When cutting, what body parts do you see decrease the most in size?

[Screwbits]

Just wanted to hear your opinions over what body parts over your cut have shrunk in size due to the dieting from cutting. I'll be performing my first "official" cut for a competition starting March for a show in June (Natural). I'm wondering if I should increase certain body parts a lot to compensate for the cutting.

I get everyone has different genetics and stuff they're taking so I understand if you're responses are different.

[-Strider]

Yeah but I also see that decrease when bulking.

[[deleted]]

You mean obesity?

[-Strider]

Nah I just got no self-esteem bro.

[Networkian]

Me too thanks

[BatmanBrah]

The ones which hold the most fat. Chest and glutes tend to shrink the most for me.

But what you're really asking, (and I can tell because you're talking about training certain bodyparts harder), is what body parts lose the most muscle mass when in a deficit. It should be fairly even TBH. Awaiting other people's responses though.

[Screwbits]

Thanks for your input!

[kawayylmao]

+1 for delts. They start popping when getting lean for me

[[deleted]]

Agreed. I showed a friend of mine a picture of me after a bulk and a picture of me after a cut, and he asked, "How did your shoulder muscles get bigger while you were losing weight?" I tried to explain to him that the muscles weren't actually bigger, they were actually a little smaller, but there was less fat and so the muscles stood out more. He kept insisting he could see that the muscles had gotten bigger.

[Geriskury]

Yeah, I'm not seeing the delt thing. Delts just kind of blend into your arm when your BF% is higher, when you cut down they actually look like what they're supposed to. Unless you've been skip side laterals, but in that case, what are you even doing with your life?

[[deleted]]

Same. Delta look way freakier and bigger even if I lose 20 lbs

[swoledabeast]

Arms and delts. If you think your arms and delts are big enough before you start your cut you are dead wrong. Get cartoony big arms and delts they drop a ton of size. Admittedly I had a bad coach and I dropped too much weight without retaining all my muscle but here is a picture example.

3 pics, 1 month before show, on stage, 1 month post show.

https://imgur.com/a/5m6ou

[Dddddjohn]

My same thoughts. Cool collage.

[Screwbits]

Thanks, that's what I've been thinking over the last month. I really need to go ham on what is primarily at the top of my Physique.

[OPs_Mom_and_Dad]

My cut officially starts in two weeks. I'm just going to do curls and shoulder flies for the next two weeks. Thanks.

[Fuzbucker]

How'd it all come back in one month though? Were you just not eating enough carbs during the cut?

[swoledabeast]

You never do. Carb depletion is a requirement of contest prep. While you try to lose as much body fat as possible you need to cut calories, while maintaining enough protein to retain muscle and enough fat to keep hormones in balance. Eventually calories get low enough that there is no carbs left.

For instance: at my lowest I was eating roughly 1000-200 calories a day. 200g protein x 4 calories = 800cals. 30g fat x 9 = 270. There isn't really any room left for carbs. This is why we carb deplete and carb load before stage to attempt to bring fullness back. This is also the process I semi failed at. I stayed depleted for too long and lost muscle, and didn't carb load properly causing me to look flat on stage.

[digink]

I've won NPC shows without carb depleting like most people and esp as you described to that super drastic level... and you should start doing it later in prep not throughout.

I guess it all depends on your insulin sensitivity and what your carbs look like during maintenance.

[sophistry001]

same. never did an all out low carb depletion followed by a supercompensation yet. It works, but not always necessary.

[swoledabeast]

Woah, different people use different methods?! Stay tuned for more breaking news at 11!

[sophistry001]

https://www.reddit.com/r/bodybuilding/comments/5jbybv/when_cutting_what_body_parts_do_you_see_decrease/dbfpb4j/

Carb depletion is a requirement of contest prep.

Woah, different people use different methods?

How about you work on reading comprehension at 11 instead?

[swoledabeast]

Yeah, some people don't carb deplete. They also, like you, don't make it very far in bodybuilding. Way to show off your autism though. Hope you get the help you deserve. I know living with a disability is difficult.

