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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)
"AR's Vanilla Gorilla"
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
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I know why it happened. My question is how should I proceed?Originally Posted by MACHINE5150
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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.
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dude I know. I am looking for tips on how to proceed at this point
'everything louder than everything else'
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
'everything louder than everything else'
recovery from what? he's cruising
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when cutting, increase cardio for 2 weeks before diet is dropped into a defecite
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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!
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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
"AR's Vanilla Gorilla"
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..
The Transformer ~VET~Recognized Staff Winner - $100
dont worry too much, most of the 6lbs will be water
'everything louder than everything else'
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!
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i know i thougt i edited it but i f-ed up
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agree, it seems like you need to get a carb balance figured out
'everything louder than everything else'
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
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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?
Anabolic Member
incrementaly up the carbs, you know your body and you'll find what works
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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
Last edited by AlphaMaleDawg; 10-25-2010 at 11:01 AM.
'everything louder than everything else'
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
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