Is there a "Skinny Fat to Ripped" club yet?

[Giorrgi]

I feel like we should get all the skinny fat people (like me) who are desperately trying to lose that last piece of fat off their gut, in this big CLUB and share methods... how we did it, progress pics, motivational stuff... All that good advice in one thread.

From skinny fat to shredded and ripped, that's my quest... anybody wanna join?

[Basil08]

I'm in. I will post later on how i did it.


Mine was more like...

From : Overly Fat/football player 24% BF ish/disgusting

To: Skinny Fat

To: Bulk up and gain LBM

To: shredded

(finished bulking about a month ago, will be "ripped" this time, not shredded)

[-Aaron-]

I was never fat... *Looks at Sig*

*Sigh*

[Giorrgi]

Skinny fat isn't fun imo... I just noticed that I have almost no strength.

BTW, what is the best way to get out of the 'cutting' cycle? Because I'm getting tired of my gut... I'm gonna try carb cycling, I accidentally did it once and it really worked, so now I'm gonna do that and see how it works. If I can't get any results till mid november I'll start to clean bulk.. (don't wanna get fat but if it's the only way... )

[anonymous123]

I've been asking people to post their skinny fat --> ripped pics but no one ever responds to them. They post their fat --> ripped or skinny --> ripped pics but never skinny fat --> ripped.

[justanothagirl]

arent skinny fat ppl supposed to bulk?

[derickonfire]

arent skinny fat ppl supposed to bulk?

Yes....

I guess ya can say they lose body fat percentage =P

[Giorrgi]

Yes, but they'd feel fat if they did bulk... Like me.

I think.

But yeah, I'm going to bulk pretty soon anyway, just trying to get rid of the gut, hope it works... Or otherwise it means that I have really sucky genetics.

[justanothagirl]

yeah i guess itd be okay to do a SMALL cut to lose some excess fat (if there is any) so they will have better nutrient partition during their bulk and then do a slow clean bulk to minimize fat gain. but a lot of them have no excess fat at all tho they just dont have any mass.

[Timepants]

I almost preferred being fat/fat over being skinny/fat just b/c If I would've lost the weight the correct way in the first place I wouldn't have to bulk up then cut down again. It's life I spose. Btw...loose skin is a bitch : (

[pacificgrl]

i'm with you in the skinny-fat no strength category. i've been eating my cals at maintenance bc i can't imagine doing a bulk - even if it's a clean one. i didn't realize it's part of cycle to getting ripped.

[infjspirit]

was at 250 in 2004

Down to 152 in April of this year

Now at 168 of semi-bulk

Looking to get BF to 5%

Currently at 9%

I hear you on that last bit. I have the worst time getting "ripped"

[CR Racer]

i'm well on my way to skinny fat from fat

ahh bulk is gonna be a bitch.

[PatMac]

i'm well on my way to skinny fat from fat

ahh bulk is gonna be a bitch.

Eating a lot is never a bitch

[infjspirit]

Bulk is hard if you're conscious about fat

Some ppl (me) gain weight if we simply look at food

Do you'll think a Keto diet/lifestyle can be beneficial in Bulking?

[CR Racer]

Eating a lot is never a bitch

true enough, i can't wait to feel strong again actually. but i have some cutting left.

[Dawginitup16]

I want in i have about 2 months until i go home on leave and would love to have a little more mass and abs to show. Been trying to eat as clean as possible at the Chow hall. My pictures from my profile were taken in May and i will post some recent ones tonight to see if i made any progress. my abs are starting to come out a little more also.

[pfunk880]

I've cut down to somewhat "skinny-fat" and am now bulking.

[Giorrgi]

So far so good... we got some members

Anybody could share their most efficient methods to get out of the skinny-fat cycle?

I think the psychological factor is that we, skinny fat people, want to loose ALL the fat, and than start bulking. We don't wanna bulk straight because we fear that we will gain weight [and for the endos that most of us are, that's the reality]. But loosing fat without much muscle mass and thus with an inneficient metabolism is pretty hard... So what's your solution?

[anonymous123]

Still, no one has posted their skinny fat --> ripped pics yet

[Basil08]

Anybody could share their most efficient methods to get out of the skinny-fat cycle?

I think the psychological factor is that we, skinny fat people, want to loose ALL the fat, and than start bulking. We don't wanna bulk straight because we fear that we will gain weight [and for the endos that most of us are, that's the reality]. But loosing fat without much muscle mass and thus with an inneficient metabolism is pretty hard... So what's your solution?

