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Cutting Progress Thread - June 2005 - August 2005

The Red Dragon

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I figure I'd hop on the bandwagon and make my own thread. Plus it'll keep me motivated and give me a sense of obligation, I'll post up if I ever cheat :D.

Chronology/History:

May 2004 - 200 lbs 22% bodyfat about? BAD bulk - university food :S had to make due...gained tons of muscle only to be lost in the next interval
May - August 2004 - had a crazy job - no sleep, no eating, high stress = lotsa and lotsa damage to muscles/body composition
September 2004 - December 2004 - damage control/maintainance, managed to get to 185-190 at 18% bodyfat :S
Jan 2005 - May 2005 - Now 170 at 11-13% (calipered)? bodyfat (can someone get an estimate from these pictures?). I think I'm probably 14-16 objectively, I think my caliperization skills just suck but I'm sure you guys can eyeball it better than I can measure it.

Age: 19
Height: 5'7 still growing apparently...don't ask, I'm a late bloomer
Weight: ~170 lbs

http://img24.echo.cx/img24/4164/pic...211346403fo.jpg
http://img24.echo.cx/img24/7941/pic...211601575vb.jpg
http://img24.echo.cx/img24/715/pict...220949014si.jpg
http://img24.echo.cx/img24/258/pict...212234578lr.jpg

So...now, I plan to run that crumcake plan...56 days no cheating at a 55:45:5 P:F:C ratio at 1700 cals until exam time (August). Will do cardio ~4 times a week and weight training 4 times a week.

I'm a small weak bastard at this point. I probably lost a lot of muscle from the cut...well...5 lbs according to my calculations.

Lifts
Bench: 200 lbs 2x5...subsequent sets drop, 225 maxout
Deadlift: 260 5x5, 315 maxout
Squat: haven't done these in awhile...flame me if you must ;)...Last I squatted was 225 5x5

Pharmaceutical Aid:
Loose usage of EC stacks, usually 8:200 E:C, now boosting to 16:200 2 weeks on 1 week off (if I can lol)
Always been natural up to this point, will keep natural for the next few years

From the looks of those pictures, I'm guessing some of you would tell me to bulk up...although I want to see if I can go sub-10 first, and that'll probably give me a better vantage point of a bulk...It's psychological...I want to experience being lean after being a fatass most of my life. I may be wasting a testosterone prime...but I can always buy em later :).

Diet

Meal 1: 2 scoops whey + 1 tbsp flax + 1 tsp fish oil
Meal 2: 1 can tuna + 1 tbsp flax + 1 tsp sesame seed oil (this is addictive...as sick as it may sound)
Meal 3: 2 scoops whey + 1 tbsp flax
Meal 4: 5 oz chicken breast + 1.5 cups brocco
Meal 5: 1 can tuna + 1 tbsp flax + 1 tsp sesame seed oil
Meal 6: 5 oz chicken breast + 1.5 cups brocco

PWO shake: 2 scoops whey - I thought of adding dextrose but I find that I don't lose weight this way...maybe from water retension but I don't want any insulin running through me...I don't know why I'm so nitpicky about it.

I'm not completely strict, I'll eat when I can...tupperware if I have to...the meals alternate, the order changes but all the food items are the same

Anyway this is getting long, will keep posting. Pictures I'll probably take once every few weeks...unfortunately when I took these I didn't have a wireless mouse or a good cam so no leg/back shots this time :(.
 
More currents:
http://img219.echo.cx/img219/6025/picture0505220948231xd.jpg
http://img219.echo.cx/img219/2233/picture0505212230590cn.jpg
http://img219.echo.cx/img219/2971/picture0505212236085go.jpg
http://img219.echo.cx/img219/7755/picture0505212230259jg.jpg

It was hard to flex for these pictures yeah...


Here's some old stuff from October 2004:
http://img212.echo.cx/img212/2690/picture0410262350541xv.jpg
http://img25.echo.cx/img25/5729/picture0410262346234qe.jpg

December 2004:
http://img25.echo.cx/img25/4750/picture0412112153072xb.jpg - back shot
http://img25.echo.cx/img25/1129/picture0412112156316rh.jpg - arm
http://img25.echo.cx/img25/8215/picture0412112151510qk.jpg
http://img25.echo.cx/img25/7077/picture0412112155115ic.jpg

These are embarassing lol, I was contemplating deleting them but it's nice to see movement...even if movement is slow :S...I could have been a lot more efficient between October and December but meh, no point in dwelling in the past...It's is all about the fucking diet...thats what I learned, probably the most important lesson. I didn't do any cardio at all (which is probably why the progress was so slow)...but yeah I'll have to start it up again...I hate cardio though, soooo much.
 
Thanks man
Yeah, I'm not too too worried about whether or not I make it, doing something drastic as that should give results...if not, it can always be tweaked. You can only give your best and thats it...
If I don't make it, the bulk cycle should restore me to my original size (albeit less fat) so at least I'll be muscular (getting muscles was never a problem, just losing fat is)...typical endomorphic bodytype but...fuck genetics, everyone uses it as an excuse to do nothing.
I'm starting to see the top portion of my abs so its good, hopefully I can get some sorta six pack by September or August even...I'm not too too far from going sub-10
 
SublimeZM said:
the only thing ever to be embarrased with is giving up, and your doin the opposite

good work and goodluck bro

My thoughts exactly.

Good luck and keep on going
 
5 lbs out, % at 11 (165 lbs 11%) - still have handles though...lotsa fat in the legs unforutunately
I was stuck at 170 for awhile...took 3 weeks to lose 5 lbs although I suspect its mostly water

Diet has been modified to include carbs for this week (exams), will resume crumcake diet...on Monday

How much weight is accounted for by water fluctuation? Its fucking hot over here.

Edit: Carbs were taken as dextrose PWO and rolled oats in the morning...not too damaging is it?
 
"Jan 2005 - May 2005 - Now 170 at 11-13% (calipered)? bodyfat..."

Don't worry you are not the only one with those caliper problems. LOL
I think I must be retarded because I can't ever get those damn fat calipers to work good. They frustrate the hell out of me. I have no idea what my bf% is I just go by looks. If I keep looking a little more cut as I go then it must be working. Keep up the good work.
 
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