11 Weeks Cut Results

[Neddibrof16]

All pics taken cold.

Start of cut pics (unflexed and flexed) (173 lbs)




8 Weeks cutting: (158 lbs)


11 Weeks, End of cut (good lighting) (155 lbs):



I'm pretty happy with the results, and focusing big time on improving more the next 10 months bulking!

[phatkunt]

nice man.
if you eat clean i reckon you should bulk for longer than 10months, probably 12-14months.

[Immoralus]

Nice Results son....
I wish I could cut, I'm not persistant at all...with anything!

[makavelicss]

Good job! How much lb were you losing per week?

[Neddibrof16]

Good job! How much lb were you losing per week?

I lost around 1-1.5 pounds weekly through caloric restrictions. I used EC throughout the cut.

[Tomek]

Good job bro.. Success!

[2nd_chance]

Very good work for 11 weeks

[XJEEX]

Man thats some sick results! What was your diet and workout like!?

[Neddibrof16]

Man thats some sick results! What was your diet and workout like!?

Was just doing 3 exercises on big body parts x3 sets on the 8-10 rep range. 2 exercises for bis/tris.

Diet was around the 800cals deficit, around 175g+ protein per day with the rest being carbs and around 150-200 cals from fats.

Supplements: E+C, Animal Cuts (Weeks 6-8), Multivitamins, Omega 3, Creatine.

I was/am injured at the lower back and was treated with potent cortisol (Decadron) twice during the cut, which I don't know if really made me lose any more muscle. Although I tried to eat at maintenance while the half-life was active.

[Indpowr]

Amazing results.....

E+C? hum, need to research this one. I wonder the the Animal Cut would work good without the EC

I would think if you were not on creatine you would be even more cut up since that product tends to keep water weight on you.

Were you doing cardio as well, if so how much and what? My diet is dead on but want to push it harder.

[XJEEX]

Was just doing 3 exercises on big body parts x3 sets on the 8-10 rep range. 2 exercises for bis/tris.

Diet was around the 800cals deficit, around 175g+ protein per day with the rest being carbs and around 150-200 cals from fats.

Supplements: E+C, Animal Cuts (Weeks 6-8), Multivitamins, Omega 3, Creatine.

I was/am injured at the lower back and was treated with potent cortisol (Decadron) twice during the cut, which I don't know if really made me lose any more muscle. Although I tried to eat at maintenance while the half-life was active.

I kinda look like you when you started, except for different weight/height.. Im doing pretty much the same as far as dieting and workout is slightly different..Hmm ill have to give animal cuts a try then.. Decadron surely had a positive effect on that cut!
Anyways! Sweet cut!

[Neddibrof16]

Amazing results.....

E+C? Not sure what that is this

I would think if you were not on creatine you would be even more cut up since that product tends to keep water weight on you.

Were you doing cardio as well, if so how much and what? My diet is dead on but want to push it harder.

Ephedrine + Caffeine, you can find lots of info on how to use it here: http://www.hotnfit.com/ecstack.htm. It's the most popular and one of the most potent stacks available for cutting fat.

I didn't "cheat" on my diet once, meaning that I always made sure I at least had the necessary protein intake and was on a deficit. I did made some "sweeter" carbs choice here and there as long as the previous two were met.

[Neddibrof16]

I kinda look like you when you started, except for different weight/height.. Im doing pretty much the same as far as dieting and workout is slightly different..Hmm ill have to give animal cuts a try then.. Decadron surely had a positive effect on that cut!
Anyways! Sweet cut!

Decadron (Dexamethasone) is a very potent variation of Cortisol, which induces catabolism through protein breakdown, hehe. In no way it is "beneficial" for muscle. It's used to greatly reduce pain/inflammation, and it worked for that purpose.

[Apothecurious]

excellent cut! keep up the fantastic work!

[sureshk]

really nice work. any ideas on starting and ending body fat %?

[Neddibrof16]

really nice work. any ideas on starting and ending body fat %?

I would guesstimate I started around 17% bf and ended around 10.5% to 11.5%.

Here's a couple more shots:

[King12321]

niceee. any cardio?

[Neddibrof16]

niceee. any cardio?

Not much, 8-10 minutes maybe twice a week after workouts LISS type cardio for weeks 8-10 mostly.

[XJEEX]

Decadron (Dexamethasone) is a very potent variation of Cortisol, which induces catabolism through protein breakdown, hehe. In no way it is "beneficial" for muscle. It's used to greatly reduce pain/inflammation, and it worked for that purpose.

