Log of my cutting phase in 12-14 weeks

zx9rjas · 20-02-2005, 10:40 AM

DAY 1

Weight 16.5 stone (at 5ft 10)

BF unknown but too much!

CYCLE

O.k. Just started my cutting phase yesterday, this is the first time I am using the gear to help me cut up so it is a new experience for me. This is what I am running

Test Prop (Virormone) 100mg/2ml x3 weekly
Winstrol Depot 50mg/1ml x3 weekly
Clenbuterol 20mcg-100mcg (tapering up and then down)

I will add some anti bloat (recommendations PLEASE!) too and also towards the end of the cycle I will add some proviron for 4 weeks or so. I am going to run it for 12 weeks with a 2 week buffer if I need a couple of extra weeks to cut a bit more. I will be running the clenbuterol on a 2 week on and 2 week off basis, and am considering using an ECA stack on the off weeks.

TRAINING

I am going to try and keep my weight training pretty much the same in the 10-6 rep range with 4 sets per exercise. I am expecting a drop in weights as I will lose some muscle mass but hopefully the cycle will minimalise this, coupled with a good diet and sensible cardio.

My gym Schedule will be as follows

Monday

Quads 12-14 sets
Calves 8 sets

Tuesday

Back 16 sets
Triceps 8 sets

Thursday

Chest 12-14 sets
Biceps 6-8 sets

Friday

Shoulders 9-12 sets
Abs 8-12 sets
Calves 4-8 sets

I change my exercises every 3-4 weeks as I find this works well for me, I will also train my abs in the mornings on a couple a days during the week.

I will be performing fast walking/slow jogging for 40 mins at a time in the morning a couple of days during the week and in the evening on saturday. I will not be doing any HIT as at 16.5 stone it will be too much impact on my joints and will lose too much muscle (I am not interested in fitness levels at the moment, just fatloss) I will increase the number of days I perform cardio gradually over the cycle and in the last few weeks I will be doing it 6 days a week.

DIET

This is the most important bit of all, Firstly I will clean up my diet completely. I have removed all sugars and refined carbs.
I will be consuming mostly oats and shredded wheat with a bit of whole grain bread now and again. Some Brown rice when I can stomach it.

I have reduced my carb intake by 200grams (800 calories)
I have increased my protein intake by 100 grams (400 calories)

Total deficit = 400 cals daily

This along with the cardio will be about 3200 deficit a week. But with the inreased protein and reduced carbs should work out quite well.

I will weigh myself twice a week to make sure I am not losing too much each week. I am aiming for 2lbs a week and do not want to lose much more than that a week as it will be muscle, although initailly I expect a bit a a bigger drop as of waterloss etc.

I think thats it but I have probably forgotten something

any suggestions are much appreciated.

Hopefully this should be a good

J

Anonymous · 20-02-2005, 12:58 PM

good journal, i lost about 5lb straight away, water

"I will be performing fast walking/slow jogging for 40 mins at a time in the morning a couple of days during the week and in the evening on saturday."

i always find i lose too much muscle from jogging,

i,ll be watching this journal, looking forward to seeing your progress.

any estimates on your current bodyfat?

opex · 20-02-2005, 01:32 PM

Yip this will be a good journal as u have worked the most important factors out such as diet.

Are we going to get before and after pics??

good luck bro

zx9rjas · 20-02-2005, 03:55 PM

Theres a before pic of me in the pics section. So I will give an after one in about 12 weeks.

I reckon I need to lose about 20lbs but this is just a guess, maybe a bit more but this should be achieveable in the time allowed without losing too much muscle.

J

opex · 20-02-2005, 03:58 PM

Can u post them again bro?

The pics have vanished??

zx9rjas · 21-02-2005, 08:15 PM

I'll try and find them as I have a new computer without my pics on here.

Anyway,

DAY 3

Had a 40mcg dose of clen this morning with my second shots of winny and prop.

Clen is keeping feeling pretty energetic as I usually feel lethargic when reducing my carbs, feeling pretty good all round.

Trained legs and calves today and strength has not been affected yet as still got out 400lb squat for 7 or 8 reps

but its still early.
That said I am lost the energy towards the end of my workout.
I am going to weigh myself tonight to see how much the initial weight loss is.

Cardio tomorrow morning if its not snowing and then back and triceps in the evening. Feeling optamistic

Food is very boring

but I can put up with it.

J

zx9rjas · 22-02-2005, 09:00 PM

DAY 4

Did cardio this morning and felt o.k, just stomach was rumbling. Feeling fitter 8)

Trained Back and triceps today. The first exercise went great

and was using same weight/reps as usual but am definately noticing my energy/strength is not lasting throughout my session as usual

so towards the end is getting really hard.

Weighed myself last night and initial weightloss in the first few days is 5-6lbs (mostly water weight) will weigh again on saturday to see the first weeks weightloss.

