LF Chat - April to July Summer Transformation Thread (Members Only)

[stingray72]

Wider bench tends to be easier. That's why close grip bench press numbers aren't as high as regular bench.

What im saying is narrower was 5 pounds easier for me.

[EjnarKolinkar]

Don't tell cap'n Ahab, white whale is in Encinitas today. :/

Surf wasn't up but the water is 71 deg

[barbrox]

Looking good, Robert! Hope you're enjoying your vacation. 71 degrees sounds really nice.

[EjnarKolinkar]

Looking good, Robert! Hope you're enjoying your vacation. 71 degrees sounds really nice.

Thanks Barb it's been very fun and relaxing.

6 weeks in surplus and I'm not a cloud yet. Now surplus set to imaginary because upper is stuck in rehab mode.

[cunfewzed]

Update coming shortly

[barbrox]

Update coming shortly

Me too

Good morning folks!

[cunfewzed]

Definitely leaner, but not where I want to be. My body is really being stubborn this go around. Also bummed b/c I'm holding more water today. No forethought yesterday to today's weigh in so the Chipotle chicken bowl and sodium-filled chips are showing. Oh well!

This is the worst lighting ever, which is how I wanted it. Znik down-lighting looks much better.

[barbrox]

I think you look great too, Cunfewzed! Slow, but sure. Where are you going for your beach vacation?

[barbrox]

Ending pics. Chubby bunny forever. Lifting, walking, hiking are consistent; although, the lifting is not as progressive as it could be. The tailbone injury during the mud run put me on the bench for about 4 weeks. When I started working out again, I had to drop the weights significantly. I’m only now getting back to the same levels as in April.







Tired of cutting crew for now. I’ve got a lot of traveling and trekking planned in August and September. Tough Mudder is happening in that timeframe too, so I’m going to stay at maintenance thru the next 12-weeks.

[kureransu]

Still at work, but this was from a couple days ago at 202

[cunfewzed]

I think you look great too, Cunfewzed! Slow, but sure. Where are you going for your beach vacation?

Myrtle Beach!

[missladyj]

Too lazy to take proper pics :/ ...and I'm not looking all that great either lol (bloated, sleep deprived) so just going to post one I took 2 days ago. Not really revealing. Honestly, I don't think I changed too much. I might be a little bit leaner, but I've mostly just been eating maintenance. Starting a cut on Monday and keeping track in next thread .


Cold / flexed

[barbrox]

Nice, Kure! And wowza! MissLadyJ lookin' long and lean.

Awesome folks. Moar pics!!!

[barbrox]

Thanks Barb it's been very fun and relaxing.

6 weeks in surplus and I'm not a cloud yet. Now surplus set to imaginary because upper is stuck in rehab mode.

Take it easy on that shoulder. At least, it sounds like you have a PT that knows her stuff.

[stingray72]

everyones looking good props

[MrM27]

Ejnar - You are an inspiration my man. You just seem to have such incredible ability to manipulate your body to meet your goals. The difference between the start and end of thread, your pictures are night and day.

Cunfewzed - you are looking incredibly lean. The definition is awesome man.

Barb - looking great. Those guns. Those legs!!!! See what happens when you hike in every country in the world in a few months. Well at least it seems like you travel that much.

kureransu - Those abs at 202 lbs???? Life is not fair. I was a slob at 202 lbs. That's impressive.

MJ - All I can say is HOLY ****. Did you get bicep, tricep, shoulder implants. Seriously. Wow.

Znik - F.U. buddy for posting the same day I will and making me look like the Jester I am. Brb......off to do 8 hours of ab work to prepare for tomorrow's pictures.

[EjnarKolinkar]

Thanks MR. I'm just trying to get get fat as fuk. Next 3 months I'd like to look a little better, leaner, not worse. I already feel like a sausage. Then when I go to marathon cut mode and achieve natty gainz 4 lyfe status. Never look like a I lift in clothes again......

Ladies itt look like they lift, props!

Got pretty dang lean cunfuzed. Are you going to shoot for teh shreded 199 lb status, or go on the gainz?

Kureransu is just damn jacked.


Barb, I do t th I no you going to be skinny fats anymore. Looks like you have made some gym gainz.

MLJ going to get ripped and then squat more than me...I'm not mad. MLJ you've some great quads. VMO peaking out.

[barbrox]

everyones looking good props

Thanks, stingray! You'll be posting pics soon too, right?

Ejnar - You are an inspiration my man. You just seem to have such incredible ability to manipulate your body to meet your goals. The difference between the start and end of thread, your pictures are night and day.

Cunfewzed - you are looking incredibly lean. The definition is awesome man.

Barb - looking great. Those guns. Those legs!!!! See what happens when you hike in every country in the world in a few months. Well at least it seems like you travel that much.

kureransu - Those abs at 202 lbs???? Life is not fair. I was a slob at 202 lbs. That's impressive.

MJ - All I can say is HOLY ****. Did you get bicep, tricep, shoulder implants. Seriously. Wow.

Znik - F.U. buddy for posting the same day I will and making me look like the Jester I am. Brb......off to do 8 hours of ab work to prepare for tomorrow's pictures.

