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Personally, I will have an individually wrapped square of dark chocolate. I don't particularly care for the bitter of dark chocolate, so I am not tempted to eat the whole bag. But it's sweet enough to kill the craving.
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If it has the amount of calories and the macros you need, yes.
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Thanks :smile: Yes, I started in September of 2012. In fact, those pictures were taken September 21, 2012. That was a Friday. If I recall correctly, my first day in the gym was the following Monday. Diet started as basically IIFYM, being meticulous in tracking and weighing everything to hit my calorie and macro goals.…
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Great job! Did you use bulk/cut cycles or simply slow bulk/recomp over that time?
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First two pictures, September of 2012. About 175 lbs. After pictures, mid March 2018. About 180 lbs. 5'8" tall. Still cutting for now, but not being extremely disciplined about it. Probably going to see how lean I can get by the end of June.
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Now that filter just makes me look like a REAL jerk. Kick butt!
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Kick *kitten*!
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You are correct, split was the word I should have used.
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Everyone is biased by their own experiences. I was married to a woman who only wanted my paycheck. Regardless of anything we agreed on when dating, once married she refused to have a job or live on any budget. She blew my money and kept me broke and struggling to pay bills. As such, I will never support another adult…
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I rarely lift over 4 days a week anyway, and on a cut diet I will sometimes run a 3x per week program, hitting the whole body once a week with that split. That's enough to maintain muscle, and gives plenty of time for rest and recovery given the calorie restrictions. Also, you should probably eat more.
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Personally, I cut on 2000-2200 calories a day. It's not just about how many calories the exercise burns, but also about the amount of muscle mass you have. I have known guys that only weight lift that cut on 3000 calories a day, but those were some big jokers. I don't track calories from weight lifting. I included it into…
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I probably put on more mass using this routine than any other routine I have ever ran. Sadly, after about 2 months, I was straight up burnt out. Plus being a single parent, I couldn't keep up the 6 day routine. And to be clear, what I meant by skinny fat is that you are very lean however you don't have a lot of muscle mass…
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I gained about 20 lbs in 2-3 months. I wanted to gain more, but I stalled out at 193 and couldn't manage to cram more than the 4500 calories a day I was eating down my throat to gain more. I was stuck there about 6 weeks.
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Beats me, haven't broken out the calipers in a couple years probably. I'm going to cut another 2-3 months most likely.
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End of December: Middle of March: [Edited by MFP Staff]
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I'm big on Hollywood Undead right now. Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed. Anything heavy and angry.
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Plus check your macros. If you're eating 50 grams of protein, you're going to gain a crap ton more fat than if you're eating an adequate amount.
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You're skinny fat. That's where I was my first year or two. You need to add quite a bit of muscle before you will look good lean. I don't go by bf percentage, I just go by the calendar. August to December/early January I bulk. Because I get fluffy, but nobody will be seeing me without a shirt anyway. Then I transition to…
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I look like I have single digit body fat in a tank top, then when my shirt comes off I don't really have abs. That's where I store the last of my fat as well. There is nothing you can do be keep getting leaner until that fat is gone.
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My workout plan is tailored to be strengths and weaknesses. For instance, my back and shoulders develop better than anything. So I always train them on the same day, as they don't need quite the intensity of everything else. I am currently cutting fat, so I only lift 4 days a week, Monday - Friday with one off day. Off day…
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For glutes and hams, I have found the stiff leg deadlift to work best for me. For quads, squats and/or leg presses, and a burn out of low weight high reps on the leg extension to end my workout.
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It will be a long time before I can use hook grip. I shaved off the end of my thumb in a wood planer about 3-4 weeks ago, and it still hurts like a *kitten*. I was back in the gym a week later, but there are some days (like yesterday) that I still have a take a percoset after (or while) lifting. No way could I hook grip…
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Beats me, I don't even have abs after a cut.
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I say it's fairly worthless for all individuals. When I started all this, I had very little muscle. I dieted down to 152 and looked almost sick in my opinion, when I look back. Yet I was still at the higher end of normal. I could have lost another 25 lbs and still been in the "healthy" range. I think it's a horrible way to…
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I am 5'8", and weigh 180 lbs in the pics below. According to bmi, I should weigh below 160. That puts me at 20 lbs overweight, and 15 lbs shy of obese. Yeah, BMI is meaningless.
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You will lose more muscle and less fat with your protein extremely low. You will lose about the same amount of weight, but your body composition will be different than had you gotten your macros correct.
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Agreed, but I was just answering about bulking. I keep my protein at around 200 grams year round. And by around 200 grams, 180-220. And my body weight currently goes from low 170s to low 190s through the year, so that's adequate.
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You. You are my people.
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How do I fill the gaps? Honestly, little Debbie's and cupcakes. I got to a point one time that I was stalled out, not gaining at all. I got my calories to around 4300 a day. I had a giant stash of little Debbie cakes in my office at that time. I would eat 4-6 a day. And more junk food when I got home. But I'm not aiming…
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Bulking, I generally just eat anything and everything I want as long as I keep my protein high, like in the 200-225 range. It's a 5 month period where I indulge on my love of cakes.