bgbay lean mass log

[bgbay]

Hi all,
Currently I'm 6'1, 173.8 lbs. I just finshed my 60 day fatloss journey(was a bit more then 60 days but..whatever) and I lost about 15-17 lbs and 2-3% bf.
http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/bodybuilding-supplements/60-day-fat-loss-journey-738959.html

Now it's time to do some lean building. Here is how I plan to run things, if anyone has any suggestions I am open to hearing them. I'm hoping to start tomorrow, always like starting things on a Monday, and run for 12 weeks.

Weeks
1-4 Beastdrol @ 2caps ed (1 morning, 1 at supper or pre workout)
1-12 T400 (Twice a week)
1-12 Armidex @ .5mg eod
?-12 Masteron (Twice a week, IF IT EVER ARRIVES)
6-12 Anavar at 25mg ed


Post Cycle
10-16 Formastanzonal (5 pumps am, 5 pumps pm)
12-16 Post cycle + unleashed, 3 caps of each a day (spread out)
12-16 HCGenerate 3 caps ed( spread out)
12-16 Phytoserms 2 caps ed (spread out)
13-16 Bridge 3 caps ed (spread out)
(I'm waiting for dbol 10 as well, if they arrive I may try 1 dbol a day with the PCT)


Supporting Supps
Fish Oil (6 a day)
Forged Joint Repair (2 a day)
Forged Liver Support (2 a day)
Multi Vitamin
Calcium + Vitamin D

I also have 2 bottles of forged burner I will probably work into the cycle should the MAST not arrive. I also will probably pick up some water pills to keep the old moon face to a minimum


Training

2X a week Which will be a split of Squats + Bench one day, then Standing over head press +deadlifts plus some assistance work.

Cardio
Morning cardio, at least 3 times a week


Additional training
MMA training - Sparring, conditioning drills, BJJ, Kickboxing, MMA rounds.
Sometimes I will go to the gym and do some abs, and a bi/tri split just for the hell of it.

Diet
I recently turned Vegetarian a little over 2 months ago, (i'm not looking to debate this), so I will be posting up some of my meals from time to time, but here is what a typical day looks like(these meals are sometimes in different orders depending on what I'm doing, so I"m going to label them meal 1, 2, 3 and so on.

Meal 1
5 egg whites, 1 whole egg
1 cup of brocolli
bowl of oatmeal

Meal 2
Cliff Builder Bar
Piece of fruit and veggie (apple and baby cucumber)

Meal 3
Egg white omlet + veggie sub from subway
2 cookies
Chocolate milk

Meal 4
3 tbsp of greek yogurt
12-15 almonds(plain)
3 tbsp of mixed berries

Meal 5
Could be anything, usually a vegetarian dish. So veggie burgers, spaghetti squash, tofu burgers, vegetarian stuffed peppers, tofu parm, eggplant parm, etc etc)

Meal 6
1/2 cup of Soy milk or Almond milk
1/2 cup of cranberry juice
handful of berries
teaspoon of cinamon
scoop of iso flex protein


On workout days, I have some Need2 muscle replenisher for after my workouts, I will also be consuming at least 1 gallon of water a day.


Thanks for following along

 

[CoBra666]

i would check out ironmaglabs flex rx over joint repair. 40 days per bottle plus higher mg to mg for mgm, glucosomine and chondroiteon. great fatloss. gl with the bulk.. one thing i actually eat thats veggies is a grilled portabella mushroom stuffed with spinach and asiago cheese. either on a burger bun or by itself with some minor spices to ur liking.. although i usually eat a few to get a good helping. soy milk can raise estrogen if drankin heavily or if your body is very susceptible to soy, and can increase chances of gyno so i am personally against anything soy but im guessin u switched from normal milk for your vegan thing.

