What can you accomplish in 6 weeks?
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kshadows
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I'm mostly just curious...I've lost ~55 lbs, and am currently working on recomp, eating slightly below maintenance and lifting 2-3x per week. I'm going on vacation in July (40 days away from today). I know 6 weeks isn't much time, but is there any hope for an improvement in the abdominal area in that amount of time?
I'd love to see any 6 week progress pictures!
ETA: I'm trying to set a reasonable goal for this time period... being that all my goals until now have been long term goals, I'm not sure how to work out something for this short of a period!
I'd love to see any 6 week progress pictures!
ETA: I'm trying to set a reasonable goal for this time period... being that all my goals until now have been long term goals, I'm not sure how to work out something for this short of a period!
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That is an excellent point. Thank you0
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As far as I know recomping is a very slow process. You will see some progress but not much.
Near the time drop your carbs a little bit and avoid things high in salt and sodium to avoid water retention.0 -
I guess I just want to set a goal for myself before that time but I'm not really sure what's reasonable... my goals up until now have been much more long-term, so I don't really know what's a reasonably achievable goal in a shorter period of time!0
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I guess I just want to set a goal for myself before that time but I'm not really sure what's reasonable... my goals up until now have been much more long-term, so I don't really know what's a reasonably achievable goal in a shorter period of time!
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I agree with the above. If you’re a goal-oriented person, maybe set some fitness goals, e.g. strength improvements in your lifts, how many push-ups or pull-ups you can do. That sort of thing. Good job on your great results!0
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I agree with the above. If you’re a goal-oriented person, maybe set some fitness goals, e.g. strength improvements in your lifts, how many push-ups or pull-ups you can do. That sort of thing. Good job on your great results!
this.
recomp is slow, so fitness goals are probably the way to go.0 -
Not much if you're on recomp. But if you want to "cut" up a bit more, 6 weeks is doable since you've already gotten down quite a bit. Of course "cutting up" would require a slight deficit again, but you can always go back to recomp after your vacation.
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I do not see anything wrong with the body in your profile picture... Vacation looks like it is already waiting for you... no improvement needed just for vacation..
Recomp is very very slow... you can "trust me" on this one.. been there, still doing it and it oooooo soooo slow.. But I do not want to bulk in the summer.. especially gain wait... waiting for fall/winter.
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I do not see anything wrong with the body in your profile picture... Vacation looks like it is already waiting for you... no improvement needed just for vacation..
Recomp is very very slow... you can "trust me" on this one.. been there, still doing it and it oooooo soooo slow.. But I do not want to bulk in the summer.. especially gain wait... waiting for fall/winter.
While I appreciate your answer, photos can be tricky to judge by, especially as they're generally taken in the best possible light/angle/etc. I'm just trying to get to where *I* am comfortable, I'm not doing this for anyone else.
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The difference between the 2 is significant.
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