Thinking of starting a cutting phase?
Whether it's for health, performance, or just feeling your best, the journey is about more than shedding pounds.
In this newsletter, we’ve broken down 10 powerful benefits you can gain during a cutting phase — from building self-discipline and gaining lean muscle to setting and achieving meaningful goals. Plus, we’ve included 10 practical steps to help you succeed on your cutting journey. Read on...
10 Things Which are Good about a Cutting Phase
- You will lose some fat - losing fat is good for health, longevity and looking better in and out of clothes.
- You will test your strength of character and discipline - being disciplined is good for the soul.
- This will require self control, self control = self discipline, self efficacy (belief in yourself), leads to increased self confidence.
- You should save some money on food, drink and treats, as you’ll be cutting down generally and avoiding things you like too much.
- Transitioning into a new season with a new ‘look of health’ can feel empowering and impressive to others that you’ve completed something difficult.
- You can also gain some muscle, keeping your protein balance high + training with weights, combined with greater insulin sensitivity can lead to some lean mass gains, whilst you lose a few pounds of blubber.
- Your waist will be thinner. Making a better waist to height ratio. A very important health marker.
- Your cut could be for a fight, or photo shoot or a film - either way you’ll be heading towards an epic goal. Well done Hero.
- Being the best version of yourself is vital, or heading towards that anyhow. No striving for improvements leads to stagnation and despair. The gap between where you are now and who you could be, is where anguish or confidence can be spawned.
- Leading by example can inspire others around you. Adopting some healthier habits around d food, nutrition, exercise and sleep can have a very positive knock-on effect on your zest and vitality….
10 Things You’ll Need To Do in a Cutting Phase
- You need to develop self-awareness, the first step in making any changes is to measure current status. On-going measuring also prevents ‘the creep’
- You need an energy deficit to lose weight. With sufficient protein, healthy fats and vegetables.
- We find the best option here is Amino Man 2:1:1 Magic Macros (R) then add in additional training calories as needed to support training intensity and recovery.
- Keep most of your carbs for post training glycogen replenishment.
- Make sure you prioritise sleep and hydration as foundational habits to support your energy and wellness.
- Train with progressive overload. Train Hard, Recover Harder.
- Make sure you have the foundations in place health supplement wise, Vitamin D, Omega 3 and a Multi Vitamin.
- Make sure you have some performance supplementation in place to support and accelerate your progress, good options for fat loss include, Metabolic Optimiser and Metabolic Amino Complex, Optimised Curcumin and R5 Aminosfor Sleep and inflammation.
- Be prepared for set backs, humans are not robots. You are only every 1 meal or 1 workout from getting back on track.
- Goal Setting, vision and daily affirmations, written statements of intent, regular measuring and accountability = join https://strengthforlife.mn.co
