[quote]BRINK429 wrote:
Ok so I’ve been power lifting for about a year and a half now and right now IÃ???Ã??Ã?¢??m currently working through a low back hip injury which prevents me from squatting and am doing a bodybuilding (hypertrophy based) routine while the recovery process is taking place (chiropractor/cold laser treatment/PT).I figured why not take this time to focus on cutting down from the 242 class to the 220 class (I also want to look decently lean). below is a sample of my current diet. I’ll break down the macros and take it meal by meal. Basically the premise of the diet is to put myself in a caloric deficit. Everyday I try and consume about three square meals not including pre and post workout shakes/drinks.
(these macros are all based on my average day, some days I either go a tiny bit over or under. also my meals are very consistent, I usually eat the same meals everyday for about a week). I’m going to attempt to be as precise as possible with this lol.
Protein: 200-250g
Carbs:120-150g(almost all are complex carbs)
Fat:50-65g
Water intake: 1-1.5 gallons a day.
calories: 1,800-2,000 a day.[/quote]
I would HIGHLY recommend re-assessing this caloric total initially, and working “down” from a higher amount. Ultimately, you know your body best, but without knowing how truly lean you already are it’s hard to make a formal recommendation. I started at 3,000/day at the beginning of my diet and am down to <1600 on most days at this point. Depending on your body type, you might be surprised by how many calories you either can/cannot get away with when dieting. Regardless of this, I don’t think starting at 2,000 kcal for someone who’s a decent 240 is a good idea. (Not sure if you’re actually a decent 240 or not, congrats if so.)
[quote]Meal 1: 1 cup broccoli, 1-1/12 cups egg whites, 1 whole egg, 1 wheat flour breaded chicken filet.
Meal 2: 5-7 oz. of unbreaded swai(fish) filet, 1 cup brown rice, 1-2 cups of some type of vegetable.
Meal 3: 8 oz. of chicken breast, 1 cup of either brown rice, whole wheat pasta or a small russet potatoe.
Other:
post-workout: 1-2 scoops of whey with water
between meals 2 and 3: 2 scoops of whey, 1 cup of egg whites.
before bed: 1 piece of fruit ( I only do this maybe every other day, pretty much whenever im craving something with sugar)
[/quote] This really doesn’t make any sense. Can you possibly please re-type this exactly as the timeline falls so we can see what you’re eating/when you’re eating it. When cutting dietary timing and precision is 100% of the battle. Any jackass can do cardio all day.
Also, you had better learn to fend off those cravings for sugar at night really fucking fast. And cravings in general. As I mentioned above, I truly don’t know you or your body types but I’ve known very, very few (…if any…) who could pull something off like fruit at night when trying to actually have a successful cut.
Sounds like a lot of weight, a little quickly. Which probably means a few things… you’re fattish, and have more weight to lose than you think you do. Or, in more likelihood, that 2,000 calories is just nowhere near close to enough to be consuming within the beginning of the diet.
I’d love to help you out more but there’s some pertinent information missing at this point.
Also… no reason for specifics or anything conclusive, but will there be any “helpful cutting supplements” used for this?
Also, any actually good cutting supplements (BCAA, HumaPro, et al) used?
Ever head of Intermittent Fasting? Mountain Dog eating?