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Started what I hope to be a take this serious cut last week. I always start off good and after a few weeks blow it. In all fairness the last time I started, my dog passed and then the Wifes Father passed all within a month. So totally shit the bed lol. Even though, I didnt gain any weight during that time, was actually 2lbs under from last weigh in.
So last week I cut 6.5lbs. with zero cardio and only 3 days at the gym. Kept carb intake to under 150g a day and kept calorie intake to about 2100 a day. I wasnt bad this weekend either, I use Saturdays as a cheat day, but I try not to consume more that what my maintenance intake should be.
Hoping to knock off 4-5lbs this week before leveling of to 2-3lbs a week. As I progress, I plan on cleaning up the diet gradually. Never been a fan of just going cold turkey on cleaning up the diet. I like to gradually eliminate shit.
So last week I cut 6.5lbs. with zero cardio and only 3 days at the gym. Kept carb intake to under 150g a day and kept calorie intake to about 2100 a day. I wasnt bad this weekend either, I use Saturdays as a cheat day, but I try not to consume more that what my maintenance intake should be.
Hoping to knock off 4-5lbs this week before leveling of to 2-3lbs a week. As I progress, I plan on cleaning up the diet gradually. Never been a fan of just going cold turkey on cleaning up the diet. I like to gradually eliminate shit.
how much protein are you targeting?
zero cardio cuz no time?
6.5 lbs in a week / 4-5 going forward is quite aggressive! hope all goes well.
Protein was between 125g-175g per day last week. I'm definitely going to want to get that up to the 200-250ish per day over the next few weeks.
I shouldnt say no cardio at all, I had 2 softball games, one on Monday and one on Wednesday. But no cardio at the gym, yes didnt really have the time. But will start some light jogging on the treadmill this week.
In my experience, the first 2 weeks are always the biggest weeks as far as weight coming off, water weight I assume. So from week 3 and on, I only expect 2-3lbs a week.
Thru 365 up on flat today. Told my spotter I was only shooting for 1 as I havent gone that heavy in a while.
Shit felt light as fuck, managed 4 clean reps and and assist on the 5th. See how the shoulder reacts over next couple of days
Shit felt light as fuck, managed 4 clean reps and and assist on the 5th. See how the shoulder reacts over next couple of days
Down another 4.6lbs this week. Next week I'm expecting to level off to the 2-3lb range.
Starting tomorrow will try and bump my protein intake up to 200-250g per day.
Starting tomorrow will try and bump my protein intake up to 200-250g per day.
You should probably eat around 1000 calories a day more, 4.6 lbs is 16000ish calories (of fat) your eating less than half your maintenance if your sticking to the 2100 you said, that will make it real hard to stay on the diet and you will burn up about as much muscle as fat, you should be targeting 3200-3500 calories see what that gets you and adjust,I used to diet at 3000+
In the past I stuck to around 2100 calories a day and after the 2 weeks I leveled out to 2-3lbs a week pending how much cardio I did for that week.
As mentioned in another post, I like to gradually cut out the bad shit in my diet as going cold turkey on everything wont work. I'll be the first to admit, I dont understand macros and all the other stuff at all and I'm 100% sure you know a hell of a lot more than me.
I do not want to burn muscle, hence the reason I said I need to bump up my protein intake. But I will give what your saying a shot and adjust as needed.
Got a little over 21 miles in today, and about 15 yesterday. Both rides were in to the wind first, which was kind of diffused by the trees lining the path, but nonetheless added to the effort.
Been a lazy fuck. I WAS doing really well. House shit I let get in the way. Iām too fkn soft these days.
23yr old me would have woken up two hours early to lift
23yr old me would have woken up two hours early to lift
isn't it a really bad idea giving up sleep though? it seems for fat burning/muscle building/mental health etc. as well that you want to get at least 7 hours. my average day is 6 at best though.
I've read that a good 7-8hrs sleep is very important when you work out. I just cant do it though, I average 5.5-6hrs a night. Saturday and Sunday I usually get close to 8hrs.
yes/no
thereās so much nuance. Ideal vs good
I tend to look at things as a net over a short period of time vs a single instance. If I only trained one day in the last 5 but got enough rest, Iād give up 2hrs of sleep to get in another training session. If I slept 4 hrs each the last 5 nights, I wouldnāt train at all.
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