during those 3 weeks I lost zero strength and vastly transformed my body a bit (wearing 32" jeans with some room ftw look slim as hell).
My Workout Routine was 3 full-body workouts a week with 2 long distance cardios and 1 interval cardio.
Day A- Squat, Bench Press, Barbell Rows (all 3x3 very heavy)
Day B- Dead lifts, Incline Bench Press (3x3 heavy) and isolations (tricep pushdowns, bicep curls, shrugs, 3x10 or 2x8)
Diet:
BreakFast- Omlette with ham, cheese bell Peppers. Bacon. Multivitamin
Lunch- Chicken Breast, Salad
Dinner- Protein Shake After workout
Roughly- 140-150 grams of protein, virtually no carbs, and even little fat. Was eating around 800-1300 calories mostly eating around 900. These 3 weeks were hell...
I carbed up every end of the week.
Before (roughly 183-184 pounds)
After (169 pounds)
A am very happy for my progress...I like being skinny then being skinny fat and I think I set myself a good base for this long clean bulk. Learned lots as well.
I'm not a guy that advocates slow cuts; I believe if you can save your strength and muscle you should cut as much as you can as quick as possible because you want to spend more time in a bulking phase. Plus any muscle you do lose you can regain through muscle memory. I personally experienced this after basic training (bench went from 135 to 210 in 7 weeks, dead lift went from 225 to 315 in 2 months).
I do not regret cutting first; I lost a lot of needed fat before a long bulk. Wish I had better quality pictures too.
My Workout Routine was 3 full-body workouts a week with 2 long distance cardios and 1 interval cardio.
Day A- Squat, Bench Press, Barbell Rows (all 3x3 very heavy)
Day B- Dead lifts, Incline Bench Press (3x3 heavy) and isolations (tricep pushdowns, bicep curls, shrugs, 3x10 or 2x8)
Diet:
BreakFast- Omlette with ham, cheese bell Peppers. Bacon. Multivitamin
Lunch- Chicken Breast, Salad
Dinner- Protein Shake After workout
Roughly- 140-150 grams of protein, virtually no carbs, and even little fat. Was eating around 800-1300 calories mostly eating around 900. These 3 weeks were hell...
I carbed up every end of the week.
Before (roughly 183-184 pounds)
After (169 pounds)
A am very happy for my progress...I like being skinny then being skinny fat and I think I set myself a good base for this long clean bulk. Learned lots as well.
I'm not a guy that advocates slow cuts; I believe if you can save your strength and muscle you should cut as much as you can as quick as possible because you want to spend more time in a bulking phase. Plus any muscle you do lose you can regain through muscle memory. I personally experienced this after basic training (bench went from 135 to 210 in 7 weeks, dead lift went from 225 to 315 in 2 months).
I do not regret cutting first; I lost a lot of needed fat before a long bulk. Wish I had better quality pictures too.
