Yep, this. Or any time between now and then.
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Damn bro, you have my vote! (for now)
Your lats are 
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So Iām posting my ātransformationā (where I look the same at about the same weight) over the next 3 days. Decided to break my powerlifting ācompetitionā up into 3 days for time reasons and to try to not re-strain the lat I I tweaked 4 days ago. So today is day 1, squat. Day 2 will be bench and day 3 deadlift. Iāll post an after picture on day 3.
Day 1, Max Squat
Attempt 1 191 KG (421 LBS) 3 whites
Attempt 2 200.5 KG (442 LBS) High, reds
Attempt 3 204.5 KG (451 LBS) 2 whites (lifting in the SPF)
451 is an 11 pound all time unwrapped PR and would be a 51 pound unwrapped meet PR at a lower RPE. This is my first all time powerlifting lift PR in years since I was 235-240 pounds bodyweight. Bodyweight today was 193. Everything moved well. 451 was actually more than I was supposed to do, but I had plenty of strength. 0 squat misses in the full 12 week program. Whoād have thought the Dr Squat program would work well for my squat?
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Iām going to try to not eat a single thing until Saturday and maybe take another pic, lol, but I have time now, so thought Iād post. I failed utterly in my goal to lean down. As of this morning Iām down an astonishing .4 pounds from my entry post. An āafterā pic posed like the ābeforeā would be indistinguishable.
However, I believe Iāve succeeded in the part where I work out smarter and harder and Iāve made gains in many regards. I wish Iād taken a before pic that would offer comparison, but I didnāt, unfortunately, and I see now that my goals were too vague. I started logging at the beginning of the challenge and have made steady gains in terms of weight lifted. Iāve also been logging whether my treadmill time is hill sprints, speed work, incline walk, LISS running, LISS walking, etc, and have made gains in all but the LISS, which didnāt need work. Iām faster and stronger. I lack only leaner.
Still, Iām a therapist working out of the corner of my bedroom via Zoom in a pandemic and economic crash, with a furloughed husband, kids in hot spot cities whoāve been laid off, a daughter who had brain surgery on March 9th and then graduated college with a ceremony held in my living room earlier this month. I feel like the challenge prevented a much worse outcome, because I have most definitely let myself stress eat a bit. The nightly shared Biggy Iggy is 250 calories - last night I followed it with potato chips. And I donāt even feel guilty. Iāll go low carb when things normalize a bit.
The challenge has been very good for me. Thank you, @Chris_Colucci, for managing it every year. I wish Iād come in sooner.
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@Chris_Colucci
So, for the third year, here I am. This time has been some sort of ārevolutionā for me; I totally changed my nutritional approach and my commitment to the challenge. I was never obsessed by being lean/not lean/small/skinny fat etcā¦ I just trained (religiously following the 5/3/1ā¦ Thanks Jim for creating it), and I ate as good as I could.
Some stats:
Height: 6-2 (188 cm) (no height gains!)
Weight: 185 lbs (84 kg)
Age: 30 YO.
It is incredible that the difference from my before and my after is only 1 kg!
Nutritional approach: just 4 words; carb cycling + warrior diet. No starchy carbs on off days, less fat possible on training days, 2g protein per kg both days. Eating only one meal a day has been so incredibly easy that me and my wife are still eating like this; and weāll continue for a long time. In my before pic I was close to my skinny fat nightmare; in my after pic I am not as lean as last year, but the transformation still looks good. Iāve never been so āstrongā in my training life, 5/3/1 if used properly, is absolutely awesome. I recommend the spinal tap template and the boring but strong challenge. My only cardio was a 1 hour treadmill walk 2x week. Some final considerations; I am still not training legs due to bone marrow edema in my left knee. Itās been a year and still canāt get rid of it. In January I hurt my right shoulder during Bench Press; I only trained the floor press until last week. My pecs did not grow a lot but my Triceps got a very good boost, that brought me to break the 40 cm arm milestone. By the way, here are my pics.
Before
After
Comparision
I may not be the best butā¦ Iām very proud of myself this time. The best thing Iāve learned during this challenge is to take it easy! No stress, just enjoying the training.
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Thatās the only thing that matters. Great work!
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You should be. Very impressive work. Iāve spent the last months going backward (Iād imagine many of us did), so you also have to count your progress against potential loss rather than just staying the same. Great job.
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great transformation man. Not only leaner but some serious growth on the delts and arms.
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ā¦ are you sure? The quads say otherwise 
Dude, that is quite a change. Youāve got a chance, although you might want to send someone to do a Tonya Harding on Kleinhoundās thighs.
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Just because I said I was going to finish this year.
Back down to 124lbs. Stoopid pandemic! I did take about an inch off my waist so thereās that. Meh.
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You have abs!
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Two donāt count. You have to have a ten pack around here!
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Great work!
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Imma trying to get back on track. Thanks!
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Looking great chicken well done
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Thanks Simo.
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No leg training plus improvements in the chest, delts, arms, and I assume back. Sounds like a great program! 
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Solid progress there mate. Deff leaner and looking fuller too, that is a good trick. Well done
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