Time to diet

[Mr.Nick]

So I'm coming outta pct now and the tentative plan is to get as lean as possible while maintaining as much size as possible. I'm happy with size and strength I've gained (gained about 27 lbs and held onto 20 so far) with this cycle, I'm just not as lean as I wanna be. Ideally I'd like to be around 10% or even lower by the end of next spring when I go on cycle again. I don't wanna get too hardcore with it and hinder my strength gains, so I will be eating some carbs pre and post workout. I'm changing up my pwo shake from a bulker with lots of calories and carbs to one with much less carbs around 20g or so I'm thinking. I'll still be taking in as much protein as possible (min 300g/day) so I hope that will help maintain as much size as possible combined with heavy lifts.

What I plan on doing is adhering to a much stricter diet with only one cheat meal a week instead of a whole cheat day, which I definitely can feel the next workout. Alcohol intake will be drastically decreased and I won't be drinking any beers and if I do drink it's vodka soda and only a few in an outing. I'm gonna cut carbs as much as possible with the exception of right before and right after a workout (cheat meal doesn't count).

Cardio will be done in the mornings before breakfast with something light like 30-45 min of a brisk walk (the dog will be happy). After breakfast, I'll hit the gym and lift for 45min or so then finish it off with another 20 min of moderate cardio (elliptical or bike). I won't do cardio tho on leg day, it's a longer workout and much more taxing than all the others, as in trying not to puke or pass out every single time.

I've been reading up on this and I'm sure I've got some things wrong, so please any and all suggestions are welcome. I'd love to go on the palumbo diet, but I don't think I'd be able to maintain it with the way my schedule is, so this will have to do for now.

[badstone]

Plan your meals and eat be the clock every time. Know what you are going to eat and know what your body needs. You have to experiment with your dieting to perfect it for you. Know how may cals you will burn and how much protein you need to maintain muscle mass. Measure your food!!! Its a science but when you get it it will work.

[masswithclass]

Bump bad on the planning your meals in advance. That will be a huge hurdle, or excuse, for not keeping it clean. Plan for worst case scenerio. Good luck bro!

[cookiedough]

Booze will destroy your momentum IMHO. I didn't shed much fat until I eliminated alcohol altogether. If you must drink, make it your cheat meal once a week. EFA's with each meal are really important too. I keep a liter of h20 next to my bed each night and its empty each morning. I can't say I remember drinking it, but I know this helps shed the flab as well. Last, IDK where you're starting Re: bf% but maintaining muscle and reducing more than 5% might not be realistic by spring. Just my opinion.

Anyway, I found that the biggest fat shredder was t3 + test. I highly recommend this for your next cycle. Strict dieting from now until your spring cycle + t3/test in the spring and you'll be top form for bikini season

[Mr.Nick]

Originally Posted by cookiedough

Booze will destroy your momentum IMHO. I didn't shed much fat until I eliminated alcohol altogether. If you must drink, make it your cheat meal once a week. EFA's with each meal are really important too. I keep a liter of h20 next to my bed each night and its empty each morning. I can't say I remember drinking it, but I know this helps shed the flab as well. Last, IDK where you're starting Re: bf% but maintaining muscle and reducing more than 5% might not be realistic by spring. Just my opinion.

Anyway, I found that the biggest fat shredder was t3 + test. I highly recommend this for your next cycle. Strict dieting from now until your spring cycle + t3/test in the spring and you'll be top form for bikini season

Thanks dudes. I know booze is terrible, it kills test production and it aromatizes terribly, so I'm gonna cut it as much as possible. All my meals will be planned in advance with measured out calories and whatnot. I know that it's hard to burn pure fat and no muscle, but I'm gonna try. I'm more concerned with not losing strength than size honestly, cuz I'm bigger than I planned from my first cycle even tho I'm fatter than I wanna be. If I can come out of this stronger than before and much leaner, than I've succeeded. I'm probly gonna do another bulker next, which is why I wanna get leaner. If I could afford it, I'd buy some kits, but that's outta my budget for a while.

As far as cardio goes, before I eat in the morning is most effective correct? Also, how much is too much? I know anything over an hr at a time is highly catabolic, but what intensity should I hit it?