+Taylor Kuzik you can't spot reduce fat. Get into a caloric deficit, do cardio, and train hard. You will start losing fat and you will look more muscular/cut
ur supposed to bulk for at least half a year, if ur lean, if ur not lean u should not bulk..u won't gain as much muscle and u will loose more muscle while cutting cause it will take u longer to do it, after im cut, ima prob bulk for 2 years with clean food and adjust my calories as i go to make sure i don't eat more than i should
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Losing muscles is so hard , what you lose when you're cutting is just the water and the glycogen inside the muscle , once you up your carbs you'll see your size again , I'm lost a lot of size I'm cutting
Yeah dude, I've been cutting since Tuesday. And I'm intermittent fasting.The first morning I woke up after fasting, I had shrunk everywhere, my shirt that I wear to the gym that morning was loose around my arms and chest. It looked like I had no shoulders, like they just sort of blended in the my arms size. But then once I hit the gym and got my calories in after, I swelled up again within an hour
246madhatter that's good make sure you're not cutting the calories too low and you need to eat a little bit more protein and keep in my mind that you'll lose some muscle through your cut
Jacob Kuba Thank you, and yeah i got up to 206lbs. Im eating about 1800-2000 calories a day currently. And i understand that. It was the main reason i was scared to cut for so long, but now, I just forced myself to accept the fact that im going to lose some muscle, its inevitable. And then i tokd myself, fuck it. Even if I drop to 10 stone from 14 stone 10lbs im gonna do it so no matter what size im at, at least ill be ripped. Thats my priority.obviously dropping all the way to 10 stone is a little dramatic. Ill probably be around 12 and a half stone
I been lifting for 5 years and I could say that this channel helped me out alot. I miss my boy Elliot. I hope all is well with you brother!!. God bless you!!.
I totally needed this right now BROTHER! I’m 5’9” and on July 8,2018 I was 275lbs I’m 198lbs right now and I look SO MUCH BETTER!! (2/29/2019 when I made this post) I lift heavy still & I did notice some strength loss but whatever homie! I’m a 40 year old husband and father of 3 been weight lifting pretty much since I was 15 and always wanted to be huge. Now I want to be cut and light on my feet so I can chase my kids around (12,2&1 year old) and snowboard mountain bike etc.. Like I always have!! I’m never going to be a body builder on a stage so I need to change my mindset!! The only other thing that fucks with my mind is all the youngsters in the gym that are MASSIVE! Lol I’m not stupid and I fucked around with anabolic steroids when I was younger but god damn sometimes I feel myself start hate on them in my head when I’m training hahaha I need to stop that shit too! I’m a natty now and have been for 20 years.
@Ibbi Yeah. it's not hard to eat right but it's hard to eat clean when you don't have the money for it. Eating clean is the only way to get shredded and lean.
Marc Lobliner is also a pretty straight up guy about nutrition. Keep in mind, thought, that he's a bodybuilder so he approaches things more from that perspective more than anything. Still, he gives good general fitness advice, in my opinion.
varun barot Nice vid:) Anyone heard about the Ripped Muscle Factor (do search on google)? Ive heard a number of awesome things about it and my dad build alot of insane muscle quickly(:
Mann! Currently through this. I really do not like it at all, but I was fed up of the belly and love handles. The retained water and fat really do create this self illusion like your bigger, and therefore, you perceive yourself as stronger and "better." I was close to reverting back to bulking until i saw this. Here years later. Thank you.
its so great to hear from someone who has gone through so many of the things that people life us are going through to achieve our fitness goals. Thanks heaps for sharing your knowledge with us!
+3245james Yeah me too, I'm already looking a lot less big after merely two weeks and about 5 lbs less. I lost some strength but it only shows in the amount of reps I can do, I can keep doing the same weight. How did it go for you?
Love your videos. I’m about to start cutting for the first time. I don’t have more than 10-15 lbs to lose but I know it’s those last pounds that are what’s going to take me to the next level. Today is my last day of lifting before cutting
Thanks Elliott. I have been feeling weak and pathetic as I am losing my fat though my muscle mass is mostly constant. I can very well relate with what you are saying and will follow your advise.
I just gotta say its great to have a steady stream of videos comin from you Elliot. You are a really knowledgable and intelligent guy and I think the best youtube fitness guy. You give great advice for athletes and not just bodybuilders. Keep up the great work
Man started my 3rd week of cutting today and I really needed this video. I was thinking about walking away but I will continue after watching this video!
What happened? I'm sort of in that stage right now. I did a bulk up to 190 lbs. from May to October (I'm around 6'1). Now I've lost weight from October to December, and I'm around 173-174. I look like a normal skinny fat dude again. Should I keep cutting? I already feel like I've lost a ton of weight for my height, but I still can't quite see my abs.
