Check out Boostcamp! Has free programs from the greatest content creators in the industry. Even has two of my own, you can do my program along with me! www.boostcamp.app/?UA-cam& Also check out my books, for more in-depth info on creating your own ever-evolving programming. Book 1: SWEAT www.verityfit.com/product-page/sweat Book 2: Ring Training For Hypertrophy www.verityfit.com/product-page/ring-training-for-hypertrophy Book 3: Resurrecting Your Gains www.verityfit.com/product-page/resurrecting-your-gains-finding-your-muscle-growth-formula
It's amazing that you can finally have a sponsor that's legit and in line with your values. Seeing your growth over the past few years has been a treat. We all wish you the best, and thanks for your guidance.
Just wanted to congratulate you for 110K and thank you for your videos. You once said in a video, and this isn`t an exact quote, "don`t quit yet, you`re gains are just around the corner". Not sure which video this was, but it`s what kept me going through a rougher patch in my training, it was just what I needed to hear to not quit and I`m so glad that I listened. I`m bigger and stronger now than I`ve ever been and I keep improving. Keep doing these videos, you`re literally changing people`s lives for the better.
Yeah , you're right on the protein part. I had a successful cut last year of about 15 kgs with a moderate intake of 120-130 grams even some weeks averaged at 100 grams. Surely , a myth that you need >200 gram protein when you're cutting is run by those who are on massive cycles. And yeah , I didnt lose muscle on that cut.
No, having 1g/lb or even more being beneficial is not a myth. It is great for your recovery, hormones, and weight loss. If you weigh about 210 lbs, like me, over 200 grams of protein is fair enough, and since I'm cutting on 2500 calories at the moment, it's not so hard to get it, even if I have to waste some chicken fat (RIP!)
@TheBcoolGuy I've gone from 250 to 120 - 130 grams protein during my lifting career. And I've had no negative impact in my life from that , only positives if any.
@@Mdchannel2002 What works for you may not work for others. A good minimum to aim for is 0.8g per pound of bodyweight. It's all anecdotal in the end, trial and error is needed for everyone, the right number for you is likely not the right number for someone else.
You don’t have to count calories but it just takes the guess work out of the diet. It’s way too easy to underestimate how many calories you’re eating without tracking
started to cut this week after about a year of bulking...first week has been rough figuring out how much less i need to actually eat but i think a good point you make is to do it as aggressively as you can handle. don't starve yourself and make sure your lifts are staying relatively the same strength wise, but the sooner you can get back to bulking the better
You could take out so much of the guesswork here by simply tracking cals. It takes some discipline, but if you're already working out, and you're already mentally committed to making sacrifices in pursuit of your goals, it doesn't really take much added to discipline to throw tracking into the mix. Your life, your choice, of course.
@@danieltemelkovski9828 oh for sure, if that's what works for you go for it. this isn't my first time cutting though and i eat generally the same few dishes so i have a good idea of how much i need / what the cals are in certain foods. counting cals is fine but an added layer that i don't find necessary for myself
Thanks for your answers, Geofffff! I agree with your response. It will always be a circumstantial decision in regards to recovery capacity on a cut. I normally spend the first few weeks maintaining my volume/intensity while in a calorie deficit, but if I start to experience lethargy more frequently I will then cut a set here and there while doing my best to maintain strength. I believe Jeff Nippard said in a video that holding onto strength [on a diet] is more essential than total volume/work load. That way, when someone is finished with their diet they can get that glycogen back up and pick up where they left off in their training. You're the man!
You should monetize it brother. You give us information that is absolutely priceless. You deserve as much success as possible and if you monetize it, it will not negatively impact me watching your amazing videos
This was an excellent listen. Lost 50lbs of fat over the past 16 months. The gains are finally able to take flight now that I'm out of my recomp and beginning my first calorie surplus period!
@Geoffrey Verity Schofield I think it's referring to those annoying as hell tik tok/reels/etc videos that are two videos side by side, one of which is video game footage, and the other is totally different content
Some great discussion here about volume and intensity while in a deficit. GVS points out that some people can handle adding volume during a cut… and it’s an indicator that you might have been sandbagging before during the bulk (ie, not yet approaching your maximum recoverable volume). With this in mind… you might think about your cut as an *opportunity* to fine tune your program. If you can handle what you were doing before at a caloric disadvantage… then when you restore that energy later, it gives you an idea of what you could increase to train more effectively
Got a mystery for you Geoff, I recently started a new job in the past month which now made me go from daily average 6k steps to now 20k-30k steps per day, and because I'm so busy working I'm eating like half as much as I used to, and some days I had no time to eat anything at all; Yet I've lost zero weight. I was hoping a secondary effect of working so much at the new more physical job would have a fat loss effect, but I've literally only been maintaining or even slightly gaining a kg or so. Logically this makes sense, hence presenting this to you in hopes of some insight.
