Cutting Split

[Phate]

i just switched from bulking to cutting and this is the split i'm using, feel free to critique

monday
empty stomach cardio 40min
Chest
Triceps
HIT 30min

tuesday
empty stomach cardio 40min
Back
Biceps
HIT 30min

wednesday
Empty stomach cardio 40min

thursday
empty stomach cardio 40min
Shoulders
Traps
Calves
HIT 30min

friday
empty stomach cardio 40min
Biceps
Triceps
HIT 30min

saturday
empty stomach cardio 40min
Legs
HIT 30min

sunday
Empty stomach cardio 40min


i throw abs/obliques in during different workouts

[Phate]

bump

[xlxBigSexyxlx]

Is that cardio before a workout? Or sometime in the morning, and lifting/hiit later on?

Also, why the biceps and triceps twice? Have you done that before? I was on a twice per week routine, and I enjoyed it.

[Joker111086]

whats a "hit"

[xlxBigSexyxlx]

whats a "hit"

HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-in...erval_training

[M302_Imola]

HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-in...erval_training

You are correct sir HIIT stands for high intensity interval training but I believe HIT stands for high intensity training. So, HIIT without the intervals.

[Jfew44]

Is that cardio before a workout? Or sometime in the morning, and lifting/hiit later on?

Also, why the biceps and triceps twice? Have you done that before? I was on a twice per week routine, and I enjoyed it.

I was wondering the same thing. I just started doing cardio again but I'm doing HIIT in the AM on an empty stomach then lifting later. I'm assuming you're doing regular cardio in the AM, then HIIT after your lifting? How's that working out so far?

[M302_Imola]

I was wondering the same thing. I just started doing cardio again but I'm doing HIIT in the AM on an empty stomach then lifting later. I'm assuming you're doing regular cardio in the AM, then HIIT after your lifting? How's that working out so far?

If your HIIT cardio is as intense as it should be you need carbs before and after your session. You have to treat it like a weighted workout. Doing HIIT in the fasted state will certainly burn muscle.

[Phate]

I was wondering the same thing. I just started doing cardio again but I'm doing HIIT in the AM on an empty stomach then lifting later. I'm assuming you're doing regular cardio in the AM, then HIIT after your lifting? How's that working out so far?

i do low intensity cardio in the morning and interval training after workouts, using high intensity training on an empty stomach isn't a good idea as you are putting your body in an anaerobic state which uses glycogen as the primary fuel source, but since you are glycogen depleted from the night before, your body will start to enter gluconeogenesis and break down muscle into amino acids for energy

i would stick with low intensity cardio in the morning

[Jfew44]

Sound advice. Thanks bro

[M302_Imola]

i do low intensity cardio in the morning and interval training after workouts, using high intensity training on an empty stomach isn't a good idea as you are putting your body in an anaerobic state which uses glycogen as the primary fuel source, but since you are glycogen depleted from the night before, your body will start to enter gluconeogenesis and break down muscle into amino acids for energy

i would stick with low intensity cardio in the morning

Phate I agree with you but don't you think that HIIT cardio after an intense weight training session would be similar to HIIT cardio in the fasted state? I mean theoretically your glycogen stores would be empty in both cases. For this very reason is why I only preform low intensity steady state cardio in the morning and after an intense weight training session. I save my HIIT cardio for non-workout days with carbs pre and post HIIT.

[Phate]

Phate I agree with you but don't you think that HIIT cardio after an intense weight training session would be similar to HIIT cardio in the fasted state? I mean theoretically your glycogen stores would be empty in both cases. For this very reason is why I only preform low intensity steady state cardio in the morning and after an intense weight training session. I save my HIIT cardio for non-workout days with carbs pre and post HIIT.

you don't deplete all your glycogen stores though during training

[Ronnie Rowland]

I think one cardio session per day would suffice unless you are pure endomorph and have stalled.

[M302_Imola]

you don't deplete all your glycogen stores though during training

maybe not completely empty but low enough I think you will be burning some muscle.

and I agree with Ronnie as well.