Ok guys n gals I am going to post these as my end shots. I doubt much will change in the next week. I weighed myself tonight and was 92KG (202 lbs) which is basically what I weighed at the start of the year.
I wasn’t expecting to transform much physically during this time. My plan was to train for and compete in my first strongman comp and in doing so transform myself into a new version. I am happy to say that I achieved that goal and I am pleased with where my Fatsique is right now. Good luck to everyone who posts a final shot.
This has been a strange ride and I’m actually sad to see it end. I think I’ve learned I need direction in life, new goals to work towards. Meeting them isn’t as important as chasing them.
I started at 184, Boring But Bigged, creatined, and ate myself to the low 190s. I set personal bests in the bench, deadlift, and squat. Then I cut to my lowest weight in four years and probably my best shape in twenty, at 169.
–I think I look better in person in than in these photos. Maybe I suck at photos? Anyhow, it makes me appreciate how good some of the contributors’ physiques on here must be in person.
6 months of consistent training. Averaging 90-100 hour work weeks, pulling all nighters either every 3rd or 4th day depending on schedule. Started with bulking for a strongman competition, then a few months maintenance calories, have been running velocity diet the last 3 weeks since the competition was canceled.
Happy with the results. This time was mainly spent on strength and athletics over physique, but the physique is looking better, and I’m down about 20lbs from the original photo, with significant strength increases on everything but Bench RIP.
Plan is to keep cutting now that I’m not trying for this competition. Happy with how my back is looking, hoping to get some shoulder and chest definition with a few less lbs.
End of challenge pictures posted on my log. I have stopped logging in the last couple of weeks, life got crazy but I kept training well (but randomly) and eating fairly well.
In the process, I have improved a lot my conditioning (from zero to 3 sessions a week of 70/80’) and kept diet consistent. Not perfect but I am happy with it.
If I want to have more muscle I need to eat more but I like my look and how I feel at my age.
Im on holiday now, diet will be out of control for 7/8 days and absolutely zero training. It’s nice to have a break, but I’m at a point where I will go back to good habits easily as soon as I’m back.
This challenge has helped me a lot in staying consistent especially when I was stressed by work/life. Im not the most active on this forum, but thank you all, I read when I can with great interest.
That’s pretty much the best thing about this challenge. By putting yourself out there and telling us you are in, you get to borrow free will and motivation from all of us. We are invested in how each other go and therefore we all hold each other on the path.
Pretty much calling it here. Not entirely happy with my progress but I did improve in all aspects of life so that’s better than just getting bigger and stronger.