Mark Mac Just because you bulked up, it doesn't mean you bulked up all muscle. In fact, you probably didn't gain anywhere close to what you thought you did muscle-wise. A lot of the weight was probably water, fluid and fat, and only a small amount was muscle. The danger with bulking is that it reaches a point where you're not gaining lean mass as quickly as you were at the start and water gains and fat gains happen MORE quickly. So if you bulk for too long, often it can become counter-productive. My advice would be to go down to 166/167 and bulk up again for a couple of months. Then cut for a couple of months. Then bulk. Constantly switching it up will ensure you are never too small and at the same time, never too fat.
***** I can cut weight easily and I can gain weight easily (up to a point). I have never weighed more than 195 lbs. and that was hard to get up to (eating tons of calories and lifting weights). But even though I cut down to 163 lbs. I still can't see any abs, except the top 2 FAINTLY when I'm completely flexed. I still have a round belly, that sticks out a couple inches even at this low of a weight and I'm around 6'2. So I'm not sure what I'd be classified as.
hi9313 I got the flu really bad in January (right around the 2nd), and I didn't get over it until around the end of January. I couldn't eat for at least a whole week, and when I stepped back in the gym, I found out I lost muscle and strength. I'm down around 165 lbs. now but I'm still not happy with the results.
I've really needed to hear those words!! I really want to start getting ripped as I've recently stopped my dirty bulk, I've gained good strength and some muscle but really want to lose that belly fat and also the fat in all the other areas!
from what I see, in every video you look ripped. I do not see flabs of fat on you ever, so you probably found your best way to gain muscle without getting fat :-) And thanks for all your video, Elliott!
This video came right on time for me. I'm in the same position as the person that wrote in & have been having that same dilemma. Thanks for the motivation to forward with starting my cut.
I just left the gym, looked in the mirror and was depressed because of this very issue. Thank you for your continued advise. This is precisely what I needed.
well first year and a half i wasn't do shit i just lifted weights and i wasn't now what i was doing than i started do things seriusly and i bulk around 40 puonds....keep in mind i was super skinny
This is gold.... not being tall like my other family I always wanted to be build as much muscle as I could but now I'm fat.... this video is just what I needed.
mohd. farhan patel If you ask something publicly, you can't say "I didn't ask you". You are butthurt of someone in the internet calling you a fucktard. Get out of the internet dude. It's not a place to wimps.
I've literally been in that weird not ripped/ not fat stage for months because I'm afraid to cut my calories more. Guess it's time to get fucking shredded.
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Im really glad i stumbled upon this video elliot! Im not the biggest kid (i've only been lifting for about a year and a half now) but i've been saying this too my friends for the longest time and they never listen to me. Now theres a very credible source to back me up!
Angelo I think strength loss is more or less inevitable while cutting. Just stick as close to your bulk/maintenance routine as possible and try to minimize strength loss.
+Angelo wait, why do care about losing fat, if you dont care about muscles? wouldnt the goal on a cut be to look better and maintain muscle so you can achieve that? why cut if all you care about is strength? just wondering
Thanks a lot Elliot! That was a hell of a good advice... I really needed that because I'm trying to get ripped and really doing good work here... I was afraid though, of losing muscle but darn I'll get ripped no matter what!
The body doesn't lose muscle unless you are in a starved deprivation state (e.g., you don't eat for 30 days and just drink water). Fat just accumulates over the muscle.
kikkirow I actually agree with you. Unless you surpass a long long long period of time without eating anything, will make you lose muscle, but you could fast for 2 weeks straight and only drink water, and you'd still maintain all of your muscle mass.
Mark Mac If you didn't do anything strenuous you'd maintain a lot, though there is still basal catabolism. If you damage muscle though, the alanine cycle turns free amino acids into keto acids, glucose and urea. Nonessential aminos can be synthesized, but you'll need a source of essential amino acids to fully maintain the muscle.
LoL i cant stand the type of big dudes that think they are all big N shit, and act all cocky walking like tuff guys showing off big arms, but yet they have 30 pounds of fat in their bodys, and they are also the type of dudes that retain alot of water in their bodys also, and sure they look big, But they dont have all that much muscle to be real, its mostly fat and water on TOP of those small muscles they got. I have way more muscle then them weighing only at 175 pounds of solid lean muscle. Fat free. Thats a quality physique.
Really digging the knowledgeable videos, some of the best advice and tips I've seen on UA-cam in relation to fitness and working out. There are too many uneducated "instructors" on here, it's nice to see someone speaking grounded sense for once.