J

zx9rjas · 23-02-2005, 06:18 PM

DAY 5

40mcg clen this morning

A light 20 min walk this morning, felt pretty drained this morning

but perked up about 9ish. Must be the reduced carbs beginning to catch up with me. Feel like i've lost a good inch or two from the waist

but also feel pretty flat too

(less glycogen stored in muscle tissue)

Training chest and biceps tommorrow so hopefully it should go o.k.

Will do my 3rd lot of winny and prop tonight so hopefully this will kick in soon.

8)

p.s. Started training with a mate down the gym who has just started his first stack (deca and test enanthate @ 2 amps each weekly), he is training with me now and have sorted out a diet plan for him so expecting and hoping good things for him.

will keep everone posted.

zx9rjas · 24-02-2005, 09:41 PM

DAY 6

upped clen to 60mcg this morning and also had my 3rd lot of winny and prop last night. Feeling it kicking in as mood is changing.

Weighed myself again last night

and have dropped 7lbs since saturday :shock: most of this must be water as I have not lost any strength.

Trained chest and biceps today. Got a real good pump today especially in the biceps.

Weights are definately not dropping as I managed to incline press near 60kg dumbells for 8 reps for a couple of sets

and 10-12 reps with 53kg

But as I said my energy is not lasting that long as after the first exercise I am failing earlier in the reps. I know its not a drop in strength its just a lack of fuel.

Light cardio tommorrow morning for 30 mins.

p.s. training buddy's weights have already started going up, go on garfy!

zx9rjas · 25-02-2005, 11:35 PM

DAY 7

60mcg of clen this morning and then a 35 min fast paced walk. Felt pretty easy and thinking of jogging but I am going to hold back as its early at the moment and dont want to lose muscle, also weight is dropping through diet and walking so I dont need anything more at the moment. Good thing about carrying more bodyweight and muscle is calories and fat are burned far easier.

Diet is really boring but not a bad to cope with as I had expected.

Trained Shoulders, abs and calves today and I felt fatigued after the first few sets, strength is still there.

People noticing I'm starting to cut but haven't noticed myself yet, maybe a bit of the top abs showing but still too much BF for anything to get excited about.

20-02-2005, 10:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
zx9rjas Making Progress Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southampton Posts: 343 Rep Power:	Log of my cutting phase in 12-14 weeks DAY 1 Weight 16.5 stone (at 5ft 10) BF unknown but too much! CYCLE O.k. Just started my cutting phase yesterday, this is the first time I am using the gear to help me cut up so it is a new experience for me. This is what I am running Test Prop (Virormone) 100mg/2ml x3 weekly Winstrol Depot 50mg/1ml x3 weekly Clenbuterol 20mcg-100mcg (tapering up and then down) I will add some anti bloat (recommendations PLEASE!) too and also towards the end of the cycle I will add some proviron for 4 weeks or so. I am going to run it for 12 weeks with a 2 week buffer if I need a couple of extra weeks to cut a bit more. I will be running the clenbuterol on a 2 week on and 2 week off basis, and am considering using an ECA stack on the off weeks. TRAINING I am going to try and keep my weight training pretty much the same in the 10-6 rep range with 4 sets per exercise. I am expecting a drop in weights as I will lose some muscle mass but hopefully the cycle will minimalise this, coupled with a good diet and sensible cardio. My gym Schedule will be as follows Monday Quads 12-14 sets Calves 8 sets Tuesday Back 16 sets Triceps 8 sets Thursday Chest 12-14 sets Biceps 6-8 sets Friday Shoulders 9-12 sets Abs 8-12 sets Calves 4-8 sets I change my exercises every 3-4 weeks as I find this works well for me, I will also train my abs in the mornings on a couple a days during the week. I will be performing fast walking/slow jogging for 40 mins at a time in the morning a couple of days during the week and in the evening on saturday. I will not be doing any HIT as at 16.5 stone it will be too much impact on my joints and will lose too much muscle (I am not interested in fitness levels at the moment, just fatloss) I will increase the number of days I perform cardio gradually over the cycle and in the last few weeks I will be doing it 6 days a week. DIET This is the most important bit of all, Firstly I will clean up my diet completely. I have removed all sugars and refined carbs. I will be consuming mostly oats and shredded wheat with a bit of whole grain bread now and again. Some Brown rice when I can stomach it. I have reduced my carb intake by 200grams (800 calories) I have increased my protein intake by 100 grams (400 calories) Total deficit = 400 cals daily This along with the cardio will be about 3200 deficit a week. But with the inreased protein and reduced carbs should work out quite well. I will weigh myself twice a week to make sure I am not losing too much each week. I am aiming for 2lbs a week and do not want to lose much more than that a week as it will be muscle, although initailly I expect a bit a a bigger drop as of waterloss etc. I think thats it but I have probably forgotten something any suggestions are much appreciated. Hopefully this should be a good J ______________________ 50% of bodybuilding is nutrition 50% of body building is not overtraining If you cant gain see the above

