I'm new to Cutting so any help is appreciated

CadenDavid

Last year I focused on losing weight Successfully. The reason I say successfully is because it's easy to lose it but it's a whole other story to maintain it.. But yeah I lost about 95lbs in 2016 and another year is afoot. I was thinking all throughout December what I should do in 2017... Finally I decided I should take it a step further and cut... For those of you who don't know cutting is basically cutting your fat down to about 10% and looking very fit (in a nut shell). Anyway I walked down to the gym today trudging through the snow it was about a mile away and boy was it cold.. So when I got there I felt I had already done my cardio haha. Signed up for a free week and went on my way to the weights.... I had 0 idea what I was supposed to do. Last year I worked out at a place that had weight machines but it was pretty much an all in one so walking in and seeing a bunch of machines and free weights I was completely lost. I got through a decent workout and felt drained and tired but I'm not sure how effective it was.. I'll figure out a routine the more often I go though so that's not what I'm worried about. But if anybody out there has cut and has a personal story about how they started that would be greatly appreciated.

jessef593

My number one bit of advice. Get on a structured progressive lifting program. Not some mishmash thing you conjured up yourself with zero lifting experience. If you want to maintain Muscle mass sub 10% body fat you will have to give your body a reason to keep it, by progressively becoming stronger. Muscle is extremely metabolically taxing, so any muscle that your body doesn't need, it will be sure to get rid of.

As for your cut, you sound like you've got a hang of losing weight. But you'll want to make sure you're only losing .5-1lb a week once you start getting closer to the single digit body fat. You will also need a sufficient protein intake, around 1g per pound of body weight.

Then healthy fats and complex carbs should become your best friends. Make sure to maintain a good intake of healthy fats, and fill the rest with carbs.

sammyliftsandeats

Have you lifted before, OP? Using free weights?

If not, it may be worth getting a session or two with a qualified trainer to show you how to do the main compound lifts.

I would recommend a beginners progressive lifting program such as Stronglifts 5x5 as it is easy to follow, comes with form videos and an app to track progress. And it's less than an hour in the gym, three days a week.

WatchJoshLift

Ditto StrongLifts 5X5, you can also check out Starting Strength. You need to be on a structured program where the weight increases consistently.