all year. Right now I'm at 227lbs around 14%bf. I lose bf very easy, so it isn't really hard for me to get my bf down to single digits. ;)
 
i might "cut" starting mid march, but most likely will just watch calories and throw in some cardio to drop the fat, right now im around 225 at around 15%
 
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