Eat enough protein like you would do when you bulk. Eat about the same carbs or slightly less. Just don't eat any added fats. And when you do like for example salmon steak, than skip your carbs and eat lots of veggies with it. All the fat you're not eating, is all the fat you'll drop. And sugar is the worst thing in a diet, even fruit makes the insulin rise like hell. Don't eat banana's or apples but eat citrus fruit instead like oranges and only for breakfast for a max of 2-3 pieces of fruit per day. (and spread it out if you cant resist it) Do this combined with an hour walk in the morning or a 20 min jog and you'll melt fat away like crazy. Also wheat and pasta is basically the same as sugar and will make your insulin rise. Go for complex carbs only for the whole day and spread it out over 6 meals. This way you'll have less hunger and optimal fat burning metabolism.
I did a cut because I was getting fatter. l went from 185 down to 150, and I didn't lose any strength, I actually have continued to get stronger, but now I do look kinda skinny. I definitely look more ripped, and have great definition, but I've lost alot of size in my shoulders the arms. So how do I get broad shoulders and big arms while staying lean and ripped?
Elliot don't get me wrong when I say this, because I admire you. Your philosophy runs close to mine and I appreciate your ability to put yourself out there. After ten years of hard heavy training and being strong but fat, and strong but very lean, I have to respectfully disagree with fasted cardio. Myself I save the cardio for when the fat loss stops regardless of change of macronutrient volume. It's been said by coaches fasted cardio is for lifters who are geared up, and after so much trial and error I agree. I like doing my "cardio" if you call walking that, on a neutral stomach. Burning but not full. As all of us who desire strength also want to salvage our muscle while getting lean, I figured it's worth throwing the argument out there. Again I love your youtube channel and always look forward to your videos! Take care.
Speak for yourself El, by the way my cutting experience is going, i'm either going to kill myself before its done, or look like a fucking twig by time i get their, i lost 10 pounds and my arms lost a half inch + i'm nowhere near seeing my abs yet, by time i'm done ill have fucking 11 inch pencils.
Lol my arms are 16, when you start cutting you're glycogen levels deplete due to you're diet and lack of carbs, when that happens you're muscles aren't as swollen and as pumped as they usually are. When you reach 12% body fat and under is when you get all you're cut and you're abs show (which i'm far from), i never said i can't see my muscle i said i don't look nearly as swollen and as big as i used 2 and i feel like a fucking twig.
You must have a lotttt of fat on you since you're far away from 12 percent which means your arm is going to lose a lot of size. I cut almost 30lbs so far and my arms lost a tiny bit more than an inch. And your abs don't show at 12 percent all the time unless you have a lot of muscle on your body. My abs don't show unless I reach about 8 percent or so. Depends a lot on your genetics too.
not a lot but before i started working out i did nothing but party, drink and smoke so i was skinny fat, instead of cutting like i should've i immediately began bulking which was a huge mistake i'm probably 15% i don't have calipers so i wouldn't know exactly.
If you're 15 percent you're above average. You don't have much ways too go. Keep it up drop to the single digits. Also I just noticed this now, you said carb depleted. I lost 30lbs so far on a high carb diet. Carbs are extremely good for cutting weight. Complex carbs that is. Speeds up metabolism, they're an appetite suppressant, increase fat burning enzymes. Low carb diets are such a myth that need to be squashed. Also you don't need calipers to determine body fat. Use the orbitape or whatever it is called. The tape measure that wraps around your body parts, the flexible one. Go on google type in body fat calculator. Measure your wrists, waists, height, hip, and forearm. Put it in and it'll tell you.
+petros papatheodorou hey man what exactly do you mean by this? just eating and not worrying about being in a surplus while you keep hitting the gym and getting stronger? what is the traditional way if you care to explain?? thank you man
the "traditional way" is eat the food that you need every day and lots of proteins and also work out hard this way you are gonna be lean and muscular in addition with bulking up where you actually eat more calories that you consume every day in order to build more muscle.it is true that the muscle gains will be higher but you will also gain a shit load of fat that you will need to get rid of once you think that the muscles that you have built are enough but in order to do that you will have to cut down on your daily calorie intake and this will make you lose a lot of muscle alongside with the fat so there are not true gains by doing that
petros papatheodorou bulking/ cutting is UNAVOIDABLE if you want to get big and ripped. You may bulk and cut unintentionally when you eat your "traditional" diet.
Great video! I've been debating whether to start cutting after Christmas or not, because I was scared of the 'skinny look' of things. So this vid came in perfect time! Cheers elliot.
