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Looking to start a cutting program to reveal your muscle mass? There are certain mistakes you absolutely must avoid, and we're here to explain in detail the pitfalls you shouldn't fall into.
What is cutting?
Cutting in bodybuilding is a technique that aims to reduce body fat while preserving muscle mass gained during your workouts. This typically involves a combination of diet, exercise, and dietary supplements to achieve the goal of fat mass reduction.
The purpose of cutting is to achieve a more defined and leaner physique. It is a common practice among bodybuilders who seek to achieve a more aesthetic physique.
It is important to perform cutting responsibly and to consult a healthcare professional or personal trainer for advice on how to proceed safely and effectively.
The 5 mistakes not to make when cutting
Doing more reps with lighter weights during training
When you enter a caloric deficit, don't think that your training needs to change entirely. Indeed, you can add cardio to increase caloric expenditure, but your training intensity should be as close as possible to that of a bulking phase.
Of course, with the fatigue of the deficit, your intensity must adapt to minimize injuries. But prioritizing heavy weights over light weights already helps increase exercise intensity and burn maximum calories.
Removing lipids from your diet plan
This mistake is quite common and yet has a negative impact on the body. Lipids are hormone regulators and are essential for the body to function properly. Without lipids, your training and recovery are hindered. Indeed, lipids help maintain normal hormone levels like testosterone, essential for muscle growth and recovery. They are also an essential source of energy to enable you to perform quality workouts. Remember to prioritize reducing carbohydrates, and consume good quality lipids (oilseeds, omega-3, fatty fish, olive oil).
Not eating enough protein
Proteins are very important for maintaining your muscle mass and preventing catabolism, so it is essential to consume enough during your cut (about 2g of protein per kg of body weight). To avoid muscle loss, it is recommended to first reduce your carbohydrate intake, then your fat intake.
If reducing carbohydrates and fats is not enough to achieve your weight loss goal, you can add cardio to your training program to burn more calories.
Being too strict with your diet
Often, practitioners drastically reduce calories at the beginning of their cut, not allowing their body to adapt to the change in diet. In these conditions, your fat loss is accompanied by muscle loss. In addition to this demotivation linked to muscle loss, being too strict from the start with your diet quickly leads to giving up, which is not the goal when starting a cut.
Using fat burners exclusively
Thinking that fat burners are magical and that simply taking them will lead to weight loss, without paying attention to your diet, is a mistake. They provide assistance but will not have a positive impact if your diet is not optimal.
In addition, fat burners are not the only supplements you can use to promote cutting. We will see which dietary supplements are useful during this period.
To learn more, you can refer to our article on how to successfully cut?
Dietary supplements to use to promote cutting
As previously seen, fat burners are not magical, and are not the only supplements that can be useful for cutting.
Some provide a strong feeling of satiety, others have a thermogenic effect, or will boost your energy during training.
Certain proteins like Casein provide a strong satiety effect and thus make it easier to reduce caloric intake. You can also opt for a blend specially designed for cutting such as Diet Protein Blend.
Caffeine or Green Tea have thermogenic effects that allow the body to burn fat more easily.
Finally, boosters provide energy during training, and can be useful during this period which is very physically and mentally exhausting.
Discover our range of supplements useful for cutting.
