Culking Bishes!!! Winter2016 / Spring 2017
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@usmcmp I think has bulked upwards of 200 pounds. So- maybe in 2 years I can get there to the top end at 200. I dunno- I'd like to be over all a little leaner- but also- LAZYAF
October 1st, 2013 to January 1st, 2017. 155 pounds to 210 pounds. I should be about 178ish stage weight this year and that's accounting for lean mass loss. I definitely wasn't worried about being lean at the end of the bulk.
Thanks for popping in!!! I knew you got up there- but hadn't seen you comment recently on where you were- so good to know and thanks for sharing!
TresaAswegan wrote: »TresaAswegan wrote: »werd- looks nice!!! it's a hell of a shoulder cut LOL.
I never had abs- I usually go by 5 months and none of my clothes fit. I get sad though when I'm doing high runners lunch and I have this giant meat pack on my hip crease. sigh.
I'm about over it for sure- I'm having to force feed at this point. I really wanted at least 185- (well 190) but I'd have taken 185... unfortunately I'm sitting at 179/180- I won't make another 5 solid pounds in the next 15 days. Ah well- I mean I could go to April- but that's to much. I won't be able to make it LOL
How tall are you Jo?
I've been sitting around 180-185 for a while and althought I'm way more comfortable than I was at my heaviest, it's still way way too heavy for me. (But I'm only 5'1'' and don't have near the muscle base you have. Some day! ;D )
I'm expecting I'll have to get down to 140/150 to be comfortable and ditch the excess power gut lol. Hard to say since I was 130's at my lowest, started lifting around 180, and put on quite a bit of muscle on my- accidental - treck up to 215 and now back to 180's. I kind of doubt I'll ever see abs because of excess skin and not particularly enjoying dieting, but it'd be nice to see some upper body cuts some day.
Just so atypical to hear a woman who actually wants to get close to the big 2-00 (I think it's awesome though! Wish I knew more women who weren't scared to bulk.) Didn't you say something about not wanting to be too lean for dance?
Anyway... possibly on a rabbit trail here lol.
I'm 5'8"- and bottom heavy.
I've considered breaking the 200 mark- or at least aiming for it- I'm close- I'd have to go for a full year of bulking I think to be up there. Maybe after this summer? I have a week long intensive in California for dance = cardio cardio cardio. So It's to hard for me to try to bulk through that when I need to be doing cardio regularly to prep for that event.
I love the idea of getting lean enough to be 145- but I'd be cut like my eyeliner wing if I was- and you're right- I can't get TOO terribly lean b/c of the dancing.
Which flip side- My costumes fit a weight range- right now I'm starting to push the limits of my hooks and snaps on my costumes. I actually had a costume on two weeks ago and bent over to grab something from my bag and I sprung a pant hook AND the 1" snap.
WOMP WOMP.
I also have a "dunlap" b/c my belly don'lapped over my belt. it's a little not sexy. I could move the fasteners- but it's like a 45 min process LOL- super annoying.
I also have a hard time seeing abs- dieting below 1600 calories is torture- and I have a hard time losing weight under that. I just sort of stall. around 160- my body is SUPER happy there and I'm to lazy to push it further- 155 was the lowest I've gotten since HS- and I got the public commentary "don't lose any more weight- you look really good" stage.
Oh yeah, at 5'8'' muscular you'd be shredded AF if you cut down to 145!
The upside of being heavier is tons more food though!
I've been maintaining on 2600 which is pretty nice. I imagine I'll be sad at what I'll maintain at once I'm sub 150, but oce I get down there I plan to spend a long long time building and adding cals back, maybe it won't be as bad as it seems. I think dieting on any less than 2000 is mildly torturous already though! Starting to get to where I've got to get to 1800 or less to see the scale move like I want it to.
I didn't spend much time at my lowest weight so I don't have much idea what I would've maintained on at the time. Sometimes I hate being a tiny human haha. It will be cool to see how much muscle I've put on since then though!
Yeah I feel like I'd be crazy looking at 145. But alas- I'm currently the fat fit girl at my gym. which is fine by me.
