New to cutting!

[corkeyjoe]

Hey guys after some advice.

Have been hitting the gym for the last 18 months constently. Do some morning and nights.

Monday: Morning (Lit cardio) Night (arms)

Tuesday: Morning (sholders/traps) Night (legs)

Wens (rest)

Thursday: Morning (Lit cardio) night (Chest/tris)

Friday: Morning (back/bi's)

Sat/sun try to get in a hour walk over the weekend.

Goal is cutting first but also like to get bigger arms. \:D/

Eatting is ok could be better, but i think i am having too many protein shakes (WPI). normally one prior and after the gym, at least 4 a day. After have with glocose to up the insuline and help the protein intake. Also may have a casin or two during the day. I know cutting is manily (if not all about the food). The food plan will focus on more whole foods.

Questions:

1, If i am doing Cardio in the morning (can take up to 30mins from bed to the machines). should i have a feed or shake before hand, or should i go empty? If it is food looking at egg whites. I have heard different view eg when you wake up your conblactic (musles will use themselfs as food). However empty is best for losing fat.

2, Should I increase the morning cardios? eg 4 lots and have three weight work out. would do a push/pull, legs.

3, If i am going to do a high / low carb split. Which is a better option?

Low-Low-high-low-low-high-med. (one week)

Med-high-low (three day split)

Currently 184cm high.

Weight:

Highest 100kg (18months ago). :shock:

Highs: 94kg

Lowest: 83kg

Current is about 90kg. talking to the BB's at the gym and looking at their cuts; could lose about 12kg aim is for 8+kgs over 12 weeks. But will focus on the mesuring tapes.

Last fat clipper was 17% belive i am about 16% now. Goal to get sub 10%.

Any advice would be great.

[Pseudonym]

If you're doing cardio before breakfast, have half a protein shake in water first. The idea is that you still get the fat-burning benefits of exercising on an empty stomach, but the aminos from the protein help prevent catabolism. (You can also get aminos straight from BCAA supplements, but that's more expensive).

Try that level of cardio for a couple of weeks, and see how you go. You can always increase it later if need be. I wouldn't drop to 3 workouts a week just to fit in the extra cardio - weight training can be effective at burning fat too. You can even use the same principle behind pre-breakfast cardio, and taper off the carbs before your workout (just remember to keep the protein coming in).