Training plan for cutting

[MrFreshmaker]

Hello everyone
Age: 40
Weight: 175-178lb
Height: 5'7
Bf: 15-16%
From january i want to start cutting.Right now I'm working out Dorian Yates style,working to failure(2 warmups and 1 working set to failure).Ive seen amazing results with this kind of training,in muscle and in strength.
While cutting,should i continue this same way of training or should change it?
Thx in advance.

[novastepp]

Take it to the dungeon. They'll have this advice, specifically.

[MrFreshmaker]

Take it to the dungeon. They'll have this advice, specifically.

Thanks Nova.
Yeah i thought about it,but the thread is going very fast,and i thought they will miss my question!

[Bio-Active]

Thanks Nova.
Yeah i thought about it,but the thread is going very fast,and i thought they will miss my question!

Nothing really gets missed in there brother

[marcus300]

Don't change anything except your diet and cardio programs. Your workouts should be the same if your getting amazing results. Cutting doesn't come from some change in workout its from your diet and cardio which will attack your bf.

[MrFreshmaker]

Don't change anything except your diet and cardio programs. Your workouts should be the same if your getting amazing results. Cutting doesn't come from some change in workout its from your diet and cardio which will attack your bf.

Thanks Marcus.
In july i want to do my first testosterone cycle,but only if i can go under 10% bf.You think it's possible to go from 15-16% to 10% for 6 months if diet is in check and cardio?i can gain weight easy,in end of july this year,i was 73 kg at 12-13% bf,now im 80kg at 15-16 % bf.

[73rr]

Thanks Marcus.
In july i want to do my first testosterone cycle,but only if i can go under 10% bf.You think it's possible to go from 15-16% to 10% for 6 months if diet is in check and cardio?i can gain weight easy,in end of july this year,i was 73 kg at 12-13% bf,now im 80kg at 15-16 % bf.

My apinion, yes u can definitely get to 10% in 6 months.

[marcus300]

Thanks Marcus.
In july i want to do my first testosterone cycle,but only if i can go under 10% bf.You think it's possible to go from 15-16% to 10% for 6 months if diet is in check and cardio?i can gain weight easy,in end of july this year,i was 73 kg at 12-13% bf,now im 80kg at 15-16 % bf.

If you have read my thread you will know I have strong views on diets either bulking or cutting, one of the biggest mistake guys do when cutting is doing it to quick and sacrificing hard earned muscle tissue for the sake of some bf, when in reality you can retain the muscle and still cut bf.

Let me see if I can explain it alittle better, I train extremely hard and intense and every lb of tissue is really hard for me to build and grow, it takes a lot of hard work like it does with all of us, maintaining this tissue is even hard which is another thread altogether but growing muscle tissue is hard thing to do, if it wasn't we all would be 300lbs at 6% bf. So if I go through hell building muscle tissue I WILL NOT waste muscle tissue away for the sake of losing some bf fast, no matter what I will not just let my tissue what's took me ages to build waste away and that's what most do, they go around in circles building muscle then cutting up which results in low bf and loss of muscle tissue then they start all over again building and cutting, they are in this vicious circle going round and round which results in them never really growing.

So, when cutting do it slowly. MY opinion attack your bf via added cardio first and nothing else, keep cals at maintenance, after you hit a brick wall and we all do after a few weeks then start adjusting the cals along side the cardio and you will start losing bf again. Then again you will hit a wall further down the line and then use some supps to help what ever you prefer eph, t3, clen etc. The main priority when cutting is to maintain muscle tissue this is most important imho, and the only way to do this is to do it slowly bits at a time and monitor your body and adjust things accordingly. I cant say eat this amount and do this amount of cardio because everyone is different and when I had clients it would take me ages to understand their body and how it responds but one person who knows all this is you.

To answer your question, do I think its possible in 6months and retain your muscle tissue = yes of you do it correctly and make maintaining your tissue priority and attack your bf slowly and use the tools to do this one at a time and not all at once.

Ive typed this on my phone and my fingers are to big so if in places it doesn't make sense sorry, but I hate typing on these phones.

[MrFreshmaker]

Awesome advices and explanation,thanks Marcus!
I am reading every post on your dungeon thread,and that's why i choose to do a long 6-7 months cut,cuz this year i was experimenting with diet,and i went from 82 kg to 73 kg in 3-4 months,but I lost lots of muscle tissue too and lost only 2% bf.
One last question(stupid one but i want to make sure):is it worth it to do a test cycle,even though i know i didn't hit the plateau(i am sure i can still gain muscle naturally)? I am asking this cuz judging from members pics of before and after a cycle,i don't see big deference,if any at all.As i said,i can gain mass easily,but i want muscle definition(even at 13%bf,pic in profile,with shirt on i looked huge and defined,but not naked).Will a test cycle will make any difference in muscle definition?
Thanks again.

[novastepp]

Damnit that is good advice!

[MrFreshmaker]

Damnit that is good advice!

Gold advice definitely!Especially if Marcus or anyone else replies to my last question...lol

[marcus300]

Gold advice definitely!Especially if Marcus or anyone else replies to my last question...lol

Muscle definition will come form low bf,

if you don't see big difference in size from before and after picts then is is due to what I said earlier, they are going around in circles like about 90% of bb's do, building tissue on cycle then wasting it away dieting, then going back on cycle to build the tissue they lost then dieting and losing the precious tissue they built, can you see a clue why this is happening?? like I said in my earlier post. To many diet to fast, use every product going all at the same time and really restrict cals. If I diet my main priority is muscle preservation and slowly attack my bf while maintain every lbs I've built, do you know why I feel like this?? because ive been through hell and back building huge size and thickness and I WONT WASTE IT AWAY by these stupid beach bodybuilders giving advice who have no idea how to preserve tissue while losing bf.

By the way. I was once one the above guys who was fix ion this vicious circle

[MrFreshmaker]

Muscle definition will come form low bf, if you don't see big difference in size from before and after picts then is is due to what I said earlier, they are going around in circles like about 90% of bb's do, building tissue on cycle then wasting it away dieting, then going back on cycle to build the tissue they lost then dieting and losing the precious tissue they built, can you see a clue why this is happening?? like I said in my earlier post. To many diet to fast, use every product going all at the same time and really restrict cals. If I diet my main priority is muscle preservation and slowly attack my bf while maintain every lbs I've built, do you know why I feel like this?? because ive been through hell and back building huge size and thickness and I WONT WASTE IT AWAY by these stupid beach bodybuilders giving advice who have no idea how to preserve tissue while losing bf. By the way. I was once one the above guys who was fix ion this vicious circle

Thanks a lot Marcus,awesome explanation in both posts...Thank you

[CaptainGoose]

Well said Marcus. I want to add that maintaining more muscle muscle will burn fat at a higher rate than if you were to loose that muscle.

When I cut I try to lower the rest in between sets and add more drop sets into exercises. Routine stays the same but the weight might go down so that I can maintain a higher work tempo.