*** Gbrice's Cutting Progress Log v2.0 ***

[gbrice75]

Keep it up gb.

Thanks brother, I plan to. After this little 'hiccup' in a week (i.e. vacation in FL), I'm going into hardcore summer mode.

More pics? Would like to see how you look now?

Thx for following bro. I'll throw pics up later this week, promise. I should have a tan going by then too lol.

[gbrice75]

Btw, 196lbs this morning.... down roughly 3.5... a little scary but there were those 2 weeks where I lost nothing, so with this mornings results, I'm right around where I want/should be.

With that said, time to start the refeed. I'll be 210lbs by the end of the day.

[austinite]

lmao. Speed gainer! Eat gb EAT!

[oatmeal69]

Are you changing your diet as well with the new workout, or just gonna let it ride while you vacation?

[gbrice75]

lmao. Speed gainer! Eat gb EAT!

lol. Man, it was disappointing. Stepped on the scale before bed last night and was only up to 204lbs... lmao

Are you changing your diet as well with the new workout, or just gonna let it ride while you vacation?

My diet stays the same throughout the workouts. So, when I return from FL, I'll get back on the regimen right where I left off - maybe even rewind a week or two since I'll have lost progress at that point.

[gbrice75]

More pics? Would like to see how you look now?

Screw it. I'll give ya one now - taken last night after carb up, so definitely not my leanest looking, lol. To put it in perspective - I woke up at 196lbs and was 204lbs in this pic roughly 12 hours later, lol!

Next pics (later this week) i'll have a tan. Can't go to FL this pale!

Also, last meal of refeed day - 24oz Porterhouse, Baked Yam w/ butter and cinnamon sugar, side of grilled sweet peppers. /stuffed!

[Zodiac82]

Screw it. I'll give ya one now - taken last night after carb up, so definitely not my leanest looking, lol. To put it in perspective - I woke up at 196lbs and was 204lbs in this pic roughly 12 hours later, lol!

Next pics (later this week) i'll have a tan. Can't go to FL this pale!

leanining out GB....uuhh is that ur razor??? lol

-Release the Kracken!!!-

[gbrice75]

leanining out GB....uuhh is that ur razor??? lol

-Release the Kracken!!!-

Thanks buddy!

Lmao - I *could* tell you it's my wife's (and technically, it is), but honestly, I find them better than any men's razor I've used. Something about them just works for me. Don't forget I have this entire noggin to shave every other day... it needs to be handled with delicate care, lol

[gbrice75]

Phase 5: GVT (German Volume Training)

Day 57: Upper Body Workout 1

Warmup: Kettlebell Swings - 5 mins (30 sec sets w/ 30 sec rests)

Standing Overhead Press - 10x10
Sets 1-7: 105lbs x 10
Sets 8-10: 95lbs x 10

Dumbbell Floor Press - 10x10
Sets 1-10: 75lbs x 10

Standing Dumbbell Curl - 5x5
Sets 1-5: 40lbs x 5

Cardio: 30 mins (mix HIIT & Moderate Intensity/steady state)

Was pretty happy in the mirror this morning during my workout. For the first time since starting this cut, I was showing a LOT of vascularity... arms, chest, delts, pretty much all over (except legs, grr). Combination of leaning out, plus yesterday's refeed had me looking and feeling pretty good today. Makes me wanna work harder!

[RaginCajun]

glad to hear the mirror is your friend again!

what is Dumbbell floor press?

[gbrice75]

glad to hear the mirror is your friend again!

I wouldn't go quite that far... yet!

what is Dumbbell floor press?

Just a dumbbell press done lying on the floor. Try it sometime - it changes the feel of the exercise, since your elbows can't go past the floor (obviously), it really forces you to squeeze your pecs to bring the dumbbells back up.

[Zodiac82]

Thanks buddy!

Lmao - I *could* tell you it's my wife's (and technically, it is), but honestly, I find them better than any men's razor I've used. Something about them just works for me. Don't forget I have this entire noggin to shave every other day... it needs to be handled with delicate care, lol

lol....im not gonna lie....I've used mines as well

-Release the Kracken!!!-

[gbrice75]

lol....im not gonna lie....I've used mines as well

-Release the Kracken!!!-

Lmao....takes a real man to admit it!