Could be water retention but I'd expect the scale to move by a month. If it's only been 2 weeks it might be water, beyond that it's probably just not a caloric deficit...keep in mind steps aren't magic and it's still very easy to eat back calories with highly energy dense foods in a matter of minutes. Not saying you are, but I've seen it before.
@@jasonrios3120 that would be my first question with a client, eating half as much is a bit vague, someone can eat less food in terms of volume but way more in terms of calories, especially if it's convenient snack food. The majority of the time when fat loss is an issue, it's a tracking problem.
Not eating for a Big amount of the day, sometimes leads to a much bigger meal later that you normally wouldnt have. Ive seen people not eating anything during the day. And your body will try to recompensate it, and increase your portion later subconciously.
@@GVS Most days I can't even be bothered to eat after work, and I have no time to eat before or during work, when I do eat its usually rice with stir-fried chicken or beef and vegetables, or a wrap with rice, avocado, and lean steak inside. I might drink some milk now and then. From my calculations I'm eating between 0 to maximum of 1200 calories a day since my new job. Prior to this, I'd usually eat around 2000-2500 calories per day to maintain. and yes, I'm counting oils or liquid calories too.
My fat distribution is F tier. Its all in stomach, but mostly love handles and chest. I went from 30-35% to 16-17% and I still have massive love handles for someone of my weight/bf..
Would’ve never thought about leg day stimulating more overall appetite, I’ve had a harder time eating this bulk and it may be because I’ve had to greatly reduce the leg volume because I’m playing volleyball again
Hey man I’m glad you’re running sponsors now. You deserve to cash that check from your awesome content! You don’t seem like the kind of guy who’d run an ad for something you don’t genuinely support
I envy your waist fat distribution - the fat I gain seems to all go to my abs and love handles. I've been bulking since before Xmas and have lost sight of my abs, love handles are looking puffy but still have bicep veins and striated delts. When I cut I get chest striations before I can see my abs and still have small love handles.
The part on not going crazy high protein was really interesting, hope you make another video and touch on this more. I would've thought natural guys like you getting shredded might be doing even more than 1g/lb bodyweight.
Paradoxically, even though fat is very calorically dense, I find it very satiating and preventative of overeating. So I will eat nuts and fatty meat as a measure to not be hungry too quickly.
I know the "evidence-based science" folks will tell you that re-feeds and cheat meals don't impact one's metabolism at all. For me, when I notice my morning weigh-ins getting stuck for about five or six days, going out with my wife for a cheat meal date somehow manages to get the scale to start trending downward again. I don't care if it's just a placebo effect of something purely mental, all I know is that for me it helps. Oh, and if you are able to get blueberries year-round in China, I am truly envious. They are very seasonal here in Japan and even then, not very widely available.
Another thing about bench press vs squat (or other compounds) losing strength in a cut is, in addition to the leverages, you're also physically moving less weight. So for squat, if you lose 10 pounds, you're basically squatting close to 10 lbs less. While if you bp when you're 10 lbs lighter, you're probably only benching 1-2 lbs less, since it's only the weight you've lost from your arms.
Omg. You haven't woken up in the middle of the once the past year? I'm so much in envy. I haven't slept more than 3 hours straight the past two years. My kids wake me up 2-5 times a night, and have done so the past 2-3 years every night. Has also significantly impacted my P-ratio.
See, this is the type of compliment I used to get 4-7 years ago. Now, at the gym, all I get is bad looks and bigger (often fatter) people trying to rub shoulders with me or start something. People suck a$$. 😂
I'm 6'3" and 12% bf 23ffmi and I love pizza!!! If you want to eat pizza on a cut make it yourself you can add whatever you want to hit macros/micros and easily portion it out.
I wish more people spoke about how body weight effects your leverages. Yes, if your a powerlifter and your only goal is to move as much weight as humanly possible from A to B then more body fat will generally help. It offers more support, it reduces range of motion. But if your bench press is 20kg higher because your ROM is shorter... Are you really stronger? If your competeing, sure. If your not, then no. To many people are hooked up on numbers, yes they are a useful metric but just like how you shouldn't only look at the scale you shouldn't only look at your numbers either. So much more goes into the ability to move weight than just your strength.
