[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
No offense man, you’re higher than 9%. Don’t worry about lower ab veins at 4%, you should be able to see what you’re thinking at 4%.I know you’re cutting, but you seem to be losing alot of strength. A year round 6-9% is low man. A year round LEGIT 10-12% looks damn good and allows you to maintain/gain strength, at least as far as I’ve found. Good luck to you.[/quote]
First of all, thanks for posting, like i said i need feedback, because it keeps me accountable, and gives me thoughts and ideas, as well as keeping me in my place.
My bodyweight at the time of those pictures was 190, but my bf% was taken at a weight 183.5 approximately 4 days later, so there is quite a bit of waterweight shown in my pics that wasnt there at the time of the reading. But i have read many times on this site and others that 10% is the magic number to seeing your abs. And when flexed, i had a clearly defined six pack, even at the time of those pics, but i dont have any ab shots to prove it. But i could be over 9%. I am also hoping that when i post some more progress pics at the end of next week that you will be impressed. ( hopefully i will be impressed as well)
And my lifts arent really going down, other than the initial oh crap i’m not getting any carbs. And my bench is starting to go back up already now that im gettin adjusted. And i have set several PR’s this week, so i dont feel that i’m really losing much strength at all.
You may be right about the walking around at 6-9% that may be a lil low, but to put things into perspective on how fast i gain muscle w/out much fat. 1st day of college i weighed 170, w/ more body fat than i have now. By the end of the second semester i was 195 with the close to the same bf%. thats roughly 15-18lbs of muscle in 8 months. So i feel that if i can cut down low enough, i should be able to see good muscle gains wihout breaking back into double digits. ( and no steroids or anything of that nature have or will be used)