 

[CoBra666]

what are ur max compound lifts bro? before your 60 day fatloss and now

 

[bgbay]

I usually Only use a bit of soy milk in shakes. I use almond mill more then anything
As far as lifts go I never have anyone to work Out with so I'm unaware of my 1 rep max I usually do 5 X 5 with my compound lifts. My numbers didn't change much since my fat loss. Right now... At like 5 reps this is the weight I would use...
Bench 175 to 185
Squat 225 to 245
SOHP 115 to 135
DeAdlift 245+
power clean 135 to 145

These numbers vary sometimes depending on how I'm feeling that day. Sometimes after working a stretch of days I am fatigued from lack of sleep and that def affects my strength and stamina. I'm going to post workouts and stuff with this log

 

[bgbay]

June 13, 2011

First meal - Shake (berries, protein powder, almond milk, cranberry juice)

second meal - 5 eggs (4 whites, 1 egg) + veggies (that egg creation stuff)

third meal - spaghetti squash with bruchetta

forth - protein shake with almond milk

No fifth yet, but prob some torillas and veggies, maybe make a dip out of it

(I know I didn't eat enough today, but I wasn't awake that long, after a night shift i'm fuckt, slept quite a bit)

Workout

Bench Press
I worked up to
5 X 185
5 X 185
5 X 185
5 X 185
3 X 185

Decline
10 X 115
10 X 115
10 X 115

Dips
7 X BW
5 X bw
5 X bw

Squats
Worked up to..
5 X 185
5 X 185
5 X 185

step ups, when I step down I step into a sort of reverse lunge
8 each leg, holding 40 lb dumb bells in each hand
5 " " " "
5 " " " "

Then I did 20 minutes on the treadmil, 3.5 mph at 11 working to a 13 incline, burned 250 cals(according to treadmil)

 

[bgbay]

June 14, 2011

Breakfast
5 eggs
cup of brocolli
bowl of oatmeal

protein shake (cranberry + protein)

Spaghetti squash
Bruchetta
Protein shake

Portobello mushroom burger
protein shake

prob have some al,monds later


workout

Arms, Just did 5 bi and tri exercises. Nothing crazy, no recored weights


20 minutes on the treadmil (200cals)

 

[bgbay]

June 15th, 2011

Breakfast
5 eggs, veggies
bowl of oatmeal

Snack
Almonds and dried cranberries

Lunch
Protein Shake
Almonds

Snack
Corn Chips and Gaucomole dip

Supper

veggie's on pita bread, with gaucomole and egg white (approx 3-4 egg whites)


Snack
Had some corn chips and guacomole dip (always make WAY to much lol)


snack
3 eggs(full eggs) with pc thins.

Workout

Today I did about 250 reps of ab workouts, pretty sore from yesterday and monday. tomorrow I doubt i'll get anything done, Friday I'm going to do some SOHP and Dead's, maybe some light squats too



Feeling
I am feeling good, Having some fuckt up dreams (beast most likely) but thats about it, no headaches, no blood pressure issues or anything of that nature. Strong instinct to keep going and I feel a little touchy lately..bout it though.

 

[bgbay]

June 16th, 2011

I didn't get any workout in today I worked a 14 hour day. I don't think I'm going to continue the old food log because I don'tk now how beneficial it is to anyone since I don't weigh any food or anything. lol

 

[bgbay]

June 17th, 2011

Today for some reason the gym was packled and it was hot as hell so I had to take what I could get as far as machines

Front Squats (smith machine)
5 X 90 (two 45 lb weights, not sure if the bar has much weight or what it is on a smith)
5 X 90
5 X 90

Step ups
5 X40
5X 40
5X 40

Deadlifts
3 X 225
3 X 225
4 X 225

Rows
5 X 115
5 X 115
5 X 115

Power cleans
3 X 135
3 X 135


Feeling:
Feeling very weak today, I should of been able to do more but I didn't eat much before going, had a big breakfast and a veggie sub but def should of had a protein shake with it, super hot too. just fatigued today. This weekend I have some MMA to do, will be back on the weights Monday.

 

[bgbay]

June 21, 2011 (and june 20th)

June 20th - Played a pick up game of soccer, good times, ran for about an hour


June 21st

Started with Bench, but I wanted to do deads

Bench
5 X 155
5X 155
5X 175

Then the deadlift bar became free so I switched

Wide Grip Chin Ups

5 X BW
5 X BW
5 X BW
5 X BW

Bent Over Row

6 X 135
5 X 135
5 X 155
5 X 155

Deadlift

3 X 225
3 X 225
3 X 225

Powercleans

3 X 135
3 X 135
3 X 135

Standing overhead press

8 X 95
8 X 95
8 X 95

Machine shoulder press, face down

5 X 110
5 X 110
5 X 110

Rear delt fly

6 X 100
6 X 100
6 X 100

AFter this I was fucked, I felt a good pump but I still feel a little weak, just a weird feeling I usually get whenever I start any type of cycle. Body adapting I guess I don't know but I'm hoping for my numbers to continue to rise.