I don't know how you all do it- everyone talks about eating heavy at like 2000 and I absolutely stall out around 1600- like maintaining for me is 1800-2000. I feel like some sort of weird freak in that regard- my needs are low though. sigh. I can't imagine trying to do this AND be 3-4" shorter than I am!!!3 -
@usmcmp I think has bulked upwards of 200 pounds. So- maybe in 2 years I can get there to the top end at 200. I dunno- I'd like to be over all a little leaner- but also- LAZYAF
October 1st, 2013 to January 1st, 2017. 155 pounds to 210 pounds. I should be about 178ish stage weight this year and that's accounting for lean mass loss. I definitely wasn't worried about being lean at the end of the bulk.
Thanks for popping in!!! I knew you got up there- but hadn't seen you comment recently on where you were- so good to know and thanks for sharing!TresaAswegan wrote: »TresaAswegan wrote: »werd- looks nice!!! it's a hell of a shoulder cut LOL.
I never had abs- I usually go by 5 months and none of my clothes fit. I get sad though when I'm doing high runners lunch and I have this giant meat pack on my hip crease. sigh.
I'm about over it for sure- I'm having to force feed at this point. I really wanted at least 185- (well 190) but I'd have taken 185... unfortunately I'm sitting at 179/180- I won't make another 5 solid pounds in the next 15 days. Ah well- I mean I could go to April- but that's to much. I won't be able to make it LOL
How tall are you Jo?
I've been sitting around 180-185 for a while and althought I'm way more comfortable than I was at my heaviest, it's still way way too heavy for me. (But I'm only 5'1'' and don't have near the muscle base you have. Some day! ;D )
I'm expecting I'll have to get down to 140/150 to be comfortable and ditch the excess power gut lol. Hard to say since I was 130's at my lowest, started lifting around 180, and put on quite a bit of muscle on my- accidental - treck up to 215 and now back to 180's. I kind of doubt I'll ever see abs because of excess skin and not particularly enjoying dieting, but it'd be nice to see some upper body cuts some day.
Just so atypical to hear a woman who actually wants to get close to the big 2-00 (I think it's awesome though! Wish I knew more women who weren't scared to bulk.) Didn't you say something about not wanting to be too lean for dance?
Anyway... possibly on a rabbit trail here lol.
I'm 5'8"- and bottom heavy.
I've considered breaking the 200 mark- or at least aiming for it- I'm close- I'd have to go for a full year of bulking I think to be up there. Maybe after this summer? I have a week long intensive in California for dance = cardio cardio cardio. So It's to hard for me to try to bulk through that when I need to be doing cardio regularly to prep for that event.
I love the idea of getting lean enough to be 145- but I'd be cut like my eyeliner wing if I was- and you're right- I can't get TOO terribly lean b/c of the dancing.
Which flip side- My costumes fit a weight range- right now I'm starting to push the limits of my hooks and snaps on my costumes. I actually had a costume on two weeks ago and bent over to grab something from my bag and I sprung a pant hook AND the 1" snap.
WOMP WOMP.
I also have a "dunlap" b/c my belly don'lapped over my belt. it's a little not sexy. I could move the fasteners- but it's like a 45 min process LOL- super annoying.
I also have a hard time seeing abs- dieting below 1600 calories is torture- and I have a hard time losing weight under that. I just sort of stall. around 160- my body is SUPER happy there and I'm to lazy to push it further- 155 was the lowest I've gotten since HS- and I got the public commentary "don't lose any more weight- you look really good" stage.
Oh yeah, at 5'8'' muscular you'd be shredded AF if you cut down to 145!
The upside of being heavier is tons more food though!
I've been maintaining on 2600 which is pretty nice. I imagine I'll be sad at what I'll maintain at once I'm sub 150, but oce I get down there I plan to spend a long long time building and adding cals back, maybe it won't be as bad as it seems. I think dieting on any less than 2000 is mildly torturous already though! Starting to get to where I've got to get to 1800 or less to see the scale move like I want it to.
