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06-01-2006, 12:30 AM
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| Under Construction Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wakefield, UK Posts: 73 Rep Power:   |  Should I drop parts of my routine whilst on a cut? Hi all!  My current routine is: MONDAY - chest, shoulders and triceps Flat bench press - 50KG Incline dumbell bench press - 27.5KG per arm Barbell military press 25KG Dumbell shoulder press - 16.25 KG per arm Close grip bench press - 27.5KG Drink whey 20 mins on cross-trainer at 145-150 heartrate, 3 minutes cool down then stretching WEDNESDAY - upper back and biceps Close grip pull ups Bent over rows - 22.5KG Dumbbell bicep curls - 12.5KG per arm - after failure on the last set, I use the next dumbell down, and carry on on that, when I reach failure on that, I move down to the next lower dumbell, and repeat the process until my arms are burning. Shrugs - 82.5KG Grip training (bar supporting) Drink whey 20 mins on cross-trainer at 145-150 heartrate, 3 minutes cool down then stretching FRIDAY - lower back, abs and legs Kneeling ab crunch (using a pull-down pulley and rope) - 103.25KG Squats (arrgh ya bastard, I hate these) 62.5KG Straight-leg deadlifts - 75KG Calf raises 77.5KG Grip training (bar supporting) Drink whey 20 mins on cross-trainer at 145-150 heartrate, 3 minutes cool down then stretching I'm wondering if I should ditch any exercises during the cut , as my goal is not gaining mass but losing fat whilst hopefully gaining a bit of lean muscle. For instance would ditching things like either the military press or the shoulder press in favour of the other help the cut (as tissue doesn't regenerate as easily with less kcals), or be better to keep it (to give the muscles all the stimulation they can to enourage growth during a cut)? I'm currently on 4 x 6-8, I know it's pretty good for gaining but is that too much for cutting though? Any replies appreciated! |
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06-01-2006, 02:14 AM
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 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 3,230 Rep Power:  | Personally i'd stick on the same exercises, muscles are muscles, they still need to be stimulated, perhaps harder arguably in a cut so that you can maintain the muscle ! Definitely stick deadlifts in your lower back day (straight legged is pretty much purely hamstrings). Also, step up the weight on your flat bench press, you should be able to do a bit less than roughly 2.5x your single dumbell on the bench, i.e. if u can do 40s on the flat bench dumbells, you should be able to do 100 on the flat bench (this is just a ratio i say from experience, might differ to other people). Also consider a higher rep range to burn more cals, its what a lot of people do, but personally i dont do it, i stay on a low rep range constantly, the way i see it is your stimulating a muscle, not trying to have a CV workout. leave your calorie burning for CV only imo Nick ______________________ - Obsession is what lazy people call dedication - |
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06-01-2006, 02:46 AM
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| Legend  Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 819 Rep Power: | nick is right...if your routine is working for you, keep it!...cutting has to do with diet and cardio, not number of reps...some try to make lifting an aerobic type activity, but its not really effective like that to burn...if you drop your weights, you risk burning muscle as well as fat... ______________________ Look Here before you ask!... http://www.musclechat.co.uk/search.php Steroid Sticky Here... http://musclechat.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=4464 |
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06-01-2006, 12:53 PM
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| Legend  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southampton Posts: 697 Rep Power: | Yup, keep your same routine, to lose excess BF adjust the diet and cardio J ______________________ 50% of Training is nutrition 50% of Training is not overtraining If you cant gain see the above. |
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