July 5th to Oct 12th EXTREMELY successful cut with pics.

[Junsuiakai]

I was shooting for Oct 24th but I think I hit 9% and I completely crashed, could barely do basic activities, such as hiking and cruising, so decided to start lean bulking Oct 12th, so I'm only posting pics up till Oct 12th, but been filling out nicely since then and will post progress in the future. Forgot to mention my weight lol... 171lb to 158lb 5'10

July 5th
July 5th
July 13th
Sept 13th
Aug 23rd, Sept 17th, Sept 24th & Oct 12th, guess the bf % lol but clearly see changes from soft to grainy and more angular.

Multi, creatine, glutamine, Whey, benedryl(for anxiety) (just started 5htp & Aswaganda)

Get a white board, become accountable = profit...

Took about 15 weeks total, took about 10 weeks to see real changes... went from people saying I was too skinny I didn't need to lose weight, to thinking I gained weight. lmao, I lost muscle for sure during this cut but very minimal amount. Was an overwhelming incredibly successful cut.

THERE ARE NO SECRETS <---------------- Consistency is key.

[faithbrah]

big congrats, nice progress

[Junsuiakai]

big congrats, nice progress

Thanks bro! Never doing that again lol

[Junsuiakai]

Bump

[EiFit91]

Wow, great cut! Was wondering how fast you went in the end (how steep was the deficit)?

[AlexSays]

Nice job man looking great, you going to maintain it for a while?

[Junsuiakai]

Nice job man looking great, you going to maintain it for a while?

Thanks, trying to lean bulk but last few days have been eating extra, have to find balance still.. and my cousin broke his toe so he is off work, so we are just spending extra time together while we still can, no homo.

Wow, great cut! Was wondering how fast you went in the end (how steep was the deficit)?

Started at 1800 calories, near end of cut it was 2,200 lol roughly 1lb a week.

[Tommy W.]

Great job! Maybe it’s the lighting but Aug 23 looks like your best shape

[sunsean]

Thanks bro! Never doing that again lol

I've said that before...but considering you're already bulking, yes - you will do it again lol.

Great job! Maybe it’s the lighting but Aug 23 looks like your best shape

Had same thought but I think the pics go from right>left.

[Tommy W.]

Had same thought but I think the pics go from right>left.

That would make sense based on the photos

[Junsuiakai]

That would make sense based on the photos

Yeah its backwards lol
Aug 23rd I just finished climbing Mt Ka'ala, 4000ft up.

[Tommy W.]

Yeah its backwards lol
Aug 23rd I just finished climbing Mt Ka'ala, 4000ft up.

That photo will attest to the "Lose 10 lbs of fat and look 10 lbs more muscular" philosophy.

Do you live on the West side?

[Junsuiakai]

That photo will attest to the "Lose 10 lbs of fat and look 10 lbs more muscular" philosophy.

Do you live on the West side?

I stay in Ala Moana. We took bus at 5am to do Ka'ala, took over 3 hours to reach summit and 2 hours to get back to main road, then took uber to Genki at Ala Moana lol

[Tommy W.]

I stay in Ala Moana. We took bus at 5am to do Ka'ala, took over 3 hours to reach summit and 2 hours to get back to main road, then took uber to Genki at Ala Moana lol

Nice.

I climbed it with a girlfriend awhile back. It was a fantasy of hers to get to the top and "celebrate". God I miss her....

[Junsuiakai]

Nice.

I climbed it with a girlfriend awhile back. It was a fantasy of hers to get to the top and "celebrate". God I miss her....

We all meet again eventually.

[astrocoyote]

Great and inspiring result! Good job man!

[Junsuiakai]

Great and inspiring result! Good job man!

thanks but the transition to lean bulk sucked. I felt like I had no control.. just now regaining control but gained 2lbs of fat for sure.

When everything takes like candy not even an exaggeration... I was eating 3000ish calories for a week now I'm going back down to 2700 but it was out of control.

[astrocoyote]

thanks but the transition to lean bulk sucked. I felt like I had no control.. just now regaining control but gained 2lbs of fat for sure.