[gbrice75]

Day 58: Lower Body/Core

Warmup: Bodyweight Squats, 5 mins (30 sec sets w/ 30 sec rests)

Walking Lunges - 10x8
Sets 1-10: 60lbs x 8 (each leg)

Lying Leg Curl - 10x8
Sets 1-2: 90lbs x 10 (fcked up and thought this was a 10x10 lol)
Sets 3-10: 90lbs x 8

Decline Sit-Ups - 10x10
Sets 1-10: 10 reps each

Cardio: 30 mins (HIIT/steady state moderate intensity mix)

[Zodiac82]

Day 58: Lower Body/Core

Warmup: Bodyweight Squats, 5 mins (30 sec sets w/ 30 sec rests)

Walking Lunges - 10x8
Sets 1-10: 60lbs x 8 (each leg)

Lying Leg Curl - 10x8
Sets 1-2: 90lbs x 10 (fcked up and thought this was a 10x10 lol)
Sets 3-10: 90lbs x 8

Decline Sit-Ups - 10x10
Sets 1-10: 10 reps each

Cardio: 30 mins (HIIT/steady state moderate intensity mix)

are u saying when u did walking lunges....u took a step with ur left leg...right knee went down....right foot came back beside left foot....and repeat for x amount of distance and that was one set for that leg? then did that for the other leg repeating that process 10x?

-Release the Kracken!!!-

[gbrice75]

are u saying when u did walking lunges....u took a step with ur left leg...right knee went down....right foot came back beside left foot....and repeat for x amount of distance and that was one set for that leg? then did that for the other leg repeating that process 10x?

Took a step with my left leg, right knee went down... right foot came back beside left foot. Took a step with my right leg, left knee went down... left foot came back beside right foot. 1 rep completed. 7 more to go to complete a set. For 10 sets.

[Zodiac82]

Took a step with my left leg, right knee went down... right foot came back beside left foot. Took a step with my right leg, left knee went down... left foot came back beside right foot. 1 rep completed. 7 more to go to complete a set. For 10 sets.

lol thats not as bad as I thought but still brutal

-Release the Kracken!!!-

[gbrice75]

lol thats not as bad as I thought but still brutal

-Release the Kracken!!!-

Brutal, and probably a lil' more efficient than what you were thinking lol

[twitz]

Hey GB! Nice work on the detailed log! You are doing fantastic!!

When will you enter vacation mode?

[gbrice75]

Hey GB! Nice work on the detailed log! You are doing fantastic!!

When will you enter vacation mode?

Thx T, and good to see you checking in on the board!!

Mentally... I'm already there! Physically... well, I'm gonna stick to my regimen completely until I get there... I feel I need every last minute I can get. Once I'm there, I'm still not planning on completely abandoning some good judgement. Now what I 'plan' on doing and what actually winds up happening aren't always one in the same... :\

[ichad]

Looking good. I wish my 204 pics would look that good. Lol. .

[gbrice75]

Looking good. I wish my 204 pics would look that good. Lol. .

lol, thx man. Do you have any pics posted?

[gbrice75]

DAY 59: Cardio, 60 mins (moderate intensity/steady state/HIIT mix)

199.5lbs fasted, pic taken this morning. /gettingthere

[gearbox]

Pics looks great. You are always so hard on yourself.
Love that hard separation between your pecks

[baseline_9]

Keep at it man....

Ur being consistent which is always the hardest part but it is really gonna pay off for ya....


Check out the thread about cravings I've just posted.... Nothing ground breaking but it works to kill a craving....

[gearbox]

Pics looks great. You are always so hard on yourself.
Love that hard separation between your pecks

[gbrice75]

Pics looks great. You are always so hard on yourself.
Love that hard separation between your pecks

Thanks gear! Pecs are definitely one of my better groups. Can't wait to get leaner... I'll start showing that upper/lower separation similar to my avy condition.

lol.. I have to be hard on myself, else I may not give it 100%!

Keep at it man....

Ur being consistent which is always the hardest part but it is really gonna pay off for ya....


Check out the thread about cravings I've just posted.... Nothing ground breaking but it works to kill a craving....

Thanks Base. It sounds way too simple, but consistency really is just about everything. An imperfect plan followed with consistency will yield better results than the perfect plan that's deviated from... every single time. Took a long time to realize this (simple) concept.

Pics looks great. You are always so hard on yourself.
Love that hard separation between your pecks

You mentioned that. Bahahah!!!

[slfmade]

Nice work man. What would you guess your BF% to be right now?

