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I tend to agree with this ( shot gun vs rifle for in home defense). Ive been contemplating the Taurus Judge. 45/410 for this reason. edit: this thread spurred me to do some more research and Ive decided against this gun http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot41_3.htm

When I first started losing weight and was going at it full throttle and trying to cut everything out, I was averaging 20-30 grams of dietary fat a day and I was freezing constantly. When I did some more reading and upped that to 25-35% (usually around 85 grams a day) of my daily calorie intake, It got allot better. Might…

Ditto

ok. will get one up in the next 48 hours or so. that is a good idea.

beastly man.

Half Way Point. Lost another full lb, for a total of 6.5 lbs. Lost another 1/2 inch off of stomach while biceps and thighs stayed the same. BF calculation based on http://usmc.pftcalculator.com/ 17.9% which is down 5.09% since start.

brilliant. I should get some PB2 as well..... I do love me some peanut butter...

little lower on calories today to balance out with the 2 out of control days. Staying around 2k today and had to throw in some PB to get my fats up. its all good.

the BB hip thrusts are a movement Ive been meaning to work with, but never schedule enough time...... awesome work guys.

Brilliant! your moving in the proper direction! keep up the hard work!

dinner tonight http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/03/monday-night-dinner-pasta-alla-marlboro-man/ ( not my picture, but looks the same :-P )

your legs kick *kitten* that is all.

take care of your back! I always dump a load of water weight the first few weeks of cutting calories. Your on the right track! good luck at the Warrior dash :-)

End of week three today, lost an additional 1.3 lbs for a total loss of 5.5 lbs in 3 weeks hit the gym this morning for Madcow 5x5 week 3 day 3 Squats, Bench, Pendlay rows Dips pull ups chinups tricep extensions 20 minutes of HIIT on the treadmill

This is quite accurate, I did make suggestions for making it more " calorie friendly" but I made and consumed the full fat version last night. I knew what I was making for dinner and I just left room for it, even had butter on my roasted sweet corn.

some of the reduced fat / fat free cheeses have as much as 3x protein as the full fat versions, I use them in specific applications to tweak the macros of a dish while still giving flavor and texture.

http://www.closetcooking.com/2012/05/bacon-wrapped-jalapeno-popper-burgers.html Made these last night. and they were delicious. sub fat free cream cheese and reduced fat cheese and with a normal bun it should leave you around 500 calories for the whole burger.

Light run this morning, was gonna do 6-10 and barely did 6. I felt akward as a duck, I couldn't get my feet to coordinate with my brain. half hour of 6mph jog, then 1 minute sprint intervals home. Madcow 5x5 heavy day tomorrow.

damn that chicken looks tasty. Nice work on your lifting!

Good luck! what workout routine are you going with?

you are gonna look way different in 8 weeks. THis is so cool, we have some seriously dedicated people in our little group. keep it up!

It is the next program recommended after you no longer can make linear progress in stronglifts. usually after a person has stalled, deloaded, progressed, and stalled again, 3 times. http://stronglifts.com/madcow-5x5-training-programs/

pushing forward. Madcow 5x5 Squats, Standing Press and Deadlifts. followed by 3x8 weighted situps. no specific cardio, but spending all day doing yard clean up, hauling wood, cutting brush and general clean up for fall. coming to the end of week three of my cut, still plenty of energy and not much urge to binge or cheat…

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just fine, thus far, but of course I deloaded to start madcow. I hit my previous pr lifts again in about 2 weeks. Ive been taking advantage of the lighter weights and focusing on the negative movement and perfecting form.

5x5 Squats, Bench press, Pendlay Rows followed by 2x8 stiff leg deads in lieu of weighted hypers, and 4x8 weighted situps. quick 10 minutes of HIIT Fast till noon. Getting it done.

Dude, we are nearly the same weight, the same height. You definately have more mass than I do, judging from your pictures and your measurments, probably 10-12 more lbs of muscle than Ive got?

rest day today. light run tomorrow then back to weights wednesday.

2 weeks into cut, Down an additional 1.7 lbs for a total weight change of -3.2 so far. Neck- 15" changed measurment location to just below adams apple based on calculation suggestions. stomach down 1 inch to 35" chest down 1 inch to 42.5" Bicep no change 13" Thigh no change 24" updated BF calculation based on…

life gets in the way some times. but I decided about 6 months ago that family comes first, and I would rather spend an extra day cutting at the end than be stressed out about food and miss out on precious Family moments. Nice work.