Dang I've been subscribed since you just started the channel and I hope your engagement with the viewers doesn't decrease too much as you get closer to a million subs 🔥
11:55 Yup, I'm currently also on a cut and a 1000 cal deficit is doable without suffering. If you're in a "fed" state after a bulk, as you said. Depends on how big you are of course. If your maintenance cals are at 2000 I would not recommend a 1000 cal deficit, lol.
I did protein sparing fasts + bulgarian method up to 90-95%, For 5 day intervals, 2 day rest + 1 week deload/half volume at normal working weight (around 15 reps for ohp,bench,squat,dl) while eating at maintenance. I've gone from 270 to 240 in about 6 weeks. I've lost 10lbs on my squat, hit a new pr on deadlift, bench has been feeling stronger but haven't tried for a pr, ohp has been feeling the weakest. I think the calorie restriction would be equivalent to around 1500 calories a day. My goal was to maintain strength while cutting as much weight as possible.
Thank you for all the information you give us! I have your first 2 books and really enjoyed reading them :) I have recently started doing 'rampage' adapted to callisthenics (because I train at home) and really like it! Cheers from Spain 🇪🇸
Geoff I remember you stating in an older video that you just don't have these "proper" ab insertions/separations, why, you tricked me! But there you go :D also you're not tracking calories, that is outrageous. Doing great, love your channel.
The quick deficit is 100% my experience as well, I dropped from peak bulk at probably 3000+ down to sub 2000 and lost 30lbs in 8 weeks with very little strength loss or hunger. No reason to drag feet!
Regarding total protein intake, satiety is a big deal for me. An extra 100cal of chicken breast is more satiating and also feels better in my gut than adding 100cal of fruit.
Until I knee exactly what my caloric intake was, I never got in top shape. He's talking about decreasing his calories but if he doesn't count he has no idea how much he's cutting down. He just proved my point.
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Man it’s good to hear that someone isn’t counting calories do you think the bronze era counted calories it’s just a tedious task especially if your just a regular lifter but if your competing I get it but I always felt it was just torture for people to have to get a scale every time they ate
tbh i dont think skinny guys know about losing fat,you start at a really good position,"all" you need is to bulk\eat,you carry low body fat while guys like me that have high body fat a lot harder for us
Q19, re Tracking cals, clearly it's not 100% necessary, but I still recommend it anyway. At least until you know what eating a fat loss level of cals looks like and feels like. Otherwise you're going to waste a lot of time guessing. Even Geoffrey here, an experienced cutter, spent the first month of this cut (according to his graph) stuck at the same weight. Now, anyone who has cut a few times knows that your weight doesn't immediately starting heading south the moment you reduce cals. It's not uncommon for it to remain largely unchanged for a week even two. But a whole month seems like a waste of time to me. And to someone new to cutting, it could prove such a frustrating experience that they may just give up before seeing results. So to my mind, if you can cut successfully without tracking, great, but most of the time, for most people, I think tracking is the superior approach.
Ah, that first month of the chart was before cutting. Chart starts late October, I started cutting late November, exactly when the weight drops. When I want to cut, I lose rapidly.
There are studies that show 1.6g per kg of bodyweight is enough when cutting, I've gotten as low as 1g per kg and still built muscle, I wasn't cutting though.
Just recently found your channel. The content aligns perfectly with my expectations of an influencer. No BS. Anyways I have a question. I’ve been cutting since January. My beginning weight was 290 at 6 feet tall and I’m Down to 260. The weight loss has slowed a lot. Only lost 2lbs or so in March. Should I make a small reduction in calories or a little more aggressive approach; say like set my calories to 1700? My goal is to get to 220 so I’m assuming it’ll take at least 8 months and I know I can only lower calories so much before I start feeling like a zombie.
There's a lot of tension between I don't count macros or calories, and then saying I do better at 2500.....you still account for them just using a very loose proxy
I agree about the protein dosing if you're a natural athlete. As a natural, you've got to worry much more about having your diet dialed in, and like you said, having a greater amount of protein means you're going to be missing out on fats/carbs, which arguably are going to help you keep your hormone levels in a good range while dieting. Enhanced athletes benefit from increasing their protein intake due to PEDs keeping the body in a positive nitrogen state, while also increasing protein synthesis. This doesn't mean you can take in stupid amounts of protein, it just means each gram of protein will be utilized more efficiently.