My solution...well, i absolutely hated the idea of gaining fat just to gain LBM. ATM, all i cared about was losing the fat, not really how much muscle i had obtained, this coming from the 2nd strongest Offensive Linemen at my school lol. I had always loved strength, but when i "snapped", i didn't really care anymore. I hit my fat-loss plateau at around 14-16%, no matter how much cardio i did, the fat would simply not come off. It was nerving, even tantalizing in a way. The thought of bulking was blasphemy in my mind. Yet i knew the only way to get the abs that i longed for so much was to gain more LBM. I decided that i was going to prove the world wrong by gaining LBM and still cutting fat (or so i thought). So....

3 months later, after upping calories (bulking) and still continuing 5 days of cardio a week, i gained LBM back....along with a 2.7% gain in BF%.....I wasn't to happy lol. But, i cut again and eventually got back down. Come to think of it, my diet sucked. I was eating 6 bowls of Rasin Bran cereal (the once touted, healthy cereal thats 230 calories per 3/4 cup, and has 19g of sugar!), so without that cardio, i would have gained quite a bit more. I think i could have minimized the fat gain if i had proper nutrition at the time.

Still, no one has posted their skinny fat --> ripped pics yet

I wish i could, i have very FAT pictures, and Ripped pictures, but at the time i was skinny fat (155 lbs at 15ish BF%), i was so ashamed of my body that taking a picture of it was the last thing i was going to do.

[EazyE15]

I wish i could, i have very FAT pictures, and Ripped pictures, but at the time i was skinny fat (155 lbs at 15ish BF%), i was so ashamed of my body that taking a picture of it was the last thing i was going to do.

An obese body imo is a lot more shameful than a skinny fat one.

[-Aaron-]

An obese body imo is a lot more shameful than a skinny fat one.

I'd rather not report you, but your signature is against forum policy.

[EazyE15]

I'd rather not report you, but your signature is against forum policy.

I got a PM from BadCompany praising the sig :S

[Bronkko]

Eating a lot is never a bitch

its a double edge sword imo.

the strength gains are nice. but the fat gains suck. after my first official clean bulk i put on more fat than i would have liked and on my next bulk will be more careful.

[-Aaron-]

I got a PM from BadCompany praising the sig :S

That's fine and dandy, but BadCompany isn't a mod. If you take it down, I thank you.

[Giorrgi]

My solution...well, i absolutely hated the idea of gaining fat just to gain LBM. ATM, all i cared about was losing the fat, not really how much muscle i had obtained, this coming from the 2nd strongest Offensive Linemen at my school lol. I had always loved strength, but when i "snapped", i didn't really care anymore. I hit my fat-loss plateau at around 14-16%, no matter how much cardio i did, the fat would simply not come off. It was nerving, even tantalizing in a way. The thought of bulking was blasphemy in my mind. Yet i knew the only way to get the abs that i longed for so much was to gain more LBM. I decided that i was going to prove the world wrong by gaining LBM and still cutting fat (or so i thought). So....

3 months later, after upping calories (bulking) and still continuing 5 days of cardio a week, i gained LBM back....along with a 2.7% gain in BF%.....I wasn't to happy lol. But, i cut again and eventually got back down. Come to think of it, my diet sucked. I was eating 6 bowls of Rasin Bran cereal (the once touted, healthy cereal thats 230 calories per 3/4 cup, and has 19g of sugar!), so without that cardio, i would have gained quite a bit more. I think i could have minimized the fat gain if i had proper nutrition at the time.



I wish i could, i have very FAT pictures, and Ripped pictures, but at the time i was skinny fat (155 lbs at 15ish BF%), i was so ashamed of my body that taking a picture of it was the last thing i was going to do.

Dude, that's EXACTLY where I am at, right now. 15-16% and it doesn't want to come off... The diet seems perfect, but I never seem to apply it 100% or when I do it for the week, I get no results, even with hardcore cardio I was doing in the past.

I have a vacation in 1 week, hopefully I'll have so much free time that I'll raid the gym in hopes of getting some results.

[huntsmen1989@msn.com]

i'm a little unsure on what to consider myself what do you think? (skinny fat or just fat?)

[Giorrgi]

i'm a little unsure on what to consider myself what do you think? (skinny fat or just fat?)

Skinny fat and you're almost at the same level as me

[huntsmen1989@msn.com]

Skinny fat and you're almost at the same level as me

thanks, any suggestions for what i should pursue? i have been cutting for +2 months now and seem to be at a standstill with my weight and bf. (i am eating ~1800 calories, low carb: most of my carbs come from veggies with a small carb up on sat., i also do 20min of HIIT cardio 5-6 days a week.)