cut after cycle questions and diet review

[gthom47]

hey all it has been a while since i have cut and I kinda forgot a few things. I did a 12 week test e cycle and went from 185-205lbs, made great strength and size gains and have kept a fair amount of both. I also didnt add that much fat. I dropped back down to just around 200lbs and want to start cutting now, which is 4 weeks after I finished pct. Should i expect a lot of muscle loss? As far as diet on cycle i was eating 3500 cal a day to gain weight so im dropping to 2800cal a day to start, think that is too high or a good start point? As far as workouts, should i alter them at all or lift as hard as I was on cycle? I was also going to add cardio 3 or 4 times a week for 30 min. Any input would be great thanks.

[MacLean]

Drop your daily cals a least 500 below your BMR when cutting. You could start at 2800 and adjust it accordingly depending on how your feel your cut is going. When cutting, I personally, do cardio for 45 minutes - 1 hour 15 minutes per session at 65% mhr, this is where the body burns fat most effectively

[vBRAH]

With correct diet and supplementation you shouldn't lose much mass, cardio certainly helps and I'd recommend it even just for overall health - 20min of HIIT a few times a week or ~45min of low intensity cardio is what I'd recommend.

[auslifta]

Have you had blood work done? I wouldn't attempt a cut with low testosterone. Cutting should always be done pre cycle imo.

[gthom47]

i did cut pre cycle but then bulked up on cycle and want to cut down more. i have not gotten blood work done yet though. Is there anyway to tell if you have low test by feeling?