I’ve been on the t-dawg for 3 weeks and am doing pretty good. I’ve lost 4.5 pounds so far. The only problem with the diet is slow recovery. I use surge right after workouts and also had to cut volume about 3-4 sets each workout. I’m also using methoxy 7 and ZMA. I feel that methoxy works pretty good for hanging on to muscle and cutting fat. YOu are pretty much always going to lose a little muscle when you are dieting. I don’t think I’ve lost any yet. Hope that helps.
Sounds like your workouts are pretty long there bub. Maybe you can pull off some 2 a days if u can and split your cardio and weights. Also swimming is great cardio, but in the long run, you will have a problem with it if you want to get real lean. The body has a tendency to hold onto some fat just for buoyancy and warmth when it comes to swimming. After all, when is the last time you saw a buffed and ripped swimmer. Yea they look lean, but you couldnt draw a muscle on em. Unless you have some kind of injury where you have to be less weight-bearing. Try some sprints or HIT intervals on a bike or stairmaster.