I couldn't go all out for this morning's lower body work because my lower back is still a little sketchy from shoveling snow last week. It's slowly getting better though. I showed up and got it done to the best of my ability. Sometimes it boils down to just showing up. I'll see my chiropractor tomorrow and hopefully get squared away here soon. My mini-cut will officially end tomorrow afternoon and I'll up calories over the weekend to fuel Monday's leg workout. This is near the end of week 66, year 2 of my long off season. Let's keep it going and get more results. I hope you all are having a powerful day. Go do great things! See all these moves on my Story daily, then it goes to my YT (WittigWorks). Follow my full Mini-Cut Lower Body Workout below, then walk with Wittig and do it! 1. Seated Leg Curl: 3x12-15 2. Lying Leg Curl: 3x10-12 3. Hip Belt Squat: 3x8-10 4. Leg Extension: 3x10-12 5. Abductor Machine: 3x10-12+ Save 25% off @Kaged supplements in January with my code "Wittig" on Kaged.com. Get 15% off comfortable and functional @Ryderwear apparel and shoes using my code "Wittig15" on Ryderwear.com. Nutrition for all goals provided by @NutritionSolutions Get 15% off healthy meals delivered fresh to your door & free overnight shipping at NutritionSolutions.com with my code "Wittig".

I am at the tail end of my short 2025 mini-cut that started on January 1st. I will end it up Friday, carb up over the weekend, and go back to building on Monday for the rest of the year. I dropped around 7lbs of fat during this two week period simply by lowering my calories and adjusting my macros. I didn't do a lick of cardio. Even though I haven't been hungry at all, I learned that in 2026 when I cut for competitions I can even eat more to slow the cutting process so I retain as much muscle as possible. When doing 10-15 day mini-cuts I am more aggressive than competition cutting since the period is so short. I hope you all are having a great day. See all these moves on my Story daily, then it goes to my YT (WittigWorks). Follow my full Mini-Cut Back and Biceps Workout below, then walk with Wittig and do it! 1. Wide Pulldowns: 3x8-10 2. Seated Underhand Rows: 3x8-10 3. Straight Arm Pulls: 3x10-12 4. Reverse Machine Flys: 3x10-12 5. Preacher Curls: 3x8-10 6. Incline DB Curls: 3x8-10 7. Barbell Shrugs: 3x15-20 Save 25% off @Kaged supplements in January with my code "Wittig" on Kaged.com. Get 15% off comfortable and functional @Ryderwear apparel and shoes using my code "Wittig15" on Ryderwear.com. Nutrition for all goals provided by @NutritionSolutions Get 15% off healthy meals delivered fresh to your door & free overnight shipping at NutritionSolutions.com with my code "Wittig". -Michael Wittig, ISSA CPT Certified Nutritionist Natural Pro 29x Champ Master World Champion Natural Olympia Champion Kaged, Manscaped, Ryderwear Athlete All socials: @WittigWorks WittigWorks.com

The last 48 hours have been wild. In addition to my workouts and regular work, I had 7 new film and commercial auditions come in. My agents have really been working! Thank you ladies! Having that many come in at once is always a blessing, but also a cause of stress lol. Huge thanks to my son Kyler for helping me knock out all 7 in the last two days. He is a excellent reader and help with brainstorming ideas. I started 2025 off with a 'Mini-Cut' to drop a few pounds of bodyfat before going back into a calorie surplus and building the rest of the year. Today is the two week mark for the mini-cut. I am thinking about going until Friday evening then start to increase calories so I am good to go for Monday mornings leg work. This will be my only planned cut for 2025. Then I will work to build another 4-5lbs of muscle by the end of the year. I hope you all are having a great day. See all these moves on my Story daily, then it goes to my YT (WittigWorks). Follow my full Mini-Cut Chest Delt Triceps Workout below, then walk with Wittig and do it! 1. Flat Machine Press: 3x8-10 2. Incline Press: 3x8-10 3. Machine Fly: 3x8-10 4. Overhead Press: 3x8-10 5. Cable Lateral Raise: 3x8-10 6. Overhead Triceps Extension: 3x8-10 7. V Pushdowns: 3x8-10 Save 25% off @Kaged supplements in January with my code "Wittig" on Kaged.com. Get 15% off comfortable and functional @Ryderwear apparel and shoes using my code "Wittig15" on Ryderwear.com. Nutrition for all goals provided by @NutritionSolutions Get 15% off healthy meals delivered fresh to your door & free overnight shipping at NutritionSolutions.com with my code "Wittig". -Michael Wittig, ISSA CPT Certified Nutritionist Natural Pro 29x Champ Master World Champion Natural Olympia Champion Kaged, Manscaped, Ryderwear Athlete All socials: @WittigWorks WittigWorks.com

