Getting Ripped by majrminer
CUTTING ADVICE FROM MAJRMINER –check out his profile, he’s ripped like no one’s business.He’s also nice enough to give a comprehensive response to my asking about cutting advice. If you saw his results (visit his freakin’ profile pics) you realize he knows what he’s talking about.
from majrminer:
Dude, I’ll tell you what worked:
First, get a doctor recommendation before working out. If what he or she says doesn’t jive with what I say here, don’t do what I say.
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Eat most carbs in the morning. No soft stuff… usually just oatmeal and eggs.
Have a snack every 2-3 hours. 2.5 seemed best for me.
Drink cold water all the time.
Eat a carb and protein meal 90 min before resistance workout. Drink 16-24 oz water 1 hour before and up to workout. Weight workout should be 40-50 min and intense. No more than 2 min rest between sets.
If you drink coffee, stop drinking so much of it. It decreases the effectiveness of fat burners when you actually do take them before a workout (body tolerance). I could tell you about a study, but it would take too long. Go off of caffeine for about three weeks to a month and then take fat burners only when you have already reduced bodyfat via the better diet.
If only doing cardio, eat a solid food meal (lower in carbs) 2 hours before cardio. Drink water. Take caffeine (if you can tolerate it) 30-40 min before cardio. Drink water all during cardio. Wait 20-30 min after cardio before eating. This allows body to burn more fat.
Taper carbs off at night. Increase whole proteins (chicken, steak, fish). Eat raw veggies. No dressings.
Last meal should be 60-90 min before sleep. Take ZMA capsules 15 min before bed. Take glutamine before bed (helps muscle repair, can help with growth hormone release).
SLEEP 8 hours per night. Not getting enough sleep increases cortisol in body, so it will be difficult to lose more fat and get shredded.
Diet is the place to start, but if you can’t get enough sleep, you will never be sliced and diced.
April 4, 2009 at 6:45 pm
What a coincidence ,99.99% of what majrminer said about the diet is what I’ve been doing for years! And with some success,I think.
I agree with everything he said but for me the single most important issue is NO carb for the evening meal.
April 4, 2009 at 11:41 pm
Hey guys, good luck with this. Stick to it as much as possible. There’s no way anyone can do it 12 months per year… you’ll eventually get stressed and your body will need a rest. That includes a couple weeks per year where you just eat crap. You need to now and then.
As you get more shredded and eat CLEAN, take one meal every week and eat a greasy hamburger. It actually makes your body’s metabolism increase. I didn’t believe it until I did it. I got even more peeled overnight and my muscles recovered quicker and became fuller the next day.
Don’t forget the rest week… no lifting after 12 weeks of serious training. Body needs that rest and recovery. It actually makes you grow more. It’s like the body catches up during that week off. I had people telling me I looked bigger, even though I felt crappy because I wasn’t working out.