I didn't spend much time at my lowest weight so I don't have much idea what I would've maintained on at the time. Sometimes I hate being a tiny human haha. It will be cool to see how much muscle I've put on since then though!
Yeah I feel like I'd be crazy looking at 145. But alas- I'm currently the fat fit girl at my gym. which is fine by me.
I don't know how you all do it- everyone talks about eating heavy at like 2000 and I absolutely stall out around 1600- like maintaining for me is 1800-2000. I feel like some sort of weird freak in that regard- my needs are low though. sigh. I can't imagine trying to do this AND be 3-4" shorter than I am!!!
That suprises me! For all the dancing you do I would have thought your maintenance calories would be higher.2 -
@usmcmp I think has bulked upwards of 200 pounds. So- maybe in 2 years I can get there to the top end at 200. I dunno- I'd like to be over all a little leaner- but also- LAZYAF
October 1st, 2013 to January 1st, 2017. 155 pounds to 210 pounds. I should be about 178ish stage weight this year and that's accounting for lean mass loss. I definitely wasn't worried about being lean at the end of the bulk.
Thanks for popping in!!! I knew you got up there- but hadn't seen you comment recently on where you were- so good to know and thanks for sharing!TresaAswegan wrote: »TresaAswegan wrote: »werd- looks nice!!! it's a hell of a shoulder cut LOL.
I never had abs- I usually go by 5 months and none of my clothes fit. I get sad though when I'm doing high runners lunch and I have this giant meat pack on my hip crease. sigh.
I'm about over it for sure- I'm having to force feed at this point. I really wanted at least 185- (well 190) but I'd have taken 185... unfortunately I'm sitting at 179/180- I won't make another 5 solid pounds in the next 15 days. Ah well- I mean I could go to April- but that's to much. I won't be able to make it LOL
How tall are you Jo?
I've been sitting around 180-185 for a while and althought I'm way more comfortable than I was at my heaviest, it's still way way too heavy for me. (But I'm only 5'1'' and don't have near the muscle base you have. Some day! ;D )
I'm expecting I'll have to get down to 140/150 to be comfortable and ditch the excess power gut lol. Hard to say since I was 130's at my lowest, started lifting around 180, and put on quite a bit of muscle on my- accidental - treck up to 215 and now back to 180's. I kind of doubt I'll ever see abs because of excess skin and not particularly enjoying dieting, but it'd be nice to see some upper body cuts some day.
Just so atypical to hear a woman who actually wants to get close to the big 2-00 (I think it's awesome though! Wish I knew more women who weren't scared to bulk.) Didn't you say something about not wanting to be too lean for dance?
Anyway... possibly on a rabbit trail here lol.
I'm 5'8"- and bottom heavy.
I've considered breaking the 200 mark- or at least aiming for it- I'm close- I'd have to go for a full year of bulking I think to be up there. Maybe after this summer? I have a week long intensive in California for dance = cardio cardio cardio. So It's to hard for me to try to bulk through that when I need to be doing cardio regularly to prep for that event.
I love the idea of getting lean enough to be 145- but I'd be cut like my eyeliner wing if I was- and you're right- I can't get TOO terribly lean b/c of the dancing.
Which flip side- My costumes fit a weight range- right now I'm starting to push the limits of my hooks and snaps on my costumes. I actually had a costume on two weeks ago and bent over to grab something from my bag and I sprung a pant hook AND the 1" snap.
WOMP WOMP.
I also have a "dunlap" b/c my belly don'lapped over my belt. it's a little not sexy. I could move the fasteners- but it's like a 45 min process LOL- super annoying.
I also have a hard time seeing abs- dieting below 1600 calories is torture- and I have a hard time losing weight under that. I just sort of stall. around 160- my body is SUPER happy there and I'm to lazy to push it further- 155 was the lowest I've gotten since HS- and I got the public commentary "don't lose any more weight- you look really good" stage.
Oh yeah, at 5'8'' muscular you'd be shredded AF if you cut down to 145!
The upside of being heavier is tons more food though!
