I've never seen any posting about this before, so I thought I'd see what /fit has to say about "mini-cuts".
Basically, a mini-cut is when you go on a cut for a much shorter duration, like 2-3 weeks in order to lose some fat that you gain while lifting. I've encountered this several times, when you gain more fat than you had anticipated, and thus cut down for a few weeks to get things back into shape, and then go back to normal.
Say I started lifting at 90kg 6'3, and over 6 months I gained 10kg, of which 6kg was muscle (since in your first year you can expect to gain 12.5kg of lean muscle). Thus 4kg is fat which would be relatively easy to burn off by going on a mini-cut for a few weeks, maybe lose like 3kg in three weeks, it has happened before.
I'd like /fit's opinion on this, is it better to just bulk for 6 months, and then cut for 6 months, i.e long and long? Alternatively would it be better to try to keep your fat in check by doing a series of many smaller mini-cuts?
Also, a related question, the sticky says we can expect to gain about 12.5kg of lean muscle in our first year of lifting, is this if you did nothing but bulk or does it expect you to cut as well?
>>40762284
Nice post.
Bumping 4 interest
I'm going to try a routine of 2 weeks bulk, 1 week cut, with measuring new PRs at the end of every 3 weeks.
bump lul
At my workplace only the grills go to the gym. Do more girls than guys go to the gym?
>>40762185
nice jaw on her, cute face. Introduce me to her. Loving her jaw. This is the first erection I've had in weeks.
>>40762185
obviously no
>>40762195
Tatyana, the superior volleyball girl.
What brand squat plug does /fit/ recommend?
The one your mum got a mould of my dick and she loves me more than you
quote me
>>40762173
Lol damn anon that was spicy
>>40762173
REKT
Any dietary advice for someone with type 1 diabeetus? Trying to find a diet that allows for high protein but is also low carb without too much fat is difficult.
Also worried about eating carbs pre workout, taking my bolus and then dropping too low in a work out.
Eat 3-4 Meals a day and dont snack in between.
Make sure you get 10-12 hours of fasting a day its good for insulin resistance.
Nothing wrong with eating fat it doesnt affect insulin at all. Try to consume more.
Also protein causes bloodsugar to raise (but not nearly as much as carbs) so i wouldnt eat too much of it either.
>>40762109
No shit about the protein, i didn't know about that. How do you suggest I put on muscle then?
With the fat, I'm trying to cut my body fat % by 2-3% (it's been a while since I last had it checked, I believe I'm 15 or 16% right now). Eating more fats would hinder this, yes? Or no if I used them for energy before they become trigylcerides? (Triglycerides are 44 right now, I don't know if that's relevant. I had them done last time my a1c was checked, which was 4.9)
>>40762024
>>40762154
Dude, you can cut without avoiding fat. Avoiding fat in your diet is some 70s doctor advice who has no idea what he is talking about.
I'm not going to meme Keto here, but research it. Especially Keto and diabetes.
any of you anons training purely for aesthetics, but with full body routines? looks to me like everyone who just lifts to look good does some kind of a split (even if it's just U/L)
I do a routine that is basically SS + chin ups and dips. Squat light in the middle of the week though.
Cardio every day and a clean diet with lots of natural carbs.
>>40761994
nice. what's you height and how long have you been lifting for?
>>40762019
5'10, 82kg (180lbs)
Lifting for about 2 years now.
What fragrances is /fit/ using?
DIOR HOMME INTENSE
>>40761911
Creed millesime imperial
I'm anorexic out of pure laziness.
Never developped an actual appetite, never did sports, dropped out of college and now 22, 5'10, 120lbs.
I don't eat much. I do strength training, but progress is slow to non existent.
Do you guys have pictures of males who made it out of legit auschwitz, and what their routines were?
Before anyone says, I'm quite aware it's possible, I've just never seen a progress thread with the case. And yes, I'm aware of Zyzz. But he tooks roids.
>>40761766
eat big get big
do whatever it takes
you gotta eat even when you're full
dont be a bitch
>>40761766
Yes i have, be consistent with your lifting and eating, do a full body routine.
>>40761784
Ignore this retard. You need to be very disciplined, not just "eat when you're full". The whole point of hungry skeltals is their brains convince themselves that they've eaten tons of food, and they have no real concept of what "eating at a surplus" means.
What you REALLY have to do is keep a detailed food log for a week or so to get a baseline. Then add 300-500 calories (more if you want maximum gains and don't mind getting fat) per day, monitoring each day and adding food if you haven't hit your goal calories for that day. This is easy to do with high-calorie foods like nuts, or a simple gainer shake:
-1-2 cups of oats
-whole milk
-whatever else (peanut butter, protein powder, etc)
This can easily be 1000 calories downed in less than a minute.
1 year progress
>OHP: 1x56kg
>Bench: 3x82,5kg
>Squat: 5x100kg
>Diddly: 5x135kg
How am I doing?
>>40761744
>1 year stalling
good job
Looking good.
Do you do cardio? How many days a week? How tall?
>>40761744
1 year only got you to 100kg squat?
What's his routine?
Its easy to get fit when you're always carrying the team
>>40761718
5x team carry
Some powerlifting shit surely. Typical fatlifter build
How can I develop a strong punch?
>>40761595
Stop being a faggot.
by fucking off
>>>/out/
>>40761595
Go to a real boxing gym and learn how to throw a punch. Repeat said punch until technique is nearly perfected. Congrats now you have a strong punch
How long has it been since you cleaned your body of toxins, /fit/?
What's a toxin lol
>>40761592
>Spend some time outdoors and breathe in the fresh air
Sounds good. Except if you live in Beijing and get PM 2.5 poisoning and die
>>40761616
That's not fresh air then, is it?
Who else here GOWAD?
You fucking better be, with all that bullshit creatine and pre you take, what good is being fucking juicy if you have multiple organ failure?
How much water do you drink a day brahs?
30oz per day cause I'm bulking. You don't need to drink as much water when bulking cause it'll make you feel too full to eat your extra calories.
>>40761627
Not making it, sorry friendo
>farewell to kidneys
>>40761562
i dont want to have to pee all the time.
Can flexibility be increased by yoga workouts or shit like this?
I heard various opinions on it. But as /fit/ is always right i'd like to know what ya all think.
yeah dude
>>40761507
>Can flexibility be increased by flexibility increasing workouts?
scientists the world over seek to answer such questions.
>>40761507
Strength training in full range of motion will increase your flexibility for that particlulare movement.
But other than that its better to have a stretching routine.
Yoga is some random bullshit. Yes, if you did 3 years of yoga you may have gotten flexible, but you could get the same from 4 months of stretching.
Are humans INT DEX OR STR?
>>40761471
what?
You can be any combination of those and more
10 INT
4 STR
6 DEX
12 STR
6 INT
2 DEX
>supposed to go for a 5 rep PR on my squat
>slightly hungover from last night
What do /fit/
>>40761374
>Load up lmao 4 plates
>inhale deep
>unrack weights
>scream on the way down
>pause at the bottom
>"aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!"
>projectile vomit up all those angryballs and pizza from last night, while still screaming.
>rerack weights as loud as possible
>slip on vomit and crack skull on rack
>become gym legend
>>40761487
>in coma for three years
>wake up
>you are now a gym legend
>wut.png
>you broke a new world record
>those were 10 plates not 4
>the vomit technique is now practiced everywhere
>scientists lose their mind
>Rippetoe suicides
>gyms replace whey protein with booze
stop being a bitch
>caffeine up
>drink some water
>lift