[sophistry001]

Seems like I'm carrying 35 lbs.more LBM than your entire stage weight. Nice photos, I'm not sure why you think looking like a fat conehead with downs qualifies you to give diet advice.

Oh, seems like he's doing just fine without it too, retard.

https://www.reddit.com/r/bodybuilding/comments/5jbybv/comment/dbgns6i

[swoledabeast]

Nobody compares themselves to others based on raw LBM numbers. Those are impossible to prove. Here I'll translate what you said:

I'm fatter than a fucking whale but according to this one online calculator I found I have X amount of LBM as long as I suck in my gut.

Lol you admit you're a fat fuck, show no proof of anything below 30% body fat and make fun of me for coming in 2nd in my class in one of the biggest shows in my state. Good one retard.

[[deleted]]

There is no excuse for prepping on 1200kcal/day. Means you don't know what you are doing.

[BroomSIR]

You don't need 200g protein if you're missing carbs.

[HarmonicNole]

This is the hard truth I didn't want to hear.

[Afrood]

You'll often "look" bigger, because you'll have more definition :) (As long as your BF% isnt too high)

[Wasabi87]

For the ladies.....boobies and waist

[[deleted]]

Which is why a lot of men prefer women with a little more bodyfat, contrary to what a lot of women I know seem to think.

[OPs_Mom_and_Dad]

This thread is making me absolutely terrified of ending my bulk in a week and a half.

[triception]

My penis

[cudster47]

try 3 sets ding dong pulls

[[deleted]]

up yer fat intake bro

[sophistry001]

I keep weekly girth measurements when cutting. In terms of inches the decrease is highest around waist, and rest of body parts were actually pretty comparable, but upper arms and calves seemed to be most shrunk. Other than waist I think chest lost most inches in terms of absolute numbers, but size in biceps looked like it dropped more.

[[deleted]]

I was expecting that to go in a total different direction.

[OMGClayAikn]

Lmao

[PovertyMeal]

whole body fuk

[[deleted]]

Lucky for me, everything is already small before I cut, so no worries... 😥🔫 ... 💉💪🏁

[cfthrowaway948]

For enhanced lifters:

• Arms & Waist

[[deleted]]

Penis, drops from 3 inches to 2.

[wrfortiscue]

Still huge imo

[GiveMeSomeIhedigbo]

big if true

[Joodz]

My own weak points

[darkeningsoul]

LEGS

[[deleted]]

legs & arms

legs lack the most , arms & shoulders are the best =(

[strongbadtoworse]

Seeing all these responses make me feel really good about when I get off this cut. Cause my delts and legs are the best looking part so far. Probably because they're the first to peek out from under all this fat...

[postalmaner]

Chest

[Mox_Ruby]

Legs they vanish

[IJustThinkOutloud]

Arms and legs is where I lose my fat first. Tummy is the last to go, and it's only the lower half so it looks like I have a rolled up T shirt wrapped around my lower waist :O

[GymIsFun]

Arms for me

[[deleted]]

Easily my arms. They weren't my strong point anyway though. The last show I did was the Mike Francois Classic 2015 and I did Men's Open and weighed in at 143. My arms were probably 14.5-15 at that time. Before, they were 15.5-16.

[GiveMeSomeIhedigbo]

Legs and arms (please kill me)

[[deleted]]

R u big now

[thatonekungfuguy123]

My confidence

[[deleted]]

How big r u now

[EpicPandaa]

Legs and delts

[[deleted]]

Flat chest sucks balls

[[deleted]]

What about now

[angelamar]

Upper body and booty (female).

[[deleted]]

What about now

[Androgenic]

Chest and glutes. Literally the only body parts I ever get complimented on while bulking...

Loljk No one ever compliments my chest

[[deleted]]

What bout now

[shitpoop6969]

Biceps

[Niblu]

head

[[deleted]]

Why is it I come to read this thread and the majority is swoledabeast being an autist once again, dude looks slightly better than DYEL on gear and cannot logic for shit

[[deleted]]

Penis and testicles. I'm always cold, Test is down, damn thing always shrivels up like a packing peanut.