Elliot. Great video, I have only been going back to the gym for just over a month but in that short time have noticed my muscle coming back. I am 42 years young lol and starting to feel happier in myself. The one problem I have is I can lift the weights do the sets but find it real difficult to do cardio. I seem to find myself hitting the rowing machine because I hate to run on the treadmill. I have to my annoyance put on weight but have lost size as everyone has told me I look better. At the moment I am around the 237 mark. I still have the love handles but I am working on these. Would I be just better off now for a few sessions trying just cardio. Keep up the great work you have helped me find myself again and I am becoming a more balanced human being.
Thank you VERY much Elliott!! In in that's stage for the second time and this is EXACTLY what happening in my head..The in between stage is awfull but I have to look for the bigger picture!
Anyone who says you'll retain all your strength/muscle during a cut (without steroids) is lying. I'll dismiss anything else you have to say out of hand. This dude is honest and I appreciate that.
I agree completely. The real key to keeping things going is keeping enough carbs to prevent glycogen depletion, and avoiding the drop in protein synthesis associated with a high-protein, low-carb diet.
I religiously watch this video multiple times throughout my cut. It is the perfect motivation.
Amir Nazar Yessir
Hahaha me too!!
So do i
Same here
ahh shit... here we go again
The trick is:
The less fat you have on your waist,
the bigger your upper body looks.
How can you rectify that? I'm in the bulking phase for the summer then going to cut when fall and winter starts.
+Taylor Kuzik you can't spot reduce fat. Get into a caloric deficit, do cardio, and train hard. You will start losing fat and you will look more muscular/cut
ur supposed to bulk for at least half a year, if ur lean, if ur not lean u should not bulk..u won't gain as much muscle and u will loose more muscle while cutting cause it will take u longer to do it, after im cut, ima prob bulk for 2 years with clean food and adjust my calories as i go to make sure i don't eat more than i should
+Seth Jordan If you think about it, you can spot reduce muscle though
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Keith, Kevin and Elliot
yep lol
and tyler1
Khelliot
lol yeah tyler1 and the hodgetwins look alike to me for some reason :D
+1000 Subs without a video challenge Alotta ppl say that. I don't see it. He kinda reminds me of John Cena... I know Im the only to think that though.
Losing muscles is so hard , what you lose when you're cutting is just the water and the glycogen inside the muscle , once you up your carbs you'll see your size again , I'm lost a lot of size I'm cutting
Jacob Kuba So true, bro.
Yeah dude, I've been cutting since Tuesday. And I'm intermittent fasting.The first morning I woke up after fasting, I had shrunk everywhere, my shirt that I wear to the gym that morning was loose around my arms and chest. It looked like I had no shoulders, like they just sort of blended in the my arms size. But then once I hit the gym and got my calories in after, I swelled up again within an hour
246madhatter that's good make sure you're not cutting the calories too low and you need to eat a little bit more protein and keep in my mind that you'll lose some muscle through your cut
Jacob Kuba Thank you, and yeah i got up to 206lbs. Im eating about 1800-2000 calories a day currently. And i understand that. It was the main reason i was scared to cut for so long, but now, I just forced myself to accept the fact that im going to lose some muscle, its inevitable. And then i tokd myself, fuck it. Even if I drop to 10 stone from 14 stone 10lbs im gonna do it so no matter what size im at, at least ill be ripped. Thats my priority.obviously dropping all the way to 10 stone is a little dramatic. Ill probably be around 12 and a half stone
Easiest way to lose muscle is just do nothing and eat junk for a while. After about a month you'll start seeing declination
Hodgetwins lost brother?
+Ricky Rockz he forgot to say "do whatever the fuck you wanna do "
+EdTheHyena yeah hes their fucking dad, dont forget it.
Tyler Gomes n
you know for a long time i thought this dude one of those hodgetwins but decided to have another channel
the song at the beginning and end???
Out of all the guys out there, i really like this guys approach and honesty.! thanks mate.
hi guys, the best results that ive had was by using the Toms Magic Shortcut (just google it) - I found it the best resource that I have ever followed.
Elliot, Olmar, and BBC are the shit
I been lifting for 5 years and I could say that this channel helped me out alot. I miss my boy Elliot. I hope all is well with you brother!!. God bless you!!.
I totally needed this right now BROTHER! I’m 5’9” and on July 8,2018 I was 275lbs I’m 198lbs right now and I look SO MUCH BETTER!! (2/29/2019 when I made this post) I lift heavy still & I did notice some strength loss but whatever homie! I’m a 40 year old husband and father of 3 been weight lifting pretty much since I was 15 and always wanted to be huge. Now I want to be cut and light on my feet so I can chase my kids around (12,2&1 year old) and snowboard mountain bike etc.. Like I always have!! I’m never going to be a body builder on a stage so I need to change my mindset!!
