Working out to get cut up.

[azod]

I am currently on a bulking cycle and working out accordingly. I will be switching to my cutting cycle here in 2 weeks. I have pretty much figured out my diet. The one thing I lag is how to work out for shredding, do I still do heavy weight with low reps or do I do high reps with moderate weight?

 

[OKIE]

For me, high reps work better during my cutting phase. I don't mean 15-20 reps, but 8-10 work well for me. I try to change it up every few weeks and throw in a heavier workout, but I always go to failure. Another thing that is key during my cutting phase is to keep a faster pace during the workouts. Everyone is different, but this works well for me.

 

[diamonddiceclay]

it is all diet-the way you lift is not that important

 

[110%]

yeah its mostly diet, though its better to do high reps than low when cutting.

 

[Enock]

its better to do high reps than low when cutting.

No it isn't

Keep what ever rep range has been working for you. The transition from bulking to cutting does not dicate a change in repititions. Dropping weight and increasing the reps while cutting is a nice way to lose strength. Keep you weight heavy and hard like always.


The same stimulus you use for adding muscle can be used to preserve it.

The only thing that may end up changing since your recovery abilities are reduced is over training. Reduced # sets or an increase in rest days between training the same muscle group may be in order. (don't plan for it just don't miss the signs if it happens since low cal + cardio can easily lead to overtraining)

 

[bignate73]

its all about the colored dbells

pink is for shaping
blue is for toning

 

[the nature boy]

The only thing that may end up changing since your recovery abilities are reduced is over training. Reduced # sets or an increase in rest days between training the same muscle group may be in order. (don't plan for it just don't miss the signs if it happens since low cal + cardio can easily lead to overtraining)

well said. keep your intensity the same, but decrease the work load.

 

[SSAlexSS]

I am currently on a bulking cycle and working out accordingly. I will be switching to my cutting cycle here in 2 weeks. I have pretty much figured out my diet. The one thing I lag is how to work out for shredding, do I still do heavy weight with low reps or do I do high reps with moderate weight?

This is what I have found

"You need to do high reps for definition and low reps for mass." Kernel of
truth: You get better muscle definition when you burn off excess fat. Fine. But
lifting weights as a means of burning off fat is not very effective. You can
burn far more calories on a treadmill or a LifeCycle because you can keep doing
it for hours. The reason you lift weights is to make muscles bigger...and to do
that the weights need to be heavy. Really heavy. So this myth should be
corrected to: "Treadmill for definition, heavy weights for mass."

 

[BatZgirl]

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[BatZgirl]

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