I've been maintaining on 2600 which is pretty nice. I imagine I'll be sad at what I'll maintain at once I'm sub 150, but oce I get down there I plan to spend a long long time building and adding cals back, maybe it won't be as bad as it seems. I think dieting on any less than 2000 is mildly torturous already though! Starting to get to where I've got to get to 1800 or less to see the scale move like I want it to.
I didn't spend much time at my lowest weight so I don't have much idea what I would've maintained on at the time. Sometimes I hate being a tiny human haha. It will be cool to see how much muscle I've put on since then though!
Yeah I feel like I'd be crazy looking at 145. But alas- I'm currently the fat fit girl at my gym. which is fine by me.
I don't know how you all do it- everyone talks about eating heavy at like 2000 and I absolutely stall out around 1600- like maintaining for me is 1800-2000. I feel like some sort of weird freak in that regard- my needs are low though. sigh. I can't imagine trying to do this AND be 3-4" shorter than I am!!!
That suprises me! For all the dancing you do I would have thought your maintenance calories would be higher.
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So behind on this thread.
Last I was here I complained I wasn't eating enough. Look at my fluffy butt now...
And this is what I look like.
Time to cut.4 -
LOL- I heart that you said "fluffy butt"
Dropped in to share this- 2 year difference- so tiny- even lean I don't think I would be that small looking- Hoping in 4-6 months I can take another one to compare a cut picture to the 2015 one. heh- I really wanted to say this elsewhere- but 2015- so tiny and cut... 2017- so tiny and fat.LMFAO #forevertoosmall
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I can see a difference, Jo. Nice job.1
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I would also like to point out that I was never able to bring myself to eat these damned things.
They shall likely sit there until I toss them out one day. Even when bulking at 4200 on some days, I couldn't do it. xD1 -
I had my celebritory dinner last night - I am officially done. The shake is a banannas foster (meyer’s dark rum, banana, brown sugar, vanilla ice cream - I asked for double rum) and it was super tasty! I am ashamed to say that I could not finish my fries.
Dude! I liked them. Bring them to work and leave them in the break room. I bet they disappear.Gallowmere1984 wrote: »I would also like to point out that I was never able to bring myself to eat these damned things.
They shall likely sit there until I toss them out one day. Even when bulking at 4200 on some days, I couldn't do it. xD
@nakedraygun I really dig the shoulder tat. You look pretty good for fluffy. I can kinda still see your abs.
@JoRocka You have killer biceps and shoulders!3 -
Thanks @bioklutz ... that piece of ink is so old now it can take out a credit card. I got lucky in the genetics department, I have slight "abs" at even higher body-fat percentages.@nakedraygun I really dig the shoulder tat. You look pretty good for fluffy. I can kinda still see your abs.
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Thanks- I think I see it- but I'm assuming it's because I WANT to see it!I can see a difference, Jo. Nice job.nakedraygun wrote: »
GROW SHOULDERS GROW!!!
I'm pretty sure I am going to have to.
#forscienceandallGallowmere1984 wrote: »I would also like to point out that I was never able to bring myself to eat these damned things.
They shall likely sit there until I toss them out one day. Even when bulking at 4200 on some days, I couldn't do it. xD
They are totally edible. They actually taste like little coffee nut m and m's- I thought they were going to be AWFUL. But nope- ate all of them in an afternoon with my cubicle buddies.
totally edible.
So- send them to me. I'll eat them for you. I'm dying of starvation- I'm sure of it.
10 days to go essentially. Debating on what to eat as my last big meals. pretty sure going to order pizza- and go to Ihop-day of or night after type situation- because I'm a hedonist.
I want to eat all the foods before I stop eating all the foods.1 -
Thanks- I think I see it- but I'm assuming it's because I WANT to see it!I can see a difference, Jo. Nice job.nakedraygun wrote: »
GROW SHOULDERS GROW!!!
I'm pretty sure I am going to have to.
#forscienceandallGallowmere1984 wrote: »I would also like to point out that I was never able to bring myself to eat these damned things.