Lol! Thank you! Can't wait to see yours, MrM. I've got Canada and Washington coming up. I have some really nice hikes planned. I can't wait!

Thanks MR. I'm just trying to get get fat as fuk. Next 3 months I'd like to look a little better, leaner, not worse. I already feel like a sausage. Then when I go to marathon cut mode and achieve natty gainz 4 lyfe status. Never look like a I lift in clothes again......

Ladies itt look like they lift, props!

Got pretty dang lean cunfuzed. Are you going to shoot for teh shreded 199 lb status, or go on the gainz?

Kureransu is just damn jacked.


Barb, I do t th I no you going to be skinny fats anymore. Looks like you have made some gym gainz.

MLJ going to get ripped and then squat more than me...I'm not mad. MLJ you've some great quads. VMO peaking out.

Maybe next year, Robert. No more beach vacations, so I'm not worried about it much anymore. Haha! Thank you!!!


Caprica, I know you're lurking. Thank you too, doll!

[OzChops]

Some great looking pics in this thread.
Great stuff guys and girls, can't wait to join you in the next one.

[barbrox]

Some great looking pics in this thread.
Great stuff guys and girls, can't wait to join you in the next one.

Thanks, Oz, and welcome. I have you on my list.

[caprica6]

Caprica, I know you're lurking. Thank you too, doll!

i've been working on a post for that contentious thread

and of course i've given up on it.

smh at myself...




when i came in here i was grinning too hard to type, if that makes any sense. i'm still not sure what to say to all of you, so i think i might have to simply 2nd everything MrM27 said for now.

...

oh. and no fireworks for me this evening, and tomorrow we'll be getting heavy rain.

[MrM27]

I know i said I was posting tomorrow but decided, here it is. My weight is about 151. It's been moving down slowly. I really don't focus on that to much anymore. Just the look. I'm still 8 lbs heavier than the end of last summer.

[stingray72]

Thanks, stingray! You'll be posting pics soon too, right?




Lol! Thank you! Can't wait to see yours, MrM. I've got Canada and Washington coming up. I have some really nice hikes planned. I can't wait!




Maybe next year, Robert. No more beach vacations, so I'm not worried about it much anymore. Haha! Thank you!!!


Caprica, I know you're lurking. Thank you too, doll!

If you want to see me 8 - 10 pounds heavier sure. Id rather wait and take before and after pics and show them at the end of the next weight loss thread.

[barbrox]

If you want to see me 8 - 10 pounds heavier sure. Id rather wait and take before and after pics and show them at the end of the next weight loss thread.

Well, I'm 8lbs heavier than I was last year. This is the end of the current challenge. This is the nice thing about having a thread outside LF Chat. I'm glad the others encouraged me to post pics. It's helped me a lot with some my body image issues. Please post. The water's fine.

[barbrox]

I know i said I was posting tomorrow but decided, here it is. My weight is about 151. It's been moving down slowly. I really don't focus on that to much anymore. Just the look. I'm still 8 lbs heavier than the end of last summer.

MrM, after all that grumbling, I thought, well, maybe he did become a chub cub overnight. Well, damn! Look at dem abs. You are ready to stroll down the Malecon shirtless if you wanted.

[SilvaMan61]

Good job everyone

[EjnarKolinkar]

Thanks MR. I'm just trying to not to get fat as fuk

Not Freudian slip. Corrected.


I have diabled auto correct in my phone now, lower case i over autocorrect mayhem. Also disable this flipping swipe that keeps slowing me down.

Mr your cut seems to have been quite effective, do you think you will go back to PHUL? You still running cutting ICF?

[MrM27]

MrM, after all that grumbling, I thought, well, maybe he did become a chub cub overnight. Well, damn! Look at dem abs. You are ready to stroll down the Malecon shirtless if you wanted.

Thank you. I'm going to make sure I focus on my training the last 4 weeks and be at my "super vanity status" goal for Puerto Vallarta. I guess my grumbling has been mostly due to know long that even though I have maintained my deficit and hit macros I've been messing around a lot with the ice creams, cookies, gelato, bagels way may than last year. I'm a little surprised I have managed to really get lean in time. And I'm very happy that I'm not even in the 140's. I will most likely dip in the before the end of the summer but it won't be anywhere near as low as last year.

Not Freudian slip. Corrected.


I have diabled auto correct in my phone now, lower case i over autocorrect mayhem. Also disable this flipping swipe that keeps slowing me down.

Mr your cut seems to have been quite effective, do you think you will go back to PHUL? You still running cutting ICF?

Thanks Ejnar, that means a lot. I do think I will end up running PHUL one more time. I really did enjoy it but this time I'm going to try and progress better on my squats and OHP for sure.

I'm still on ICF but I haven't been able to give it all I can due to life getting in the way. I work 2 jobs and it's gotten very busy for me. I do my all to get in the and work hard with my limited time.

[barbrox]

You can do it, MrM.

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A little throwback Thursday before the day is over. Everyone says I look like my mom. The pic on the left is my mom when she was 19 or 20. My hair is pretty similar to hers in the pic atm. I'm considerably older than she was in the pic. Am I my mom's mini-me? Lol

[cunfewzed]

Thanks all! I'm going to cut through the next thread as well. Need to be lean for beach vaca at the beginning of sept.