When everything takes like candy not even an exaggeration... I was eating 3000ish calories for a week now I'm going back down to 2700 but it was out of control.

I feel you! Had the same thing happen to me when switched from a cut to a lean bulk in late August, and wasn't even as lean as you.
It seems that the moment you go into a surplus, hunger signals go crazy! For a moment I thought I had miscounted calories and was in no surplus

[Junsuiakai]

I feel you! Had the same thing happen to me when switched from a cut to a lean bulk in late August, and wasn't even as lean as you.
It seems that the moment you go into a surplus, hunger signals go crazy! For a moment I thought I had miscounted calories and was in no surplus

Yeah but as long as we get control sooner than later.. I dont generally believe in IF especially when cutting but I feel like itll help me control my appetite during a bulk.

Window is 11am to 5pm. cause I cant just have small meals like when I was cutting. I would get up to pee at 11pm and end up binging on protein bars and then apples and milk. It was disgusting but it felt right lol

[ezra76]

Great job! Maybe it’s the lighting but Aug 23 looks like your best shape

Same here. Almost looks like you stopped training near the end and got skinnier. From beginning to Aug 23 looks awesome. From Aug 23 to now looks like cutting without training. Not trying to be negative but I'd recommend getting right back on training with some increased lift # goals on compounds and slightly over maint..

Edit- I see now pics are in opposite order. In that case pretty much do the same but great job on the cut.

[astrocoyote]

Yeah but as long as we get control sooner than later.. I dont generally believe in IF especially when cutting but I feel like itll help me control my appetite during a bulk.

Window is 11am to 5pm. cause I cant just have small meals like when I was cutting. I would get up to pee at 11pm and end up binging on protein bars and then apples and milk. It was disgusting but it felt right lol

Yeah, in my case It took about 2-3 weeks for my appetite to stabilize totally. After the 1st week it was bearable though, so I'm not complaining.
After building my base I'm planning to go on a serious cut in March, so I'm gonna have to deal with this whether I like it or not..!

[Junsuiakai]

Same here. Almost looks like you stopped training near the end and got skinnier. From beginning to Aug 23 looks awesome. From Aug 23 to now looks like cutting without training. Not trying to be negative but I'd recommend getting right back on training with some increased lift # goals on compounds and slightly over maint..

Edit- I see now pics are in opposite order. In that case pretty much do the same but great job on the cut.

Lol thanks man! Yeah its sk weird how fat can put you in dyel status. It's so deceptive. I only lost aboutn 10lbs of fat to change so much.

Just imagine what some of you bros could do if you really focused on cutting for a few months.

[Junsuiakai]

LOL finishes cut Oct 12th. Went into bulk blindly. Eating 3000+ for a week then steady at 2700 till now. Gained few lbs of fat.

Going back into cut to get rid of that fat as it is noticable and new plan will be after 4 week cut...

2500 calories zero binges and taking advantage of IF for very slow lean bulk...

I was cutting for 15 weeks so I went from low cal to uncontrollable calories. Maybe in the future just take a diet break then transition into lean bulk but be mindful.

Would be a waste to keep bulking as I started off so badly.

Be safe bros.

[burythestar3]

You look great! I'm confused by the pictures. You look the best in the 2nd picture from the left. It's amazing that the difference is only 13 pounds from beginning to end. You look like 20% body fat in the first picture and 9 or 10% at the end. Maybe you put on some muscle on the cut.

Also, what did you do with the white board? How did you use it for motivation? I like the idea....

[Junsuiakai]

You look great! I'm confused by the pictures. You look the best in the 2nd picture from the left. It's amazing that the difference is only 13 pounds from beginning to end. You look like 20% body fat in the first picture and 9 or 10% at the end. Maybe you put on some muscle on the cut.

Also, what did you do with the white board? How did you use it for motivation? I like the idea....

It was 15% to 9% if I would guess. Its sickening how much fat can dilute our muscle.

Whiteboard is just a way to stay accountable. You write down your meals before you eat them. If you binge or under eat. You cant blame anybody or anything but yourself.