They shall likely sit there until I toss them out one day. Even when bulking at 4200 on some days, I couldn't do it. xD
They are totally edible. They actually taste like little coffee nut m and m's- I thought they were going to be AWFUL. But nope- ate all of them in an afternoon with my cubicle buddies.
totally edible.
So- send them to me. I'll eat them for you. I'm dying of starvation- I'm sure of it.
10 days to go essentially. Debating on what to eat as my last big meals. pretty sure going to order pizza- and go to Ihop-day of or night after type situation- because I'm a hedonist.
I want to eat all the foods before I stop eating all the foods.
Start the day with dim sum, followed by a Jim's/John/Tony Luke's Cheesesteak for lunch and pizza for dinner... boom!4 -
Thanks- I think I see it- but I'm assuming it's because I WANT to see it!I can see a difference, Jo. Nice job.nakedraygun wrote: »
GROW SHOULDERS GROW!!!
I'm pretty sure I am going to have to.
#forscienceandallGallowmere1984 wrote: »I would also like to point out that I was never able to bring myself to eat these damned things.
They shall likely sit there until I toss them out one day. Even when bulking at 4200 on some days, I couldn't do it. xD
They are totally edible. They actually taste like little coffee nut m and m's- I thought they were going to be AWFUL. But nope- ate all of them in an afternoon with my cubicle buddies.
totally edible.
So- send them to me. I'll eat them for you. I'm dying of starvation- I'm sure of it.
10 days to go essentially. Debating on what to eat as my last big meals. pretty sure going to order pizza- and go to Ihop-day of or night after type situation- because I'm a hedonist.
I want to eat all the foods before I stop eating all the foods.
I was tempted to do the same, but given that I cut in specific timeframes, the more I shoved in, the less likely it would be for me to hit my desired composition before I have to switch back to maintenance to rebalance hormones.
Interestingly though, since I am using basal body temperature to keep an eye on my metabolism during my cut this time, I'm finding that I am running at about 10-15% hyper, even after almost a week of my kcals being clipped by ~70%. If it stays up, I might be able to stretch for a little more without screwing myself up.1 -
Thanks- I think I see it- but I'm assuming it's because I WANT to see it!I can see a difference, Jo. Nice job.nakedraygun wrote: »
GROW SHOULDERS GROW!!!
I'm pretty sure I am going to have to.
#forscienceandallGallowmere1984 wrote: »I would also like to point out that I was never able to bring myself to eat these damned things.
They shall likely sit there until I toss them out one day. Even when bulking at 4200 on some days, I couldn't do it. xD
They are totally edible. They actually taste like little coffee nut m and m's- I thought they were going to be AWFUL. But nope- ate all of them in an afternoon with my cubicle buddies.
totally edible.
So- send them to me. I'll eat them for you. I'm dying of starvation- I'm sure of it.
10 days to go essentially. Debating on what to eat as my last big meals. pretty sure going to order pizza- and go to Ihop-day of or night after type situation- because I'm a hedonist.
I want to eat all the foods before I stop eating all the foods.
Start the day with dim sum, followed by a Jim's/John/Tony Luke's Cheesesteak for lunch and pizza for dinner... boom!
damn- now you've got me thinking- I didn't even THINK about a lunch meal!!!Gallowmere1984 wrote: »
Thanks- I think I see it- but I'm assuming it's because I WANT to see it!I can see a difference, Jo. Nice job.nakedraygun wrote: »
GROW SHOULDERS GROW!!!
I'm pretty sure I am going to have to.
#forscienceandallGallowmere1984 wrote: »I would also like to point out that I was never able to bring myself to eat these damned things.
They shall likely sit there until I toss them out one day. Even when bulking at 4200 on some days, I couldn't do it. xD
They are totally edible. They actually taste like little coffee nut m and m's- I thought they were going to be AWFUL. But nope- ate all of them in an afternoon with my cubicle buddies.
totally edible.
So- send them to me. I'll eat them for you. I'm dying of starvation- I'm sure of it.
10 days to go essentially. Debating on what to eat as my last big meals. pretty sure going to order pizza- and go to Ihop-day of or night after type situation- because I'm a hedonist.
