Ok here is my starting photos
Weighed in at 89kg - 196lbs
I am away for the first 2 weeks of January to will likely look fluffier than this when I actually start but it won’t be that different.
The plan will be to start the year with a 6 week bulk / hypertrophy block and then adjust from there.
Alright I’m officially in:
Front and legs relaxed, no pump one meal 2pm, and just because relaxed is horrible I’m throwing up some flexed, I’ll claim it’s for comparison purposes at the end of this but might just be my deep seated feeling of inadequacy:
Also back, how the heck do you photograph this thing:
Also mentioned in my journal but in the interest of openness, my trt will probably be “increasing” in the new year.
Today’s weight 159.2.
The photos are terrible, so if I find time tomorrow or Sunday to take better ones, I’ll sub them out. For now they’ll have to do.
This is the doughiest I’ve been since probably toddlerhood. I’ve never been completely lacking in definition before and I’m a little shocked by the photo evidence, though of course I know I’ve gained weight and slacked off (some of this to deal with back/shoulder issues). Here’s hoping for a nice change over the course of the next few months. I’m motivated by health as much as or more than desire to look better; I’m dealing with a ton of inflammation and have been experiencing significant irregular heartbeat. My doc says “not the dangerous kind,” but it’s disconcerting as hell and I don’t think there’s really a good kind of heart issue. My apple watch tells me I’m spending time in A-Fib, though a two-day monitor didn’t show that. Reducing inflammation should help with that regardless, so my goals:
Drop 20 lbs by cleaning up my weekend diet, participating in dry January, and doing a carb-free week to start, then shifting into something close to Mediterranean week two. At the end of January I’ll start adding things back in, hopefully get a bead on my inflammatory triggers. Workouts to continue as they are currently for a couple of months (but you know, DO THEM), then my hope is to make changes there, too.
Buttons is like “But we don’t WANT to go on a diet!”
Interesting take… I really hope you’re able to get that figured out quickly! I can certainly sympathize that’s not helping you rest easily.
This is the part in the post-game show where they show you the game strategy error over and over for a week.
I’m in, and I’ll get my log sorted out for that as soon as I can.
Also in. @TrainForPain
I’m starting in the low 150s, and plan to end up in the high 160s when this is done. For some reason 168 comes to mind, up to an aspirational 172. Hoping to maintain similar leanness.
I’m also working toward a goal of hand-to-hand kettlebell swings with 100 pounds for 20 reps.
Welcome to the club……
I don’t have physique goals
My goal is to deadlift 150kg at 47kg body weight
Currently sitting at 49kg bc #cheese
Going to finish 10 weeks of Stronger By Science programme then jump on my bread and butter Sheiko for peaking
Weighed in at 194.8 this morning. My plan is to get back to and surpass my pre-baby numbers and start to gain some weight back. I reached a peak of 227 during last year’s transformation, and quickly lost about 20lbs post-birth (I did not give birth, to those wondering).
Going to run 531 boring but big beefcake, building the monolith, potentially a cycle of boring but strong, and the 6 week 531 + rest pause challenge after I finish my anchor of SVRII.
I’ll put up photos when possible. For the first time ever, im going to run 8 weeks of something hypertrophy focused before picking goals for the rest of the year. Very much still figuring things out, if you’ve seen my log you know a LOT has changed in the past few months.
Looking forward to where this is going.
I’ve watched several of these and never participated but I’m in this time.
Currently I just finished up Extreme HIT (no surge use) a few weeks ago and have been doing Darden’s Killing Fat for 4 days now to lean out and lose maybe 10-15 pounds.
My plan is to evaluate at 14 days and see if I’m as lean as I’d like to be. Then just slowly build lean muscle tissue from there without letting my midsection get out of control. I’ll be doing some version of HIT whether that’s failure training or 30-10-30 because let’s face it, I don’t want to be in the gym several days a week for an hour at a time anymore. 2-3 days a week and workouts less than 30 minutes are what I’m going for. My usual workouts have been 15 minutes or less.
I’m a husband and father of 3 kids all 6 and under so I spend as much time with them as I can. And it’s getting quite chilly here in sunny South Dakota so outside time is sometimes limited.
I’ll take pictures tonight of where I am right now and post them here.
Dear @TrainForPain
I’m in.
Sincerely,
Burien Top Team
T-ransformation 2024 12/31/23
BEFORE
height: 5’ 5"
weight: 153.4 lbs
waist: 34"
shoulder circumference: 47"
shoulder-to-waist ratio: 1.38
upper arm (relaxed): 12"
lower arm (relaxed): 11 1/4"
Goals: To improve shoulder-to-waist ratio to 1.5, ideally by adding three inches to my shoulder circumference and subtracting an inch from my waistline. Also looking to add some size to my upper arms.
Plan of attack: Will continue to train RPM Full Body 2.0 for another two waves. Doing Daily Delt work on non-OHP days. In March, I’ll switch to a more hypertrophy-focused program for the final 10-12 weeks of the T-ransformation with an emphasis on delts and arms.
I’ll also be returning to the jiu-jitsu mats this month after several months on the sidelines due to the knee injury this spring and the move this summer. That should help with conditioning and keeping my weight under 150 lbs.
Couple questions…do we need to start a new John’s we already have one? And how do we add the hashtag to our log?
Not sure what the plan is, playing with some diet ideas after having a kidney stone in Oct that kept me out of the gym for 5ish weeks.
5’6
170lbs
Nope (assuming you either meant “log” or are from Philly and it still meant “log”)
Hit the edit button (looks like a pencil) next to the title of your log, and then you’ll see a box to add the hashtag.
My goodness. I was typing that in a hurry and didn’t even notice it. Yes “log” is what I meant. Much appreciated! Thanks!
I’m in. Just started logging again. I began one of these two or three years ago but didn’t finish.
Good News/Bad News: I’ve been eating like a maniac the last few weeks and have added several pounds of bad weight. Cleaning that up beginning tomorrow.
Primary Goal is a little bit of everything. Better body composition. Better strength. Better athleticism. In short, moving as well, being stronger, and looking better for my age (upper 40s) than I have since I was in college.
Disclaimer: I have begun TRT for the first time about six weeks ago. My starting point was at 508 and 506, tested one week apart. I’m on 0.5 (2 clicks) of topical cream Testosterone 200 MG/ML.