Dexamethasone is a potent synthetic member of the glucocorticoid class of steroid drugs. just sayin...

Im not trying to say in any way you took roids fr BB purposes but.. its just hard to believe it didnt have an effect.. I met the parents of a 5 year old kid Friday who took Decadron to help cure her brain tumor.. She tripled her weight in 4 months and was eating like a grown man!

[Neddibrof16]

Dexamethasone is a potent synthetic member of the glucocorticoid class of steroid drugs. just sayin...

Im not trying to say in any way you took roids fr BB purposes but.. its just hard to believe it didnt have an effect.. I met the parents of a 5 year old kid Friday who took Decadron to help cure her brain tumor.. She tripled her weight in 4 months and was eating like a grown man!

No no, you definitely misunderstood Decadron's mechanism. Decadron as you pointed is a potent glucocorticoid, even up to 20x times stronger than base Cortisol. For bodybuilding you want to limit cortisol at all costs, it is only catabolic to the muscle proteins. Of course it has many therapeutic benefits, but it is a "catabolic" steroid, the inverse of an "anabolic" one! For muscle tissue building/maintenance it has no "benefit", it actually "feeds" from it.

Cortisol increases weight gain, not the good one for that matter.

[XJEEX]

No no, you definitely misunderstood Decadron's mechanism. Decadron as you pointed is a potent glucocorticoid, even up to 20x times stronger than base Cortisol. For bodybuilding you want to limit cortisol at all costs, it is only catabolic to the muscle proteins. Of course it has many therapeutic benefits, but it is a "catabolic" steroid, the inverse of an "anabolic" one! For muscle tissue building/maintenance it has no "benefit", it actually "feeds" from it.

Cortisol increases weight gain, not the good one for that matter.

Ahhhh My bad man! Didnt wanna come out pointing finger or anything! It all makes sense now! I guess it even made this cut harder then! Well thats some really nice results! Hope to be there in 11 weeks too!

Cheers!

[VENOMsK8r]

Awesome progress bro. How much calories were you taking in? And how many times a week did you lift/do cardio? Any cheat meals each week also?

[Neddibrof16]

Awesome progress bro. How much calories were you taking in? And how many times a week did you lift/do cardio? Any cheat meals each week also?

I lifted 2on/2off. As I said, barely any cardio. No cheat meals, always at a deficit of around 800 calories.

[VENOMsK8r]

I lifted 2on/2off. As I said, barely any cardio. No cheat meals, always at a deficit of around 800 calories.

Wow looking to get your weight by the end of summer. But this summer its so hard not to cheat at all since the bbqs going on and beer nights. BLEH!

[DudeDan]

great stuff man! how's your strength like after the cut?

[Neddibrof16]

great stuff man! how's your strength like after the cut?

I lost decent chunk of strength, but you can expect that while on a deficit. I don't think I lost that much muscle though. Along with the regular side effects of strong dieting: loss of strength, huge loss of libido, increased appetite. Which is slowly coming back.

[Superset4239]

Good job.

I'm suprised by the amount of cardio you did.

[sureshk]

Good job.

I'm suprised by the amount of cardio you did.

cardio doesn't really add that much imo. I don't do any cardio except walking a few places here and there (like to shops), nothing I'd really call cardio. I'm losing 1% BF a week (~2 lbs fat).

Look at it this way:

cardio 20 minutes a day = 500 cals
eat a bit less a day = 500 cals

same deficit. obviously you don't get the benefits of cardio if you don't do it, but in terms of fat loss rate, it doesn't make a huge difference. I also noticed once I cut out the cardio, I had more energy for my lifting and my lbm started increasing.

Cardio is good, but not necessary.

[Darkie]

Awesome cut dude, with the little to no cardio uve done....these are awesome results:P

[Neddibrof16]

cardio doesn't really add that much imo. I don't do any cardio except walking a few places here and there (like to shops), nothing I'd really call cardio. I'm losing 1% BF a week (~2 lbs fat).

Look at it this way:

cardio 20 minutes a day = 500 cals
eat a bit less a day = 500 cals

same deficit. obviously you don't get the benefits of cardio if you don't do it, but in terms of fat loss rate, it doesn't make a huge difference. I also noticed once I cut out the cardio, I had more energy for my lifting and my lbm started increasing.

Cardio is good, but not necessary.

Completely agree. I reserve cardio for a last resort in case hunger gets too excessive or I'd want to drop below single digit, and isn't happening anytime soon.

Also, thanks everyone for the positive feedback, I really appreciate it.