LF Chat July to Sept Cut or Hulk Thread ~ You wouldn’t like me when I’m hangry.

[Znik]

Just what I needed on a Monday morning, Viking pics!! Looking great Znik.

Thanks, kinda funny how I now prefer to take unpumped and/or bloated pics without good lighting rather than under optimal conditions. Probably related to looking way better under poor conditions than optimal conditions before.

Viking pics is always a good start for a fresh week, especially for the women I imagine. And should motivate you guys, got a good chance at beating me this comp since ill be Viking bulking soon and ill get fat again

[NitrogenWidget]

Just what I needed on a Monday morning, Viking pics!! Looking great Znik.

not what I need.
Least, not at work.

[cunfewzed]

Whelp, I guess I needed a re-feed. Went full-potato yesterday. Ate 4 slices of deep dish pizza (I'm going to guestimate 1,200 cals for those. Maybe more) and had an entire plate of spaghetti (Had to be 1,500 cals, if not more) I didn't weigh or track. I absolutely CRUSHED my morning workout. I hit 285 lbs on decline x 2. I haven't hit numbers like that this year, at all. I think my body's sick of cutting. I'm sick of cutting. I expected to look super-bloated this morning but looked pretty normal! Sorry, didn't have phone so no pics.

Excited to bulk come this Fall/Winter! Only about another 1.5 months of cutting to go!

[barbrox]

Viking pics is always a good start for a fresh week, especially for the women I imagine. And should motivate you guys, got a good chance at beating me this comp since ill be Viking bulking soon and ill get fat again

AFUKINFIRMATIVE!!! Put me in a good mood this morning.

not what I need.
Least, not at work.

Lol! "Hey, Nitro, how was your wee... Oh, you're busy at the moment. Um, I'll come back a little later."

Whelp, I guess I needed a re-feed. Went full-potato yesterday. Ate 4 slices of deep dish pizza (I'm going to guestimate 1,200 cals for those. Maybe more) and had an entire plate of spaghetti (Had to be 1,500 cals, if not more) I didn't weigh or track. I absolutely CRUSHED my morning workout. I hit 285 lbs on decline x 2. I haven't hit numbers like that this year, at all. I think my body's sick of cutting. I'm sick of cutting. I expected to look super-bloated this morning but looked pretty normal! Sorry, didn't have phone so no pics.

Excited to bulk come this Fall/Winter! Only about another 1.5 months of cutting to go!

Sweet!

Deep dish pizza sounds amazing.

[missladyj]

Whelp, I guess I needed a re-feed. Went full-potato yesterday. Ate 4 slices of deep dish pizza (I'm going to guestimate 1,200 cals for those. Maybe more) and had an entire plate of spaghetti (Had to be 1,500 cals, if not more) I didn't weigh or track. I absolutely CRUSHED my morning workout. I hit 285 lbs on decline x 2. I haven't hit numbers like that this year, at all. I think my body's sick of cutting. I'm sick of cutting. I expected to look super-bloated this morning but looked pretty normal! Sorry, didn't have phone so no pics.

Excited to bulk come this Fall/Winter! Only about another 1.5 months of cutting to go!

Fall / Winter bulk crew checking in

It's so exciting to think about the strength gains from bulking. Grats on 285lbs!

[kureransu]

Fall / Winter bulk crew checking in

It's so exciting to think about the strength gains from bulking. Grats on 285lbs!

Same here. Cutting drains me like a mofo. Hopefully, i'll get to 190, then just bulk to 200 for fall winter.
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I guess I could put workout related stuff in this thread.

SO today was chest and back for the routine i'm doing first up was bench press, 8,6,4,2 reps with 45sec rest. After last set keep dropping a little weight and knock out 5-10 more reps until you get to the bar, where you do the bar 20 times.

I KILLED it.

225x8
250x6
275x4
300x2

drop sets:
235x5
205x5
185x6
155x5
135x7
95x10
65x10
45x20

Then I did incline for
175x8
200x6
225x4
250x2

thre is a lot more, but this is what i was most proud of.... lol 45 seconds is like nothing. barely enough time to change the weight..

[cunfewzed]

Fall / Winter bulk crew checking in
It's so exciting to think about the strength gains from bulking. Grats on 285lbs!

