when to cut

[lift4girls]

hey again brahs im back. this time i got a question.

atm im just going hard at the gym pretty much everyday pumping weights and just eating whatever. But obviously with RnV coming up in less than 6 months im going to have to start cutting.

i need my aesthetics to be peaking around new years so should i do a slow cut now or a harder faster cut closer to RnV?

like which would be the best to acheive <6% bodyfat and maintain as much muscle as possible?

also what cutting diet should i use? and should i do a carb up just prior to RnV?

Thanks

RIP Zyzz

[AgentOrange]

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[Terrymundo]

for you i would suggest the following protocol for cutting commencing immediately:

[Terrymundo]

for you i would recommend the following cutting proceedure starting asap:

[PeterDolan]

Start clen and cucumber smoothies 3 weeks out and you'll be shredded. Horny goat weed, tribulus and pine pollen to add some muscle mass too

[Hitro]

when not to cut?

ForeverCutting

[Shutupandsquat]

Who the f*ck (apart from over weight people) takes 6 months to reach 6%?!

[greemah]

hey again brahs im back. this time i got a question.

atm im just going hard at the gym pretty much everyday pumping weights and just eating whatever. But obviously with RnV coming up in less than 6 months im going to have to start cutting.

i need my aesthetics to be peaking around new years so should i do a slow cut now or a harder faster cut closer to RnV?

like which would be the best to acheive <6% bodyfat and maintain as much muscle as possible?

also what cutting diet should i use? and should i do a carb up just prior to RnV?

Thanks

RIP Zyzz

Prob trolling but I'll bite..

What is your height, weight and current bf%?

And have you done many cuts before and know how long it takes you?

[Pseudonym]

Thanks for a good reply, Greemah. I agree - every post from lift4girls makes my troll alarm scream. But Azide has vouched for him, so let's give him the benefit of the doubt. And whether he's serious or not, there's plenty of other guys who'll be asking similar questions. :nod:

Who the f*ck (apart from over weight people) takes 6 months to reach 6%?!

Well, I know Loochi prefers a slow cut, and you've seen how shredded he ends up. Whether that means 6 months, I don't know - but if you can control your diet perfectly that long, why not? You'd certainly be less likely to lose muscle, and from my own experience, going slow saves that stringy look you get from crash dieting.

[trainlikeafreak]

Who the f*ck (apart from over weight people) takes 6 months to reach 6%?!

Well, I know Loochi prefers a slow cut, and you've seen how shredded he ends up. Whether that means 6 months, I don't know - but if you can control your diet perfectly that long, why not? You'd certainly be less likely to lose muscle, and from my own experience, going slow saves that stringy look you get from crash dieting.

yes but you can also get a stringy look from dieting too long :nod:

[Pseudonym]

Fair point, although you can hopefully avoid this by factoring in refeeds. But there's certainly no getting around the fact that you're taking 6 months to cut, when you could quite effectively do a bulk AND a cut in that time.

I hope Loochi is still hanging around enough for him to chime in here. I'd like to hear his thoughts.

[tomsammce]

If you diet properly u can control your calories and eat clean for as long as you want and not look stringy... Ur hardly going to look stringy by slowing reducing your food intake and increasing your exercise over a 6 month period.

I agree with psuedonym.

[trainlikeafreak]

If you diet properly u can control your calories and eat clean for as long as you want and not look stringy... Ur hardly going to look stringy by slowing reducing your food intake and increasing your exercise over a 6 month period.

I agree with psuedonym.

fair call but is a 6 month cut a productive use of time tho?

[tomsammce]

Well I dnt know anything about him...

Alot of phaggots won't agree with me but he could easily eat more calories than he's eating currently put on muscle and loose bodyfat and look alot leaner in 6 months...

A cut doesn't have to mean starve yourself, get small and loose muscle, and a bulk doesn't have to mean pig out, get fat and watery.

[Phedder]

I agree - every post from lift4girls makes my troll alarm scream.

He actually made a really good post in the 'Fat Hate' thread, I was shocked

Well, I know Loochi prefers a slow cut, and you've seen how shredded he ends up. Whether that means 6 months, I don't know - but if you can control your diet perfectly that long, why not? You'd certainly be less likely to lose muscle, and from my own experience, going slow saves that stringy look you get from crash dieting.

From personal experience I'd prefer a slow cut as well. I by no means got to Loochi conditioning but just wanted to drop a bit of fat, and retain muscle and strength. Over 9 or 10 weeks I only lost 3.5kg, 95.5kg in the first picture, 92kg in the second. It made a massive difference in appearance and I actually made significant strength gains across all lifts. Slightly better lighting obviously but still an obvious change.

To the OP, either approach should work, it just depends what you're more comfortable doing. Would you prefer to start now on a ~200 calorie daily deficit, or wait until you've got 3 months or so and eat at a larger deficit of say 500-800 calories daily. Also depends on what you're starting point is now, if you're 20% it'll take a while, if you're 12% it'll obviously take less time.

[trainlikeafreak]

oh i was just talking about a 6 month cut in general. i agree with what you are saying. 6 month cut is a waste of time tho IMO. some guys like to stay lean all the time and grow slowly while staying lean and that works but thats not really "cutting"

[HarryB]

oh i was just talking about a 6 month cut in general. i agree with what you are saying. 6 month cut is a waste of time tho IMO. some guys like to stay lean all the time and grow slowly while staying lean and that works but thats not really "cutting"

Well getting leaner is cutting... I guess it's just semantics anyway. It all depends on your goals. Better a slow gradual loss if you are looking to make permanent changes to your bodyfat levels. Once you get to a certain point you can start to eat more here and there and have a better balance of life vs training and dieting while still maintaining good condition. Hard core bodybuilding comp dieting isn't for the long term but definitely useful to implement dietary changes to get leaner for the long term.