My lower back has been tweaked since all the snow shoveling I did back on Friday. We had a pretty good snowfall Thursday evening. Our driveway is fairly large so I figure I did like 1000 deadlift reps lol. It was still feeling pretty tweaked going into this morning Leg and Back Workout so I made a few modifications. O replaced barbell squats with hack squats and had to dial back weight a bit. I ended up getting a great workout and kept that back safe. Then throughout my day I've been stretching, icing, and using my massage/heat belt. I am nearing the end of week 2 of my January mini-cut and considering going one more final week before I shift back into muscle building mode. I hope you all are having a great start to your week. See all these moves on my Story daily, then it goes to my YT (WittigWorks). Follow my full Mini-Cut Leg and Back Workout below, then walk with Wittig and do it! 1. Hack Squat: 4x10 2. Leg Extension: 4x10-12 3. Lying Leg Curls: 3x8-10 4. Adductor: 3x10-12 5. Hip Thrust: 3x10-12 6. Neutral Grip Pulldown: 3x8-10 7. Machine Pullovers: 3x10-12 Save 25% off @Kaged supplements in January with my code "Wittig" on Kaged.com. Get 15% off comfortable and functional @Ryderwear apparel and shoes using my code "Wittig15" on Ryderwear.com. Nutrition for all goals provided by @NutritionSolutions Get 15% off healthy meals delivered fresh to your door & free overnight shipping at NutritionSolutions.com with my code "Wittig".

I went with my sons yesterday to a Film Festival to support Kaden's short film. We had a great time, but while we were gone it snowed a lot! One our way home last night we had to eventually pull over and get a motel room. It was the only place anywhere nearby and it was sketchy. We eventually made it home this morning and overall had a great time. I am so proud of both of my sons, Kaden and Kyler. I made it to the gym after lunch today which felt weird to me. I am accustomed to that good 4:30am. But we got it done and killed it nice and heavy. My second workout of the day was snow shoveling my big driveway manually. After the 1000 reps of snow deadlifts I probably won't be able to move tomorrow. I am actually icing my low back now as I am writing this. Tomorrow my girls have an all day volleyball tournament so there is no slowing down here. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. See all these moves on my Story daily, then it goes to my YT (WittigWorks). Follow my full Mini-Cut Upper Body Workout below, then walk with Wittig and do it! 1. Incline Press: 3x5-7 2. Cable Fly: 3x8-10 3. Underhand Pulldown: 3x8-10 4. Seated Row V: 3x8-10 5. Seated Lateral Raise: 3x8-10 Save 25% off @Kaged supplements in January with my code "Wittig" on Kaged.com. Get 15% off comfortable and functional @Ryderwear apparel and shoes using my code "Wittig15" on Ryderwear.com. Nutrition for all goals provided by @NutritionSolutions Get 15% off healthy meals delivered fresh to your door & free overnight shipping at NutritionSolutions.com with my code "Wittig". -Michael Wittig, ISSA CPT Certified Nutritionist Natural Pro 29x Champ Master World Champion Natural Olympia Champion Kaged, Manscaped, Ryderwear Athlete All socials: @WittigWorks WittigWorks.com

The next few days are going to be jam packed so I got this workout in while I could. I woke up earlier and couldn't get back to bed so I was running on low. But somehow I kept my strength and hit new PR's across the board again today. This afternoon I am going to a film festival with my sons. Kaden's short film "Midnight's Ghost" will be screened today. These are always a special time with the boys. Then tomorrow I am excited to work on a SAG movie several of my friends are involved with producing. It's going to be a good time. Despite the crazy schedule I'll find a way to get my workouts in and keep my nutrition on point for this current mini-cut which is going great. I hope you all have an awesome day. Follow my fun on my Stories. See all these moves on my Story daily, then it goes to my YT (WittigWorks). Follow my full Mini-Cut Lower Body Workout below, then walk with Wittig and do it! 1. Standing Leg Curl: 3x6-8 2. Lying Leg Curl: 3x8-10 3. Hip Belt Squat: 3x10 4. Leg Extensions: 3x8-10 5. Abductor Machine: 3x10-12 6. Seated Calf Raise: 3x8-10 Save 25% off @Kaged supplements in January with my code "Wittig" on Kaged.com. Get 15% off comfortable and functional @Ryderwear apparel and shoes using my code "Wittig15" on Ryderwear.com. Nutrition for all goals provided by @NutritionSolutions Get 15% off healthy meals delivered fresh to your door & free overnight shipping at NutritionSolutions.com with my code "Wittig". -Michael Wittig, ISSA CPT Certified Nutritionist Natural Pro 29x Champ Master World Champion Natural Olympia Champion Kaged, Manscaped, Ryderwear Athlete All socials: @WittigWorks WittigWorks.com

