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Thank you!! 🙏 always a reminder to keep going
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4 years in the making. Original transformation took place over about a year of being 100%. Amazing what can be done when you seriously go all in
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Saaaame. The snowball effect of starting your day off productive is really what caused my initial quarantine collapse. I’m really either all or nothing when it comes to productivity, and my workouts can only do so much for me (strength wise) without a gym. I’m just sitting right and holding on to the fortune of muscle…
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Wine....that’s it
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Most supplements are unnecessary/nonessential. Creatine and all natural protein powders are your best bets. That, along with eating health complex foods in a caloric surplus should be all you need to continue progressing. Pre-/post workouts, mass gainers, BCAAs, etc. are not beneficial enough to those who have follow…
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Training your stomach is a real phenomenon. After 3-4 weeks of being in a healthy caloric deficit(~500 kcals under maintenance), you will most likely get used to it. You don’t need to cut out carbs, but they should not outweigh your daily physical activity. The foods you choose are equally (if not more) important than the…
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Totally necessary. Personally, I have a list of restaurants and foods I want to visit/cook so once every month or two I splurge. It’s technically a cheat day (since I’m good at eating a day’s worth of calories in one sitting lol). Like 5k-7k calories worth of food 6-10 times a year. I don’t really like fast food but…
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You’ll be fine. Yesterday I ate 6,680 calories by way of an entire large cheesy stuffed crust pepperoni and sausage pizza with 8 wings, and $20 worth of Taco Bell a few hours later. Yes I’ll be bloated and dehydrated for 2/3 days but I do this type of thing once every 1-2 months. For me it’s a basic cheat meal because I…
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Not getting winded when taking stairs has been my biggest reward
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Not really cheating but using iifym to eat fried foods and not worrying about nutritional value. I haven’t put on significant weight, I just have been falling off the train and need to get back to a healthy lifestyle
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I wrote a very long message but it didn't save.. long story short: make your own success story by not giving up
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Protein shakes...I'm serious, if my protein starts falling behind through the day, I make a shake. In addition, any lean meat like fish, chicken, turkey etc. or things like quinoa, eggs, tofu, yogurt, or beans even.
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[/quote] Never seen this before, thanks for that
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Be careful, ketogenic diets are not to be maintained for extended periods of time, so for 70 pounds? You can be the judge as you go through it. I say go for it just make sure you are not actually in ketosis for that entire duration, it will deplete you of proper nutrients needed to survive and function properly. Carbs are…
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Here's the thing. Just do it. Stop failing and just do it, you have to decide for yourself what's motivating you and keep that drive firing all day every day. If you really want to get it done, you will. It's cliche but always keep your eye on the prize. *kitten*. Be a beast and don't let life run you, make this *kitten*…
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Thanks and I like that chart, will put it to good use. Thanks for the feedback/support
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The goal here is really just to push myself to become bigger/stronger, I want to stay improving
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I'd like to push the physique in my pic to 185 so add on 3ish pounds of lean muscle not sure how long that will take but I'm not competing, just for fun so I'll play it by ear
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A lot of this depends on your cut. If you plan to cut and stay >10% body fat then you won't experience significant muscle loss if you take it slowly like Bethany said. In addition, when you begin the cut, don't drastically lower calories and keep from over doing cardio in the first few weeks. Gradually lower calories and…
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It shouldn't be so easy to hit 4000 calories everyday if you're making healthy nutrient rich food choices and eating a days worth of vegetables, unless you're exercising like an athlete. Possibly reconsider nutrition plan? And definitely stay above 2000 at the lowest
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Bulk it out
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Learn to love food. TBH the only reason I workout is so I can stuff my face and stay in shape, which makes people ask "how do you stay so fit but eat whatever whenever?" Because I workout probably too much ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ really tho, slowly increase your calorie count and eat things that you want to eat, your stomach will expand…
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Get all your nutrients and eat enough calories. And exercise at a respectable pace. Don't diet, just live healthy
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No, No gloves. Actually sure, you can wear gloves. Just be careful about not be able to use all your gains outside of the gym because your hands won't be strong enough to support real situations
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Didn't read any above posts but I've experienced low carbs and even ketosis multiple times and it works. Not healthy by any means but if you need a quick superficial transformation then do it if you want. It's really easy after a while. First off, you eat more fat to fill the caloric deficit. With that being said, cut out…
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Like the above mentioned, photos are great to keep around for reference or to test your curiosity with respect to weight gain. I got in the habit of estimating my weight when I wake up and before I go to sleep but to be fair, I weight myself almost daily, not for any reason other than curiosity
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No one in fitness wants to hear this, but you DO NOT need to cut or bulk. It's unhealthy to rock your weight back and forth and you can gain muscle and lose fat at the same time because you're young. Like the above said, eat at maintenance with moderate unsaturated fats (no saturated/trans fats if possible, other than oil)…