The only other thing that fucks with my mind is all the youngsters in the gym that are MASSIVE! Lol I’m not stupid and I fucked around with anabolic steroids when I was younger but god damn sometimes I feel myself start hate on them in my head when I’m training hahaha I need to stop that shit too! I’m a natty now and have been for 20 years.
what's up lightskin John cena
yungmonstar John Cena is white
@@DreErdna Tan implies he's still white. This guy in the video is obviously a lightskin.
Thanks bro. This is exactly what I needed to hear. I feel flat and look like shit/small unless I’m working out. Just need to trust the process.
thnak u elliot... U eased my mentality
This is what is happening to me right now! Thank you man you just brought me back on my cut...love and respect from Armenia
Yep diet has and will always be my biggest problem.
In a way no it takes self control and not let myself continue being an emotional eater.
Same Bro!!! Intermittent Fasting Helped me out alot though
@Ibbi Yeah. it's not hard to eat right but it's hard to eat clean when you don't have the money for it. Eating clean is the only way to get shredded and lean.
Getting that 8 hours of sleep is harder than diet
@@ellisthejerk8018 Wrong Lol
Elliott has this Dane Cook way of speaking. Super entertaining when he gets all enthusiastic lmao. love it, thanks for the vids.
By far my favorite fitness guy on youtube. This guy is the absolute best I love watching his videos. Great information and inspiration.
This guy is the most reliable fitness advisor on youtube others are all phony
Marc Lobliner is also a pretty straight up guy about nutrition. Keep in mind, thought, that he's a bodybuilder so he approaches things more from that perspective more than anything. Still, he gives good general fitness advice, in my opinion.
varun barot Nice vid:) Anyone heard about the Ripped Muscle Factor (do search on google)? Ive heard a number of awesome things about it and my dad build alot of insane muscle quickly(:
I love Elliott but the most reliable one will always be Scooby
Conrad Guthman they are ok but no one does it better then Elliot
Mike R You tellin the Hodgetwins are bs? man, that talks very bad about your fitness knowledge... i bet you are not even fit.
Mann! Currently through this. I really do not like it at all, but I was fed up of the belly and love handles. The retained water and fat really do create this self illusion like your bigger, and therefore, you perceive yourself as stronger and "better." I was close to reverting back to bulking until i saw this. Here years later. Thank you.
Yo Elliot! This helped me more than you know... Coming down from 252 to under 200. At the halfway point right now...
its so great to hear from someone who has gone through so many of the things that people life us are going through to achieve our fitness goals.
Thanks heaps for sharing your knowledge with us!
This made me feel better about my first cut!
+3245james Yeah me too, I'm already looking a lot less big after merely two weeks and about 5 lbs less.
I lost some strength but it only shows in the amount of reps I can do, I can keep doing the same weight.
How did it go for you?
Love your videos. I’m about to start cutting for the first time. I don’t have more than 10-15 lbs to lose but I know it’s those last pounds that are what’s going to take me to the next level. Today is my last day of lifting before cutting
Thanks Elliott. I have been feeling weak and pathetic as I am losing my fat though my muscle mass is mostly constant. I can very well relate with what you are saying and will follow your advise.
I just gotta say its great to have a steady stream of videos comin from you Elliot. You are a really knowledgable and intelligent guy and I think the best youtube fitness guy. You give great advice for athletes and not just bodybuilders. Keep up the great work
I'm losing all kinds of gains man!!!!! ALLL KINDZZZZ OF GAINSSS!!!
Eliot, I love how this is simple, cutting the bs and straight to the point
this was a great video- very identifiable. I'm going through the same thing transitioning from cut to bulk and this gives me more confidence
Man started my 3rd week of cutting today and I really needed this video. I was thinking about walking away but I will continue after watching this video!
i remember watching this vid 2 years ago and I was scared to lose the muscle i built...then I said fuck it
What happened? I'm sort of in that stage right now. I did a bulk up to 190 lbs. from May to October (I'm around 6'1). Now I've lost weight from October to December, and I'm around 173-174. I look like a normal skinny fat dude again. Should I keep cutting? I already feel like I've lost a ton of weight for my height, but I still can't quite see my abs.
Mark Mac Just because you bulked up, it doesn't mean you bulked up all muscle. In fact, you probably didn't gain anywhere close to what you thought you did muscle-wise. A lot of the weight was probably water, fluid and fat, and only a small amount was muscle. The danger with bulking is that it reaches a point where you're not gaining lean mass as quickly as you were at the start and water gains and fat gains happen MORE quickly. So if you bulk for too long, often it can become counter-productive. My advice would be to go down to 166/167 and bulk up again for a couple of months. Then cut for a couple of months. Then bulk. Constantly switching it up will ensure you are never too small and at the same time, never too fat.