On a side note, carbs are completely unnecessary for building or maintaining muscle, as the body produces all of the glucose it needs through gluconeogenesis.
What do you think of TNF cutting tips/ aggressive cutting, >2lb weight loss cutting out almost all carbs except preworkout carbs. I started and have been doing it for a couple days and have 2 weeks planned.
Insane effort. Just wondering is he natty/ I am not taking anything away from him either way..Incredible journey and supper impressive results....just would like to know..
Hi geo. I've been suffering from a l5-S1 herniated disc for 5 years ( reinjured myself a few times through running and weightlifting). I've taken bodybuilding seriously for the last year but everytime i train legs ( with proper form and tiny weight) I either get injured or burned out lower back that prevents me from progressing. Your help will be very much appreciated.
What if you're like me - maintenance is like only 2300 and yet my natural cravings are to eat 3000+. Therefore I'm getting fat very rapidly. A cut at 1800 calories for 1lb per week even seems too extreme for me to handle. What the body craves vs what I'd need to cut is well over a 1k difference.
i feel that im in a similar situation as you, but higher calories (6'2 216lbs 19%bf) filling food and NEET helps me, i get 15k-20ksteps daily and i eat a lot of soup 2 kilo chicken, 1 kilo carrot, 1 kilo potato + onions = 10 400 calorie meals with like 50-60g protein and 30ishg carbs for a massive bowl of food. steps though, steps are where its at
@@GVS Wow thanks for the reply - And GVS do you count incomplete proteins towards your total protein count - for example from oats or wholewheat toast? Or do you only count the protein coming from high quality sources such as Eggs, Chicken, Meats and Dairy.
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It's amazing that you can finally have a sponsor that's legit and in line with your values. Seeing your growth over the past few years has been a treat. We all wish you the best, and thanks for your guidance.
Just wanted to congratulate you for 110K and thank you for your videos. You once said in a video, and this isn`t an exact quote, "don`t quit yet, you`re gains are just around the corner". Not sure which video this was, but it`s what kept me going through a rougher patch in my training, it was just what I needed to hear to not quit and I`m so glad that I listened. I`m bigger and stronger now than I`ve ever been and I keep improving. Keep doing these videos, you`re literally changing people`s lives for the better.
that quote sounds like he was talking about genetic limit and such. it's a good quote
The image of Geoff’s face when he’s at an RPE 10 is what gives me strength to power through an intense set.
Yeah , you're right on the protein part. I had a successful cut last year of about 15 kgs with a moderate intake of 120-130 grams even some weeks averaged at 100 grams. Surely , a myth that you need >200 gram protein when you're cutting is run by those who are on massive cycles. And yeah , I didnt lose muscle on that cut.
No, having 1g/lb or even more being beneficial is not a myth. It is great for your recovery, hormones, and weight loss. If you weigh about 210 lbs, like me, over 200 grams of protein is fair enough, and since I'm cutting on 2500 calories at the moment, it's not so hard to get it, even if I have to waste some chicken fat (RIP!)
I prefer not to lose muscle
@TheBcoolGuy I've gone from 250 to 120 - 130 grams protein during my lifting career. And I've had no negative impact in my life from that , only positives if any.
I went from 89kg to 80kg without losing muscle, 130g protein a day most days
@@Mdchannel2002 What works for you may not work for others. A good minimum to aim for is 0.8g per pound of bodyweight. It's all anecdotal in the end, trial and error is needed for everyone, the right number for you is likely not the right number for someone else.
Phyjsique looking insane, congrats on 110K, you'll be hitting 200K in no time
Congrats on 110k good sir
so refreshing to hear that you weren't tracking on your cut. need far more fitness pros talking about successfully dieting without calorie tracking.
You don’t have to count calories but it just takes the guess work out of the diet. It’s way too easy to underestimate how many calories you’re eating without tracking
started to cut this week after about a year of bulking...first week has been rough figuring out how much less i need to actually eat but i think a good point you make is to do it as aggressively as you can handle. don't starve yourself and make sure your lifts are staying relatively the same strength wise, but the sooner you can get back to bulking the better
You could take out so much of the guesswork here by simply tracking cals. It takes some discipline, but if you're already working out, and you're already mentally committed to making sacrifices in pursuit of your goals, it doesn't really take much added to discipline to throw tracking into the mix. Your life, your choice, of course.
