Cutting 101

In my opinion, there is a particular 'cascade' you should follow when trying to cut, I will give a quick outline of my thoughts in this thread and allow people to make their own decisions with new found info.

First off, DIET! Diet is 95% of cutting, you should have a good diet in place and use it faithfully. Allow all excess body fat to be used while on a good diet, (yes this takes time!). A good diet, usually consists of complex carbohydrates, a good protein intake, and a healthy fats intake. Examples of such:

Complex Carbs: Oatmeal, whole wheat foods, fiberous veggies (not a true form), brown rice, and other low glycemic index carbs.

Good Proteins: Poultry, fish, bovine, dairy products, powders

Healthy fats: Nuts, Olive oil, Avacados, MCTs, some dairy products, etc.

Now, find your maintenance caloric intake, which is usually your body weight multiplied by 15. Take this, and subtract 500 calories from it, you have now formed a defecit. Eat at this caloric defecit for the duration, do not cut carbs, do not decrease fats, do not do any modern bullshit diet!!! Instead try to eat at a 33/33/33 ratio, meaning 33% of your caloric intake is from protein, 33% from carbs, and 33% from fats. Some people prefer a 40/40/20, others a 45/30/25, and the variables continue on.

You will realize that soon after eating at a caloric defecit, weight will drop, without supplementation, without increased exercise and cardio!!! Miraculous eh?

You will come to a point where the weight won't decrease naturally anymore, this is where you increase the intensity of your workouts, and (still not doing cardio folks) Once again, your body will quickly adapt and learn to stay at a set weight despite the increased intensity, this is where....

Cardio finally makes a slight appearance. Adding in cardio 2-3 times per week post workout will give you that extra edge in the fight vs fat! Once your body has adapted again, you will move on to....

Supplementation! There are soo many options here, and I won't even begin to voice my opinion on this just yet...

In the end, you can expect to cover a 6 month timeframe EASILY, and also quite possibly a 15-20 pound drop in body fat if done correctly. This is how to 'cut' while sparing muscle, and doing so naturally. If you are not able to discipline yourself enough to do something this easy, then why do you think you're ready to jump into supps and anabolics right away?? eh?? lol

SO, in review, DIET ---> Intensity ---> Cardio ---> Supplementation ---> Skinny

Interesting article on the subject Windsor and Eton