Comp Dieting Question

[mr.e01]

Hi-



I have started my dieting phase for my comp later this summer and cleaned up my diet from a sloppy 5k cals/ day to 4k cals/ day of clean food for the last 4 weeks...I am taking 20-25 weeks to dial it in and have a lot of time to get shredded with most of my muscle. I have lost all my bloat from clean eating and am around 16% bf. I need to lose 30lbs-35lbs, to come in top shape. Right now I am 230 easily. now I am going to start lowering my cals slowly. I was thinking of lowering my cals about 130 cals/day for the first 8 weeks(meaning 3870 cals/ e.d. for the first week, 3740 cals e.d. for week 2, etc. etc.) untill I get to about 3k cals, which then I will start my cardio sessions until im losing 1-1.5 lbs /week.. I am going to keep tweaking slowly losing about 1-2lbs per week Does this sound about right ? This is my first novice show- so I want to show up very conditioned...thanks for all advice- also not interested in taking fat burners, rather do it w/o them the first time so I dont have to rely-

 

[go yankees]

that's good, it features two things that I seem to hear a lot:
a) try to be leaner than COMPLETELY fat when you start your diet, so you don't have to come aaaaaaaaaaaall the way down, and
b) cut your calories incrementally...some people say 10% a week, every 2 weeks...sounds good

I would say don't be afraid of a fat burner though, some people kick-start their diets with them, some use them late, some use them throughout, but for you, the results could be dramatic

best of luck, keep us updated, and make sure to track your progress with bf calipers

 

[mr.e01]

I have heard a lot of opinions on the dieting strategies...I have lost a lot of fat and bloat the last couple of weeks just eating clean and Im still gaining slowly and losing fat- I am mainly going to dial the diet in and get down to a nice 10-8% bf and then it will be way easier...I have started to eat lighter this week and will kick it down 130 cals next week - until I reach about 2900 cals in about 6-7 weeks- I will also incorporate one refeed day at around 3600-3800 cals once a week at that level- My first goal is to get to a decent low bf % - then i can take it to the next level. By cleaning up my diet the last 4 weeks it is far easier than starting gung ho right away- now as I am lowering the cals it feels much better and my body is not losing fast, but slow and only fat!
thanks for the advice

 

[Big Danny]

See "Dieting and getting ready for competition" by Big A, it' a simple and clear pre contest program ( look at the Article's Forum's Thread on this board)