@@danieltemelkovski9828 oh for sure, if that's what works for you go for it. this isn't my first time cutting though and i eat generally the same few dishes so i have a good idea of how much i need / what the cals are in certain foods. counting cals is fine but an added layer that i don't find necessary for myself
Thanks for your answers, Geofffff! I agree with your response. It will always be a circumstantial decision in regards to recovery capacity on a cut. I normally spend the first few weeks maintaining my volume/intensity while in a calorie deficit, but if I start to experience lethargy more frequently I will then cut a set here and there while doing my best to maintain strength. I believe Jeff Nippard said in a video that holding onto strength [on a diet] is more essential than total volume/work load. That way, when someone is finished with their diet they can get that glycogen back up and pick up where they left off in their training. You're the man!
You should monetize it brother. You give us information that is absolutely priceless. You deserve as much success as possible and if you monetize it, it will not negatively impact me watching your amazing videos
This was an excellent listen. Lost 50lbs of fat over the past 16 months. The gains are finally able to take flight now that I'm out of my recomp and beginning my first calorie surplus period!
Hi Geoffry, loving the content as always. Could you include some subway surfers in addition to the rest of your b roll footage?
Um...what?
@Geoffrey Verity Schofield I think it's referring to those annoying as hell tik tok/reels/etc videos that are two videos side by side, one of which is video game footage, and the other is totally different content
Congrats on 110k, Geoff 💪 physique is continuing to look incredible! Looking forward to your abs video. Glad you started isolating those babies 🙌
Let's goo!! Finally an ad. I like the fact that if Geoff endorses it, you know it's decent
Congrats on yet another mile stone man, many more to come!
Congrats on 110k my boi you deserve it
1 million! Here we come! 💪
Some great discussion here about volume and intensity while in a deficit. GVS points out that some people can handle adding volume during a cut… and it’s an indicator that you might have been sandbagging before during the bulk (ie, not yet approaching your maximum recoverable volume). With this in mind… you might think about your cut as an *opportunity* to fine tune your program. If you can handle what you were doing before at a caloric disadvantage… then when you restore that energy later, it gives you an idea of what you could increase to train more effectively
A new Geoff video 😍
Got a mystery for you Geoff,
I recently started a new job in the past month which now made me go from daily average 6k steps to now 20k-30k steps per day, and because I'm so busy working I'm eating like half as much as I used to, and some days I had no time to eat anything at all; Yet I've lost zero weight. I was hoping a secondary effect of working so much at the new more physical job would have a fat loss effect, but I've literally only been maintaining or even slightly gaining a kg or so.
Logically this makes sense, hence presenting this to you in hopes of some insight.
Could be water retention but I'd expect the scale to move by a month. If it's only been 2 weeks it might be water, beyond that it's probably just not a caloric deficit...keep in mind steps aren't magic and it's still very easy to eat back calories with highly energy dense foods in a matter of minutes. Not saying you are, but I've seen it before.
You haven’t given us context with what your eating?
@@jasonrios3120 that would be my first question with a client, eating half as much is a bit vague, someone can eat less food in terms of volume but way more in terms of calories, especially if it's convenient snack food. The majority of the time when fat loss is an issue, it's a tracking problem.
Not eating for a Big amount of the day, sometimes leads to a much bigger meal later that you normally wouldnt have.
Ive seen people not eating anything during the day. And your body will try to recompensate it, and increase your portion later subconciously.
@@GVS Most days I can't even be bothered to eat after work, and I have no time to eat before or during work, when I do eat its usually rice with stir-fried chicken or beef and vegetables, or a wrap with rice, avocado, and lean steak inside. I might drink some milk now and then. From my calculations I'm eating between 0 to maximum of 1200 calories a day since my new job. Prior to this, I'd usually eat around 2000-2500 calories per day to maintain. and yes, I'm counting oils or liquid calories too.
My fat distribution is F tier. Its all in stomach, but mostly love handles and chest. I went from 30-35% to 16-17% and I still have massive love handles for someone of my weight/bf..
You not 16 percent you're closer to 20 percent.
Would’ve never thought about leg day stimulating more overall appetite, I’ve had a harder time eating this bulk and it may be because I’ve had to greatly reduce the leg volume because I’m playing volleyball again
So happy you're actually starting to market yourself Geoff. You deserve it. Consider a COOKBOOK
Dude. Commented before I saw any video. You are changing the natural game and you deserve even more than the success you have!!
Read my mind with the timing on this one 🎉
Hey man I’m glad you’re running sponsors now. You deserve to cash that check from your awesome content! You don’t seem like the kind of guy who’d run an ad for something you don’t genuinely support
Your channel is actually blowing up. It looks like it's going slow, but it's actually pretty fast.