 

[bgbay]

June 22, 2011

I did an arm workout, I didn't keep track because I went before work and forgot my book.

I did bi's and tri's

Curls (on machine)
Tri push downs (on machine)

EZ Barbell Curls
Close Grip bench press

Incline bench curls
Overhead tricep

15 minutes on the treadmil

 

[bgbay]

June 23, 2011

I did 20 minutes on the treadmil, 11incline at 3.5mph.

I thens stretched and did 45 decline sit ups (3 X 15)

Feeling good, but I don't look as tight as I did, could be given to the beast, my gains def aren't that lean right now butI have worked a lot in the past 2 weeks and haven't got much morning cardio in, but will start again saturday.

 

[CoBra666]

yeah that pisses me off. good energy for the weights tho. i did the same thing the other day. well i remembered my book, but not my pen. couldnt believe noone had a pen to share

 

[bgbay]

June 23, 2011

Did 2 hours of MMA tonight, I felt good, little tired at the end but that's proper thing. Felt aggressive and very strong in the clinch

 

[bgbay]

June 25, 2011

Got to the gym today although I was exhausted.

Bench

135 X 12
155 X 8
175 X 5
175 X 5
175 X 5

Incline Bench

135 X 10
135 X 8

Dips
BW X 8
BW X 8
BW X 7


Squats

135 X 12
135 X 12
135 X 12


I'm trying to increase my bench and squats, so i'm attempting more reps to work up some stamina and overall strength, I'm hoping to be around 225 bench and 270+ for squat in 10 weeks.

 

[bgbay]

Sorry guys, I been slow on here. ive been doing some push ups, reverse lunges and chin ups when I can but I worked 8 14 hour days out of the alst 10 days, just fuckin wiped. Hoping to get to the gym tonight as well as tomorrow, will report back more.

 

[bgbay]

June 28th, 2011
Weight 185lbs

Deadlift
10 X 135
8 X 175
6 X 225
6 X 225
5 X 225
3 X 275

Bent Over Row

8 X 135
8 X 135
8 X 155
8 X 155
4 X 225
3 X 225

Powercleans

3 X 145
3 X 145

Sumo Deadlifts

10 X 95
10 X 95

Shrugs

10 X 135
10 X 135

Seated Dumbell press
8 X 45
8 X 45

After this I was completely fucked. Felt good though, def noticed increase power in my rows.

 

[bgbay]

June 29, 2011
Today I did a strictly BJJ class, just non stop rolling, felt really good and the pumps I got were insane. I always where a rashguard and my arms were busting out of it after the roll. Felt nice and powerful in my grappling as well.

 

[ChemWiz]

Throw some sarms in the mix bro

 

[bgbay]

Chemwiz - I'm thinking on it once my work calms down a bit more.

July 5, 2011
Been a few days since I've logged, we went away for Canada day weekend and a few days before/after. Didn't get much done in the way of workking out but continued to eat clean at least.

This morning I did some fasted cardio, 30 mins on the treadmil, walking at a steep incline plus a bit of light jogging. Burn 350cals(according to treadmil)

Will be going back to the gym later for some lifts,

 

[bgbay]

July 6, 2011

Bench Press

12 X 95
12 X 115
10 X 135

5X175
5X175
5X175
5X175
5X175

Dips ( I do these really slow)
8 X BW
7 X BW
7 X BW
6 X BW

Peck Deck
12 X 170
8 X 210
5 X 230


Squats

12 X 135
12 X 135
12 X 165
12 X 165
4 X 225

Calve Raises (I do these with a maximum of 10 seconds rest in between sets)

20 X 90
10 X 90
10 X 90
10 X 90
10 X 90
5 X 90
5 X 90
5 X 90

 

[bgbay]

July 7, 2011

Had MMA tonight, hour and a half of grappling and mma rounds. Awesome class, very relentless and powerful. Really feel good. Will get to the gym saturday to do some deadlifts and shoulder press, report back then.

Workin non stop, thats why the log hasn't been flourishing. apologize to the faithful followers.

 

[bgbay]

July 9, 2011

Really sore today, I'm thinking the hard workout Tuesday along with the MMA class Thursday made todays workout so painful.

