Im Back!!! with progress pics... 330lbs to 230lbs.

[p0opstlnksal0t]

whats up yall, well ive been going strong, and havnt been on here in a while. ive learned lots of things on my road to a good looking body. i still have lots of work ahead, but i thought id pop in and show some pics.... my before pics are of me at 330lbs give or take, and way above 45% bodyfat. im 5'-10" tall. im currently sitting at 230lbs and a little above 20% body fat. i started on a cutting diet, and got down to around 230lbs, then i clean bulked to around 255lbs, now im currently cutting again and would like to get to around 13-15% bodyfat, so i can get some surgery done, then im gonna start bulking again. once i get to 13-15% body fat, i will be getting gyno surgery, and a tummy tuck. i really dont have that much loose skin but i know it will be a little worse when i drop below 15% bf.

before:





not gonna post shirt off pics cause im still really sub-conscious about stretch marks on my stomach, and teh gyne, but you can see an improvement nontheless.
ive gained a decent amount of muscle since the original fatloss. i went from benching 180lbs for 2reps, to 260lbs for 4 reps. i have no problem with 70lb dumbells for overhead presses @ 10 reps, and i use 100lb dumbells on a flat bench for 8-10 reps when working chest. i originally started with 35's.. lol my squat has doubled, and deadlift has doubled. i feel great, and very active now.
current:










feedback would be awesome.

thanks

[nithos]

Originally Posted by p0opstlnksal0t

once i get to 13-15% body fat, i will be getting gyno surgery, and a tummy tuck.

feedback would be awesome.

Great progress.

Probably not what you want to hear, but you will should try to get down to 8% before going the surgery route. At 13-15% you are still too "fat" for your skin to really snap back.

Unless you just plan on staying the the 13-15% range forever and not going much lower.

[callmeawesome]

nice job, man
very impressive... keep up the good work

[p0opstlnksal0t]

Originally Posted by nithos

Great progress.

Probably not what you want to hear, but you will should try to get down to 8% before going the surgery route. At 13-15% you are still too "fat" for your skin to really snap back.

Unless you just plan on staying the the 13-15% range forever and not going much lower.

i really wasnt planning on ever going below 10% but i think the results of the gyne surgery would be better if i had a lower bf %

[fiXXXerMetallic]

Gynecomastia, huh? It's a bitch. I'm saving up for surgery, myself, though you don't look to have it so bad.

Great job, though - keep up the good work!

[p0opstlnksal0t]

Originally Posted by fiXXXerMetallic

Gynecomastia, huh? It's a bitch. I'm saving up for surgery, myself, though you don't look to have it so bad.

Great job, though - keep up the good work!

i have some loose skin around my chest, i think i want to build my chest up some to see if if helps.

[jcosley]

Good JOB MAN!!! You look really fit in your new pics!!! Keeep it up, i have the confidence in you!

[zaxx19]

Originally Posted by nithos

Great progress.

Probably not what you want to hear, but you will should try to get down to 8% before going the surgery route. At 13-15% you are still too "fat" for your skin to really snap back.

Unless you just plan on staying the the 13-15% range forever and not going much lower.

Ya, see thats the normal rate for a healthy, good looking man...so yeah he probably will be maintaining around that.

VERY FEW people maintain ~8% of bodyfat for life unless they are extreme ectomorphs and believe me they wish they could gain some weight.

[SumthinOrNuthin]

That is one awesome transformation

You've done a great job there and should be really proud

[p0opstlnksal0t]

Preciate the good feedback bros.

I've talked with some ppl. That have gone through gyne surgery, they say that the lower the bodyfat the better. This way the doctor will need to do less sculpting via lipo-if there's excess fat buildup in the chest. I'm more worried about scars. But luckily I like tattoos, so I could cover scars up with tats. I have a few ideas of tattoos I want, to cover the scar I'm gonna have on my lower stomach.

[The Director]

You bulked at a high bf, howd that go? I was thinking of doing a bulk to harden my body up. My skin is loose, did it help you at all?

Congrats bro good job, keep up the good work.

[Don71]

Did you do anything special as far as diet or cardio?

Good job btw!

[OneMoreChance78]

dude - i am very very impressed! KEEP AT IT. Also wanna hear about diet and cardio.

[Lowdown5]

OUTSTANDING!!!! I am trying to do the same thing you did. Started at 330, 300 now. Long way to go, but thanks for the inspiration!!

