Cutting Question

[an54]

I've been doing Doug's Mega Cutting routine for a few weeks, just had some questions if anyone could answer. The workout is here: http://www.muscleandstrength.com/wor...g-routine.html

1) I do my LIT cardio in the evening immediately after my workout. This leads my total workouts to be around 1 hour 45ish minutes (workout session + cardio). Is this appropriate?

2) The routine calls for abs after the workout session, but this would make my workouts 2+ hours, so I do them in the morning immediately after my morning LIT cardio. Any issues with this? Also, the abs workout calls for rope crunch, crossover crunch and hip thrusts, but I can't do rope crunches at home, any good substitutions?

3) Finally, my evening workouts are usually done around 11:30, I have my pwo shake, then come home and am eating by around 12-12:30 (two chicken breasts with some broccoli) and usually sleep by 1. Is this too close bedtime to be eating/working out?

Thanks for any and all help, its much appreciated!

[Jarvis]

1) Good

2) Nothing wrong with abs in the morning, as long as you can create the intensity you would have at the gym. Tons of alternatives, including the old-fashioned situp.

3) That should work. It might not be absolutely ideal, but if it works for your life and schedule, that's how you have to do it.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by an54

I've been doing Doug's Mega Cutting routine for a few weeks, just had some questions if anyone could answer. The workout is here: http://www.muscleandstrength.com/wor...g-routine.html

1) I do my LIT cardio in the evening immediately after my workout. This leads my total workouts to be around 1 hour 45ish minutes (workout session + cardio). Is this appropriate?

2) The routine calls for abs after the workout session, but this would make my workouts 2+ hours, so I do them in the morning immediately after my morning LIT cardio. Any issues with this? Also, the abs workout calls for rope crunch, crossover crunch and hip thrusts, but I can't do rope crunches at home, any good substitutions?

3) Finally, my evening workouts are usually done around 11:30, I have my pwo shake, then come home and am eating by around 12-12:30 (two chicken breasts with some broccoli) and usually sleep by 1. Is this too close bedtime to be eating/working out?

Thanks for any and all help, its much appreciated!

How long does it take you to perform the workout, remember it is only 9 secs per rep on the main exercise, and 3 seconds per rep on each of the exercises in the tri-set, and 7 sets total per body part. 45 seconds rest between each main exercise, and no rest between the tri-set exercises (60-90 seconds between each tri-set)

Along with the info Jarvis has posted above...

(2) As an alternative to weighted rope crunches you could do ordinary crunches but holding a weight or Dumbbell across the Chest.

(3) Your before bed meal is ok

[an54]

My workouts take anywhere from 40 minutes to an hour, depending mostly on how busy the gym is. The main exercise usually takes the longest as I have to search for the proper weights/bench, but the trisets I'm usually able to pull through in the proper amount of time.

Thanks a lot for the help guys