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DarthH8
DarthH8 Posts: 298 Member
edited January 4 in Success Stories
Someone at work said I look big and not all skinny and small anymore. I'm choosing to hope for the best and it's the new definition in shoulders/back/arms and not the 15-20 lbs of fat I've probably gained to get it rofl. I weighed 160 7 months ago. 185 now. Trying to switch gears and cut, slow start lol. The BF measurement broke on the scale bout a month into lifting so I'm not sure how my BF has fluctuated really. After 7 months of a few cycles including some heavy bulks and even a slow bulk and plenty of cut phases it could be anywhere... I've gained 25 lbs. How much could be muscle. I've only put like 30-40 lbs on my OHP/barbell curl. I have no idea with my legs because I had to stop as I no have squat rack, my standard weight bar is full of ****ing weight so I'm maxed for deadlifts, and I have no bench to press with. I just need to focus on this cut. It will be the true test of how much muscle I've gained. When I hit 160 again and I've got little to no more unsightly body fat I'll be ****in stoked! That would suggest mostly muscle :-P And the following bulk period will be insanity. Filled with an olympic weight set, a ****ing squat rack, and if I'm lucky a bench too! Yeeeeeeaaaah

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  • HannahsBestLife
    HannahsBestLife Posts: 209 Member
    woohoo, sounds like you've been working hard :) well done you!! you look amazing!! congrats
  • schlange11b
    schlange11b Posts: 105 Member
    First off, awesome job! Sounds like you've definitely made significant progress!
    Secondly, there are many other ways to work legs/chest if you are lacking the bench and squat rack. Try air squats and push ups with a backpack or a weight vest on. Not quite the same, but it will help. Here's an example of a full body bodyweight workout, if you're interested.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/schlange11b
    To address your primary question, there is probably a good amount of fat gained, but the only way to be sure would be to measure. I would suggest calipers as the cheapest/easiest. Don't trust the scales, they lie. lol. There is, of course, still muscle gain, but it does come with fat in most bulk/cut cycles.
    Hope this answered your questions/helped in some way! Keep kickin *kitten*!

    edited for grammar
  • DarthH8
    DarthH8 Posts: 298 Member
    First off, awesome job! Sounds like you've definitely made significant progress!
    Secondly, there are many other ways to work legs/chest if you are lacking the bench and squat rack. Try air squats and push ups with a backpack or a weight vest on. Not quite the same, but it will help. Here's an example of a full body bodyweight workout, if you're interested.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/schlange11b
    To address your primary question, there is probably a good amount of fat gained, but the only way to be sure would be to measure. I would suggest calipers as the cheapest/easiest. Don't trust the scales, they lie. lol. There is, of course, still muscle gain, but it does come with fat in most bulk/cut cycles.
    Hope this answered your questions/helped in some way! Keep kickin *kitten*!

    edited for grammar

    Killer workout. I might give that a shot I enjoy weight only workouts I can do on the go bigtime. My biggest issue is usually getting a chin bar of some kind. I've used the door frame ones a lot but where I work and workout the door is a lil shady n it wont work.

    N no kidding about the scale lol 8-12% BF my *kitten*. I just used it to track possible changes in body fat. It seemed to fluctuate accordingly on fairly presumable cases when body fat should be increasing.

    Just a matter of gettin to a gym or getting a squat rack in the weight room at the moment. I've got some pretty killer body weight only routines I've added to my workouts I just think I'd get better results if I upgrade to heavy weight in those areas I have to substitute. As for what I've gained out of the last 7 months. Only the next cut back to 160 will actually tell me what I've managed to do since I didn't track it well enough. But it's lookin real good on my end. :-P
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