Cutting & Bulking

**xnotoriousx** · 03-02-2009, 04:10 PM

Since the day I first logged into this site my goals have been bulking and adding muscle. Clean bulk so to say. This past run I have found a new understanding for diet have mad these gains in weight I thought we're never possible, but now I feel a constant bloat and even before diet I had it. I can flex my stomach and I've got decent abs, as soon as I unflex, it's like a little pot belly lol I don't want to be that swole guy walking around with a pot belly. I think maybe it's time to cut, i've put on 15lbs, still not close to the muscle gains I want, but satisfied for now. My question is, if I do cut, am I risking a lot of muscle loss? Also, how much weight should a guy around 200lbs expect to lose a week on a solid cutting diet with stems?

**audis4** · 03-02-2009, 04:49 PM

You could run your diet around maintenance and add a bit of cardio if you haven't already. This is what I'm currently doing and I will lower cals on days I don't workout. Every two wks or so I have one carb up day of clean foods.

so far so good....no muscle loss

**xnotoriousx** · 03-02-2009, 05:01 PM

Well, i've been doing 30minute, low intesity before food cardio between 3-5 days a week while bulking. I was thinking about maybe just keeping my diet where it's at and up the cardio 2x a day. More or less, you're saying if you don't let the weight inch it's way off, then you're going to sacrifice great muscle loss?

**xnotoriousx** · 03-02-2009, 05:05 PM

Another thing i'd like to know, should you hit the weights the same amount while cutting as bulking?

**skeldno** · 03-02-2009, 05:18 PM

I was gona ask the same thing lol

**audis4** · 03-02-2009, 06:20 PM

Originally Posted by xnotoriousx

Well, i've been doing 30minute, low intesity before food cardio between 3-5 days a week while bulking. I was thinking about maybe just keeping my diet where it's at and up the cardio 2x a day. More or less, you're saying if you don't let the weight inch it's way off, then you're going to sacrifice great muscle loss?

Not sure where your diet is at. How far above maintenance etc. Post it up so we can have a look. This wk it's not going to happen but i try to get 4-5 days/wk of 40-45min cardio in the am.

Well you don't want to drop cals off too quick otherwise, yes, you will lose muscle....done this before and your basically starting off at point 'a.'

**xnotoriousx** · 03-02-2009, 10:10 PM

Diet is in pretty good tune, clean as it can be for me anyways.

maintenance is around 3000

195lbs
6'3
25

cup of egg whites, 2 whole eggs cup of oats pro 46 carb 52 fat 12

8 oz chicken breast 2 red potatoes, broc pro 44 carb 52 fat 1

30 mins pre w/o shake 1 scoop whey banana pro 26 carb 36 fat 1

post-w/o shake 2 scoops whey 1 cup of oats pro 50 carb 64 fat 7

8oz chicken breast 2 red potatoes, broc pro 44 carb 52 fat 1

2 cans tuna 2 wraps pro 48 carb 46 fat 4

turkey,3 slices wheat bread, oliveoil pro 34 carb 30 fat 14

Casien/whey shake w/milk, serving almonds or pb pro 32 carb 19 fat 18

Pro 324
carb 351
fat 58
3222 calories total

**xnotoriousx** · 03-02-2009, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by audis4

Well you don't want to drop cals off too quick otherwise, yes, you will lose muscle....done this before and your basically starting off at point 'a.'

See that's what I don't want to happen. I guess cutting is just like bulking then, slowly but surely. I haven't even looked into cutting, but figured you just cut your cals in half and took a fat burner lol

**M302_Imola** · 03-03-2009, 12:27 PM

gradual weight loss is the way to help preserve muscle. You should be shooting for losing 1lb a week, no more no less. There are many variables that go into weight loss cardio and diet being the most important. I would recommend only changing one variable at a time. For instance, try keeping the same diet and upping the cardio. If you don't see the changes you would like you can start to change the diet. The hardest part of the cutting process is patience! Just take it one week at a time!