I was slightly weaker during yesterday's workout. I figured it was either being in a calorie deficit and/or not getting enough sleep. After today's workout I know for a fact it was definitely because of not getting proper sleep! I figure I lost 1-2 reps for each hour of sleep I didn't get lol. Last night I made a point of going to bed very early to test my theory. This morning I crushed it and hit new PR's across the board despite being in a calorie deficit for my mini-cut. So get enough sleep or your workouts and progress will suffer. My mini-cut has been going well and I've been getting a few pounds of body fat nicely. This starts week 2 of the cut and I'll only do 3 weeks max before switching back to building muscle all of 2025. I hope you all are having a powerful day. See all these moves on my Story daily, then it goes to my YT (WittigWorks). Follow my full Mini-Cut Back and Biceps Workout below, then walk with Wittig and do it! 1. Wide Pulldowns: 3x8-10 2. Underhand Seated Rows: 3x8-10 3. Straight Arm Pulldowns: 3x10-12 4. Reverse Machine Flys: 3x10-12 5. Preacher Curls: 3x8-10 6. Standing DB Curls: 3x6-8 7. Barbell Shrugs: 3x20 Save 25% off @Kaged supplements in January with my code "Wittig" on Kaged.com. Get 15% off comfortable and functional @Ryderwear apparel and shoes using my code "Wittig15" on Ryderwear.com. Nutrition for all goals provided by @NutritionSolutions Get 15% off healthy meals delivered fresh to your door & free overnight shipping at NutritionSolutions.com with my code "Wittig". -Michael Wittig, ISSA CPT Certified Nutritionist Natural Pro 29x Champ Master World Champion Natural Olympia Champion Kaged, Manscaped, Ryderwear Athlete All socials: @WittigWorks WittigWorks.com

This finished my first week of a short Mini-Cut to start 2025. This workout was tough and felt very heavy today. I think it was mainly because I didn't get enough sleep last night and being in a calorie deficit. I am attempting to keep lifting heavy and progress if I can while doing this short mini-cut. I can already see a difference in my physique after only 1 week. I'll keep this up for another week or two max then get back to building new muscle. I hope your first week of 2025 went awesome. Let's keep it going and have a strong new year. See all these moves on my Story daily, then it goes to my YT (WittigWorks). Follow my full Mini-Cut Chest Shoulders Triceps Workout below, then walk with Wittig and do it! 1. Flat Machine Press: 3x6-8 2. Incline Press: 3x6-8 3. Machine Fly: 3x6-8 4. Overhead Delt Press: 3x6-8 5. Cable Lateral Raise: 3x8-10 6. Overhead Triceps Extension: 3x6-8 7. V Pushdowns: 3x6-8 Save 25% off @Kaged supplements in January with my code "Wittig" on Kaged.com. Get 15% off comfortable and functional @Ryderwear apparel and shoes using my code "Wittig15" on Ryderwear.com. Nutrition for all goals provided by @NutritionSolutions Get 15% off healthy meals delivered fresh to your door & free overnight shipping at NutritionSolutions.com with my code "Wittig". -Michael Wittig, ISSA CPT Certified Nutritionist Natural Pro 29x Champ Master World Champion Natural Olympia Champion Kaged, Manscaped, Ryderwear Athlete All socials: @WittigWorks WittigWorks.com

This is my first primary leg workout for 2025. I am all about starting the new week off strong and setting the bar high. I knew this was going to be brutal going into it, but I accepted my fate. At the end of the battle I hit new PR's across the board despite being in a calorie deficit for my 2-3 week mini-cut. I am going to try to continue progressing in strength while on the mini-cut to retain every ounce of muscle I built in 2024. I am keeping this calorie deficit window very short then I'll go back into a calorie surplus throughout the whole rest of the year. I hope you all are having a great Monday. Go do great things! See all these moves on my Story daily, then it goes to my YT (WittigWorks). Follow my full Mass Protocol Leg and Back Workout below, then walk with Wittig and do it! 1. Barbell Squat: 3x5-7 2. Leg Extension: 3x8-10 3. Adductor: 3x10-12 4. Lying Leg Curl: 3x8-10 5. Underhand Pulldown: 3x8-10 6. Seated Row V: 3x8-10 Save 25% off @Kaged supplements in January with my code "Wittig" on Kaged.com. Get 15% off comfortable and functional @Ryderwear apparel and shoes using my code "Wittig15" on Ryderwear.com. Nutrition for all goals provided by @NutritionSolutions Get 15% off healthy meals delivered fresh to your door & free overnight shipping at NutritionSolutions.com with my code "Wittig". -Michael Wittig, ISSA CPT Certified Nutritionist Natural Pro 29x Champ Master World Champion Natural Olympia Champion Kaged, Manscaped, Ryderwear Athlete All socials: @WittigWorks WittigWorks.com