any advice for losing too much weight too fast on a cut?

**AlphaMaleDawg** · 10-25-2010, 09:59 AM

I started cutting a week ago and already my strength is slightly down and my weight was down by 6lbs first thing in the morning. Obviously I am not eating enough and doing too much cardio along with EC stack. Any tips for getting back on track like regaining my strength without regaining fat?

I am thinking a huge cheat meal right about now that is high in carbs, or a refeed day. I am off cycle btw (cruising on 200mg test-e)

**MACHINE5150** · 10-25-2010, 10:04 AM

how long since your last cycle?? you are bound to lose some strength if you just came off.. so it would be a combo of just coming off and starting to cut... which is why most people recomend bulking 2 months after last bulk cycle before you start to cut so your drops are not dramatic.. this is of course speculating that you just came off cycle

**AlphaMaleDawg** · 10-25-2010, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by MACHINE5150

how long since your last cycle?? you are bound to lose some strength if you just came off.. so it would be a combo of just coming off and starting to cut... which is why most people recomend bulking 2 months after last bulk cycle before you start to cut so your drops are not dramatic.. this is of course speculating that you just came off cycle

I know why it happened. My question is how should I proceed?

**MBMETC** · 10-25-2010, 10:22 AM

perhaps you jumped into cut mode to quickly i would think even if you cruis your diet is still gonna play a roll until full recvery...
i dont know im just thinking out loud.....somehow it always seems to come back to diet.

**AlphaMaleDawg** · 10-25-2010, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by MBMETC

perhaps you jumped into cut mode to quickly i would think even if you cruis your diet is still gonna play a roll until full recvery...
i dont know im just thinking out loud.....somehow it always seems to come back to diet.

dude I know. I am looking for tips on how to proceed at this point

**dec11** · 10-25-2010, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by AlphaMaleDawg

I know why it happened. My question is how should I proceed?

experiment with getting your carbs/carb timing just right. i did it by adding rice cakes during the day, so i wasnt going to jump up too much in carbs too quickly

**dec11** · 10-25-2010, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by MBMETC

perhaps you jumped into cut mode to quickly i would think even if you cruis your diet is still gonna play a roll until full recvery...
i dont know im just thinking out loud.....somehow it always seems to come back to diet.

recovery from what? he's cruising

**baseline_9** · 10-25-2010, 10:26 AM

when cutting, increase cardio for 2 weeks before diet is dropped into a defecite

**needmorestrength** · 10-25-2010, 10:27 AM

If its your first week, keep going for a few more to see what happens. I find my nutrional timing plays a huge part in strength when I am cutting. 6lbs in one week is quite aggressive, I aim for 2-3lbs and my strength seems stable. I'd either throw in some more carbs or back off on the cardio a bit if you continue at 6lbs a week!

**AlphaMaleDawg** · 10-25-2010, 10:28 AM

I just finished a workout an hour ago. I'm thinking of getting a large pepperoni pizza from dominoes right now and then going back to my regular cut diet. I will stop the cardio too for now

anyone think this is a good idea? I look really shredded right now btw which I am happy about, but my strength was lower during my workout this morning

**MACHINE5150** · 10-25-2010, 10:30 AM

yeah just proceed with it.. its too late now.. and i don't think you will continue to lose weight/strength at that rate.. it is just a quick drop at first and then will level out to normal loses of 1lbs a week or so.. but doing a cardio load day is not unheard of, but i am no diet expert..

**baseline_9** · 10-25-2010, 10:31 AM

dont worry too much, most of the 6lbs will be water

**dec11** · 10-25-2010, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by AlphaMaleDawg

I just finished a workout an hour ago. I'm thinking of getting a large pepperoni pizza from dominoes right now and then going back to my regular cut diet. I will stop the cardio too for now

anyone think this is a good idea? I look really shredded right now btw which I am happy about, but my strength was lower during my workout this morning

id opt for a 'healthier' pizza, those are crammed with salt and sugar which is more trouble than the fat content if you ask me, last time i had dominoes i actually felt poisioned from the salt, disgusting shit!

**MBMETC** · 10-25-2010, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by dec11

recovery from what? he's cruising

i know i thougt i edited it but i f-ed up

**MBMETC** · 10-25-2010, 10:40 AM

agree, it seems like you need to get a carb balance figured out

**dec11** · 10-25-2010, 10:52 AM

i found trt help me keep majority of my muscle, id say, as mentioned, youve dropped alot of water, that will make you feel weaker. it will level out

**AlphaMaleDawg** · 10-25-2010, 10:53 AM

I ended up skipping the pizza and instead had 2 cups of oats instead of my usual 1, along with 30g protein from chicken. I am just going to double my carb intake today, then go back to what I've been doing all week but with slightly increased carbs.

good plan?

**MBMETC** · 10-25-2010, 10:57 AM

incrementaly up the carbs, you know your body and you'll find what works

**AlphaMaleDawg** · 10-25-2010, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by dec11

i found trt help me keep majority of my muscle, id say, as mentioned, youve dropped alot of water, that will make you feel weaker. it will level out

yea I mean I have still been eating nearly 3k calories with carbs slightly higher than my bodyweight. I manage a restaurant for a living so I just eat there 3 times a day. In total I eat 7 meals per day on work out days and 6 on off days. On cycle towards the end I was chowing down roughly 4000 cals daily. Perhaps I should have started higher

**dec11** · 10-25-2010, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by AlphaMaleDawg

yea I mean I have still been eating nearly 3k calories with carbs slightly higher than my bodyweight. I manage a restaurant for a living so I just eat there 3 times a day. In total I eat 7 meals per day on work out days and 6 on off days. On cycle towards the end I was chowing down roughly 4000 cals daily. Perhaps I should have started higher

well yes, a drastic cut would equal fast water loss, thats where your strength drop has come from. i can cut on just 100g of oats 1st thing in morn and 6 rice cakes split thru the day, along with my 220gs of protein pd and hold 90% of my strength. its trial and error till you find your spot