[quote]Beast Status wrote:
I cut from 260+ down to 210 in under 9 months starting in December. Actually made some gains too. I would say it is realistic for you if you stay committed. [/quote]
Congratulations,
Any insights into how you did that?[/quote]
I was at one time in really good shape, so i knew how to eat and train. I was around 5 years fat with minimal physical activity, eating complete shit and ultimately dealing with some serious depression. I’ve always been an all or nothing type to go about things. So when i was down and out, i really went all in. One day I had an epiphany of sorts. I decided to join a gym, started prepping meals and literally made a 180 change in a matter of a week. It sucked for like 2 months but the weight flew off for the first 30 or so pounds.
The one thing i take from my transformation and the most important thing to me. I am a COMPLETELY different person than i was a year ago. Like noticeable to my friends and family different. Not so much the way I look but more spiritually i suppose. My depression is non existent, I have so much more energy, i am outgoing, made new friends and went from a sedentary sluggish lifestyle to not having enough time in the day to do everything i want.
But to answer your question about HOW i did it:
I follow a high protein, moderate fat, moderate carb diet. I eat mainly lean meats, veggies, rice, sweet potatoes etc. I rarely if ever eat any bread. I cut dairy except for the occasional cheese. My workouts are usually a bodypart split/bodybuilding style workout. Typically P/P/L/P/P/L. I workout 5-6 days a week. Cardio for 20-30 mins on 4-5 of those days. Usually just a high incline fast paced walk with some sprinting. Natty. Not a big supplement guy but i use protein shakes for meal replacement, some sort of caffeine pre-workout and have recently started sipping BCAA’s intra workout. I’m all about consistency and lifting heavy to the relative rep scheme. Meaning i lift to failure quite a bit. I have a training log ive been running regularly for some time now if anyone is interested. Im always open to feed back.
My current goals are to gain lean mass and keep trimming around the edges.
[quote]Facepalm_Death wrote:
Why 205? To me it would make more sense to only cut enough to make the 220 class. Maybe get a few meets done at that weight and then attempt another cut. If you steadily lean out to say 228, you could probably do a water cut to make the 220s. That goal would certainly be attainable in 30 weeks[/quote]
I imagine he’s competing in the IPF, which no longer has a 220 class, but DOES have a 205 class.
[quote]Facepalm_Death wrote:
Why 205? To me it would make more sense to only cut enough to make the 220 class. Maybe get a few meets done at that weight and then attempt another cut. If you steadily lean out to say 228, you could probably do a water cut to make the 220s. That goal would certainly be attainable in 30 weeks[/quote]
I imagine he’s competing in the IPF, which no longer has a 220 class, but DOES have a 205 class.[/quote]
This. Also for those suggesting water cut you have to account for same day weigh in.
OP for what it’s worth a couple of years ago I cut a reasonable amount (I reckon around 5kg over summer holidays) and found that my deadlift still went up but my bench regressed and then by the end of the summer was back where it had been at the start, albeit at a lower body weight. How applicable this is to your situation is questionable though as I was still getting my ‘powerlifting beginner gains’ as I like to call them and isn’t anything on how much you are planning on losing.
[quote]Facepalm_Death wrote:
Why 205? To me it would make more sense to only cut enough to make the 220 class. Maybe get a few meets done at that weight and then attempt another cut. If you steadily lean out to say 228, you could probably do a water cut to make the 220s. That goal would certainly be attainable in 30 weeks[/quote]
I imagine he’s competing in the IPF, which no longer has a 220 class, but DOES have a 205 class.[/quote]
I see. Are the new weight classes still 93kg, 105kg, 120kg, and 120+? If so cutting down to the 105kg (231lbs) would be even easier than making 220. My point was for the purposes of competing, moving down 1 weight class makes more sense than moving down 2, especially if OP has never done a big cut before