Great content as usual brother 👏🏼
Congratulations on 110k! Those subs seem to be ticking up quickly. Let’s get shredded together, bros!
Monetize your channel! You deserve it. You earned that money.
I envy your waist fat distribution - the fat I gain seems to all go to my abs and love handles. I've been bulking since before Xmas and have lost sight of my abs, love handles are looking puffy but still have bicep veins and striated delts. When I cut I get chest striations before I can see my abs and still have small love handles.
I got rid of milk and cheese. About 3 weeks later love handles were almost none existent
@@jacksongeorge2629 shit I'd rather die than cut milk from my diet :(
@@guimcast1 bro it ain’t that deep😂
The part on not going crazy high protein was really interesting, hope you make another video and touch on this more. I would've thought natural guys like you getting shredded might be doing even more than 1g/lb bodyweight.
Paradoxically, even though fat is very calorically dense, I find it very satiating and preventative of overeating. So I will eat nuts and fatty meat as a measure to not be hungry too quickly.
I’ve noticed the same thing! Fat obviously being the most caloric ally dense but our body wants it!
I know the "evidence-based science" folks will tell you that re-feeds and cheat meals don't impact one's metabolism at all. For me, when I notice my morning weigh-ins getting stuck for about five or six days, going out with my wife for a cheat meal date somehow manages to get the scale to start trending downward again. I don't care if it's just a placebo effect of something purely mental, all I know is that for me it helps.
Oh, and if you are able to get blueberries year-round in China, I am truly envious. They are very seasonal here in Japan and even then, not very widely available.
That’s it you did it. You look like you’re on tren naturally
Another thing about bench press vs squat (or other compounds) losing strength in a cut is, in addition to the leverages, you're also physically moving less weight. So for squat, if you lose 10 pounds, you're basically squatting close to 10 lbs less. While if you bp when you're 10 lbs lighter, you're probably only benching 1-2 lbs less, since it's only the weight you've lost from your arms.
Leverages have the greater impact.
@@rockon8174 if I lose 10 lbs, my leverages barely change. But squatting 10 lbs less is definitely easier.
Thanks!
Omg. You haven't woken up in the middle of the once the past year? I'm so much in envy. I haven't slept more than 3 hours straight the past two years. My kids wake me up 2-5 times a night, and have done so the past 2-3 years every night. Has also significantly impacted my P-ratio.
Hahah, love the little Dylan Thomas reference! You may be the only fitness influencer who can make poetry paraphrases.
DUDE YOU LOOK SO FREAKIN GOOD 😰🔥🔥🔥 your inspiring and pushing me to ,,catch up‘‘ to you😁
Thanks for that❤️
See, this is the type of compliment I used to get 4-7 years ago. Now, at the gym, all I get is bad looks and bigger (often fatter) people trying to rub shoulders with me or start something. People suck a$$. 😂
Thank you Geoffrey! May God give you peace & have mercy on your soul! Grace & peace to you in Jesus Christ’s name!
I'm 6'3" and 12% bf 23ffmi and I love pizza!!! If you want to eat pizza on a cut make it yourself you can add whatever you want to hit macros/micros and easily portion it out.
I wish more people spoke about how body weight effects your leverages. Yes, if your a powerlifter and your only goal is to move as much weight as humanly possible from A to B then more body fat will generally help. It offers more support, it reduces range of motion. But if your bench press is 20kg higher because your ROM is shorter... Are you really stronger? If your competeing, sure. If your not, then no.
To many people are hooked up on numbers, yes they are a useful metric but just like how you shouldn't only look at the scale you shouldn't only look at your numbers either. So much more goes into the ability to move weight than just your strength.
Dang I've been subscribed since you just started the channel and I hope your engagement with the viewers doesn't decrease too much as you get closer to a million subs 🔥
The belief that compounds like squat increase your appetite sounds so bro sciency, but at the same time I feel like I’ve personally felt that
Deffinatly monetize. I wouldn't have a problem at all watching a few adds for the great free content. Keep up the great work man.
11:55 Yup, I'm currently also on a cut and a 1000 cal deficit is doable without suffering. If you're in a "fed" state after a bulk, as you said. Depends on how big you are of course. If your maintenance cals are at 2000 I would not recommend a 1000 cal deficit, lol.