Mark Mac its been another month did u keep cutting? what was your results?
*****
I can cut weight easily and I can gain weight easily (up to a point). I have never weighed more than 195 lbs. and that was hard to get up to (eating tons of calories and lifting weights). But even though I cut down to 163 lbs. I still can't see any abs, except the top 2 FAINTLY when I'm completely flexed. I still have a round belly, that sticks out a couple inches even at this low of a weight and I'm around 6'2. So I'm not sure what I'd be classified as.
hi9313
I got the flu really bad in January (right around the 2nd), and I didn't get over it until around the end of January. I couldn't eat for at least a whole week, and when I stepped back in the gym, I found out I lost muscle and strength. I'm down around 165 lbs. now but I'm still not happy with the results.
I've really needed to hear those words!! I really want to start getting ripped as I've recently stopped my dirty bulk, I've gained good strength and some muscle but really want to lose that belly fat and also the fat in all the other areas!
from what I see, in every video you look ripped. I do not see flabs of fat on you ever, so you probably found your best way to gain muscle without getting fat :-) And thanks for all your video, Elliott!
Thank you Mr. Hulse for this video. It's given me the drive I needed to finally decide to burn my fat off
you're amazing bro, fucking inspiring honestly. thank you
This video came right on time for me. I'm in the same position as the person that wrote in & have been having that same dilemma. Thanks for the motivation to forward with starting my cut.
Watching this may 2016
okay
ASVP WILLIAMSON haha watching this January 2017
I just left the gym, looked in the mirror and was depressed because of this very issue. Thank you for your continued advise. This is precisely what I needed.
Thanks man you ' re great i'm in the first cutting of my life after 3 years of bulck so im in that same mental status
Where you consistently bulking for 3 years ? That is a long time dude. How much weight have you gained ?
well first year and a half i wasn't do shit i just lifted weights and i wasn't now what i was doing than i started do things seriusly and i bulk around 40 puonds....keep in mind i was super skinny
I bulked for the first 23 years of my life.
@@wulf67 damn you’re 32 now
This is gold.... not being tall like my other family I always wanted to be build as much muscle as I could but now I'm fat.... this video is just what I needed.
I forgot to give this video a like a few hours ago, so here I am.
Are you ripped yet
I really needed to hear this.. It was like hearing my own story as far as having the fear of losing size, very insightful, subscribed.
very motivating bro...i am 5'9" height and 90 kgs with bulk... i need to get ripped.. is it possible in 2 months?
Yes, It's possible fucktard.
mate 2 months is ample time
+Benedict San Diego bitch i dint ask u...
+Nectar Head thnx bro
mohd. farhan patel If you ask something publicly, you can't say "I didn't ask you". You are butthurt of someone in the internet calling you a fucktard. Get out of the internet dude. It's not a place to wimps.
I've literally been in that weird not ripped/ not fat stage for months because I'm afraid to cut my calories more. Guess it's time to get fucking shredded.
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just get to 10% thats perfect
THE1 what did you do in the end? what happened? do now weight 100 pounds?
Howd it go bro?
Im really glad i stumbled upon this video elliot! Im not the biggest kid (i've only been lifting for about a year and a half now) but i've been saying this too my friends for the longest time and they never listen to me. Now theres a very credible source to back me up!
Fuck muscles. I wanna know hot to cut without losing strength.
Angelo I think strength loss is more or less inevitable while cutting. Just stick as close to your bulk/maintenance routine as possible and try to minimize strength loss.
+Angelo just keep lifting as usual during your cut...
Just stay in the weightroom.
+Angelo wait, why do care about losing fat, if you dont care about muscles? wouldnt the goal on a cut be to look better and maintain muscle so you can achieve that? why cut if all you care about is strength? just wondering
Matthew Charles Hageman Because aesthetics + strength is better than just strength
Thanks a lot Elliot! That was a hell of a good advice... I really needed that because I'm trying to get ripped and really doing good work here... I was afraid though, of losing muscle but darn I'll get ripped no matter what!
I don't think you lose all that much muscle (if any at all) when you're cutting. I think folks exaggerate this.
but you lose strength.
The body doesn't lose muscle unless you are in a starved deprivation state (e.g., you don't eat for 30 days and just drink water). Fat just accumulates over the muscle.
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I actually agree with you. Unless you surpass a long long long period of time without eating anything, will make you lose muscle, but you could fast for 2 weeks straight and only drink water, and you'd still maintain all of your muscle mass.
