Cutting and need advice please

[The Zodiac]

I am writing seeking advice and guidance. I am an intermediate level athlete with about 10 years experience on/off but it’s mostly been through trial and error. I weight train and participate in martial arts. My current fitness goals include maintaining my current lean muscle mass and shedding off about 10-12 lbs of fat.

Currently I am 28 years old; I am 5’10’’ and weigh 205 lbs at 14% bodyfat (*.jpg attached) My goal weight is 190 at 7-8% bodyfat.

I have spent a number of weeks doing research and have put together what I think is a very healthy diet which gives me approximately 3000 Calories ± 200, 120g Fat, 120g Carbohydrates, and 350g Protein. The diet is roughly as follows (Note – meat choices include Chicken/Turkey Breast, Lean Cuts of Beef, and Salmon or Tilapia. Meals vary from day to day to prevent boredom, two days out of the week I eat higher levels of Carbohydrate foods to keep my body guessing.):

Meal 1: 6 egg whites, ½ C Oatmeal, 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
Meal 2: 6 oz. Chicken Breast, 1 C Greens, 100g brown rice
Meal 3: 6 oz. Chicken Breast, 1 C Greens, 100g brown rice, 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
Meal 4: 6 oz. Chicken Breast, 1 C Greens
Meal 5: 6 oz. Salmon, 1 C Greens, 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
Meal 6: 6 oz. Lean Beef, 1 C Greens
Meal 7: 50g blended protein, 2 Tbsp. Peanut Butter

For supplements I take a multi-vitamin/mineral 2x daily, Fish Oils, BCAA and Glutamine pre and post workout, and drink at a minimum 1 gallon of H20/day.

My workout routine is roughly as follows:

Monday: Chest, Shoulders, Triceps, 45 min. Cardio
Tuesday: Legs, Calves, Abs, 45 min. Cardio
Wednesday: Back, Biceps, Traps, 45 min. Cardio
Thursday: Chest, Shoulders, Triceps, 45 min. Cardio
Friday: Legs, Calves, Abs, 45 min. Cardio
Saturday: Back, Biceps, Traps, 45 min. Cardio
Sunday: Off

I complete all upper body movements 20+ reps for 3sets and lower body movements 30+ reps for 3 sets. Cardio includes Walking on Treadmill, highest incline @ ± 2.5 mph, jogging at ± 6.0 mph on Treadmill, or the Elliptical Trainer. (Note – I have a number of injuries from martial arts and from my time spent in the Marine Corps so I choose to not do low rep/heavy weight in most cases except for the occasional deadlift or squat; I am lucky to be blessed with muscles that grow even at very high repetitions.)

Any recommendations and input are appreciated!

[Klimax]

Cutting is more a matter of diet and cardio. So you should keep the sets and the reps for size if you wanna mantain lbm.

[The Zodiac]

Right on; any input on my diet as listed compared to my stats?

[POPS]

Right on; any input on my diet as listed compared to my stats?

Id move this on to the diet section bro and let them help you out. There are a lot of good guys that know their stuff......

[The Zodiac]

Thanks popsinc, i have posted it there, any suggestions on my workout routine?

[Klimax]

Stay in the 6-12 reps range

[The Zodiac]

I'll try that for a while.