[gbrice75]

Nice work man. What would you guess your BF% to be right now?

Thanks bud. I'm thinking roughly 13%, possibly slightly higher due to the concentration around my lower back.

[slfmade]

Thanks bud. I'm thinking roughly 13%, possibly slightly higher due to the concentration around my lower back.

I'm thinking we're right about the same. For how long though I don't know considering the surplus I'm forcing down right now.

[twitz]

DAY 59: Cardio, 60 mins (moderate intensity/steady state/HIIT mix)

199.5lbs fasted, pic taken this morning. /gettingthere

You're looking very hard! I'd say you're ready for v-cay

You should be proud!!

[gbrice75]

I'm thinking we're right about the same. For how long though I don't know considering the surplus I'm forcing down right now.

Meaning... you're gonna get fatter, add some muscle, or both!?

You're looking very hard! I'd say you're ready for v-cay

You should be proud!!

Thx T... ready or not, it's happening!! I'm doing everything I can though in the meantime... just got back from Walgreens, picked up some Diurex lol!

[slfmade]

Meaning... you're gonna get fatter, add some muscle, or both!?

It's my first cycle so I better add some muscle without getting much fatter. Since I don't know how my body is gonna respond over the next 8 weeks I'll probably be playing a lot of teeter-totter with BF. The ultimate goal is to be down to 10% while gaining 5-10lbs of muscle by the end of the cycle. I'm gonna add in mast p at week 3 so I better be at 10% or I'll be spending that money for nothing or so I hear.

[gbrice75]

It's my first cycle so I better add some muscle without getting much fatter. Since I don't know how my body is gonna respond over the next 8 weeks I'll probably be playing a lot of teeter-totter with BF. The ultimate goal is to be down to 10% while gaining 5-10lbs of muscle by the end of the cycle. I'm gonna add in mast p at week 3 so I better be at 10% or I'll be spending that money for nothing or so I hear.

Oh yea, forgot about that small detail, lol. Which reminds me, gotta check your log.

[energizer bunny]

looking solid mate! abs showing! well done, keep it up.

[gbrice75]

looking solid mate! abs showing! well done, keep it up.

Thanks EB!! How are you faring brother!?

[energizer bunny]

Thanks EB!! How are you faring brother!?

im ok mate, getting my bloods tested, starting to train for a run in september so changing things up a bit, cheers for asking.

how long you got left of this cut?

[gbrice75]

im ok mate, getting my bloods tested, starting to train for a run in september so changing things up a bit, cheers for asking.

Nice. I'm running in a 5k myself in June. Foamfest though, so it's more fun than anything else - still a physical challenge.

how long you got left of this cut?

Technically, 3.5 weeks. But seeing as I'm going on vacation (holiday) next week, I have no doubt I'll be set back 2-3 weeks minimum. Further, I planned to re-evaluate at the end of this cut, and possibly cut for another 4 weeks (likely using UD 2.0 to get *really* lean). With that in mind, I'm looking at 9-10 more weeks. Fun fun! lol

[energizer bunny]

Nice. I'm running in a 5k myself in June. Foamfest though, so it's more fun than anything else - still a physical challenge.




Technically, 3.5 weeks. But seeing as I'm going on vacation (holiday) next week, I have no doubt I'll be set back 2-3 weeks minimum. Further, I planned to re-evaluate at the end of this cut, and possibly cut for another 4 weeks (likely using UD 2.0 to get *really* lean). With that in mind, I'm looking at 9-10 more weeks. Fun fun! lol

5k should be easy enough for you mate, are you doing for a cause/charity or just for fun?...........im training for a 10 mile endurance run (have to wear 35lb bergen and army clothes) its the run our Paras do for selection so its tough, im planning on running for Help for Heroes, its a british charity for wounded soldiers.


the UD 2.0 is a tough routine mate, but im sure you will do it no bother.

[gbrice75]

5k should be easy enough for you mate, are you doing for a cause/charity or just for fun?...........im training for a 10 mile endurance run (have to wear 35lb bergen and army clothes) its the run our Paras do for selection so its tough, im planning on running for Help for Heroes, its a british charity for wounded soldiers.


the UD 2.0 is a tough routine mate, but im sure you will do it no bother.

I'm doing it just for fun... and after hearing what you're up against, mine sounds even MORE fun now!

Yea, UD 2.0 is definitely hardcore but I can handle it for 4 weeks, no sweat.