Matt_Wild Member

I'm not a fan of IIFYM... but this was done in a perfect way. Too many see IIFYM as if it fits your mouth and macros - without considering how much of of it it is processed and what that processing actually may do to what you it. IIFYM is meant to be 80-90% good and 10-20% 'whatever' foods, sometimes people miss that. Like…

Protein/fats/veg during day and carbs only around when I train.

In what point of view? From someone who trains and coaches others, I'd say its poor. Full of processed foods, only a moderate amount of fresh foods, and you seem to love your carbs all day. For an everyday person? Well, according to MFP all that matters is calories so seems relatively sensible level. What you eat - Not…

If you train regularly then its worth supplementing with. Because Glutamine levels deplete during workouts, people who train can be more susceptible to illnesses. Supplementing Glutamine therefore lowers this risk, which makes it useful to the trainer – less down time due to illness.

My fiancee before and after...

Its more grip strength for me. Back can do it no problems at all. Forearms and hands, can't hold my bodyweight so well to do more than 10. Normally do 3-4 sets for up to 10 each time. I usually prefer assisted so the movement is all worked by my back. No ego here - I'm working my back so thats what I want to feel during…

No there isn't. I'm 6' 2" and lift heavy.

5-10 top. I'm 120kg. Not easy. See 70-80kg guys do millions. Amusing to see them out do me so easily! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Very little cardio done by both me and my fiancee to make contest shape, perhaps 10-12 sessions in 12-16 weeks. All done with diet and resistance training. You can see Yo's diet here - http://team-wild.com/2013/11/26/yos-cutting-diet-for-the-arnolds/

I agree with everyone on this thread - train with resistance in the way you like, to retain lean mass. Put simply, your body when in a calorie deficit, it will be 'looking' for energy stores and wasters that aren't needed. Not lifting will mean, the body will 'see' it as not needed for daily activities and drop it…

Legs BB Squats 60k x 12, 100k x 12, 140k x 12, 160 x 12, 170k x 12, 180k x 8 Leg Press x 3 sets 210k weight x 15 reps at each foot placing - plate top wide/middle, plate middle wide/middle & plate low wide/middled Leg Extensions 42k each leg x 7 sets, done back to back, no rest Seated Ham Curls x 4 sets 84k x 15 followed…

Actually no. I prep my fiancee to compete for her IFBB Pro card in the Arnold Classic next month, in only her 3rd show (in Columbus, Ohio). She does Body Fitness/Figure. That is to say, she will have competed at her first attempt to go pro within 9 month of ever competing and about 15-16 months since she started training…

No and you know i'm not. OK enough of the piss taking. If you view the original question literally in terms simple mathmatics about energy, yes it is simply in and out. This was not the point of the thread. It was to raise the point that has come up that we are all slightly different and thus different needs. Yes the body…

Of course dropping below a maintenance level will lose weight. But its determining this rate. And I see the line "simply calories in/out" that determine weight loss, when it doesn't take into account anything about the person at hand. These factors effect how many calories are needed. If it was simply calories in/out at a…

Its not that simple, as in/out then, is it? For example: Metabolic rates - Two people, identical height and weight and muscle mass. Different metabolic rate thro hormone levels. Same calories would result in different weight gains/losses. If it was simply in/out, you would just need height/weight/age/sex and would be able…

Therefore not simply calories in/out, no?

Therefore it is not simply in/out?

So using that logic, no exercise and equal calories = same weight gain/loss for each persons?

Ok. I'm not here to debate the good/bad sides of IIFYM. IIFYM is based on the idea that you maintain an overall nutritious diet. Unfortunately, this part is sometimes lost in translation. Even Layne Norton, one of IIFYM biggest advocates regularly states this.

I used the word 'you' in terms of the the average every day person, not you personally or specifically. Well done for the victory!

I didn't say do it my way. I simply said just call it what it is. Eating junk. And yes, a meal every now and again is fine, but it is what it is. A day? No reason for that other than time away from progressing towards your goal, which was the OP's question. And yes IIFYM (if it fits your mouth? ;) ) does work, after all…

Show or not, the fact remains. Call it what it is. A lack of will to stay away from the foods that got you to the weight you want to lose. I'm still human and still like the flavour that junk food contains but know what eating it will do - make me crave more and less likely to succeed. You don't get smokers to smoke, you…

For most people, cheat meals or indeed days (day? thats just an excuse, admit it, you are addicted to eating junk each week for a day) aren't really needed. Sure they do help mentally because you are used to the flavours that junk may behold. Diet wise, unless you are doing specific diet types (strict keto), aren't needed…

Be glad that you got a good number of calories into you and aiming for at least your maintenance rate. Unless you are 4' tall, you will be damaging yourself being 95lb - you WILL be doing long term damage to at least your bones, if not your organs too. Get professional help, please :o))

FAT burn is most efficent via HIIT. It burns as much fat in 6 lots of 30 second sprints as 60 min of steady state cardio (around 110-140bpm). Not during the initial session but because of EPOC. I'll let you google and understand that. However, do what you prefer. There isn't a right way, unless you consider burning off the…

I'd honestly ask why buy any of them at all. Sure a nice protein powder when you can't be arsed to make food but then good quality foods will contain all the macros and micro-nutrients you need. Seems people have a mind set stuck on supps. Buy them to supplement your diet, not make it up. And all this body by vi and so on…

This is Oct til May, and obviously above til now...

Thank you for your kind words! :o))

Yo's amazing physique 10 weeks before the UKBFF British Finals in which we look to her to become the UK champion of Body Fitness...

Yo (my fiancee) is at work so I'll answer for her - she bulked up to put some muscle on and is now dieting down for the UKBFF Finals in October. You can see how she looks here - http://youtu.be/9g8yBUPl79w