August 1st to November 1st Transformation Motivation Thread.

[Voxmusculus]

Hey, man. How many calories are you eating /day?

I'm targeting 1450 -- but I usually get to ~1600.

[Voxmusculus]

Plus, I tend to climb 2-3 days a week, and climbing burns a lot of calories. I really don't lift as much these days, but my climbing sessions are pretty intense (lots of overhangs, and at least 5-6 climbs/session, and finish off with a few tough bouldering problems).

[Owlyx]

Pumpkin everything is everywhere. Yessss.

Also, thanks cduck44. Can't wait to get on your level, bro!

[Nulllogik]

Killed legs today, also did some biceps, abs, and cardio after.

Downside is I ate the rest of the brownies I made, cookies, all the rest of the ice cream in the house, same with the toaster strudels, 5/8 of a pizza, and some milk.

So I hit over 5000 again today. That's 2 days in a row.

Good news is there's no more food like that in the house

Let's see what my weight does this week.

[biggoron]

Killed legs today, also did some biceps, abs, and cardio after.

Downside is I ate the rest of the brownies I made, cookies, all the rest of the ice cream in the house, same with the toaster strudels, 5/8 of a pizza, and some milk.

So I hit over 5000 again today. That's 2 days in a row.

Good news is there's no more food like that in the house

Let's see what my weight does this week.

You want some candy? Lol

[cyanotikat]

Killed legs today, also did some biceps, abs, and cardio after.

Downside is I ate the rest of the brownies I made, cookies, all the rest of the ice cream in the house, same with the toaster strudels, 5/8 of a pizza, and some milk.

So I hit over 5000 again today. That's 2 days in a row.

Good news is there's no more food like that in the house

Let's see what my weight does this week.

Eating all the things crew. 3k today again. lol. Going to roll myself to the gym in the morning.

[RJLDomingo]

I'm targeting 1450 -- but I usually get to ~1600.

Wow. How much do you lose by eating ~1600?

[RJLDomingo]

Killed legs today, also did some biceps, abs, and cardio after.

Downside is I ate the rest of the brownies I made, cookies, all the rest of the ice cream in the house, same with the toaster strudels, 5/8 of a pizza, and some milk.

So I hit over 5000 again today. That's 2 days in a row.

Good news is there's no more food like that in the house

Let's see what my weight does this week.

Wow. That's a lot of goodies.

[Voxmusculus]

Wow. How much do you lose by eating ~1600?

I'm losing fat a little at a time -- not too fast, but that's fine. Down from ~145 to 134 in a couple of months. Averaging around ~.73 lbs/week at this rate.

[Obscene]

Killed legs today, also did some biceps, abs, and cardio after.

Downside is I ate the rest of the brownies I made, cookies, all the rest of the ice cream in the house, same with the toaster strudels, 5/8 of a pizza, and some milk.

So I hit over 5000 again today. That's 2 days in a row.

Good news is there's no more food like that in the house

Let's see what my weight does this week.

Just done that myself last night. Definitely hit 5000 or so calories. Lets see what the scale says thursday

[Michael11b]

Anyone having any issues getting food down? While away for work I got sick, and I haven't had any desire to eat at all since. Pretty much forcing it down at this point. Either way, pretty sure im up a few LBS from the start of this thread, but i dont have a way to confirm it. Still a few weeks left to put in some good work though. Good luck to everyone.

[Michael11b]

Oh, a small update i forgot to mention. We have a PT test coming up at the beginning of OCT, so a few buddies and I will be working some crossfit into our powerlifting routines. Not really the biggest fan of crossfit, but it will probably be good for us lumbering oafs to step out of our comfort zones a little, and drop a few extra pounds in the process. Endurance has been lacking a bit lately.

[LoadedPistil]

Killed legs today, also did some biceps, abs, and cardio after.

Downside is I ate the rest of the brownies I made, cookies, all the rest of the ice cream in the house, same with the toaster strudels, 5/8 of a pizza, and some milk.

So I hit over 5000 again today. That's 2 days in a row.

Good news is there's no more food like that in the house

Let's see what my weight does this week.

I ate them hot tamales, tortellini and dried mango. It's done. It's finished. 😐

[Voxmusculus]

Eating all the things crew. 3k today again. lol. Going to roll myself to the gym in the morning.

I killed an entire pizza today -- and three giant protein shakes. I'm still hungry.

[jax811]

Anyone having any issues getting food down? While away for work I got sick, and I haven't had any desire to eat at all since. Pretty much forcing it down at this point. Either way, pretty sure im up a few LBS from the start of this thread, but i dont have a way to confirm it. Still a few weeks left to put in some good work though. Good luck to everyone.

Sucks to hear. Feel better soon!!

[Voxmusculus]

Breakfast was peanut butter toast, a banana, and a glass of skim milk. Then hit the climbing gym for about four hours, and sipped on a protein shake the whole time (two scoops). And oh, a RedBull somewhere while climbing. Lunch was a large pizza with cheese, roasted garlic, spinach, tomatoes, and olives. And oh, a beer. Went for a run in the evening, came home, and found that I was still starving. So dinner was three scoops of protein with oats, a banana, and some skim milk. And some popcorn. And it's midnight and I am starving and craving more food.

