Cutting Suggestions Needed

symondneil · 02-13-2010, 01:06 AM

Currently, I am taking in about 3200 calories per day, 400g protein, 350g carbs. I am 26 and 159lbs currently. I am getting my entire routine set before I start my cycle and need some cutting advise. I was planning on cutting my intact to 1800 calories/day, 150g protein, 100g carbs, and doing a more high intensity workout with more emphasis on cardio and fat burning. Is this the wrong way to go?

I am working on the numbers, but I feel liek for a guy my size (5'7'') that should be enough to sustain what muscle I have or close to it, while cutting my body fat down to maybe 10-12%. any thoughts?

heavyset · 02-13-2010, 02:00 AM

Check out the stickies posted in the fat loss/diet forums. Even I know dropping 1400 cals is, well, too drastic!

JimSG73 · 02-13-2010, 03:08 AM

I would say at 5'7" and 159, I wouldn't be concerned with cutting anything. I may be way off base here, but you're not that big to begin with. What's your current body fat level? I would be trying to add some muscle to my frame. Have you logged your food intake? Are your current numbers accurate or a guess?

But yeah, a 1400 cal cut from current intake is way to drastic.

***iron addict*** · 02-13-2010, 10:42 AM

THAT is why people diet, lose muscle and then go on forums and tell everyone that you can't get stronger while dieting and how catabolic dieting is. All you need to do is dump some carbs and do some cardio.

IA

02-13-2010, 01:06 AM	#1
symondneil Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 3	Cutting Suggestions Needed Currently, I am taking in about 3200 calories per day, 400g protein, 350g carbs. I am 26 and 159lbs currently. I am getting my entire routine set before I start my cycle and need some cutting advise. I was planning on cutting my intact to 1800 calories/day, 150g protein, 100g carbs, and doing a more high intensity workout with more emphasis on cardio and fat burning. Is this the wrong way to go? I am working on the numbers, but I feel liek for a guy my size (5'7'') that should be enough to sustain what muscle I have or close to it, while cutting my body fat down to maybe 10-12%. any thoughts? __________________ veterinary hospital

02-13-2010, 03:08 AM	#3
JimSG73 Strength Verified / Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,516	I would say at 5'7" and 159, I wouldn't be concerned with cutting anything. I may be way off base here, but you're not that big to begin with. What's your current body fat level? I would be trying to add some muscle to my frame. Have you logged your food intake? Are your current numbers accurate or a guess? But yeah, a 1400 cal cut from current intake is way to drastic. __________________ ‎"I serve with the memory and pride of those who have gone before me, for they loved to fight, fought to win and would rather die than quit." NSDQ

02-13-2010, 10:42 AM	#4
*iron addict* Voice of Reason Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In Zen Posts: 22,132	THAT is why people diet, lose muscle and then go on forums and tell everyone that you can't get stronger while dieting and how catabolic dieting is. All you need to do is dump some carbs and do some cardio. IA __________________ For info about personal training consultations email me at ironaddict@ironaddicts.com "A human being is a part of a whole, called by us, universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." Albert Einstein __________________________________________________ _____ If you are NOT a paying client, a friend, or a staff member, do NOT PM or email me asking for advice. Please post your questions on the forums. I simply do not have time to answer everyone's questions.

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02-13-2010, 02:00 AM	#2
heavyset Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4,388	Check out the stickies posted in the fat loss/diet forums. Even I know dropping 1400 cals is, well, too drastic!

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