Mark Mac If you didn't do anything strenuous you'd maintain a lot, though there is still basal catabolism. If you damage muscle though, the alanine cycle turns free amino acids into keto acids, glucose and urea. Nonessential aminos can be synthesized, but you'll need a source of essential amino acids to fully maintain the muscle.
Mark Mac you definitely do it's scientifically proven
This is very helpful advice for where my body is right now. Thanks.
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Yo Elliot teaches nothing but the truth props to you sir, you have help me out extremely thanks bro
God this is so true !
This may be one of the most motivating videos than any other video on UA-cam.
LoL i cant stand the type of big dudes that think they are all big N shit, and act all cocky walking like tuff guys showing off big arms, but yet they have 30 pounds of fat in their bodys, and they are also the type of dudes that retain alot of water in their bodys also, and sure they look big, But they dont have all that much muscle to be real, its mostly fat and water on TOP of those small muscles they got.
I have way more muscle then them weighing only at 175 pounds of solid lean muscle. Fat free. Thats a quality physique.
ShowQualityBulldogz prob should worry bout your physique more than theirs, no matter how douchey they are
Really digging the knowledgeable videos, some of the best advice and tips I've seen on UA-cam in relation to fitness and working out. There are too many uneducated "instructors" on here, it's nice to see someone speaking grounded sense for once.
Eat enough protein like you would do when you bulk. Eat about the same carbs or slightly less. Just don't eat any added fats. And when you do like for example salmon steak, than skip your carbs and eat lots of veggies with it. All the fat you're not eating, is all the fat you'll drop. And sugar is the worst thing in a diet, even fruit makes the insulin rise like hell. Don't eat banana's or apples but eat citrus fruit instead like oranges and only for breakfast for a max of 2-3 pieces of fruit per day. (and spread it out if you cant resist it) Do this combined with an hour walk in the morning or a 20 min jog and you'll melt fat away like crazy. Also wheat and pasta is basically the same as sugar and will make your insulin rise. Go for complex carbs only for the whole day and spread it out over 6 meals. This way you'll have less hunger and optimal fat burning metabolism.
Love watching your videos after work everyday. Thank you for the daily dose of awesome!
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this is just what i needed to hear. Love from Belgium
I did a cut because I was getting fatter. l went from 185 down to 150, and I didn't lose any strength, I actually have continued to get stronger, but now I do look kinda skinny. I definitely look more ripped, and have great definition, but I've lost alot of size in my shoulders the arms. So how do I get broad shoulders and big arms while staying lean and ripped?
Adam Gardiner vitamin s
Rick Nash lmao
Adam Gardiner you can't be a jack of all trades, pick ripped or big that's it
Feeling low with my cut and this has been a great help. Really touched on some things with this (particularly clothes feeling big).
lost all DEM GAINZ
That is the same shit that goes through my mind. F it I'ma just focus on getting ripped good looking out bro. Keep making videos I'll keep on watching
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Im begining to like this guy .. maybe i didnt understand him fully before.. but his words are getting into my head.. yo elliot !
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Elliot don't get me wrong when I say this, because I admire you. Your philosophy runs close to mine and I appreciate your ability to put yourself out there. After ten years of hard heavy training and being strong but fat, and strong but very lean, I have to respectfully disagree with fasted cardio. Myself I save the cardio for when the fat loss stops regardless of change of macronutrient volume. It's been said by coaches fasted cardio is for lifters who are geared up, and after so much trial and error I agree. I like doing my "cardio" if you call walking that, on a neutral stomach. Burning but not full.
As all of us who desire strength also want to salvage our muscle while getting lean, I figured it's worth throwing the argument out there. Again I love your youtube channel and always look forward to your videos! Take care.
This video was perfectly long for me to finish my oatmeal.
Thanks, needed it
this guy and the hodgetwins look the same
Always though keith kinda had a strong resemblance of elliot glad im not the only one seeing it
This is the video I’ve been looking for for years. I’m the same thinking, thanks.
dude talked about his uncles diet but didnt share it :(
Finally the info I had been looking for. Thanks for motivating me man!
Speak for yourself El, by the way my cutting experience is going, i'm either going to kill myself before its done, or look like a fucking twig by time i get their, i lost 10 pounds and my arms lost a half inch + i'm nowhere near seeing my abs yet, by time i'm done ill have fucking 11 inch pencils.
It's because you don't have a lot of muscle. If you had a lot of muscle than it would show underneath the fat.
Lol my arms are 16, when you start cutting you're glycogen levels deplete due to you're diet and lack of carbs, when that happens you're muscles aren't as swollen and as pumped as they usually are. When you reach 12% body fat and under is when you get all you're cut and you're abs show (which i'm far from), i never said i can't see my muscle i said i don't look nearly as swollen and as big as i used 2 and i feel like a fucking twig.