Thanks! I did hit 300 on decline, but that was late last year when I was still maintaining and sort of bulking. Strength has been way down so this was encouraging.

Sickening volume kur.

[kureransu]

Thanks! I did hit 300 on decline, but that was late last year when I was still maintaining and sort of bulking. Strength has been way down so this was encouraging.

Sickening volume kur.

First i didn't congratulate you on your 285! SO take it! Feels good doesn't it?

As far as the volume. This arnold blueprint routine is full of it. I didn't mention that every exercise has a warm up of 30 reps. I just do the bar. Don't even chance it lol. but after that i had this to follow with

SUPERSET

Dumbbell Flyes: 30, 8,6,4,2
Dumbbell Pullover: 30, 8,6,4,2
I did 10 (lol), 65,70,75,80 for my weights each set

chin ups:
4 sets to failure
17, 11, 10, 8

SUPERSET
Bent-over Dumbbell Row: 30x45, 8x185, 6x205, 4x225, 2x245
T-Bar Row: 30x45, 8x135, 6x160, 4x180, 2x200

Hanging leg raises
5x25 (wtf! WHO DOES THIS MANY LEG RAISES WILLINGLY)

But that was it. Took about an hour... the feels...

[stingray72]

I have some disappointing news. I no longer have internet at my place but my apartment building has a computer to use for internet use so I decided to leave my internet off and use this. It saves me from a decent size internet bill. I cant install anything on it though.

[Znik]

Whelp, I guess I needed a re-feed. Went full-potato yesterday. Ate 4 slices of deep dish pizza (I'm going to guestimate 1,200 cals for those. Maybe more) and had an entire plate of spaghetti (Had to be 1,500 cals, if not more) I didn't weigh or track. I absolutely CRUSHED my morning workout. I hit 285 lbs on decline x 2. I haven't hit numbers like that this year, at all. I think my body's sick of cutting. I'm sick of cutting. I expected to look super-bloated this morning but looked pretty normal! Sorry, didn't have phone so no pics.

Excited to bulk come this Fall/Winter! Only about another 1.5 months of cutting to go!

Understandable, you have been cutting for like forever. I am really starting to feel the long cut now, giving it another week and then ill transition into a slooow bulk, just not worth it anymore need to start seeing some strength progress again.

[OzChops]

187.5 said the scales on Sunday.

I got pics, wow they are a wake up call, will post them hopefully later in the day if I get some time to do phone shenanigans to get them on a PC.

Finally feeling like I might be able to go lift something today - this sickness **** can leave any time it wants, and with two sick boys the sleep isn't exactly forthcoming.

Enough whining from me... back to Znik pics



EDIT: OK pics added. - lol at first pic not working because BB.COM's own address has F A G in it!

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[barbrox]

187.5 said the scales on Sunday.

I got pics, wow they are a wake up call, will post them hopefully later in the day if I get some time to do phone shenanigans to get them on a PC.

Finally feeling like I might be able to go lift something today - this sickness **** can leave any time it wants, and with two sick boys the sleep isn't exactly forthcoming.

Enough whining from me... back to Znik pics



EDIT: OK pics added. - lol at first pic not working because BB.COM's own address has F A G in it!

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Thanks for posting pics, Oz! Are you following a particular program? What's your training like?

[NitrogenWidget]

How tall are you oz?

[kureransu]

How tall are you oz?

5'11"

[MrM27]

Oz, you look like you have a really strong base to work with.

What's the plan?

[NitrogenWidget]

5'11"

that makes sense then.
We are the same weight with same amount of pudge on the waistline.
I just have a little more muscle.


went back to lifting today!

Tried to do deads.
warmup at 135.
felt like my arm was going to separate at my bad elbow.

so went with DB shoulder presses, chin-ups, wide-grip upright rows & ez-bar curls.
didn't go too heavy since I could feel the elbow protesting a little but my button down short-sleeve shirt was real tight this morning so I know I got a decent lift in.

[kureransu]

The look on people's faces at the gym when you barbell curl 150 pounds without issue.

[MrM27]

that makes sense then.
We are the same weight with same amount of pudge on the waistline.
I just have a little more muscle.


went back to lifting today!

