Chris Colucci might be the most patient and helpful person on the internet.
That’s all I have to add to this.
[quote]marvin1993 wrote:
i did add 20 pounds of muscle and i am not pulling this out of my ass. I had skinfdold caliper body mass measurements 9 months ago and i did again last week.[/quote]
If my math is right, you’re now about 20% bodyfat. With that in mind, and given your current goals, I’d say yes, you should pay much closer attention to your nutrition intake and not just wing it.
Someone starting off skinny “should” generally put on more muscle than fat, given the right training and nutrition. You neglected at least one of those areas, which is why you’re where you are now.
In any case, I think you’re right on sticking to the lifting, plus some light to moderate cardio through the week or post-workout, and buckling down on the diet. Also, please do remember this thread in three months, knowing that we’ll be expecting results. Don’t take that as a callout, take it as a point of accountability and motivation.
[quote]AnthonyRSS wrote:
Chris Colucci might be the most patient and helpful person on the internet.
That’s all I have to add to this.[/quote]
Next time I need business cards, I might have to have this quote on it.
Many, many thanks, man.
Finished week 1 of madcow and looks like i lost 1 pound successful week one. Does anyone have a good TDEE calorie calculator im finding a few online but they all are giving me a big difference between 700 to 800 cals in difference.
This should be helpful:
http://www.T-Nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/7_steps_to_a_flexible_diet
1 thing I don’t get though, is you’re about 180 now and wanting to lose 10-15 lbs of fat. Your goal in 3 months is to be 190. That’s a gain of about 25 lbs of muscle in 3 months. This is not possible.
A more realistic goal in 3 months would be to lose the 10-15 while getting a stronger. This would put you a little under 1lb/week, which is reasonable, especially considering you’ll lose 5-8 in water weight fairly quickly.
[quote]1 Man Island wrote:
This should be helpful:
http://www.T-Nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/7_steps_to_a_flexible_diet
1 thing I don’t get though, is you’re about 180 now and wanting to lose 10-15 lbs of fat. Your goal in 3 months is to be 190. That’s a gain of about 25 lbs of muscle in 3 months. This is not possible.
A more realistic goal in 3 months would be to lose the 10-15 while getting a stronger. This would put you a little under 1lb/week, which is reasonable, especially considering you’ll lose 5-8 in water weight fairly quickly.[/quote]
Nah dude i gained weight im 205 lbs i let my diet go, i used to be anal about eating fast food but ever since i started working and going to school i became lazy and started eating fast food daily. i used to average about 1 to 4 visits to a fast food eatery yearly. I got to a point where i went 4 to 5 times a week. My goal is to be about 185 lbs 190 lbs in 3 months. Im on madcow 5x5 i dont want to loose my strength and i want to make good gains so in order to do all this i am going to eat 400 cals below maintenance. This wont be a pound loss per week it will be slightly smaller. If i can lose 3 to 5 lbs of fat monthly while adding more strength i will be happy. If this is all done correctly by march i should be able to really feel great about myself.
I said id come and check in after about 3 months, I eventually stalled on madcow 5x5 it’s not the program to do while cutting fat. I continued with my cut and last week started 5/3/1. I have seen some awesome results on wendlers program even by those on a diet. I did manage to lose 7 percent body fat i went from 27 percent down to 20. Im down to 192 lbs from 204-206 lbs.
My maxes seem to have stayed the same. Although i really have not put on strength i have lost 10 pounds and my strength has not dipped. I consider this to be a success. i will continue to cut till im about 180 lbs. Im currently doing the trimutive on 5/3/1 the 5x15 seems a bit high for me considering i can only do 3x6 on accessories like the hanging leg raise.
You sound like you’re doing just fine. Stick with 5/3/1 for at least a year or so, but play with back-off sets, “joker sets,” assistance exercises, whatever, to make sure you figure out what works for you. Also continue to eat quality food.