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Good weight training routine for cutting (lower weight/high rep)?
Posted on 12/10/17 at 9:37 am
Posted on 12/10/17 at 9:37 am
Title pretty much says it all. Anybody have a health/fitness board approved weight training routine for cutting?
Posted on 12/10/17 at 10:22 am to LSUTigersVCURams
Why the low weight high rep requirement?
Posted on 12/10/17 at 11:23 am to LSUTigersVCURams
My last cycle I did high weight, sets of 6-8 reps. I put on muscle fast and made leaps and bounds in PRs.
This cycle I am doing low weight, sets of 20 reps.
I have lost 22lbs since the end of the last cycle and this morning (8 weeks). My arms are the same size, but more tone, legs are a smaller, chest is smaller. I have not gone back heavy yet to see how my strength compares to before this cycle. My stamina is up significantly.
Disclaimer* I do very little research on any of my cycles and just do what feels right and when I see results, I continue. I also stick to a 1800 calorie/day diet, lift 4 days a week and do cardio 5 days per week.
This cycle I am doing low weight, sets of 20 reps.
I have lost 22lbs since the end of the last cycle and this morning (8 weeks). My arms are the same size, but more tone, legs are a smaller, chest is smaller. I have not gone back heavy yet to see how my strength compares to before this cycle. My stamina is up significantly.
Disclaimer* I do very little research on any of my cycles and just do what feels right and when I see results, I continue. I also stick to a 1800 calorie/day diet, lift 4 days a week and do cardio 5 days per week.
Posted on 12/10/17 at 11:33 am to LSUTigersVCURams
Even when it seems like lower weights and higher reps is better for leaning out it’s actually the opposite you should be doing.
The goal should be to drop a set or two of volume, focus on lifting as heavy as you can as if you were bulking.
You’re aiming to retain as much muscle as you burn fat. By lifting as heavy as possible you have no choice but to retain that muscle while the body uses stored fat cells when in a calorie deficit.
The goal should be to drop a set or two of volume, focus on lifting as heavy as you can as if you were bulking.
You’re aiming to retain as much muscle as you burn fat. By lifting as heavy as possible you have no choice but to retain that muscle while the body uses stored fat cells when in a calorie deficit.
Posted on 12/10/17 at 11:48 am to LSUTigersVCURams
Posted on 12/10/17 at 1:47 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
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LSUTigersVCURams
Im not fitness guru, but have been leaning out by doing the following.
tracking total number of reps for each muscle groups (larger muscles get the most work) and lifting as much as I can to get that number of target reps but be gassed by the end of it.
It's been working pretty well thus far for leaning out coupled with keto
Posted on 12/10/17 at 2:26 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
High reps low weight does not get you lean, in fact you get less of an epoc burn from it. Getting lean is about diet and creating a massive epoc. You maintain muscle by lifting heavy as shite.
I suggest reverse pyramid training if you are doing lean gains style if dieting. If eating a normal diet I suggest the greyskull lci program which can be found here on my drive.
I suggest reverse pyramid training if you are doing lean gains style if dieting. If eating a normal diet I suggest the greyskull lci program which can be found here on my drive.
Posted on 12/10/17 at 2:47 pm to lsu777
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High reps low weight does not get you lean, in fact you get less of an epoc burn from it. Getting lean is about diet and creating a massive epoc. You maintain muscle by lifting heavy as shite
This x 1000. There is no way of “toning”. You gain muscle by lifting heavy and you reveal that muscle with diet. The whole low weight and high reps thing is a myth.
Posted on 12/10/17 at 2:48 pm to lsu777
I was waiting for you to answer. I was being lazy today
Posted on 12/10/17 at 6:45 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
Getting lean is a function of cutting fat, that's diet. You lift to maintain muscle while you cut. I think someone upthread said it, volume is what you are looking for. I think any program that you like and can adhere to that gives you the volume. I personally do a 3 day 5/3/1 program and like it.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 12:59 am to LSUTigersVCURams
I am doing German Volume Training right now. I have a thread on it.
Posted on 12/12/17 at 7:44 pm to geauxtigers6492
Always lift heavy.
Posted on 12/15/17 at 8:20 am to LSUTigersVCURams
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Looking to get lean
Repetitions have nothing to do with lean. It's actually better to lift heavy while at a caloric deficiency to keep muscle.
Posted on 12/15/17 at 8:42 am to bayoumuscle21
Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but nobody wants to lift no heavy-arse weights.
Ronnie Coleman
Ronnie Coleman
Posted on 12/15/17 at 8:43 am to Ice Cream Sammich
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I also stick to a 1800 calorie/day diet
holy shite how do you do this
Posted on 12/15/17 at 10:09 am to Hu_Flung_Pu
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Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but nobody wants to lift no heavy-arse weights.
Ronnie Coleman
Gotta love Ronnie, but he was wrong. Everybody wants to lift heavy, just not properly. Lol
Saw a smaller guy squatting 315 the other day, maybe going half way down. And I mean maybe.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 10:41 am to bayoumuscle21
Thanks for the answers guys. I'm thinking I'll get on a 5/3/1 routine and go <50g carbs per day with some jump roping for cardio. Think this'll do the trick for me?
Posted on 12/17/17 at 10:55 am to LSUTigersVCURams
Should be good to go
Posted on 12/17/17 at 6:11 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
Should be fine
Just remember to do a warm up like the Joe de Franco agile 8 or something like that
Just remember to do a warm up like the Joe de Franco agile 8 or something like that
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