[TwangBarKing]

Man I have been terrible for the first 5 weeks. I knew August would be tough with a few big social things on. I allowed myself two boozy wekeends away but they killed my momentum and I have slipped back into bad eating habits. Last two weeks I have stopped lifting too due to shoulder/neck soreness.

It's amazing seeing some weight pile back on. Nothing drastic but it just reinforces that calorie counting and lifting really determine whether I succeed or fail at this.

Back into it tomorrow in a big way. I'm taking the next 6 weeks off drinking, getting strict on calories again and back in the gym from Monday night!

[Voxmusculus]

Last two weeks I have stopped lifting too due to shoulder/neck soreness.

Try stretching -- I find that good warmups and stretching after workouts help quite a bit with soreness.

Also, are you getting enough protein? Whenever I workout hard but don't eat enough protein, I find that I am more sore.

[Owlyx]

Got 3 consecutive games of soccer this afternoon, and then I'm gonna rush back to catch the Sunday night NFL game. I love playing soccer, but this whole playing on Sundays during football (I like watching every game at once lol) is gonna get old fast.

[jax811]

Man I have been terrible for the first 5 weeks. I knew August would be tough with a few big social things on. I allowed myself two boozy wekeends away but they killed my momentum and I have slipped back into bad eating habits. Last two weeks I have stopped lifting too due to shoulder/neck soreness.

It's amazing seeing some weight pile back on. Nothing drastic but it just reinforces that calorie counting and lifting really determine whether I succeed or fail at this.

Back into it tomorrow in a big way. I'm taking the next 6 weeks off drinking, getting strict on calories again and back in the gym from Monday night!

Sounds like a good plan! Gonna be keeping an eye out on ya

Got 3 consecutive games of soccer this afternoon, and then I'm gonna rush back to catch the Sunday night NFL game. I love playing soccer, but this whole playing on Sundays during football (I like watching every game at once lol) is gonna get old fast.

What position do you play? Good luck in your games!

[Owlyx]

What position do you play? Good luck in your games!

I'm a goalie. Thanks! They went pretty well. This one's just a rec league, but I recently got picked up to play at the amateur level, so I can't wait to see how that goes. I doubt it's a doorway at my age, but I'm still pretty stoked!

[TelusLob]

Im still kicking.. Diet has been pretty bad. LOL. On a good note, I did 425 deadlift two nights ago (PR) ! Out of town again this weekend. Will be back home tomorrow night. Ready to get this cut going again.

[jax811]

I'm a goalie. Thanks! They went pretty well. This one's just a rec league, but I recently got picked up to play at the amateur level, so I can't wait to see how that goes. I doubt it's a doorway at my age, but I'm still pretty stoked!

Whoa - awesome news!! Keep us updated.

Im still kcikign.. Diet has been pretty bad. LOL. On a good note, I did 425 deadlift two nights ago! Out of town again this weekend. Will be back home tomorrow night. Ready to get this cut going again.

Is that a PR? Grats!

[Owlyx]

Whoa - awesome news!! Keep us updated.

Will do! Thanks for all the encouragement and enthusiasm around here.

[phoenixr2]

dat feel when you put on shorts you havent fit so well in recently but they fit perfect now

[Nottoway]

Great this afternoon, legs are jello. Tried some HIIT today, like to have killed me, note to self, no HIIT after leg day... On spot with diet all week, 1750 or below.....think I got this 40/40/20 thing down....Hit 262 today!!!!

[Nulllogik]

After the Thursday/Friday refeed/binge, I netted ~1700 the entire weekend. So a little bit of damage control going on.

This helped:



If I'm able to keep up the losses, ill probably continue this cut for another 4-6 weeks then up calories to 3000 to maintain.

At the beginning of this cut, my maintenance was somewhere around 3600-4100, so the initial 3000 level will be interesting to see how I react.

Macros will be (p/f/c): 200/80/375

[biggoron]

Hoping for a loss in the morning. Been reeeeeally good this weekend lol

[Voxmusculus]

Hoping for a loss in the morning. Been reeeeeally good this weekend lol

Been horrible this weekend. Ate two large pizzas both days in a row, entirely by myself. And that's not including my beers, coffee, protein shakes, and assorted snacks.

But I also had a phenomenal time climbing -- spent ~4 hours climbing both yesterday and today, and felt great. I'm pushing my climbing limit -- led 5.10a+ consistently and climbed a 5.11b and a 5.11c twice in a row on both days, and almost climbed a grade higher at 5.12a.

Now, back to my protein shakes and salad diet come tomorrow.

[TwangBarKing]

Try stretching -- I find that good warmups and stretching after workouts help quite a bit with soreness.

Also, are you getting enough protein? Whenever I workout hard but don't eat enough protein, I find that I am more sore.

Yea stretching and diet was fine it was more an issue of my technique on a few exercises that did a bit of damage as I was starting to go heavier. Particularly dumbbell press too high up, activating my shoulders and neck too much to get the reps done. I was able to pick up on it before doing much damage so should be OK once I fix my form