I want to eat all the foods before I stop eating all the foods.
I was tempted to do the same, but given that I cut in specific timeframes, the more I shoved in, the less likely it would be for me to hit my desired composition before I have to switch back to maintenance to rebalance hormones.
Interestingly though, since I am using basal body temperature to keep an eye on my metabolism during my cut this time, I'm finding that I am running at about 10-15% hyper, even after almost a week of my kcals being clipped by ~70%. If it stays up, I might be able to stretch for a little more without screwing myself up.
I'm thinking like one last day hurrah type situation- which usually doesn't mess me up to badly.
I like the idea of the basal body temp- very interesting. I'm so not that specific about my gaining/cutting- as long as I fit into my stretchy pants and my very 'spensive dance costumes- I'm happy- that's my barometer.
as dance costumes aren't stretchy really- it's a pretty damn good gauge.1 -
You all are amazing! I couldn't see any definition at the end of my bulk. 6 weeks into my cut and I'm starting to get my body back, which makes my sad amount of calories do-able.3
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Thanks- I think I see it- but I'm assuming it's because I WANT to see it!I can see a difference, Jo. Nice job.nakedraygun wrote: »
GROW SHOULDERS GROW!!!
I'm pretty sure I am going to have to.
#forscienceandallGallowmere1984 wrote: »I would also like to point out that I was never able to bring myself to eat these damned things.
They shall likely sit there until I toss them out one day. Even when bulking at 4200 on some days, I couldn't do it. xD
They are totally edible. They actually taste like little coffee nut m and m's- I thought they were going to be AWFUL. But nope- ate all of them in an afternoon with my cubicle buddies.
totally edible.
So- send them to me. I'll eat them for you. I'm dying of starvation- I'm sure of it.
10 days to go essentially. Debating on what to eat as my last big meals. pretty sure going to order pizza- and go to Ihop-day of or night after type situation- because I'm a hedonist.
I want to eat all the foods before I stop eating all the foods.
Start the day with dim sum, followed by a Jim's/John/Tony Luke's Cheesesteak for lunch and pizza for dinner... boom!
damn- now you've got me thinking- I didn't even THINK about a lunch meal!!!Gallowmere1984 wrote: »
Thanks- I think I see it- but I'm assuming it's because I WANT to see it!I can see a difference, Jo. Nice job.nakedraygun wrote: »
GROW SHOULDERS GROW!!!
I'm pretty sure I am going to have to.
#forscienceandallGallowmere1984 wrote: »I would also like to point out that I was never able to bring myself to eat these damned things.
They shall likely sit there until I toss them out one day. Even when bulking at 4200 on some days, I couldn't do it. xD
They are totally edible. They actually taste like little coffee nut m and m's- I thought they were going to be AWFUL. But nope- ate all of them in an afternoon with my cubicle buddies.
totally edible.
So- send them to me. I'll eat them for you. I'm dying of starvation- I'm sure of it.
10 days to go essentially. Debating on what to eat as my last big meals. pretty sure going to order pizza- and go to Ihop-day of or night after type situation- because I'm a hedonist.
I want to eat all the foods before I stop eating all the foods.
I was tempted to do the same, but given that I cut in specific timeframes, the more I shoved in, the less likely it would be for me to hit my desired composition before I have to switch back to maintenance to rebalance hormones.
Interestingly though, since I am using basal body temperature to keep an eye on my metabolism during my cut this time, I'm finding that I am running at about 10-15% hyper, even after almost a week of my kcals being clipped by ~70%. If it stays up, I might be able to stretch for a little more without screwing myself up.
I'm thinking like one last day hurrah type situation- which usually doesn't mess me up to badly.
I like the idea of the basal body temp- very interesting. I'm so not that specific about my gaining/cutting- as long as I fit into my stretchy pants and my very 'spensive dance costumes- I'm happy- that's my barometer.
as dance costumes aren't stretchy really- it's a pretty damn good gauge.
