CUTTING

[D Animal]

When you cut do you up your sets and reps or lift the same? Some people say toning you should do higher reps....but then others say that your diet matters , you should lift the same. What do you all think on this?

[grifilken]

when i wanna tone for like basketball i'll do high sets and reps of low weight...

[D Animal]

How many sets and reps do you do grifilken?,,,,Does anyone else have any other input to give?

[believer]

When I'm cutting, as I'm doing now, I switch to full body, circuit type training. HST type training will work. I usually lower the weights and shoot for 10-12 reps for 4 sets per body part. I do cardio immediately after weights (I workout at 6am) and I workout every other day. On my off days I do cardio only. Cardio is HIIT.
Diet, of course, is also very important when cutting. The only carbs I consume are in my first meal (which is my first solid meal post workout). I eat 400 calories below maintenance.
Many will tell you this will cause you to become catabolic but you must resign youself to some muscle loss while cutting (unless you're on anabolics) but I don't find it's as severe as some would make it out to be.

[speedracer59]

I say you still lift about the same 6-10 rep range high weight. Deit and cardio are 90% of cutting. Remeber cut = presence of muscle absece of fat. High reps =cut is a crock. The whole poit of lfting weights is to overload the muscle , the best way to overlaod a muscle is more weight.

[Roxy]

When I'm cutting I cut out my carbs completely and up my training to five to six sets per exercise switching back and forth from 2-4 reps and then 20-30 reps. To shock my metabolism, once a week I eat an entire large pizza. This works really well for me.

[D Animal]

Roxy post your routine...sounds interesting

[ski]

You shopuld train heavy to retain size.Going lighter and doing higher reps for cuts is a myth.Diet cut`s you up.

[ski]

Roxy, it`s insane to cut your carbs out entirely for any length of time.You should carb cycle IMO. How do you make it through a workout? 2-4 reps is powerlifting not bodybuilding.Not flaming you here just never heard of anybody doing this before.How have you placed in contests thus far using these ideas? Thanks !

[D Animal]

Ski...how would you got about carb cycling how many carbs sound I be taking in>>? Is there a way for me 2 find this information out bud?

[quattro225]

go speedracer go... he is right , look at dorian he never did high reps...leave the high reps for your girlfriend(or boyfriend)

[psyko1]

Originally posted by D Animal
Roxy post your routine...sounds interesting

you just like the whole large pizza thing:D

[D Animal]

Originally posted by psyko1
you just like the whole large pizza thing:D

:rofl: How'd you know?

[hlcn8]

my understanding is that if you're on a hypocaloric diet, you need to let your body know that all the nutrients its getting gotta go to the muscle. stay w/ the heavy weights, same intensity, same reps as before, or your body might spread it out and allow the muscle to break down excessively. any other details on carb cycling someone?!? sounds like something i'd like to try...

[ski]

D`Amimal, What I do as far as carb cycling goes, is to have 3 low-carb days, followed by 2 slightly higher days.I repeat this as I diet.A good place to start is to try 1.5 grams of carbs per pound of bodyweight.Some people may feel the need to eat more carbs, but I find that now that I`m older my body is a bit more carb sensitive.An example of a cycle for me might go like this:
Day-1-200gms.
Day-2-125 gms.
Day-3-75 gms.
Day-4-150 gms.
Day-5-200 gms.
Then I keep repeating the cycle as I go along on the diet.I get down to 4-5 % this way for every show I do. I go very low at times as you can see by the 75 gms. but the next day after your lowest day they go up thus replenishing glucosde and glycogen stores, for repair ,and fuel for training.I never go lower than 50 gms. but at times I go to zero for a day or two if I`m into the diet for a long period and fat loss has seemred to slow or stopped completely.I always keep my protein high throughout to avoid catabolism.I weigh 180 and eat between 250-300 gms. a day with minimal fats from good sources.Keep an eye on the mirror and make adjustments according to how you look, and how you are losing,or not losing bodyfat bodyfat. Another thing I do if fat loss slows is to eat more carbs for two days on the higher days then I go back to the regular plan. This tricks up the body and helps fight off adaptation.I hope this info helps some of you guy`s.