Deadlifts
10 X 135
5 X 225
5 X 225
3 X 275
1 X 295
(really wish I wasn't so fuckin sore I think I could of killed the deads)

BOR
5 X 225
5 X 225
10 X 135


Reverse Hyper Extension
8 X BW
8 X BW
8 X BW

Seated Shoulder Press
10 X 90
10 X 90
10 X 90


Had to leave, arms were aching they were that sore. Hopefully Tuesday I'll be in better shape.

 

[bgbay]

July 12, 2011

Today I seen some big improvements , def kicking in!

Bench

12 X 45
12 X 90
10 X 135
10 X 135
8 X 185
5 X 185
5 X 205 (spotter)
5 X 205 (spotter)
5 X 225 (spotter)

Dips
8 X BW
7 X BW
7 X BW

Peck Deck

10 X 210
8 X 210

Squats

12 X 45
12 X 95
12 X 135
12 X 185
12 X 185
8 X 225
6 X 225
5 X 275
5 X 275
5 X 295
5 X 295
5 X 305
5 X 305


Seated Calf Raise
115 X 20
115 X 10
115 X 10
115 X 5
115 X 10
115 X 10


Felt like a fuckin machine today! Saturday will do more work, hopefully I can make it to MMA tomorrow given I can walk.

 

[bgbay]

July 13/2011

Had mma tonight, great class, worked hard the whole class but my legs were fucked for a little bit as you can imagine. Still good and powerful though and wind for days it felt. Placebo or not I don't miss meat.

 

[bgbay]

July 16,2011 (little late but i went on a trip right after it)

Deadlift

10 X 45
8 X 135
8 X 135
6 X 185
5 X 225
5 X 225
3 X 275
3 X 275
1 X 305

Bent Over Row
8 X 135
8 X 185\
4 X 225
4 X 225

Powercleans

115 X 5
135 X 4
135 X 3

Shoulder press on smith machine( not sure what the bar weights)

90 lbs in plates X 8
"" X 8
""| X 8

incline shoulder press machine

8 X 170
8 X 170
5 X 200

 

[bgbay]

July 19/2011

Bench
10 X 45
10 X 95
10 X 135
5 X 185
5 X 185
5 X 205
5 X 205
3 X 225

Dips
11 X BW
10 X BW
10 X BW

Underhand raises(not sure what these are really called)

5 X 40
5 X 40
5 X 40

Pec Deck machine

8 X 210
7 X 230
5 X 250

Squats

10 X 45
10 X 135
8 X 185
8 X 185
6 X 225
6 X 225
5 X 275
5 X 275
5 X 305
5 X 305

Seated Calf Raise

75 X 135 (go to 20, then no more then 10 second rests until I reach 75)

 

[bgbay]

July 20/2011

Went to MMA tonight, awesome class for the most part, ate some cheese pizza before clas not thinking i would make it to class tonight, first bit was good til i got sluggish lol Anyway, feelin like a machine

 

[bgbay]

July 22/2011

Did some fasted cardio this morning, 30 mins at 12 incline and 3.3mph , legs felt fatigued as hell, not hard ot tell I hadn't did that in a few weeks.

 

[bgbay]

July 22/2011

Current weight: 190.8lbs

Did some sparring, 5, 3 minute rounds. Felt really good, fast and powerful filled with energy.

 

[bgbay]

Juky 25/2011
Did some boxing, it was great. I'm suprised at how fast I can still move, and only hitting weights twic a week isn't making me fat which is good. Not having any negative sides, I"m sure if I hit the gym 5 days a week I would be a lot bigger, but in MMA bigger isn't always better. I'm feeling good

 

[bgbay]

July 27/28th 2011

Did some MMA both days, great classes. I haven't lifted in a while hoping to do it today. Since my main focus is MMA that's what I've been picking. Still lots of strength.

July 29/2011

Morning cardio this morning, first time in a bit but I rocked out 30 mins of it.

 

[bgbay]

July 29/2011

So today I finally got to the gym to lift, neck was bothering me so I skipped out on MMA. I kind of went with just the |i'm going to lift" attitude, as in no set schedule so my lifts are def sporadic but i feel good.