I'm one of those "anything worth doing is worth overdoing" kind of people. It's why I cut at 85-90% protein on kcals that make most petite women groan about hunger. It's why I walk 12-18 miles per day, and eat 3700-4200 kcals/day when bulking, in order to hit 0.5-1 lbs./week gained. It's why I have been known to eat 400+g protein/day during said bulks. It's why I prefer to lift in the 85-100% range.
There is something definitely wrong with me, but I have made peace with this fact, and am figuring out over time, how to make it work for me.4 -
So when are we all switching over to a cutting thread??? I'm starting my third week of a cut. I feel pretty great right now and PRed on squat yesterday.
I want to check and see if I'm doing this correctly. I spent 2 weeks in maintenance; and have dropped about 100 calories a day under maintenance. I have one "refeed" day (still keeping calories reasonable...about 300 calories above maintenance). Scale weight hasn't changed (also started taking Creatine again, which usually causes a 2-3lb weight gain for me). Smaller pants fit again; and a gym regular said that I looked "slimmer." So far, so good. I'm planning on bulking May-August for competition in Aug.
How long do your cuts last? I'm thinking I would try to get through March and go back to maintenance in April. Do you think I'm likely to experience significant strength loss in the timeframe? I'm wondering if I shpuld change set/rep scheme while in a cut. I've been doing 3x8...thinking of going back to 5/3/1. Does that make sense?0 -
deputy_randolph wrote: »So when are we all switching over to a cutting thread??? I'm starting my third week of a cut. I feel pretty great right now and PRed on squat yesterday.
I want to check and see if I'm doing this correctly. I spent 2 weeks in maintenance; and have dropped about 100 calories a day under maintenance. I have one "refeed" day (still keeping calories reasonable...about 300 calories above maintenance). Scale weight hasn't changed (also started taking Creatine again, which usually causes a 2-3lb weight gain for me). Smaller pants fit again; and a gym regular said that I looked "slimmer." So far, so good. I'm planning on bulking May-August for competition in Aug.
How long do your cuts last? I'm thinking I would try to get through March and go back to maintenance in April. Do you think I'm likely to experience significant strength loss in the timeframe? I'm wondering if I shpuld change set/rep scheme while in a cut. I've been doing 3x8...thinking of going back to 5/3/1. Does that make sense?
I've basically continued using my final 5/3/1 numbers, but with intensity up and reps down on my accessories. I also combined bench and ohp into one day, and squats and deads into one day.
As an example, this is what today looked like for me, as an upper body day:
Bench Press: 5x80/5x100/3x120/5x150/5x170/4x190
Shoulder Rows: 5x155x3
Clean and Press: 5x55/5x70/3x85/5x105/3x120/2x145
Low Row: 3x155x5
Weighted Ab Crunch: 5x90x3
I'm actually still hitting PRs on 1200 kcals/day of almost all protein. xD0 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »deputy_randolph wrote: »So when are we all switching over to a cutting thread??? I'm starting my third week of a cut. I feel pretty great right now and PRed on squat yesterday.
I want to check and see if I'm doing this correctly. I spent 2 weeks in maintenance; and have dropped about 100 calories a day under maintenance. I have one "refeed" day (still keeping calories reasonable...about 300 calories above maintenance). Scale weight hasn't changed (also started taking Creatine again, which usually causes a 2-3lb weight gain for me). Smaller pants fit again; and a gym regular said that I looked "slimmer." So far, so good. I'm planning on bulking May-August for competition in Aug.
How long do your cuts last? I'm thinking I would try to get through March and go back to maintenance in April. Do you think I'm likely to experience significant strength loss in the timeframe? I'm wondering if I shpuld change set/rep scheme while in a cut. I've been doing 3x8...thinking of going back to 5/3/1. Does that make sense?
I'm actually still hitting PRs on 1200 kcals/day of almost all protein. xD
OMG 1200 calories so bad for your health.............
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trigden1991 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »deputy_randolph wrote: »So when are we all switching over to a cutting thread??? I'm starting my third week of a cut. I feel pretty great right now and PRed on squat yesterday.
