East or west? I grew up by Nike.
West burbs near Intel. Iām from the east coast originally
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That 281 looked EASY! Good bar speed! And youāve just been crushing PRās over and over, sick fuckin job dude.
Nothing too crazy this year. Went from 178lbs to a fat 186 back down to 174 which is about what I weighed last year. I think I looked better last year but Iām a lot stronger this time around so thatās cool.
Pics from beginning, fattest, to current. My real cut to sub 10% bf usually doesnāt take place till Aug/Sept so I think Iām at a good spot right now.
Start to finish comparison
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I grew up in NE, parents still live there. Went to Grant and OSU.
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Nice, I lived in NE when I first moved here. Then I started working in the burbs and commuting there via max was way too rough
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Thanks! That attempt worried me because I was still teary eyed from ammonia THEN got chalk in my eye while I was setting up
Yes, traffic sucks - and thatās coming from a guy that lives on Long Island.
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Looking really good mate. Looks like youāve added some muscle and dropped a little fat too. You have seriously good proportions and a heap of muscle in your frame. Totally jelly.
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Your delts and arms look much bigger.
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Lost 5 lbs of beard easy.
Seriously though good work.
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Crazy arms and shoulders!
Took some better pics in the gym tonight. Link to my log
Gonna post my after soon,I didnāt change much though. All my lifts are way higher and my weight is 6lbs more I didnāt really change in appearance since I didnāt even try to cut.
Dude you definitely swolled up. especially the arms/chest/shoulders
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Thanks man. I wish I would have got a dexa scan when I started. Gonna try and add even more and keep getting dexa scans. I bought a bunch of chicken and rice today. Fixing to get back on the gainz train.
Posting my final results/pics Saturday morning (my 52nd birthday!). They will be taken BEFORE my all-you-can-eat, birthday seafood buffet at Saltyās on Alki Beach ā¦
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Bold strategy cotton
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Posted my after photos in my log:
Here is the comparison from start to finish, increase of 1.0lb from my before pictures. Iām 221.6lbs on the left and 222.6lbs on the right. I hung around maintenance calories for most of the challenge. Bodyweight high was 225.2lbs, bodyweight low was 218.2lbs.
I have been running the conjugate method during this time.
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The end is nigh. This Saturday, June 1, is the end of the road.
I got before pics from: @85xr, @alex44938, @Voxel, @antiquity, @Basement_Gainz, @anon96032531, @brady888, @burien_top_team, @caesium32, @Camm, @chaoshander, @ChickenLittle, @Chieftain, @ChongLordUno, (me), @coyotegal, @dagill2, @davidtower, @dchris, @donnerschweer, @DoubleDuce, @Dr_Pangloss, @duketheslaya, @Fabadab, @FatKidfromFL, @flipcollar, @girlgotguns, @j4gga2, @jackolee, @jibb, @Frank_C, @kd13, @kleinhound, @lelouch92, @littlesleeper, @loganator, @Lonnie123, @lord_humongous, @losthog, @MarkKO, @mattjp, @maw87, @mica5h, @muskratlifts, @Nightfall1134, @OTHSteve, @planetcybertron, @random8889, @raoh1990, @Rizla81, @samul, @simo74, @steigs, @strongmanbrett, @teletubbie, @The_Myth, @TrainForPain, @anon50325502, @vikingirish, @vvfoo, @Waittz, @wanna_be, and @yonkey
63 folks stepped into the race (against themselves just as much as against other members).
As of Mid-day Tues 5/28, I have afters from: antiquity, (me), Doubleduce, Jackolee, Kleinhound, Littlesleeper, Loganator, Lonnie123, Muskratlifts, Samul, Simo74, Waittz, and Wanna_be.
13 folks, so far, have crossed the finish line. If I missed your After pic or if you know youāre not finishing up, let me know. Weāll get the voting going next week.
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