20-02-2005, 03:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
zx9rjas Making Progress Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southampton Posts: 343 Rep Power:	Theres a before pic of me in the pics section. So I will give an after one in about 12 weeks. I reckon I need to lose about 20lbs but this is just a guess, maybe a bit more but this should be achieveable in the time allowed without losing too much muscle. J ______________________ 50% of bodybuilding is nutrition 50% of body building is not overtraining If you cant gain see the above

21-02-2005, 08:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
zx9rjas Making Progress Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southampton Posts: 343 Rep Power:	I'll try and find them as I have a new computer without my pics on here. Anyway, DAY 3 Had a 40mcg dose of clen this morning with my second shots of winny and prop. Clen is keeping feeling pretty energetic as I usually feel lethargic when reducing my carbs, feeling pretty good all round. Trained legs and calves today and strength has not been affected yet as still got out 400lb squat for 7 or 8 reps but its still early. That said I am lost the energy towards the end of my workout. I am going to weigh myself tonight to see how much the initial weight loss is. Cardio tomorrow morning if its not snowing and then back and triceps in the evening. Feeling optamistic Food is very boring but I can put up with it. J ______________________ 50% of bodybuilding is nutrition 50% of body building is not overtraining If you cant gain see the above

22-02-2005, 09:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
zx9rjas Making Progress Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southampton Posts: 343 Rep Power:	day 4 DAY 4 Did cardio this morning and felt o.k, just stomach was rumbling. Feeling fitter 8) Trained Back and triceps today. The first exercise went great and was using same weight/reps as usual but am definately noticing my energy/strength is not lasting throughout my session as usual so towards the end is getting really hard. Weighed myself last night and initial weightloss in the first few days is 5-6lbs (mostly water weight) will weigh again on saturday to see the first weeks weightloss. J ______________________ 50% of bodybuilding is nutrition 50% of body building is not overtraining If you cant gain see the above

23-02-2005, 06:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
zx9rjas Making Progress Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southampton Posts: 343 Rep Power:	day 5 DAY 5 40mcg clen this morning A light 20 min walk this morning, felt pretty drained this morning but perked up about 9ish. Must be the reduced carbs beginning to catch up with me. Feel like i've lost a good inch or two from the waist but also feel pretty flat too (less glycogen stored in muscle tissue) Training chest and biceps tommorrow so hopefully it should go o.k. Will do my 3rd lot of winny and prop tonight so hopefully this will kick in soon. 8) p.s. Started training with a mate down the gym who has just started his first stack (deca and test enanthate @ 2 amps each weekly), he is training with me now and have sorted out a diet plan for him so expecting and hoping good things for him. will keep everone posted. ______________________ 50% of bodybuilding is nutrition 50% of body building is not overtraining If you cant gain see the above

20-02-2005, 12:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Anonymous Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 0 Rep Power:	good journal, i lost about 5lb straight away, water "I will be performing fast walking/slow jogging for 40 mins at a time in the morning a couple of days during the week and in the evening on saturday." i always find i lose too much muscle from jogging, i,ll be watching this journal, looking forward to seeing your progress. any estimates on your current bodyfat?

20-02-2005, 01:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
opex Making Progress Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Darkside of the moon Posts: 106 Rep Power:	Yip this will be a good journal as u have worked the most important factors out such as diet. Are we going to get before and after pics?? good luck bro

20-02-2005, 03:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
opex Making Progress Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Darkside of the moon Posts: 106 Rep Power:	Can u post them again bro? The pics have vanished??

24-02-2005, 09:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
zx9rjas Making Progress Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southampton Posts: 343 Rep Power:	day6 DAY 6 upped clen to 60mcg this morning and also had my 3rd lot of winny and prop last night. Feeling it kicking in as mood is changing. Weighed myself again last night and have dropped 7lbs since saturday :shock: most of this must be water as I have not lost any strength. Trained chest and biceps today. Got a real good pump today especially in the biceps. Weights are definately not dropping as I managed to incline press near 60kg dumbells for 8 reps for a couple of sets and 10-12 reps with 53kg But as I said my energy is not lasting that long as after the first exercise I am failing earlier in the reps. I know its not a drop in strength its just a lack of fuel. Light cardio tommorrow morning for 30 mins. p.s. training buddy's weights have already started going up, go on garfy! ______________________ 50% of bodybuilding is nutrition 50% of body building is not overtraining If you cant gain see the above

25-02-2005, 11:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
zx9rjas Making Progress Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southampton Posts: 343 Rep Power:	day7 DAY 7 60mcg of clen this morning and then a 35 min fast paced walk. Felt pretty easy and thinking of jogging but I am going to hold back as its early at the moment and dont want to lose muscle, also weight is dropping through diet and walking so I dont need anything more at the moment. Good thing about carrying more bodyweight and muscle is calories and fat are burned far easier. Diet is really boring but not a bad to cope with as I had expected. Trained Shoulders, abs and calves today and I felt fatigued after the first few sets, strength is still there. People noticing I'm starting to cut but haven't noticed myself yet, maybe a bit of the top abs showing but still too much BF for anything to get excited about. ______________________ 50% of bodybuilding is nutrition 50% of body building is not overtraining If you cant gain see the above

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