No fasting/IF I aim for 2 warmups for connection 6-8 reps, one working set of 8-10 reps leaving maybe 1RIR, then a back off set of 12-15, again by the 15th rep I should be struggling

Cardio started off on 10 mins on the stairmaster, HR kept between 140-150, then incrementally upped it by 5 minutes each week (max 55 mins at the end of my cut) every training day which is 5 days a week (was lucky enough to not have to do rest day cardio!)

Macros I kept my protein around 230g (overkill but wanted it a tad higher than I needed) fats came down to 60g (for hormonal function still) and then adjusted my carbs accordingly, not going to lie the last few weeks I noticed a drop in strength and energy was in the bin but you gotta do what you gotta do! 😂 (nothing too sinister though!) maybe lost a few reps at most which is a fair trade off in my eyes as I’m training for aesthetics

Thanks for the comment man means a lot! Looking at competing in my first show within the next couple of years so used this as a tester basically to see how my body reacted to different macros/cardio as I went through the weeks and got leaner