cutting before cycling?

[Knockout_Power]

Most people will agree that you should be under 14-15% minimum before cycling. The leaner the better, but if you are where you say you are at then you are in a "good" zone. If you think you could cut another 2% then thats even better. I really liked my last cycle as I started it around 9% and it made the changes all the more noticable. So just the phsycological aspect of lifting and seeing your striations and veins really helps you workout harder and acheive gains faster or just pefect the little areas you notice more when not covered by as much fat.

[JBarron]

Most people will agree that you should be under 14-15% minimum before cycling. The leaner the better, but if you are where you say you are at then you are in a "good" zone. If you think you could cut another 2% then thats even better. I really liked my last cycle as I started it around 9% and it made the changes all the more noticable. So just the phsycological aspect of lifting and seeing your striations and veins really helps you workout harder and acheive gains faster or just pefect the little areas you notice more when not covered by as much fat.

Awesome! thanks for the reply, I will try to drop it down to 9 or 10% before I start. I'm kind of glad to cut a bit, trying to consume around 5,000 cals a day is getting to me!