You must have a lotttt of fat on you since you're far away from 12 percent which means your arm is going to lose a lot of size. I cut almost 30lbs so far and my arms lost a tiny bit more than an inch. And your abs don't show at 12 percent all the time unless you have a lot of muscle on your body. My abs don't show unless I reach about 8 percent or so. Depends a lot on your genetics too.
not a lot but before i started working out i did nothing but party, drink and smoke so i was skinny fat, instead of cutting like i should've i immediately began bulking which was a huge mistake i'm probably 15% i don't have calipers so i wouldn't know exactly.
If you're 15 percent you're above average. You don't have much ways too go. Keep it up drop to the single digits. Also I just noticed this now, you said carb depleted. I lost 30lbs so far on a high carb diet. Carbs are extremely good for cutting weight. Complex carbs that is. Speeds up metabolism, they're an appetite suppressant, increase fat burning enzymes. Low carb diets are such a myth that need to be squashed. Also you don't need calipers to determine body fat. Use the orbitape or whatever it is called. The tape measure that wraps around your body parts, the flexible one. Go on google type in body fat calculator. Measure your wrists, waists, height, hip, and forearm. Put it in and it'll tell you.
Yo Elliot, ur a beast, mental/physical. Strength & Honor
Just dont bulk at the first place build muscle with the traditional way its better
+petros papatheodorou hey man what exactly do you mean by this? just eating and not worrying about being in a surplus while you keep hitting the gym and getting stronger? what is the traditional way if you care to explain?? thank you man
the "traditional way" is eat the food that you need every day and lots of proteins and also work out hard this way you are gonna be lean and muscular in addition with bulking up where you actually eat more calories that you consume every day in order to build more muscle.it is true that the muscle gains will be higher but you will also gain a shit load of fat that you will need to get rid of once you think that the muscles that you have built are enough but in order to do that you will have to cut down on your daily calorie intake and this will make you lose a lot of muscle alongside with the fat so there are not true gains by doing that
petros papatheodorou bulking/ cutting is UNAVOIDABLE if you want to get big and ripped. You may bulk and cut unintentionally when you eat your "traditional" diet.
so true man, this channel is one of the best
Thank you for the advice , Gave me motivation to continue Cutting ... ! Keep up the great work elliot and holla from Dubai
Great video! I've been debating whether to start cutting after Christmas or not, because I was scared of the 'skinny look' of things. So this vid came in perfect time! Cheers elliot.
Thanks for helping me change my mindset. Winter is about to end so I’m going for cutt.
One of the best outros I've seen in a while.
Still great advice so many years later
Elliot. Great video, I have only been going back to the gym for just over a month but in that short time have noticed my muscle coming back. I am 42 years young lol and starting to feel happier in myself. The one problem I have is I can lift the weights do the sets but find it real difficult to do cardio. I seem to find myself hitting the rowing machine because I hate to run on the treadmill. I have to my annoyance put on weight but have lost size as everyone has told me I look better. At the moment I am around the 237 mark. I still have the love handles but I am working on these. Would I be just better off now for a few sessions trying just cardio. Keep up the great work you have helped me find myself again and I am becoming a more balanced human being.
+Ian S Have you tried tabata?it helped me in the past with my endurance and great for fat loss
10 years later.. your build looks amazing.
Thank you VERY much Elliott!! In in that's stage for the second time and this is EXACTLY what happening in my head..The in between stage is awfull but I have to look for the bigger picture!
thank yu brother elliot for the wonderful tips n extremespicy words.
Thank you for this...it’s my biggest fear, now I feel better about cutting. Thanks again!
God bless Mr. Elliot
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Very inspirational! So true! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I had this issue for the longest until this past summer! Great video
Elliott I needed this advice and motivation so bad right now.
I remember watching this 10 years ago
before be became a sellout
Thanks man, this is really what I needed to hear.
Best advice I’ve gotten since May 15th
THIS IS... WHERE IM AT. thank you Elliott
Anyone who says you'll retain all your strength/muscle during a cut (without steroids) is lying. I'll dismiss anything else you have to say out of hand. This dude is honest and I appreciate that.
Favorite video for whenever I lose motivation during a cut cycle
Thanks Elliot. This is what I needed to hear
This guy just fucking nailed it for me. The last doubt I had is DEMOLISHED! Thank you so much!
Ah, even though this is an older vid, I needed this.
Currently cutting down from 193lbs. (5'8.5).
you just answered your own question well done.
I agree completely. The real key to keeping things going is keeping enough carbs to prevent glycogen depletion, and avoiding the drop in protein synthesis associated with a high-protein, low-carb diet.
This was some amazing advice, thanks a ton Elliot