3 ½ Month Cutting Results

[ZRJacques]

The beginning photos were taken on January 1st, 2014.







These photos were taken this morning April 17th, 2014.







Starting weight: January 1st, 2014 - 201 lbs.

Current weight: April 17, 2014 - 164 lbs.

[robertc82]

Excellent cut!

[philipadingra]

Dude you killed it...much props, got the cuts for the sluts right there. Please tell others how you achieve this, it's always helpful to be a motivation to others.

[hema94x]

this is one motherfkin awesome cut!! *reps* u just motivated the **** outta me :v

[BORCH94]

Das it mane, repped. Great work.

[OregonLife]

Textbook! Congrats OP! That is how it's done! 37 pounds in 3.5 months is dedication, plain and simple dedication.

Edit: Mirin your Costco pack of sunscreen.

[MalarsPlace]

Good work.

How tall are you?

[Oriainarama]

Excellent work and dedication hope my cut goes half as well

[marcos58]

good transformation brah, awesome cut
now bulk for 1 year, get a tan, and **** bishes

[ThinkAndGoHam]

amazing, what was your diet like? i think most people would have said from your before pics that you don't have enough mass to cut but you pulled it off!

[UnknownQ7]

perfect cut.

[denobese]

This is very motivational, a little insight as to your routine/diet would be great! I'm currently 180lbs myself trying to get down to my goal of 160, from a long road of 250lbs, i seem to have hit a plateau right now, my diet isn't as strict as it was when I began my journey but i should still be losing weight at 2000kcals/day.

cheers

[d423]

I saw in your log that you used EC stack 3x a day, how effective do you think it was?? Could you have done without?

also amazing job man!

[pumpingironat14]

That is freaking awesome man!

[Jmuduke]

Incredible cut! I'm a 6'2 skinny fat trying to lean out before I bulk, currently at 182lbs. You are inspirational sir!

[boo99]

Amazing work. Big congrats. This is what you call a very successful cut. Yes please share diet details etc.

Repped.

[makos1337]

lol dude, epic cut... keep it up

[KayTheBB]

Nice work, but how ?

[BotoX888]

what is your abs workout?

[wolfsburg2]

Great work dude. Very inspiring

[Parmezans]

What the actual ****?
How's this even possible?
Dude, hats off.
No loose skin either.

[Zedded]

very nice cut.

[Akinsee]

what deficit?

[RoWdY_RuFf_BoY]

Fkn awesome results.

[jaketaylor]

That's a nutty cutty right there!

Nice job!

[caublet]

Opie, you've gotta aware us man. I started cutting (and working out really) at the same time, January 1st. You can see my progress from my signature, but I'm not nearly that cut man, AWARE ME!

[xanderness828]

Inspirational as hell!

What were your bodyfat numbers before and after?

[sevenhm]

Gdaaaayum nice job OP

[ZRJacques]

Thank you everybody for the positive feedback!

Good work.

How tall are you?

6'1

This is very motivational, a little insight as to your routine/diet would be great! I'm currently 180lbs myself trying to get down to my goal of 160, from a long road of 250lbs, i seem to have hit a plateau right now, my diet isn't as strict as it was when I began my journey but i should still be losing weight at 2000kcals/day.

cheers

For starters, the first two and a half months of my diet consisted of a well structured PSMF written by Lyle McDonald. With 2014 approaching I felt the need for a fresh new start, which in turn helped give me a fresh mindset going in.

January 1st - March 16th consisted of a PSMF.

A link and all the details to that thread can be found here.

In a nutshell, the first two and a half months consisted of a bare essential nutrient/minimum caloric intake (around 800-1000 calories). The diet required protein (.82 grams per pound of bodyweight), essential fatty acids (EPA/DHA) and micronutrients. Carbohydrate and fat intake were limited to less than 20 grams per day. This was ran in two week cycles which included a weekly reefed, and was followed by a week at a normal (-500 calorie) deficit. My intake during the smaller deficit was around 2100 calories. Protein intake was set to .82g/lb of bodyweight and fats to .45g/lb of bodyweight. The remaining intake was used on carbohydrates, since my body functions better on higher carbs.

My routine (ICF 5x5) seen a reduction in frequency which fell from 3 times a week to 2-3 times a week (One day on, two days off), and there was no cardio included in the two week cycles of the PSMF.

During the weeks at a normal (-500 calorie) deficit, I included LISS incline walking. Incline walking is personal preference as it's easy on the body, and burns an efficient amount of calories.

March 16th - April 16th

The last month has included a normal (-500 calorie) deficit with about 40 minutes of LISS cardio (Incline walking) each and everyday.

As far as supplementation goes, the first two and a half months included an EC stack which crushed my appetite during the PSMF. The last month consisted of a Yohimbine HCl/Caffeine/L-Tyrosine stack, which is the recommended stack used in Lyle McDonald's Stubborn Fat Loss Solution.

That's pretty much it.

[caublet]

Did you lose a lot of muscle mass and strength? 2,000 calorie deficit is pretty large