Stiff Leg Deads

40 lb dumbells X 8
50 lb dumbells X 8
50lb dumbells X 8

Standing Shoulder Press
95 X 8
95 X 7
115 X 7
115 X 6
115 X 5

Dumbell Row

80 X 5
80 X 5
80 X 5

a1-Machine Shoulder Press (Superset with reverse leg curls - heartrate up was the target)
170 X 6
170 X 5
170 X 5
a2Reverse Leg Curls
100 X 8
100 X 8
100 X 8

Now I did a 3 X superset next

b1 Shrugs on smith machine
2(45lbplates) X 8
2(45lbplates) X 8
2(45) X 8

b2 (not sure what these are called, it's not curls, but you use the big machine, two separate handled and lift with straight arms, suppsoed to work lower pec, top abs it felt)
40 X 8
40 X 8
40 X 8

b3 Incline bench

115 X 8
115 X 7
115 X 7


Great workout, sore as fuck

 

[bgbay]

July 30/2011

Today I did some arm work, I don't keep track of all this weight cause I just kinda do what I want

Ez Bar Curls 70 lbs on the bar
Close grip bench 135lbs

I did a circuit next

Step ups, 50 lb dumbells in each hand 3 X 5
Over head tricep extension - one arm - 20 lbs 3 X 8
Standing Curls - slow - one arm -20lbs 3 X 8

 

[bgbay]

Aug 2, 2011

Bench

10 X 135
8 X 135
8 X 185
6 X 185
6 X 205
6 X 205
4 X 225
4 X 225
4 X 245
4 X 245

Dips

8 X BW
8 X BW
8 X BW

Peck Dec

6 X 230
6 X 230

Squats
10 X 135
8 X 135
8 X 225
6 X 225
5 X 315
5 X 315
5 X 315

Feel like a fuckin machine. My bench is going up crazy, def could of got more but I got stuck with a shitty bench bar and my hands were slipping.

 

[bgbay]

Aug 3/2011

Had an mma class today, cardio wise I felt good, but I was weak prob from the workout yesterday. still strong though

 

[bgbay]

Aug 5/2011

Today I decided to start with some standing over head press.

SOHP

10 X 45
8 X 95
8 X 95
6 X 115
5 X 115
5 X 135
5 X 135

Seated dumbell press

8 X 40
8 X 40
8 X 50
8 X 50

A1. Shoulder raise machine

10 X 60
8 X 70
8 X 80

A2. Shrugs with dumbells
8 X 80
8 X 80
8 X 80

Bent over row

10 X 45
10 X 95
8 X 135
8 X 135
6 X 205
6 X 205
3 X 225
3 X 225

B1. Row on machine

10 X 170
8 X 210
6 X 230

B2 rear pec deck
8 X 70
8 X 80
8 X 90

Stiff leg dead lifts with dumbells

8 X 40
8 X 40
8 X 40


did some ab work, and also did squats, 3 X 12 of 135lbs.

 

[bgbay]

Aug 8/2011
Had a boxing class, felt pretty good and powerful. cardio is doing prety good when I remember to breath properly lol

 

[bgbay]

Went away for a few days...

Aug 12/2011
Hill sprints, not sure the measurements of the hill, but when I ran it I counted 22 steps from the bottom to the top where a pole was I would touch. I did 5 sets of 3 up and down. It was a good steepness for starting off, on the other side of the hill is a longer, and a bit steeper of a hill I was eventually upgrade to!

 

[bgbay]

Aug 13/2011

Weight is 194lbs, bf is prob 12%

Bench
10 X 45
10 X 135
8 X 135
8 X 185
6 X 225
10 X 225(mjaor power here)
5 X 245
5 X 245
3 X 265 (had someone standing there, but they didn't assist)

A1. Dips
10 X BW
9 X BW
9 X BW

A2. Front hand raises (straight arm for lower chest - not sure name of them)

8 X 40
6 X 40
5 X 40


Squats (Will do more squats later the week, legs were fuckin sore from the hill sprints yesterday...really felt it in my hams and glutes)
10 X 135
10 X 135
8 X 225
8 X 225
8 X 225

 

[browngear]

wow... you got some big strength gains there. Did you do measurements?

 

[Dk350]

For your PCT are you running 2 servings or 1 serving of Postcycle?

 

[bgbay]

Thanks Brown - No measurements though, was going more for strength then size.

dk350, no ,I am only going one serving. just spreading it out through breakfast, lunch and supper. I was going to go for 2 servings but I think I have a pretty decent PCT laid out for myself and it should suffice, esp with the phytoserms on there. Also, I may run the Proviron first week into my pct. not sure yet.