Tried to do deads.
warmup at 135.
felt like my arm was going to separate at my bad elbow.

so went with DB shoulder presses, chin-ups, wide-grip upright rows & ez-bar curls.
didn't go too heavy since I could feel the elbow protesting a little but my button down short-sleeve shirt was real tight this morning so I know I got a decent lift in.

That's really interesting. Of all those exercises you listed I would have assumed that deadlifts would be the easiest on your elbow.

[SilvaMan61]

.4 lbs down. Doesn't surprise me. Had a tough time controlling my snacking.

[NitrogenWidget]

That's really interesting. Of all those exercises you listed I would have assumed that deadlifts would be the easiest on your elbow.

so did I but it felt like it was being ripped off when it was fully extended.
I thought pull-ups would hurt like hell but didn't.

[stingray72]

The look on people's faces at the gym when you barbell curl 150 pounds without issue.

That is impressive.

[OzChops]

Thanks for posting pics, Oz! Are you following a particular program? What's your training like?

I am. I did around 6 months of Stronglifts, all while in deficit. About that time I got tired of the constant stall and reset as I'm unlikely to make much more progress strength wise while still cutting.
I then shifted to Wendler 5/3/1. I like this program a LOT. More variety, still beat to hell when I get out of the gym, and geared towards monthly progression with the ability to still progress within any session by taking the last set to failure.

How tall are you oz?

180.5cm see below:

5'11"

That.

Oz, you look like you have a really strong base to work with.

What's the plan?

Well thanks for saying so. I'm not sure I'd say ":really strong" but it's better than many I see on here starting out.

The plan is to cut til there is no more fatty Mc Fat fat waistline - I think I'll likely need to drop to around 160 to be happy enough to begin adding some mass.

Once I start "eating", there's a good chance I'll go back to a 5x5 style workout to take advantage of the rapid progression for a while.
Or maybe I won't - that's a consideration for 2015 in all reality.

Slow steady mass addition for most of 2015, followed by coming in bigger and leaner next summer and hopefully every summer after that.

that makes sense then.
We are the same weight with same amount of pudge on the waistline.
I just have a little more muscle.

Probably more than a little.

I can only work with what I have, and what I've done to my body in the past.
It's all about being a better version of me each year from here on out.

[baffledgenius]

In on thread, and glad to be back on here and cutting again. Starting weight is 129. Also your legs look incredible Caprica!!

[barbrox]

In on thread, and glad to be back on here and cutting again. Starting weight is 129. Also your legs look incredible Caprica!!

Sorry baffledgenius. This challenge thread is only for the regulars who post in the LF Chat threads listed in the OP.

[baffledgenius]

Sorry baffledgenius. This challenge thread is only for the regulars who post in the LF Chat threads listed in the OP.

I am a regular, just been on hiatus for a few months. But have it your way 😉

[barbrox]

I am a regular, just been on hiatus for a few months. But have it your way ��

A regular in the Losing Fat section, yes. However, I don't recall if you have ever posted in the LF Chat threads, such as the one below:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=160820211


You are welcome to join the LF Chat or post in here. The 12-week challenge itself is limited to the members listed.

[EjnarKolinkar]

It's all about being a better version of me each year from here on out.

What your goal next 10 weeks? You going to go full power for 172? Got to get this flipping cutting over with chop so you can start your bulk, and cut 2x because your love handles inflate, and finally settle into mass gainz.

[OzChops]

What your goal next 10 weeks? You going to go full power for 172? Got to get this flipping cutting over with chop so you can start your bulk, and cut 2x because your love handles inflate, and finally settle into mass gainz.

I'm pretty sedentary other than the gym, so my TDEE is only around 2400 - getting the loss rate up to 2lbs per week is pretty difficult, so I'd be happy with anything over 10lb over the duration of this "challenge" to be honest.
It's the 10lbs after that 10 I think that will make the most difference visually though.

[caprica6]

glad to be back on here and cutting again. Starting weight is 129. Also your legs look incredible Caprica!!

thank you, Sarah. sexi pic. wow!

an August to November thread just started and it should be a good group with many more participants. definitely check that out.

eta: the link for anyone who might be interested - http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=163035901

[barbrox]

30 days until Tough Mudder. Excited and not just a little skeered.