Insane shreds! You’re looking amazing and thanks for sharing your knowledge! ❤️🏋️💪
Cardio adaptation happens in about two weeks, just a tidbit for those lifters that want to get into running. Zone 2 training helps the ego
I did protein sparing fasts + bulgarian method up to 90-95%,
For 5 day intervals, 2 day rest + 1 week deload/half volume at normal working weight (around 15 reps for ohp,bench,squat,dl) while eating at maintenance.
I've gone from 270 to 240 in about 6 weeks.
I've lost 10lbs on my squat, hit a new pr on deadlift, bench has been feeling stronger but haven't tried for a pr, ohp has been feeling the weakest.
I think the calorie restriction would be equivalent to around 1500 calories a day.
My goal was to maintain strength while cutting as much weight as possible.
Thank you for all the information you give us!
I have your first 2 books and really enjoyed reading them :)
I have recently started doing 'rampage' adapted to callisthenics (because I train at home) and really like it!
Cheers from Spain 🇪🇸
Geoff I remember you stating in an older video that you just don't have these "proper" ab insertions/separations, why, you tricked me! But there you go :D also you're not tracking calories, that is outrageous. Doing great, love your channel.
Your lifting starting weight is pretty nuts to me as someone of equal height. 12,5kg difference granted i was late 16/17. Started at 55-56kg
Oh yeah here we go! Love the fat loss talks cuz I be fat AF right nah.
The goat returns with another great video
The quick deficit is 100% my experience as well, I dropped from peak bulk at probably 3000+ down to sub 2000 and lost 30lbs in 8 weeks with very little strength loss or hunger. No reason to drag feet!
If you can handle it, fasting for 48-72 hours is the best way to cut. Maximum fat loss, while muscle is preserved.
Regarding total protein intake, satiety is a big deal for me. An extra 100cal of chicken breast is more satiating and also feels better in my gut than adding 100cal of fruit.
You look fucking insane. Literally my dream physique. Maybe one day.
Geoff my boy! Great content as always
Until I knee exactly what my caloric intake was, I never got in top shape. He's talking about decreasing his calories but if he doesn't count he has no idea how much he's cutting down. He just proved my point.
Some channels have a "thank you" or "contribute" button for channels. I'd recommend that for your channel.
This video is gold
I’m cutting right now, so love this! Can say 1 curse word every answer you do next time please
Grats on 110k. You look great :)
It took me a while to work out that you weren't saying, "You may need more roofies." and you were actually saying, refeeds.
The cause of the error message might be attempting to connect your bank with Google's payment system using a VPN. Anti-fraud software could cause that.
Or because you're in China
Man it’s good to hear that someone isn’t counting calories do you think the bronze era counted calories it’s just a tedious task especially if your just a regular lifter but if your competing I get it but I always felt it was just torture for people to have to get a scale every time they ate
tbh i dont think skinny guys know about losing fat,you start at a really good position,"all" you need is to bulk\eat,you carry low body fat while guys like me that have high body fat a lot harder for us
Q19, re Tracking cals, clearly it's not 100% necessary, but I still recommend it anyway. At least until you know what eating a fat loss level of cals looks like and feels like. Otherwise you're going to waste a lot of time guessing. Even Geoffrey here, an experienced cutter, spent the first month of this cut (according to his graph) stuck at the same weight. Now, anyone who has cut a few times knows that your weight doesn't immediately starting heading south the moment you reduce cals. It's not uncommon for it to remain largely unchanged for a week even two. But a whole month seems like a waste of time to me. And to someone new to cutting, it could prove such a frustrating experience that they may just give up before seeing results. So to my mind, if you can cut successfully without tracking, great, but most of the time, for most people, I think tracking is the superior approach.
Ah, that first month of the chart was before cutting. Chart starts late October, I started cutting late November, exactly when the weight drops. When I want to cut, I lose rapidly.
20:58 When I barely eat processed sugar (cookies, chocolate, sweets etc.) ripe tasty fruit gets me really excited hahaha
lil bits is my favorite rick and morty bit
Congrats 🎉
ur videos are amazing, so much good info thanks as always geoffrey
There are studies that show 1.6g per kg of bodyweight is enough when cutting, I've gotten as low as 1g per kg and still built muscle, I wasn't cutting though.
Just recently found your channel. The content aligns perfectly with my expectations of an influencer. No BS. Anyways I have a question. I’ve been cutting since January. My beginning weight was 290 at 6 feet tall and I’m Down to 260. The weight loss has slowed a lot. Only lost 2lbs or so in March. Should I make a small reduction in calories or a little more aggressive approach; say like set my calories to 1700? My goal is to get to 220 so I’m assuming it’ll take at least 8 months and I know I can only lower calories so much before I start feeling like a zombie.
