My 2 year body transformation! (video and photos)

meaok · June 2013

Just watched the video, awesome job!

brillmer · June 2013

Hey Dave.

Great transformation. I have a question for you if you don't mind.

From viewing your diary, i see you have a lot of carb's. I was wondering if you always had such a carb heavy diet.

I've always heard that you want to cut carbs when trying to cut the remainder of body fat / get dem abs.

Was this specifically for your bulk? Or is this more or less how you've been eating sine the beginning of your transformation?

Or bulk = more carbs, then you cut and reduced your carbs?

You look great man, an inspiration. Keep it up~

londonboyben · June 2013

incredible transformation,
really inspiring as that's the sort of goal i am aiming for

seriously, well done mate

LauraBalyk · June 2013

amazing job !!!! that is awesome !! You look great !

Bergiere · June 2013

Congratulations on your success

Xia21 · June 2013

You look like a freaking super hero!! Great job

sozisraw · June 2013

Amazing and inspiring, I am only 6th months in and focusing on strength training recent weeks.
You look incredible!

TheSwoleMinister_deleted · June 2013

Hey Dave.

Great transformation. I have a question for you if you don't mind.

From viewing your diary, i see you have a lot of carb's. I was wondering if you always had such a carb heavy diet.

I've always heard that you want to cut carbs when trying to cut the remainder of body fat / get dem abs.

Was this specifically for your bulk? Or is this more or less how you've been eating sine the beginning of your transformation?

Or bulk = more carbs, then you cut and reduced your carbs?

You look great man, an inspiration. Keep it up~

If you go back and look at the majority of days, my carbs were always about 45-50% of macro intake. This is mainly because I have a busy lifting schedule and need the carbs for energy in the gym and of course for running.

Also notice that a lot of my carb intake comes from fruits, not grains and bread.

Low carb diets tend to be more geared for people who are focused a lot more on diet than on exercise. If you have a heavy exercise schedule you NEED the extra carbs for energy, otherwise you're just going to burn out fast.

On my last bulk I didn't know about MFP, so I didn't track any macros. So you'd call that a DIRTY BULK since I just ate everything in sight! lol! This time starting gin the Fall I will do it much cleaner and adjust my carb intake accordingly based on my calorie surplus.

nave002 · June 2013

Wowsa.... you look fantastic!!!:bigsmile:

lafferty4 · June 2013

Great job! You are truly an inspiration to us. Keep up the great work!

LisaMarie8713 · June 2013

Your body has made an amazing transformation, but the smile says it all. You must feel great, cuz it shows! Congrats!

Amym26 · June 2013

Amazing results! So Awesome!

kesslertg · June 2013

I'm always on the lookout for role models. My wife's 88 year old father is one. I've added you to my list, Swole. I'm 212lbs and look just like your "before" photo. Challenge now is to get anywhere even half-way close to your one-year or two-year photo. Props to you, my friend. Look forward to monitoring your future progress. Tom

TheSwoleMinister_deleted · June 2013

OK, since I got a lot of questions regarding what I have been doing in the gym I posted a blog to help answer them. Please feel free to inbox me with anything else you would like to know!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/TheSwoleMinister/view/questions-about-my-gym-routine-answered-2nd-attempt-lol-544034