[p0opstlnksal0t]

i think i did the right thing, by bulking after losing so much weight so quickly. when i started i was pretty weak, and felt like i didnt have alot of muscle. i lost wieght very rapidly. i lost like 90lbs in 5 months. i ate really clean, but never counted calories. i weight trained for an hour everday and did cardio 5 days a week. the only supps i took were a multivitamin 1-day, and whey isolate. an example of a days worth of meals would look like:

meal 1 (main meal): lean body shake, 1cup oatmeal
meal 2: 8 hardboiled eggs (whites only)
meal 3: 1cup oatmeal
meal 4 (main meal): 2 chicken breasts & 1 can kidney beans (with some no sugar bbq sauce.)
meal 5: 1 can tuna w/ mustard & 2 slices wheat toast w/ no sugar.
meal 6 (after workout): lean body shake w/ 1 scoop whey isolate powder(added 26g protein) i would also usually grill up some veggies w/ some low sodium soy sauce.

i would cheat once a week, but i would not overdo it. a cheat meal for me would be to go out and eat a clean meal at a restaraunt, or eat some sushi.

i often made large portions sunday night, and would have enough to last me all week. like i would grill up 10 breasts for the whole week to take to work. i would often make turkey chili, in a large pot, this would allow me to eat all week without having to cook everyday. i made up lots of my own little recipes, like tuna burgers which ill give yall the recipe.

once i got down to around 240lbs and 30%bf i started to bulk. the weird thing is when i began eating around 4000cals a day, and stopped cardio totally, i lost another 5lbs. i began strict weight training for 3 months. the second week i started gaining weight fairly rapidly. i packed on about 2lbs a week and started to plateau around my 12th month of bulking and was around 26%bf. i ended up dropping from 30%bf down to 26%bf at the end of the bulk, my ending weight was right around 257. so i prolly put on about 30lbs if actual muscle seeing as i lost some fat during my bulk. ive now been cutting for about a month and ive gone down to 20%bf. right now i do 30mins of cardio and keep my heart rate around 150-160 the entire time. i dont run, i usually use the stair machine or the treadmill(at the highest incline). i feel like i work my legs better when i do this as opposed to jogging. but it could just be in my mind.

i currently weigh 228lbs as of last night (4/4/07). i would like to get to 13% body fat or lower, i havnt set a time, cause i really dont care how long it takes. i feel my body will lose it however fast it wants, and i dont want to strain myself too hard, or eat too little then feel weak. i also dont want to overtrain and end up getting injured. so ill keep on the path at which ive been goin (which has far exceeded my expectations so far.)



here how i make tuna burgers:
10-12oz. cans of tuna (drained)
1 packet liptons onion soup mix
6pcs whole wheat bread
10 egg whites

mash all that **** together really good. then take a handful and mash it into a patti. a patti should be about 5" diameter, and 1/2" thick. i would then place the patti's into the jeorge foreman grill (this thing kiks a$$ and i recommend a foreman grill to everyone) when they are dark brown on both sides, they're done. i would eat this burger on whole wheat buns (no sugar) and usually use mustard/ketchup for condiments. easy enough to make, and tastes awesome.

trey

[p0opstlnksal0t]

Originally Posted by Lowdown5

OUTSTANDING!!!! I am trying to do the same thing you did. Started at 330, 300 now. Long way to go, but thanks for the inspiration!!

you'll get there bro! your here already, youve made the big decision, now the "fun" part is watching your body morph. im telling you, its nice going to the bars (i rarely drink though) and being able to pick up the hottest chick in there!

[TommyV]

Originally Posted by p0opstlnksal0t

Preciate the good feedback bros.

I've talked with some ppl. That have gone through gyne surgery, they say that the lower the bodyfat the better. This way the doctor will need to do less sculpting via lipo-if there's excess fat buildup in the chest. I'm more worried about scars. But luckily I like tattoos, so I could cover scars up with tats. I have a few ideas of tattoos I want, to cover the scar I'm gonna have on my lower stomach.

i had a friend who had the surgery done, 2 weeks after it i could barely nottice any scarring

[p0opstlnksal0t]

Originally Posted by TommyV

i had a friend who had the surgery done, 2 weeks after it i could barely nottice any scarring

sweet, i still wanna get tatted up! lol i always wanted to be massively swole and tatted up! lol

[p0opstlnksal0t]

ive also been on lipodrene for the added energy and metabolism boosting benefits, ive been thinking about adding in asprin to the mix.

[The Director]

What was an example of your bulking phase? thats amazing, dropping BF while bulking and putting on muscle, do you know how many calories approx you were taking in during bulk?

[jessekib]

Originally Posted by p0opstlnksal0t

sweet, i still wanna get tatted up! lol i always wanted to be massively swole and tatted up! lol

Yea, I been thinking the same thing lately about getting tatted up, BTW VERY impressive, good work!

[ChristianBBer]

who's the girl all the way to the left ?

[Requisite 101]

Great work man. Congratulations on the progress so far. I'm going to check into following this method for cutting.

Peace

[p0opstlnksal0t]

I was eating around 3500-4000 cals while bulking.


The girls in the pics are my younger sisters.

[Mad_Mike]

Originally Posted by p0opstlnksal0t

I was eating around 3500-4000 cals while bulking.


The girls in the pics are my younger sisters.

Haha, oh SNAP!

[Bignbuff]

Great work! Keep it up.

[mikeeh]

dude thats sexy O_O (no homo). dang can you tell me what you did to shed those pounds.

[pnycar69]

Keep it up!

Just so you know I didnt have as much to lose as you, but Im 42 and so far my skin is recovering fine. It takes time.

[alex_velociti]

Notice he's smiling in the most recent pictures.
Great job man. keep it up

[dscable]

Awsome job dude. Keep at it!!! You have got to be proud of the progress you have made so far. I'll be checking in on this thread from time to time, so make sure you update us!