Originally Posted by rugger

Yea, I prefer to put mass on in the cold months, but not this year, since I am still wearing last year's "Winter Coat".

So I am cutting, started dieting on Monday. If you find it helpful I'll be happy to post my current stats, typical diet and follow up with a finish in the early Spring.

Here's a taste, if there is interest I'll continue...

I typically keep my diet pretty simple when I cut and my workout that is focused specifically at cutting fat is quite simple, but it's my key. I continue heavy weight training 3-4 times per week as well. The thing that works for me everytime, assuming I am sticking to my diet is Empty Stomach Morning 'Cardio'.

I don't care what anyone says, including the 'experts' that try to compare a person to a race car, "Would you race that car on an empty tank?" BS - empty stomach AM cardio is king for cutting (with diet in check of course). No one that I have suggested it to has said otherwise, I personally know hundreds that have done it and love it. It will do in 2 weeks what diet alone cannot achieve in 2 months. I did not say it will work for everyone, but no one that I know that's given it a sound effort has complained, in fact many comeback in 2 weeks and say they lost 2 inches from their waist.

Now, it's not really cardio at all, but the activities I chose are typically thought of as cardio. For true cardio the intensity would be higher. First off, do not eat when you wake, this will ensure that the liver and muscle glycogen is used quickly or not at all and the body will begin burning fat ASAP. The fat burning is actually greater AFTER training, since during training your body will try it best to use sugar as fuel, but at rest the body primarily uses fat - that's right, when at rest you burn fat as energy.

I prefer to mountain bike (4-7 miles lately - easy terrain), or do some random intervals - walk/run/jog, but even brisk walking for 30-45 minutes will work better than you might imagine.

Next post will be sample diet I use to shred in record time, while keeping my energy levels high - do not think I startve myself like a contest prepping bodybuilding - no way, I eat PLENTY, but I eat CLEAN.

rugger