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

[energizer bunny]

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.

i did it last year unfit with 7 weeks training so should smash with 18 weeks lol..


the hardest part of ud 2.0 is the depletion workouts, the diet is not to bad.

[Bodybuilding-Student]

Brillint progress Gbrice, especially in the others pics i saw. Delts have improved and your is looking thicker and stronger even though ur bf isnt as low as previously, it looks a whole lot better.

[gbrice75]

^^ thanks buddy, and good to see you back!! Hopefully I'll get as lean (or leaner) as before, but carrying ~10lbs more LBM.

ps - would you mind editing out the name above? Not a big deal really, but I'd like to maintain some form of anonymity.

[Bodybuilding-Student]

No problem

[gbrice75]

No problem

Thx brother!

[gbrice75]

DAY 60: GVT Upper Body Workout 2

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

Close-Grip Bench - 5x10
Sets 1-5: 185lbs x 10

Seated Row - 10x8 (close grip)
Sets 1-10: 130lbs x 8

Decline Pullover - 10x8
Sets 1-10: 75lbs x 8

Cardio: 30 mins (HIIT / Moderate Intensity mix)

1 day left until FL... started diuretics yesterday.... doing all I can guys!

[Zodiac82]

gettin anxious huh lol....hows the diurex....does it work better than Xpel( which honestly didnt work at all)

-Release the Kracken!!!-

[gbrice75]

gettin anxious huh lol....hows the diurex....does it work better than Xpel( which honestly didnt work at all)

-Release the Kracken!!!-

A little, lol. Won't be able to tell for another day or two... sort of a 'loading' phase. Xpel is pretty much herbal, right?

[Zodiac82]

A little, lol. Won't be able to tell for another day or two... sort of a 'loading' phase. Xpel is pretty much herbal, right?

yeh....as for what I can remember anyway....tried it a few years back before the beach and....nothin

-Release the Kracken!!!-

[gbrice75]

yeh....as for what I can remember anyway....tried it a few years back before the beach and....nothin

-Release the Kracken!!!-

Heh, typical. Diurex is a pretty tried and true diuretic... nothing fancy, $6 for 24 caplets. I'll let you know how it works out. Would be easier to judge if I were carrying (far) less bodyfat, but I'll have to work with what I have now.

[Zodiac82]

Heh, typical. Diurex is a pretty tried and true diuretic... nothing fancy, $6 for 24 caplets. I'll let you know how it works out. Would be easier to judge if I were carrying (far) less bodyfat, but I'll have to work with what I have now.

cool....I might be pickn some up this summer

-Release the Kracken!!!-

[RaginCajun]

Why did you start a diuretic?

Did a doc put you on this or just trying to cut water?

[gbrice75]

Why did you start a diuretic?

Did a doc put you on this or just trying to cut water?

Just doing everything I can to look and feel my leanest, so yea, trying to drop water.

[oatmeal69]

Will that stuff make you drop water out of muscle as well? If so, what's the point?

[gbrice75]

As far as I know, it's purpose is to expel 'excess' water, not to suck all the water out of your body. Through what mechanism(s) what's considered 'excess' is determined is beyond me.

[oatmeal69]

Let us know how it works!

[Rusty11]

If you've mentioned this, sorry...do you take creatine? It's been a couple of weeks for me and I'm looking a bit bloated.

[gbrice75]

If you've mentioned this, sorry...do you take creatine? It's been a couple of weeks for me and I'm looking a bit bloated.

Not when I'm cutting.

No surprise you look/feel bloated, as creatine will most definitely increase water retention.

[Rusty11]

Thanks. I'm debating whether it's worth it or not.

[gbrice75]

Thanks. I'm debating whether it's worth it or not.

What are your current goals?

Creatine isn't going to make or break anything. I use it during mass-adding phases, but really only as 'insurance'. Definitely not a necessity IMO.

[Rusty11]

I don't want to hijack your thread, but since you asked...

I really don't cut or bulk, per say. 2 1/2 years ago, I was 6', 155lbs, 34" waist-textbook skinny-fat. I started lifting and eating for the first time in my life. Currently (51) I'm hitting 180
lbs with a 33" waist. Slow, steady progress. Just thought the creatine might give me a new edge to get bigger, but muscle, not a gut. I'll keep it for a month and see what happens. Thanks again.

[gbrice75]

I don't want to hijack your thread, but since you asked...

I really don't cut or bulk, per say. 2 1/2 years ago, I was 6', 155lbs, 34" waist-textbook skinny-fat. I started lifting and eating for the first time in my life. Currently (51) I'm hitting 180
lbs with a 33" waist. Slow, steady progress. Just thought the creatine might give me a new edge to get bigger, but muscle, not a gut. I'll keep it for a month and see what happens. Thanks again.

Congrats on your progress!!!

With the added water, creatine might give you that last extra rep or two... but yea, see how things go and keep us posted!

[gbrice75]

DAY 61: Cardio, 60 mins (mix of HIIT/moderate steady state)

Well, that's it!! Leaving for FL 6am tomorrow morning. Pic below was taken this morning. Not as lean as I'd like to be, but I've come a long way from ~2 months ago. The second pic is just my bad luck: somebody's last day at work today, and this is the spread the company made for them. FML!!!!

