In the small college town where i currently live, there is a gym owner who used to compete naturally at a high level. I think he is a true natural, and kind of a beast considering. He is about 35yrs old 5'8 230lbs and has a 400lb bench.

I asked him about his pre-contest training. First off, He recommends slow 4-5month diet so that muscle isn't being wasted at a high calorie deficit. It was his suggestion that instead of doing fasted cardio, or postworkout cardio that you are better off doing sets of jump rope between sets of weights to keep your heart rate higher.

I tried this approach during my last cycle and found it to be effective for maintaining muscle while cutting. If anybody is looking for a new training approach while dieting, i recommend it. Add Viking's dieting approach and you are golden.