TIME TO CUT | Bodyweight Cutting | Episode 1

[@BodyweightWarrior]

New series incoming.....this first episode is just laying out the basics, future episodes will have nutrition, recovery and more to share so stay tuned! Much love guys

[@KeshArt]

Cant wait man!

[@tim8602]

I'm cutting too, been doing keto omad 5 days and IF 8 hour window for the weekend. Great results. Maybe a bit to hardcore for you though Tom! LOL ;)

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Sounds interesting! I find keto kills my performance but sounds like it's working for you :)

[@tim8602]

LOL - yeah, I'm not often in the gym, that's why I can do it I think. If I was woking out for a couple of hours a day, would probalby not work

[@ThErealActeon]

really exited about the nutrition video

[@LoneLionLeo]

You're body is perfect man. I need to cut so I'm excited for this series! Your videos are so inspiring.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Geeze, thanks dude and glad to be of service :D

[@jt659]

I'll be glad when the US finally gets on the metric system so I can stop doing conversions! Love your videos, they are refreshingly non-douchey

[@ohhiguy]

Great job as always. I love the voice over and how you explain stuff.!!

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Thanks as always man :)

[@TommyEnroth]

I really enjoyed this episode and looking forward to this series as I myself try to cut some weight. It will be super exciting to be a part of your journey 👍🏽😊

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Thanks man, glad you enjoyed. Join the journey!

[@SirKaelan6]

The video was awesome! Deffinitely looking forward to the next episodes!

[@BodyweightWarrior]

great to hear :)

[@MattyHawkHCF]

Just about to do this same thing, recently hit 1.75x weighted pull-up, now want to bridge the gap and get a OAC in the books along with FL and adv tuck PL. Same height and 92kg, so looking forward to this series!

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Boom, that's a good effort! As I said in this episode, unilateral movements are essential for the OAC. The struggle is real for us ;)

[@the_culture3259]

Great topic for a new series Tom. It does seem counter intuitive to cut muscle mass in order to improve performance, but that's the tricky thing with bodyweight progressions I suppose. You have done well at dialing in your routine. I'm looking forward to trying those archer rows.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

It's certainly a weird one. Hopefully I won't lose a huge amount of muscle mass but inevitably I will. Archer rows are one of my current fav OAC movements :)

[@motormouth500]

I look forward to watching the rest of this

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Awesome dude!

[@graywolfe3281]

making those ring archer pushes look EASY !

[@BodyweightWarrior]

love that exercise!

[@andrewbarnes8475]

Great work and inspirational as always.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Thanks Andrew :)

[@stevenni8249]

Really looking forward to this series as Im cutting too rn :)

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Awesome man, hopefully there will be some useful info!

[@shirazshafi3802]

rocking the strength camp band…respect

[@BodyweightWarrior]

absolutely, Elliott is the man :)

[@natashawest5174]

Great Video and info!! I can't wait to see more. thank you :)

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Thanks Natasha :)

[@strengthcraft7911]

Awesome, another Vlog! I really enjoyed your last series and love the in depth of explanation of the exercise selection. I'm just finishing up a cycle, setting some new goals and really want to try this program. Curious if you would replace lat pullovers with ice cream makers / some dynamic front lever movement? Great content as always, appreciate the discipline and hard work it takes to produce vlogs.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Thanks as always brother. The lat pullovers are purely prehab, the focus is on overhead mobility and blood flow for lats rather than it's transfer to the front lever. Good luck with the new cycle :)

[@SafeBeatzOfficial]

Great video Tom!

[@BodyweightWarrior]

thanks dude!

[@MartinoNotts]

Great vid with some ideas to mix up my own training, Tom! I know it's an old one. Thanks for the insight to your gym session.... A question. When cutting with bodyweight exercising, an issue Iv'e found is losing muscle mass; which of course is counter-productive and diminishes performance sharply. If cutting while at a relatively low body-fat already to increase power, how do you ensure you're not losing lean mass while doing this? Is it a case of only doing it for a short time? Thanks again Tom! Your content is helping me in building up strength in bodyweight moves.

