Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth 2805: How To Know When It's The Right Time To Cut
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Mar 2, 2026 They explain what a proper cut is and why most people start at the wrong time. They warn against dieting just because you feel fat or have an upcoming event. They stress preserving muscle while losing fat and avoiding scale-only thinking. They cover when to cut: being healthy, having higher maintenance calories, and having a clear plan to start and stop.
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Definition Of A Successful Cut
- A successful cut aims to lose body fat while keeping or building lean mass.
- Sal and Adam define success as losing fat, preserving muscle, and keeping the fat off long term, not just lowering the scale number.
Avoid Event Driven Cutting
- Avoid starting a cut solely because you feel too fat or because of an upcoming event.
- Adam warns event-driven short timelines force extreme, unsustainable restrictions that almost guarantee rebound weight gain.
Get Healthy Before You Cut
- Do not begin a cut until you are healthy with stable hormones, sleep, and basic fitness.
- Sal explains severe calorie restriction on an unhealthy baseline often causes burnout, hair loss, low testosterone, and poor sustainability.