[gearbox]

I feel for you bro. A lot of retirement parties are happening at my work. I couldn't enter the room to take a pics. I know I would leave.....
But two separate huge tables of goodies and one of ny favs (7 layer dip)... I peeked through the window!

Another story gb. My buddy was doing some mma with another and buddy while I was out with the wife. (My house has a mma area with padded floor etc)
And I get hm and they just got done and I hear knock and of course its the pizza man. Bbq chicken pizza and meat lovers!!! I was not happy haha

[oatmeal69]

You're looking lean man! I think your FL vacation will be a nice time off, your body will adjust to it, then BAM you hit it hard when you get back. I'm finding that the key to dieting is to constantly keep your body guessing.

[gbrice75]

I feel for you bro. A lot of retirement parties are happening at my work. I couldn't enter the room to take a pics. I know I would leave.....
But two separate huge tables of goodies and one of ny favs (7 layer dip)... I peeked through the window!

Another story gb. My buddy was doing some mma with another and buddy while I was out with the wife. (My house has a mma area with padded floor etc)
And I get hm and they just got done and I hear knock and of course its the pizza man. Bbq chicken pizza and meat lovers!!! I was not happy haha

Lmao, thx for sharing!

You're looking lean man! I think your FL vacation will be a nice time off, your body will adjust to it, then BAM you hit it hard when you get back. I'm finding that the key to dieting is to constantly keep your body guessing.

Thx buddy. Not letting yourself get too comfortable is definitely a good thing.

[austinite]

DAY 61: Cardio, 60 mins (mix of HIIT/moderate steady state)

Well, that's it!! Leaving for FL 6am tomorrow morning. Pic below was taken this morning. Not as lean as I'd like to be, but I've come a long way from ~2 months ago. The second pic is just my bad luck: somebody's last day at work today, and this is the spread the company made for them. FML!!!!

omg what a feast. Looks like the ultimate cheat day. lol. who cuts donuts on half???

[Zodiac82]

lookin good....well at least that meal came at the right time lol....

have fun and be safe GB

-Release the Kracken!!!-

[gbrice75]

omg what a feast. Looks like the ultimate cheat day. lol. who cuts donuts on half???

Guilt-ridden fatties like me!! Honestly though, this time it wasn't.

lookin good....well at least that meal came at the right time lol....

have fun and be safe GB

-Release the Kracken!!!-

Thanks brother!!

[gearbox]

You will be fine gb. Eat some meats and drink tons of water. It will help curb that sweet tooth of yours

[gbrice75]

Getting..... bloated!! Still seeing 5 abs though (top 4, plus the top halves of both the bottom ones, makes 5 ). Haven't been doing too bad though... I went food shopping and bought some staples: cartoned egg whites, natty pb, almond milk, oats, etc. it's the damn alcohol more than anything else that's killing me!!

[dreadnok89]

Yo GB, should I lose weight before weight lifting?

[austinite]

Getting..... bloated!! Still seeing 5 abs though (top 4, plus the top halves of both the bottom ones, makes 5 ). Haven't been doing too bad though... I went food shopping and bought some staples: cartoned egg whites, natty pb, almond milk, oats, etc. it's the damn alcohol more than anything else that's killing me!!

lol. Enjoy it while it lasts my friend. You're a master cutter. You'll bring all those abs back in no time

[gbrice75]

Yo GB, should I lose weight before weight lifting?

Before weight lifting? Definitely not. Use weight training as part of your routine to lose bodyfat. If you had asked 'Yo GB, should I lose weight (bodyfat) before weight lifting to get big'? My answer would have been "yes, most definitely".

lol. Enjoy it while it lasts my friend. You're a master cutter. You'll bring all those abs back in no time

lol thx buddy, hope you're right, cause' they're fading rapidly!

[--->>405<<---]

Hey gb just chekn in man

Pic above is lookn good

[dreadnok89]

OK thx a lot GB. Its so hard to do them both. At least 45 min of cardio at a clip?

[texasmk4]

Hey GB you should change your name to "GB the perfectionist!!!"

[gbrice75]

Hey gb just chekn in man

Pic above is lookn good

Thx buddy. I'll be doing 3-4 weeks of catching up, which sucks because so far, I really don't feel I've done all that badly. Abs are fading nonetheless, and I see a visible increase in bodyfat. Crazy!

OK thx a lot GB. Its so hard to do them both. At least 45 min of cardio at a clip?

Depends on your cardio. If you're doing moderate intensity, I'd say yes. High intensity/HIIT, 20-30 mins. If you can do more, God bless you; you're a better man than I am!

Hey GB you should change your name to "GB the perfectionist!!!"

lol, hardly, but thanks bro.

[gearbox]

I was going to tell you to relax, but I think we all know you're not very good at that.
Keep it up man you're still looking great...

[gbrice75]

I was going to tell you to relax, but I think we all know you're not very good at that.
Keep it up man you're still looking great...

Bump... so I see this and remember to update later.