[@MathMeansMore]

Funny, I'm also cutting at the moment. Already down about 4lbs, and hit a new PR on HSPUs last week (3 full ROM). Not sure if it's the lighter body weight, but really happy to know that I'm not sacrificing strength by cutting.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Good stuff man! I'm sure the lighter bodyweight helps as it is relative. I have a video about this topic and my experience here, kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXa5onqQicmBfbM

[@LukeJonesMOVE]

Great stuff as always man!

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Thanks Luke!

[@morganbernardeau1557]

I didn't expected you to weight 90kg ! :0 But you still look pretty lean, i can't imagine ho shredded you will be after a 3 or 4 kg weight loss ! I'm hyped by this serie, i really like nutrition and i really want to see you talking about it. Greetings from France, keep up the good work ! :D

[@DakiSTS]

Barachius LoL He's pretty tall two. 1m92 90 kg is not that big. But it's the biggest he's ever been too.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

As Dakey said, height kills it plus my legs are just heavy. Awesome man, I'm excited to share all that good stuff! Welcome my man :)

[@zioraffa]

Very very good!!! Super

[@shirazshafi3802]

great video bud

[@tigergreg8]

That was a really good workout, You must be known as the Ring King of the Gym. ) Do you find people asking about your workouts, or people copying some of the exercises you do? You got a lot done in 45 min. You must not waste any time.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Simple, usually I just get weird looks....haha. I do get asked a lot of questions about handstands mainly. Gotta keep to those rest times and stay focused ;)

[@Mickodwyer100]

Nice work Tom, well done mate ;-)

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Thanks Michael!

[@frinksbeast733]

im Really excited for this series! Great work! No practising Hespu that day?

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Awesome Frinks! This current cycle I'm not including it but I'm sure it will feature in future episodes :)

[@frinksbeast733]

Tom Merrick Nice to know mate! Cant wait for your progress as well as mine. Stay tuned!

[@sinintro4316]

73kl with belly fat, I don't get to my macronutrients per day and I don't lose weight, I'm trying p90x. Any suggestions?

[@Alexmar345]

Yes!

[@m_ssh]

Hello Tom, Do you think it's too much to add 5kgs to your squats each month if your goal is strength training? (aka reaching a specific weight to be done 10 - 15 reps) Thank you

[@matic.pogorelc]

Hi, Tom. Just a quick question. I'm thinking of getting creatine aswell (I think you mentioned in this video it's one of your supplements) and am just wondering if you found it beneficial when it comes to strength and recovery. Thanks!

[@BodyweightWarrior]

I personally find it beneficial, it's pretty efficacious, check examine, examine.com/supplements/creatine/

[@ledxy]

New sub. Contemplating having a dabble in calisthenics and enjoy your vids. Out of curiosity what do your arm measure in at?

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Dabbling is always great and just use what is most effective. I have no idea, I think 16" maybe

[@MuEnViFitness]

awesome video!

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Thanks dude!

[@michaelknight125]

hi mate nice vid. looking forward to the series. just wondered if you looked at any of John mcdoughalls work, how humans perfect diet is starch based. it's really interesting stuff and I know you a high fat kind of guy. I've just started looking into it myself.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Awesome Michael. I have done some research into this and it is interesting. I've found a method for me that works but even this changes with the season. I generally find myself eating higher fat/animal products in autumn/winter with more broths, root veg and even some grains. Whilst spring/summer tend to include more fruit and salads. Obviously I don't stick to this all the time but as a whole, I try to honour those seasonal shifts in food. I don't think there is this mystical 1 perfect diet for all as humans are so diverse and different who have evolved with different environmental factors. I really highly recommend reading Weston A Price's "Nutrition and physical degeneration" that for me was very eye opening. Also, this study ( www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/682587 ) is one of my favourites. Cooking is really the essence of human culture :)

[@michaelknight125]

Tom Merrick thanks mate I'll give it a read after work 👍

[@elvinpurtov]

Hey Tom, I have a quick question. What do you think is the best way to do the weight assisted one arm chinups that will keep friction to a minimum? Weight belt, ring strap or normal belt?

[@BodyweightWarrior]

I use a ring strap and just through it over a smooth finish bar. A pulley is ideal if you can be bothered to rig one up but as long as you keep the strap and bar consistent you can factor in the resistance :)

[@elvinpurtov]

Tom Merrick Thank you for the reply!! :)

[@Teran305]

Great video! 2 questions. how do you mount your camera so it is filming from above? and also what kind of camera do you use?