I want to check and see if I'm doing this correctly. I spent 2 weeks in maintenance; and have dropped about 100 calories a day under maintenance. I have one "refeed" day (still keeping calories reasonable...about 300 calories above maintenance). Scale weight hasn't changed (also started taking Creatine again, which usually causes a 2-3lb weight gain for me). Smaller pants fit again; and a gym regular said that I looked "slimmer." So far, so good. I'm planning on bulking May-August for competition in Aug.
How long do your cuts last? I'm thinking I would try to get through March and go back to maintenance in April. Do you think I'm likely to experience significant strength loss in the timeframe? I'm wondering if I shpuld change set/rep scheme while in a cut. I've been doing 3x8...thinking of going back to 5/3/1. Does that make sense?
I'm actually still hitting PRs on 1200 kcals/day of almost all protein. xD
OMG 1200 calories so bad for your health.............
Inorite?
Zomg starvation mode metabolic damage biggest loser correlation cancer of doom gonna get fat on 1400 calories next week!!!1!1!!one1!
Did I hit all of the fearmonger catchphrases?2 -
deputy_randolph wrote: »So when are we all switching over to a cutting thread??? I'm starting my third week of a cut. I feel pretty great right now and PRed on squat yesterday.
I want to check and see if I'm doing this correctly. I spent 2 weeks in maintenance; and have dropped about 100 calories a day under maintenance. I have one "refeed" day (still keeping calories reasonable...about 300 calories above maintenance). Scale weight hasn't changed (also started taking Creatine again, which usually causes a 2-3lb weight gain for me). Smaller pants fit again; and a gym regular said that I looked "slimmer." So far, so good. I'm planning on bulking May-August for competition in Aug.
How long do your cuts last? I'm thinking I would try to get through March and go back to maintenance in April. Do you think I'm likely to experience significant strength loss in the timeframe? I'm wondering if I shpuld change set/rep scheme while in a cut. I've been doing 3x8...thinking of going back to 5/3/1. Does that make sense?
HA- well Anyone is capable of starting one- but if there isn't one up by mid March beginning April- I'll be starting it because I'm trimming down-
I don't mind honestly keeping the whole cycle in one thread though since most of us are rolling through this at roughly the same time. - not sure I considered doing a separate thread entirely. But we absolutely can.0 -
I'm on the cutting train until further notice. But I think Jo has a good point about keeping up with everything in one thread. (And I like that it's more of the lifty people here, I'm selfish and I want it to stay that way.) Although "Winter 2016" is going to be a bit outdated before too long. What happens then?
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I like the idea of keeping it all in one thread.. I finally will then have people on the cutting side. And honestly, if we need a title change, I know a guy.
BTW, down 4 lbs in the first 8 week cycle, but I had a few weeks of going away parties and other issues which allowed for higher food consumption. But my lifts are progressing really well.4 -
My bulk will likely continue til June 3 PL meet. I need to be under 181lbs then. I've been hovering at ~170 lbs over the last month, time to up calories.
I'll probably cut hard and fast to under 165 after June and maintain there in order to compete down a weight class Oct 28.0 -
I'm cutting then maintaining through the summer (down 9 lbs although that'll be screwed up this weekend). I haven't decided if I'll bulk again this winter or try my hand at recomping. I really, really like bulking over the holidays....1
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I think we can roll through till most of us are maintaining or still cutting.
It's like my dredging season at work- we work from September through like March - so it us like "dredge season 16" but we finished '17.- so I kind of assumed we all would roll through the cutting season- I feel like we can get the thread title updated if we need to- but I just assume keep the "cycle" internal here on one thread. We can start a new bulk thread in the fall when most of us cycle up again.
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I am going to continue bulking until May, and then do a small cut for summer then resume the slow bulk in September. I don't even know anymore. I am about 7 lbs up and I look the same, it's like, is there even anything to cut?? Sigh.1
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I'm keeping on the bulk until end of March, cutting until I feel less fluffy and then going to hopefully maintain during the summer. All about the holiday bulk next time around.0
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