The Ideal Cutting Phase Workout You Should Start Use Today!
Here is the human body skeleton diagram for you to use. I use it myself a lot when I am checking out diferent workout routines and doing research for my website.
Your cutting phase workout is a time in your strength training regimen where you take the gains you have made from your bulking workouts and lock them into a ripped hard body.
Your cutting phase workout is often very similar to your regular workout. I generally recommend adding more interval cardio work to your strength training.
The goal is to ensure that you are not losing muscle during this time. This means that you will need to maintain a heavy lifting routine.
The 6 Day a Week Routine
My favorite cutting phase workout routine is a 6 day a week routine, that is a mixture of strength training with interval cardio training.
This will help you maintain your current muscle mass, while burning more calories, which will help you strip the fat off your muscle.
The real trick to the cutting phase workout lies in the nutritional aspect of this workout. Your diet is responsible for a lot of your gains, and it is also responsible for helping your body get shredded.
Following a 5-6 Meal Routine
You need to ensure that you are following a 5-6 meal a day routine. Each meal should be smaller than your typical meal and have a great balance of protein to carbs to fat.
I generally recommend a 40/40/20 split between these, but if you are looking to cut in a shorter time you can increase your protein levels and decrease the other two.
Also stay away from the very starchy foods during this time. I am not a proponent at all of any low carb diets, but during this period you have to chose your carbs wisely. Stay away from the pastas and white rice, not too many potatoes etc.
Here is an Example Meal Plan
BREAKFAST2 cups cooked whole oats (oatmeal)
2 scoops protein powder
2 tablespoons flaxseeds or another type of seed
Snack (morning)
Handful of Almonds or
Cup of Yogurt or
Protein Bar
LUNCH
6-8 oz Chicken Breast
2 Potatoes or 1/4 cup wild Rice
2 tbs olive oil or flax oil
Snack
2 Bananas
2 Handfuls Almond or Pecans
2 Scoops Protein Powder
Post Workout
Shake (optional with Creatine)
Dinner
8 oz Chicken/Salmon/Lean Beef
Vegetables
1/4-1/2 cup Wild Rice or Grain
The biggest problem I ever hear with this plan is the fact that there is no variety here. Well there is two points to this;
1. Your cutting phase workout is the most restrictive portion of your entire workout regimen. You need to really bear down and ensure that you are eating right and continuing to workout. The only way to guarantee success is to ensure that you are following the rules.
2. You need to get a little creative as well. Prepare meals clean, but learn to enjoy the natural flavors of foods. I have a couple more meals below that will really help you to mix and match your meals better and give you a bit more variety.
Meal Plan Option 1
Rolled Oats & 1% Milk withScrambled Egg & Toast (no butter!)
Total 35g of Protein / 67g of Carbs / 8g Fat approx 480 calories
Mealn Plan Option 2
Your choice of healthy Shakes.We have a huge variety of different Shakes to chose from check them out in our health recipe section.
Meal Plan Option 3
Chicken sandwich or Tuna Sandwich & salad9-grain bread (1 slice), Great Harvest
Miracle Whip (1/2 tb)
Dijon mustard (1/2 tb)
Chicken breast, skinless (3 oz)
or Tuna Fish
Romaine lettuce
Tomato slices
With mixed nuts (1/2 tb)
Total 35g of Protein / 30g of Carbs / 16g of Fat approx 400 calories
Meal Plan Option 4
baked salmon & steamed squashbaked atlantic salmon (5 oz)
Zucchini squash (2 whole)
Cut to 3/8" slices, steamed for 6 minutes
Total 31g of Protein / 13g of Carbs / 11g of Fat approx 275 calories
Meal Plan Option 5
Chicken (Salmon or Tuna) SaladChicken breast (tuna or salmon), chunk (use 3-4 oz)
Avocado slices (1/3 avocado)
Romaine Lettuce
Tomato Wedges
Water Chestnuts (2 oz)
Red Pepper
Cucumber
Any other vegetable that you would like to use.
Honey Mustard Vinaigrette (2 tb)
Total 33g of Protein / 29g of Carbs / 12g of Fat Aprox 350 calories
Some meal ideas from DiscussFitness.com.
During your cutting phase workout plan you need to be disciplined and ensure that you are eating right and working out intensely.
Getting a shredded body is a difficult thing to do, but if you follow the advice on this page you will get there.