[quote]LiquidMercury wrote:
It’s about perception I suppose. I’m sitting at 190, an inch taller, with 20 lbs on him and even I feel skinny. I can’t imagine someone 170 thinking they’re big if they’re over 5’3".[/quote]
while im not big or huge (yet) by profx standards, i do look like i workout even in an XL tshirt and everybody asks if im a trainer or something. just saying. and i have had 17.5" arms even at 180lbs @ 5’7 so i dont know what that indicates genetics wise…
[quote]hlss09 wrote:
Hey guys,
For those here who pulse feast/IF (pretty similar IMO), what do you eat during your feeding window? And how many meals do you spread it into? I was wondering if there is ANY difference between having 1 big “feast” meal or 2 or 3 smaller meals during you feeding window?
Thanks!
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sorry, totally missed this post lol.
i usually workout around 10-11am so my post workout feeding is at 1pm and i eat…ALOT. usually
4 eggs scrambled with cheese in coconut oil
4-6 oz some sort of meat
3-4 slices toast with butter
60-80g oatmeal (measured dry)
1.5 scoops whey/casein blend
1oz nuts
some chocolate milk in protein shake
now it may not be alot for the bigger guys on here but its a lot of food for me lol. as for my other 2 meals at 5pm and 9pm its 8-10oz of meat with some veggies and 1-2oz of nuts. unless it was a serious squat, deadlift, or power clean day then ill add in some potatoes or pasta with my 5pm and 9pm meals.
[quote]SSC wrote:
I do agree with this. It’s nice to have an ideal target number and “theoretical” rate at which you’d lose weight, it’s not necessarily realistic. Water retention, re-feeds, sodium, so much crap goes into that. That being said, I’d say wannabebig looks like he lifts weights so at some point it becomes all about personal comfort at certain BF levels. You just gotta let people do their thing, ya know?[/quote]
Yep, you can definitely keep track and maintain a regular loss rate despite refeeds.
I’m on the tail end of my cut. This is one for the geeks (pretty graphs amuse me) but I have experimented with a few charts to visualise my progress and then adjust calories and cardio to keep it going. The first chart shows how I am maintaining my target 2 lbs/week loss rate. I tweak cardio and calories to keep it going. On the second chart you can see that I am low carb with a weekly refeed. On the third, this is how I can watch myself rebaseline following the weekly refeed which can be pretty confusing.
Started almost a month ago at 233, clipped @ 16% (so higher lol) currently a little under 225. Aiming for 200 I think.
I’m in my cut since 5 weeks now and I’m at 241 lbs on those two pictures, taken 2 days ago. I already lost 11 lbs since the beginning of those 6 weeks.
I do not have a precise target weight, it will be done when it’s done. I’m a mma fan, I like to say I want to be a light heavy weight, so, 205 lbs should be the mark for me.
Should be over in 4 months.
I’m surprised to be the only one to put has post picture in this thread. Post pictures guy, it will be a more interesting thread to follow, especially to see results.
I started dieting 5 weeks ago, down around 18 pounds and 3.5 inches off my waist (238 → 220lbs, 38.5 → 35in waist, btw). 20 more lbs of fat and I should be lookin dece.
also, spring break is in a week, fml.
perhaps we can also talk about the mindfuckery dieting has on you lol. feeling flat all week until you hit your carbup and go “oh, so theres where my muscles went.” monday and tuesday arent bad, but come wed-fri you feel flat and look small and think youre losing muscle, despite getting keeping strength or even getting stronger in the gym. mindfuckery!
I started cutting almost three weeks ago. I bulked over the winter going from ~200 up to 237. After 20 days I am down to 225. For diet, I am doing carb cycling (with my low carb day being a MAG-10 pulse feast with limited carbs at night). Running Anaconda protocol 2 for peri/post WO.
For exercise, I am doing three or four total body workouts per week, 4 days of fasted morning cardio (just a walk in my neighborhood for about an hour), and hill sprints two or three times a week. I’ll probably do more running/sprinting/fartleking as the weather improves. For recovery, I am getting better quality sleep (I hired a full time nanny to help deal with the realities of having a three year old), working on mobility and foam rolling. My goal is to get down to 210 or so and lose the “bulk belly”. LOL
I’m currently a little over 220, and have been for the past couple months.
Started to cut the carbs this week, and is going to keep doing that and
after a while increase the protein/fat intake. Don’t want to go to low (been there done that).
As for the training, i train a 5split and go for a walk 50-60 min a day 5-6x a week.
Aiming for around 202.
currently down to about 185lbs. veins starting to show all day even when im not working out 
lol
strength is UP. separation in arms is happening. carbs are down near keto levels for 2-3 days and then one carb meal of 45-60g which is working nicely. peri workout supplements are the main reason im holding onto muscle this time around. PM if interested in what im taking.
I’m wondering how do you guys measure your body fat levels? Up until recently, due to measuring my body fat levels on scales, I was convinced I was over 20% bf. It’s only because I posted in a thread and got flamed by thibs and a few others. I’m relatively new to this, and was convinced I was over 20. It’s amazing what mind can force you to see because of what the scales say. But it led me to do the anabolic diet and I lost half a stone in no time… but the scales still said 19%. But dummy here thought he was still a fat bastard lol. im glad I’ve listened and learnt now… so yeah, just wondering what you use? Good luck with your diets
[quote]rugggby wrote:
I’m wondering how do you guys measure your body fat levels? Up until recently, due to measuring my body fat levels on scales, I was convinced I was over 20% bf. It’s only because I posted in a thread and got flamed by thibs and a few others. I’m relatively new to this, and was convinced I was over 20. It’s amazing what mind can force you to see because of what the scales say. But it led me to do the anabolic diet and I lost half a stone in no time… but the scales still said 19%. But dummy here thought he was still a fat bastard lol. im glad I’ve listened and learnt now… so yeah, just wondering what you use? Good luck with your diets[/quote]
People are using caliper.
But once they get how to measure it right and in a precise way, they often stop wondering about this, because it makes really no importance. Some people looks good at 10-15 or even 20% and some don’t. Some people look better at 15% that at 10%.
Most people are using the mirror, take pics and judge progress with that. Taking pics is by far the best tool to me.
By looking at your avatar, you have some nice bicep. I don’t know your body fat, but in any case, they look impressive to me. Bodybuilding is a lot about perception and less about number.
