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All right!!!!!
So what's going on as I start my journal...
Today is March 12. I began a cutting cycle on January 1. I was in the post 5's of an HST cycle when I started. I believe I was lifting 4 times per week: 10's, 10's back to back, doing an A/B split, then rest, 5A, rest, 5B, rest, 10A, 10B, etc. Strength was going up, even a week or more into the cut. Then I decided to start a new cycle in the 10s. I did 6 weeks, and noticed strength going down hill, so I slowly increased calories, and started a new cycle, this time in the 15s.
That's where I stand today: one week of 15s done, close to what must be maintenance calories. I plan on eating "just enough" for another week or so, hoping to stabilize strength for a while, and kick start some good fat loss when I start cutting in earnest again.
For the record, I weighed 167 on January 1, and I weigh 152 today. For the first time in my life, I'm starting to see abs without flexing.
A year ago, I weighed 147, and I didn't see abs, so I feel that I surely gained at least 5 lbs muscle in the past year, but probably more. Considering all the mistakes I made, particularly in diet, I'm pretty happy.
My current routine:
A: Dead Lift
A: Bench Press
A: Chins
A: Upright rows
B: Squat
B: Dips
B: Bent Rows
B: Military Press
Curls
Skull Crushers
Rotator Cuffs
I plan on 30 reps throughout the cycle, so 2x15, 3x10, and 6x5.
On A day, I do full sets of A lifts, one set of B lifts, and two sets of Isos. Vice-a-versa on B days.
After lifting, I go right to cardio and do intervals. One day per week, I'm doing some ab stuff: Situps, crunches, and Russian twists, planks, plus cardio, and one day, I'm doing lower intensity cardio.
So what's going on as I start my journal...
Today is March 12. I began a cutting cycle on January 1. I was in the post 5's of an HST cycle when I started. I believe I was lifting 4 times per week: 10's, 10's back to back, doing an A/B split, then rest, 5A, rest, 5B, rest, 10A, 10B, etc. Strength was going up, even a week or more into the cut. Then I decided to start a new cycle in the 10s. I did 6 weeks, and noticed strength going down hill, so I slowly increased calories, and started a new cycle, this time in the 15s.
That's where I stand today: one week of 15s done, close to what must be maintenance calories. I plan on eating "just enough" for another week or so, hoping to stabilize strength for a while, and kick start some good fat loss when I start cutting in earnest again.
For the record, I weighed 167 on January 1, and I weigh 152 today. For the first time in my life, I'm starting to see abs without flexing.
A year ago, I weighed 147, and I didn't see abs, so I feel that I surely gained at least 5 lbs muscle in the past year, but probably more. Considering all the mistakes I made, particularly in diet, I'm pretty happy.
My current routine:
A: Dead Lift
A: Bench Press
A: Chins
A: Upright rows
B: Squat
B: Dips
B: Bent Rows
B: Military Press
Curls
Skull Crushers
Rotator Cuffs
I plan on 30 reps throughout the cycle, so 2x15, 3x10, and 6x5.
On A day, I do full sets of A lifts, one set of B lifts, and two sets of Isos. Vice-a-versa on B days.
After lifting, I go right to cardio and do intervals. One day per week, I'm doing some ab stuff: Situps, crunches, and Russian twists, planks, plus cardio, and one day, I'm doing lower intensity cardio.