Cutting Peak Bundle
Advanced contest-style cut — refeeds, peak week, the works. For lifters with a base.
The advanced cut. Engineered for lifters who already have muscle and want to peak. Structured refeeds, weekly check-ins, peak week protocol, and the discipline to match.
Training framework
Three phases, twelve weeks.
Lead-In (Weeks 1-4)
Diet break, baseline lifts, cardio start
Strip (Weeks 5-8)
Aggressive deficit, refeed cycling, training intensity
Peak (Weeks 9-12)
Carb depletion, water cuts, peak week protocol
Weekly template
Your training week, mapped
One row per training day. Repeat across the 12 weeks; the loading scheme below evolves.
1 · Mon
Chest / Shoulders / Tri
Upper push hypertrophy
- 4 × 8
Incline Smith Press
- 4 × 10
Flat DB Press
- 4 × 12
Cable Crossover
Drop set last
- 4 × 10
Seated DB OHP
- 5 × 15
Lateral Raise
- 4 × 15
Rear Delt Fly
- 4 × 12
Rope Pushdown
Drop last
- 30 min post-lift
Steady-state Cardio
1 · Tue
Back / Biceps
Back width + thickness
- 4 × 10
Lat Pulldown (wide)
- 4 × 10
Chest-supported Row
- 3 × 12
Straight-arm Pulldown
- 3 × 12
Cable Row (close grip)
- 4 × 15
Face Pull
- 4 × 10
Incline DB Curl
- 3 × 12
Hammer Curl
1 · Wed
Legs (Quad)
Quad volume + finisher
- 4 × 8
Hack Squat
- 3 × 12 per leg
Walking Lunge
- 3 × 12
Leg Press (wide)
- 4 × 15
Leg Extension
Drop last
- 4 × 15
Standing Calf Raise
- 20 min
Stairmaster
1 · Thu
Shoulders / Arms
Detail work
- 4 × 10
DB OHP
- 5 × 15
Cable Lateral Raise
- 4 × 10
EZ-bar Curl
- 3 × 12
Cable Curl
- 4 × 10
Skullcrusher
- 3 × 12
Overhead Tri Extension
1 · Fri
Legs (Posterior)
Glutes + hamstrings
- 4 × 8
Romanian Deadlift
- 4 × 10
Hip Thrust
- 4 × 12
Hamstring Curl
- 3 × 12 per side
Cable Kickback
- 4 × 15
Standing Calf Raise
1 · Sat
Conditioning + Posing
Steady-state + practice
- 45 min @ 4-6% incline
Incline Treadmill Walk
- 20 min
Posing Practice
Progression
How loads evolve over 12 weeks
Lead-In · 1-4
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Diet break first week, then -15% kcal, baseline lifts
Intensity cue
RPE 8 — preserve strength on mains
Strip · 5-8
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-25% kcal, refeed every 7th day, +2 cardio sessions
Intensity cue
RPE 8 — lifts may dip 5%, conditioning rises
Peak · 9-12
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Week 9-11 hold deficit, week 12 carb load + water cut protocol
Intensity cue
Volume drops week 12, posing rises
Equipment
What you'll need
Warm-up
- 5 min easy bike or row · raise core temp
- Hip CARs · 5 reps per side
- T-spine rotations · 8 per side
- Banded shoulder dislocates · 10 reps
- 2 ramp-up sets on the first main lift (50% · 70%)
Cool-down
- 3 min easy walk to bring HR down
- 90/90 hip stretch · 60s per side
- Doorway pec stretch · 45s per side
- Box breathing · 6 rounds (4-4-4-4)
Equipment
Nutrition framework
Contest Prep Macro System
- Style
- Contest prep · tracked
- Protein target
- 1.3 g per lb bodyweight
- Calorie bias
- -25% from maintenance
Weekly refeeds. Peak week protocol detailed. Not for beginners.
Recipe library
Six meals that match this diet
Picked to hit the macros above without spending all day in the kitchen.
Ingredients
- · 5 egg whites + 2 whole eggs
- · 1/2 cup black beans (rinsed)
- · 1/4 cup salsa · 2 tbsp shredded cheese
- · 1 small whole-grain tortilla
- · Cilantro · hot sauce to taste
Method
- 01Warm beans in a non-stick pan.
- 02Pour in beaten eggs, scramble 2-3 min.
- 03Fold in salsa + cheese until just melted.
- 04Spoon onto warm tortilla, top with cilantro.
Ingredients
- · 6 oz chicken breast
- · 1 cup cooked jasmine rice
- · 1/2 cup black beans · 1/2 cup corn
- · 1/4 avocado · 1/4 cup pico de gallo
- · Lime · cumin · paprika · garlic powder
Method
- 01Season chicken with cumin, paprika, garlic, salt.
- 02Sear 4 min per side, rest 3 min, slice.
- 03Layer rice, beans, corn in a bowl.
- 04Top with chicken, avocado, pico, lime squeeze.
Ingredients
- · 6 oz lean ground turkey
- · 6 large butter-lettuce leaves
- · 1/4 cup shredded carrots · 2 scallions
- · 1 tbsp soy sauce · 1 tsp sesame oil · 1 tsp rice vinegar
- · 1 clove garlic · 1 tsp grated ginger
Method
- 01Sauté garlic + ginger in sesame oil, 30s.
- 02Add turkey, brown 4 min, drain fat.
- 03Stir in soy + vinegar, fold in carrots + scallions.
- 04Spoon into lettuce cups and serve.
Ingredients
- · 6 oz salmon fillet
- · 1 medium sweet potato
- · 2 cups broccoli florets
- · 1 tbsp honey · 1 tbsp soy sauce · 1 clove garlic
- · 1 tsp olive oil · sesame seeds
Method
- 01Roast cubed sweet potato 20 min at 425°F.
- 02Whisk honey, soy, minced garlic; brush onto salmon.
- 03Pan-sear salmon skin-down 4 min, flip 2 min.
- 04Steam broccoli, plate everything, sprinkle sesame.
Ingredients
- · 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
- · 1/2 cup mixed berries
- · 1 tbsp slivered almonds
- · Pinch cinnamon
Method
- 01Spoon cottage cheese into a bowl.
- 02Top with berries, almonds, cinnamon.
- 03Eat immediately or pack for later.
Ingredients
- · 1 cup rolled oats
- · 1 cup non-fat Greek yogurt
- · 1 scoop whey protein
- · 1/2 cup mixed berries
- · 1 tbsp honey · pinch cinnamon
Method
- 01Cook oats with 1.5 cups water until creamy.
- 02Off heat, stir in whey + cinnamon.
- 03Top with Greek yogurt, berries, drizzle of honey.
- 04Eat warm or chill overnight for grab-and-go.
Weekly grocery list
One trip, one cart
Built to cover the recipes above for a single training week. Scale 0.75-1.25× to your bodyweight.
Proteins (priority)
Carbs (tracked)
Vegetables (volume)
Healthy fats (minimal)
Peak-week supplies
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