[@BodyweightWarrior]

I use a Joby gorilla mount and have a Sony DSC-RX100 which is just a simply point and shoot :)

[@jamessayers5903]

Nice video. Just wanted to say your gym looks amazing! What are you studying btw?

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Oh it is so good. I'm studying Industrial design at Loughborough :)

[@vittoriospaziorossi]

yo man nice work! I am new around here and have a question, what exercises do you do for calvs and quads?

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Welcome! So this workout was an upper body day. I also have lower body and full body days. My go to is weighted squats as you just can't beat it. However there is a huge variety of bodyweight you could use. Also I don't train calves unless it's through sprinting etc haha :)

[@thepursuitofstrength7614]

I'm on the same boat, too much body fat that is impacting my progression. I was thinking of starting a series somewhat like this lol.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Make your life easier and be lighter haha, my approach anyway

[@r.b.4611]

You're crazy man, just grow your muscles, you're naturally very lean already. (I take your point about less weight = more power).

[@numchies8172]

Tom, another question, you may have already answered this beforehand, so I apologize, but I'm pretty new to your channel and wanted to know how long you have been exercising for:)

[@BodyweightWarrior]

So I've been training 4.5 years. First 1.5 years was bodybuilding/powerlifting and the last 3 years bodyweight. Probably 2 out of the 3 years gymnastics skills stuff :)

[@numchies8172]

very interesting. i find, that explaining why and how you switched and what changed might be a good video idea :) i'd def find it cool!

[@m_ssh]

Hello there Tom, Can you please make a flexibility routine video to make your head touch your knees (legs straight)? I want to train for V-Sit and my modest flexibility is getting in my way.. Keep it up as always :)

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Hey so I have multiple flexibility and mobility routine on KZbin, all of which would help towards your goals. This playlist contains them all kzbin.info/aero/PLXi7slewxuMLpA5T5_G1aHCMCiZJ3LnHx

[@m_ssh]

Tom Merrick Appreciated ✌

[@m_ssh]

Any recommended range of sets per day ? Is there a specific time to rest in between sets?

[@maximilianojavierrodriguez4008]

I thought that with your diet and keto style of eating you were building muscle/burning fat/increasing perfomance/skills/ etc at the sime time

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Kind of yes but I've been just eating a lot...which means I've gained mass but also a little fat. You can definitely do both at the same time if you're careful. Hopefully with the method I've got I should be able to cut down weight and it be mostly fat with minimal mass loss :)

[@maximilianojavierrodriguez4008]

+Tom Merrick (The Bodyweight Warrior) It's all clear to me now! Thank you Tom :)

[@rudyreynolds2162]

"swimming background" make some dryland training videos please.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

I'll have a think but not something I have a huge amount of experience with :(

[@Henkewtf]

If you drop the creatine you should also drop 1-2kg water weight! :)

[@BodyweightWarrior]

You raise a valid point....I'm not sure if it will have an effect now as I usually just take 3g daily for the past year :)

[@TheNikaProduction]

Am I the only one who noticed the february 12th 2016 instead of 2017? lol It happens haha

[@BodyweightWarrior]

hahaha I didn't even notice this....oops

[@bryanspence2670]

interesting vid, just a small FYI - you cannot read the text in your thumbnails

[@BodyweightWarrior]

Yeah, it's a little small! Noted :)

[@SauvonsLesPoneysProd]

Dat' thumbnail tho !

[@BodyweightWarrior]

copying the master

[@numchies8172]

how tall are you? :)

[@numchies8172]

annndddd it was answered 1 second after I posted this in the video.

[@BodyweightWarrior]

you got it haha

[@lucas59190]

+Tom Merrick (The Bodyweight Warrior) Do you feel the creatine really help you in street workout? Cause I'm thinking buy for try

[@mariamllersrensen6572]

Time to cut WHAT? You dont have any bodyfat whatsoever 😵

[@BodyweightWarrior]

aha, currently sitting at 10-12% BF so 8% would be ideal :)

[@tom-tricklife2176]

Someone skipping legs