Finished Bulking! Onto New Goals! [Image Heavy]

Fujiberry

husseycd wrote: »

Fujiberry wrote: »

I like the 6-8 rep range. Maybe 10 max once in a blue moon.

Great job! I'm with you on the rep range. I can barely stand 8 reps.

I have no endurance whatsoever. Lol. 8-10+ and it becomes cardio to me. xP

HealthyBodySickMind

Wow, amazing work!

Fujiberry

Thanks, everyone!

madrose0715

OP - you mention you were at a 700 surplus - I assume you are referring to your calorie intake during your bulk...did you start at that amount or gradually build up to that intake? Also - do you know what your BF% was when you started your bulk?

mustgetmuscles1

Impressive work. Inspiring.

Fujiberry

madrose0715 wrote: »

OP - you mention you were at a 700 surplus - I assume you are referring to your calorie intake during your bulk...did you start at that amount or gradually build up to that intake? Also - do you know what your BF% was when you started your bulk?

I gradually added on the calories. I started below my TDEE at first because I had no idea what I was doing and my metabolism became slow from years of undereating (then I gained weight. xP) So it took me around 5-6 months to get from below my TDEE to eating an aggressive surplus. And nope, not idea what my body fat percentage was. I was basing it off how I Iooked. I still had fat on my tummy that I wanted to lose, but I knew that it wouldn't make sense to try and lose it when I planned on building muscle afterwards anyway.

Fujiberry

madrose0715 wrote: »

OP - you mention you were at a 700 surplus - I assume you are referring to your calorie intake during your bulk...did you start at that amount or gradually build up to that intake? Also - do you know what your BF% was when you started your bulk?

I found some pictures of what certain body fat percentages look like, so I'm just making a rough guess--maybe 19%?

Sharon_C

Whoa! So inspirational. I lift but I don't power lift and I still have some fat to lose, but I would love to get to this point.

Fujiberry

Sharon_C wrote: »

Whoa! So inspirational. I lift but I don't power lift and I still have some fat to lose, but I would love to get to this point.

It's not to early to start! Just because you still have weight to lose doesn't mean you can't start powerlifting if you'd like. A group on facebook that I'm in is called 'Belle of the Bar' and it's an all women group of powerlifters and olympic lifters both amateurs and experience. Most of them aren't super cut or lean, but they enjoy lifting.