smallguyjoe’s BodyBlog

http://www.t-nation.com/readArticle.do?id=1268956

^^^READ IT!!!!!

I wish so bad I had read this back in the Fall of 2006 when I started out on my bulking phases that ended up with me at 180 lbs ~20% bf in January 2008. I would have never made such an awful mistake as that. I probably would have reached my goal of being lean like 2 years ago instead of finally right now just getting there.

It took some nutrition classes, anatomy, and huge errors over the span of 3 yrs, LOL, for me to realize everything he discusses in this article. It would have been so much easier just to read it though ~2 yrs ago!

Geez, I’ve got my work cut out for me now!

I started my cut at ~166-168 lbs… was fully carbed up from my gaining phase. Anyway, I remember starting and thinking that I would be ready for a show at ~150 lbs. LOL! Try ~10 lbs lighter… yeah, how about at the heaviest 140 lbs. That’s more like the weight I need to cut to in order to be shredded for June 13th. A natural pro on bb.com, who seriously knows his stuff, informed me that I will likely need to get under 140 lbs. I’m gonna take his word for it, but I don’t know if I can manage that. I feel confident w/ hard work I can get down to 140 lbs though in 9 weeks.

I re-worked up my macros today, and w/ the combo of a greater Caloric deficit and additional cardio I should be in a deficit of 700-800 Cals/day except for my re-feed day every 5th day. So, I should lose ~1.5 lbs per week, which is slightly under what my natty pro friend recommended. I plan on doing 1.5 lbs/week for 3 weeks and then at 6 weeks out adding more cardio once my classes are finished.

These next 9 weeks are going to be brutal, but I think it will be worth it when I am in the best shape of my life on June 13th .