I'd make small adjustments and maybe increase activity a bit.
looking like a freaking house 💪
There's a lot of tension between I don't count macros or calories, and then saying I do better at 2500.....you still account for them just using a very loose proxy
That's based on several years ago when I counted. Some people just really want to hear about the numbers.
What do you think about targeting the QL? I remember you injured it once. Love you vids, keep it up.
I agree about the protein dosing if you're a natural athlete. As a natural, you've got to worry much more about having your diet dialed in, and like you said, having a greater amount of protein means you're going to be missing out on fats/carbs, which arguably are going to help you keep your hormone levels in a good range while dieting. Enhanced athletes benefit from increasing their protein intake due to PEDs keeping the body in a positive nitrogen state, while also increasing protein synthesis. This doesn't mean you can take in stupid amounts of protein, it just means each gram of protein will be utilized more efficiently.
On a side note, carbs are completely unnecessary for building or maintaining muscle, as the body produces all of the glucose it needs through gluconeogenesis.
I think the PED things is also that they are building more muscle so they need more protein
Edit: also they almost always consume more calories
How do you stay motivated to continue the cut if you don't have a contest or something. Any thoughts other than just liking the new progress
To test yourself and know what you're capable of without having to proof anything to anyone or having a plastic trophy for it?
Legend
Anyone struggling with appetite try 2mg nicotine gum, game changer when dieting.
Lol shocking advice
@@RDS_Armwrestling hardly it’s not the same as lighting up a cigarette
Is so great to hear you say you don't count calories. Diet culture haspetsuaded us to do this, and become obsessive. Thank you.
What do you think of TNF cutting tips/ aggressive cutting, >2lb weight loss cutting out almost all carbs except preworkout carbs. I started and have been doing it for a couple days and have 2 weeks planned.
28:11 careful, the teenagers online are gonna say that them triceps are synthol lol
People in North America don't really eat guavas
Jesus Christ coach how much were you eating to hit 400g of protein
Fk yaa brah. Cutting rn :/ need some moto. I'm got so addicted to eggs on my bulk I literally can't 😩
Insane effort. Just wondering is he natty/ I am not taking anything away from him either way..Incredible journey and supper impressive results....just would like to know..
Yep, lifetime natural.
Hi geo. I've been suffering from a l5-S1 herniated disc for 5 years ( reinjured myself a few times through running and weightlifting). I've taken bodybuilding seriously for the last year but everytime i train legs ( with proper form and tiny weight) I either get injured or burned out lower back that prevents me from progressing. Your help will be very much appreciated.
Really tough for me to assess injury stuff in the comment section unfortunately.
@@GVS thx for your reply. Unfortuntely i dont have access to online coching ( cuz i live in shitty country) so i dm on instgram. Great content btw
Did you switch exercises during a cut? Or does it make you muscle lost because of the lack of neuronal adaptions?
Looking half natty man!
Hey, did you make a goal vs process video. Faz did and I was thinking which is more important to you?
What if you're like me - maintenance is like only 2300 and yet my natural cravings are to eat 3000+. Therefore I'm getting fat very rapidly. A cut at 1800 calories for 1lb per week even seems too extreme for me to handle. What the body craves vs what I'd need to cut is well over a 1k difference.
i feel that im in a similar situation as you, but higher calories (6'2 216lbs 19%bf)
filling food and NEET helps me, i get 15k-20ksteps daily and i eat a lot of soup
2 kilo chicken, 1 kilo carrot, 1 kilo potato + onions = 10 400 calorie meals with like 50-60g protein and 30ishg carbs for a massive bowl of food.
steps though, steps are where its at
Do you have to sleep hungry to lose fat? Hunger is just part of the process? What I hate about cutting is the insomnia from the hunger.
Can perhaps move more calories to the evening. Slight hunger is pretty normal but if it's impacting sleep the deficit might be too large.
@@GVS Wow thanks for the reply - And GVS do you count incomplete proteins towards your total protein count - for example from oats or wholewheat toast? Or do you only count the protein coming from high quality sources such as Eggs, Chicken, Meats and Dairy.
How do you feel about low calorie sweeteners and diet soda? How can they be utilized?
Grazie!
I like your videos
30:30 he is looking at the girl haha
Any plans on selling out any time soon? at 150k? 250?
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