 

[bgbay]

Aug 14/2011

Today, I just decided to do some estethic work , I don't like to work arms too often because I get a good workout from doing my 2 day split, but when I have time I go do some , as I mentioned, for the visual effects.

a1. EZ Bar Curls
Two 25lb plates on bar (one a side)
X 10
X 9
X 10

a2. Close grip bench press
135 X 6
135 X 8
135 X 8

B1. Seated dumbell curls (I do these sloooooow)
10 X 20
10 X 20
8 X 25

b2. Overhead single arm tricep extension

10 X 20
10 X 20
10 X 20

B3 Seated sit ups with twists with 10lb medcine ball
15 X sit ups
INTO
15 X twists
This was done 3 times, working on getting heart rate up here too.


C1. Shrugs on Smith machine
10 X 230 (not sure weight of smith bar)
10 X 230
10 X 230

C2. Machine Straight bar curls
10 X 100
10 X 100
10 X 100

C3.Tricep dips
10 X BW
9 X BW
10 X BW


d1. Side raises
10 X 15
10 X 20
10 X 20

d2. Standing Curls
10 X 20
10 X 20
10 X 20

d3. Incline sit ups
10 X bw
10 X bw
10 X bw


As mentioned, this workout was for looks, and also to get my heart rate going and burn some more fat.

 

[bgbay]

Aug 17/2011

Deadlifts

10 X 135
8 X 225
5 X 225
1 X 315
1 X 315

Bent Over Row

7 X 135
7 X 135
6 X 135
4 X 225

No idea what these are called, but they are like rows, with a weird machine you put wieghts on.

7 X 90
7 X 90
7 X 90 (I did all 3 sets very slooooooow)

Stiff legged dead lifts

6 X 60(holding two 60 lb dumbells)
6 X 60
6 X 60

Reverse hyper extension
5 X BW
5 X BW
5 X BW (did these very slow as well)


I have some MMA classes tonight so I didn't want to over do it, im still feeling the effects of the hill sprints. Hoping Friday to have a savage workout

 

[bgbay]

Aug 17th/2011

MMA tonight, great class my cardio/stamina is great. I know many people here, prob 80% may think this is bullshit but ever since i went vegetarian my stamina has increased ten-fold.

 

[bgbay]

Aug 19/2011

Few days ago, obviously, so not exactly sure of al workouts.

Bench

10 X 45
10 X 135
7 X 225
6 X 225
3 X 245
3 X 245

Dips

10 X BW
8 X BW
9 X BW

Peck Deck
8 X 235
7 X 250
6 X 250

Squats

12 X 135
7 X 225
7 X 225
5 X 315
5 X 315

Sumo dead lifts
8 X 115
8 X 115
4 X 135

Then I did some assistance work, Few curls, tri work.

 

[bgbay]

Aug 23/2011

Deadlift (if my hands didn't hgurt so much I could do more, yes im a pussy)

5 X 45
5 X 115
5 X 225
2 X 315
2 X315

One armed rows from rack

5 X 75
8 X 85
7 X 85

Wide grip chin ups (some reason i was pretty sore here, my lats and stuff wondering if it was from Fridays workut)

BW X 4
BW X 6
BW X 5

Seated dumbell press

8 X 40
8 X 50
8 X 50

seated shoulder press machine

12 X 100
10 X 120
8 X 140

Shrugs
8 X 225
8 X 225
8 X 225

Side raises
8 X 20
8 X 20
8 X 20

Stiff legged deads
6 X 60
5 X 60
5 X 60

 

[bgbay]

Finished my log, In a few weeks I am going to attempt 1 rep maxes again to see how much strength I lost, I am hoping to lose some weight because I want to compete at about 170 meaning I would like to walk around at 180-185

 

[bgbay]

PCT UPDATE

Feeling:

Feeling fuckin great, my sex drive is almost higher then it was when I was on AAS. I have a great sense of well being and still the drive to go to the gym and train. I am not feeling tired or anything else, and my sex drive is high as fuck, did I say that already? I can't get over it..

Strength:

My strength hasn't left me, I'm still lifting like I want to, i'm not going for PR's but lifting a weight I can do like 5 or more reps at since I will prob do a 5X5 to maintain my strength rotating with a 3X10 for stamina and endurance.

Physique:

I've actually leaned out quite a bit esp my mid section, I'm guessing I was holding a bit of water but as mentioned, am leaning out nicely ,only down 3 lbs but I expect that to change when I up my cardio a bit. Will report back in a bit with numbers.