Rate my 4 months progress

[shinigami000]

This is my progress for 4 months back into weight training after stopping for two years (got a gf who wasn't the biggest fan of bodybuilding and broke up 4 months ago).

BEFORE:




AFTER:

(Quite a shocking uneven tan)





All comments are welcomed. Please do give advice on which areas to improve on also. Thanks!

[bertybots]

now thats hard work m8, looks like you were very devoted to cutting. can i ask what your cardio regime was?

[shinigami000]

now thats hard work m8, looks like you were very devoted to cutting. can i ask what your cardio regime was?

I don't do cardio at all. I have really bad knee conditions due to past injuries. Everything revolves around weight training and diet.

[heartswild]

workout routine?
How many calories did you eat on your cut?

Repped gjdm

[shinigami000]

workout routine?
How many calories did you eat on your cut?

Repped gjdm

Workout routine (I can only train chest and back. Can't train legs due to very bad knee conditions and strongly advised against it by my doctor):

Workout Day 1:

5 x 6-8 Flat bench press
5 x 8-10Inclines
5 x 6-8 Flies
5 x 8-10 Dips

Workout Day 2:

4 x 8-10 Pullups
4 x 10-12 Pulldowns
5 x 6-8 Deadlifts
4 x 6-8 Bendover rowing
4 x 8-10 Bicep curls (If I have any energy left)

I go to the gym at least 3 times a week (sometimes 4). When I do go to the gym, I push myself to the absolute limits. Pushed so hard once, I threw up..wasn't exactly a nice scene.

Diet wise, probably started at around 2,000 - 2,500 calories a day 4 months ago, and gradually dropped to 1,300 - 1,500 calories a day. I have a cheat meal/pig out day once every week, because I can't stand cutting. Always hungry.

[TrueIce]

lookin good bro.. what leg injuries do you have if you don't mind me asking?

[d423]

nice job man, how did you gadually get down to 1500 cals a day?? was it like 2000 one week, 1800 the next, and so on??

does that help? cause whn i cut i got from maintenance to like cutting amount (of cals) then i always relapse lol

[NotCopacetic]

Nice work Ryuk would be proud.

[Uri3LV8]

Good work

[caperoyal]

keep at it, your making great progress.

[shinigami000]

lookin good bro.. what leg injuries do you have if you don't mind me asking?

My family has a bad knee genetic history. Granddad, dad, bro and I all have weak knees. On top of that, I used to play a lot of soccer (5 days a week at least 2 hours a day). It was all the awkward position of running and kicking and being rough with the players that contributed to it. One day knees just hurt real bad (after a long training of about 4 hrs) and I decided to stop soccer. A year later, I picked up basketball (played for about 2 years), and that contributed to the knee injuries again as I was barged to the ground and landed on the knees in a really awkward position. Ever since then, the knees just gave in everytime I try to do something vigorous. Used to do a lot of squats and lunges (when I was still playing bball), after the injury, even light lunges kills the knees. Feels bad man.

nice job man, how did you gadually get down to 1500 cals a day?? was it like 2000 one week, 1800 the next, and so on??

does that help? cause whn i cut i got from maintenance to like cutting amount (of cals) then i always relapse lol

Hrm, I love eating too much and hence I drop it really slowly. The diet consist of all the normal things (lean protein, complex carbs, veggies etc), but I break my diet once every week, sometimes 2-3 cheat meals (feel like dying without pigging out). Always feel extremely bad after the cheat meal and pump harder in the gym.

[SSMGP]

Nice progress man! Keep up the good work!

[benchtochest]

dude dont ever let a girl decide what youre hobbies should be that was weak on your part.

however nice cut and looks like you got a good base. keep it up.

[shinigami000]

dude dont ever let a girl decide what youre hobbies should be that was weak on your part.

however nice cut and looks like you got a good base. keep it up.

Yer lol, never again. She was hell whingy about it as well. "ur too muscleley...its so gross..bla bla bla yak yak yak". I'm happy as now with my achievement. Given up bodybuilding once, never again!

[shinigami000]

Thanks for the comments and encouragement guys! Much appreciated and feel even more motivated now!

[bbrem123]

wow man great progress in just 4 months...keep it up...look great!

[kingcutler1979]

Nice progress man. I'm starting to get back into lifting as well.

[shinigami000]

Nice progress man. I'm starting to get back into lifting as well.

Lift hard and concentrate to pushing yourself to the limit every training session. You will find that your strength will increase dramatically. When I started again, I was struggling with benching half of my weight. Now I'm benching more than my own weight.

Good luck to your lifting and don't forget to take care of the family too (judging from your avatar).

[TrueIce]

My family has a bad knee genetic history. Granddad, dad, bro and I all have weak knees. On top of that, I used to play a lot of soccer (5 days a week at least 2 hours a day). It was all the awkward position of running and kicking and being rough with the players that contributed to it. One day knees just hurt real bad (after a long training of about 4 hrs) and I decided to stop soccer. A year later, I picked up basketball (played for about 2 years), and that contributed to the knee injuries again as I was barged to the ground and landed on the knees in a really awkward position. Ever since then, the knees just gave in everytime I try to do something vigorous. Used to do a lot of squats and lunges (when I was still playing bball), after the injury, even light lunges kills the knees. Feels bad man.

That's serious.. Are you looking to do surgery at any point or you're just going to deal with it?