Cutting log

[tarmyg]

Agreed. I must admit I am paying for accountability and having someone to keep my azz in line. Suddenly it was just to much at stake to not succeed.

[tarmyg]

Sunday Update:

Workout: Tabata 4min

Food: Kcal 2,042 PFC: 146, 160, 5

[RaginCajun]

Sunday Update: Workout: Tabata 4min Food: Kcal 2,042 PFC: 146, 160, 5

I like those workouts, makes you want to throw up

[tarmyg]

Monday update:

Workout: Full body lifting, 15min HIIT.

Food: Kcal 2,033 PFC: 134, 157, 24

[tarmyg]

Tuesday update:

Workout: Abs, 40min LISS

Food: Kcal 2035, PFC: 176, 132, 36

[tarmyg]

Thursday update:

Workout: 40min LISS

Food: Kcal 2,077, PFC 244, 117, 6

[GirlyGymRat]

How's the trainer? Posting more frequently?

[tarmyg]

How's the trainer? Posting more frequently?

Got the diet yesterday. I have changed the cardio a bit but kept lifting the same.

I'll implement the diet somewhere around Monday or Tuesday as I need to pick up some things I did not have at home. Will rotate three days that will be low, medium, and high-calorie days. Not taking about much but around a 100 cal diff some days.

Started supplementing with 500mg of test also to minimize the loss of muscle. Was going to bulk at this point but since this photo shoot opportunity this became more important so I'll have to sacrifice this bulk with a continued cut.

[tarmyg]

Sunday Update:

Kcal: 1,853 PFC: 154, 111, 84

40min LISS

NOTE: Missed Carbs with 24g, will not do that mistake again.

[RaginCajun]

how are your energy levels?

[tarmyg]

how are your energy levels?

Energy levels are fine and I am even keeping my mood in check which is amazing. Out all things that affect my mood, including AAS, food has, BY FAR, the most impact.

[RaginCajun]

Energy levels are fine and I am even keeping my mood in check which is amazing. Out all things that affect my mood, including AAS, food has, BY FAR, the most impact.

That's good!

I wish I could say that my mood was/is affected by AAS!

[tarmyg]

Just have to do a Tuesday morning update as I am about to chew my arm off. Nothing changed, it's just one of those days. I'll have to push food until later when I feel like this or I'll be like this when I try and go to bed tonight which would never work. **** me, what a day this will be.

[GirlyGymRat]

Just have to do a Tuesday morning update as I am about to chew my arm off. Nothing changed, it's just one of those days. I'll have to push food until later when I feel like this or I'll be like this when I try and go to bed tonight which would never work. **** me, what a day this will be.

I have just the solution.

[tarmyg]

Today Wednesday I am feeling like normal again. Yesterday I solved it by not eating until the evening (or minimal amounts of food) and then hit the sack immediately following my dinner. Slept like a rock all night!

Today I had a guy using the squat rack (Its a rack with holders front and back) by putting a barbell on each side and then doing pushups between them. Almost attacked the guy right there buy calmed down and skipped that part today. After this, I had a guy asking me what I eat, after saying food he started wanting some details. Since he did not get the point that you do not talk when someone is in the middle of actually lifting I had to tell the guy off a bit but after that he left me alone.

Just some gym drama!

[tarmyg]

I have just the solution.

Ohh, did I mention I adore you? :-)

[RaginCajun]

Today Wednesday I am feeling like normal again. Yesterday I solved it by not eating until the evening (or minimal amounts of food) and then hit the sack immediately following my dinner. Slept like a rock all night!

Today I had a guy using the squat rack (Its a rack with holders front and back) by putting a barbell on each side and then doing pushups between them. Almost attacked the guy right there buy calmed down and skipped that part today. After this, I had a guy asking me what I eat, after saying food he started wanting some details. Since he did not get the point that you do not talk when someone is in the middle of actually lifting I had to tell the guy off a bit but after that he left me alone.

Just some gym drama!

sounds like a rough one at the gym

[tarmyg]

Clocked in at 178 today. My wife says top line of stomach is very defined and second line is coming along. I am visibly leaner even though the scale is not reflecting that.

Trucking along and feel good about having a second pair of eyes, my PT, commenting.

[tarmyg]

Switched to HIT training yesterday and did Chest and Biceps. Was done in 20min but fried like ****! Did 15min HIIT cardio after that and stayed on calorie target during the day which ended up at 2050kcal. Today is low cal day (1850kcal) so I eat minimal amounts of food during the day and try to eat almost all at night to be able to go to bed with a feeling of being full. Did back day in the gym, felt good!

[krugerr]

Switched to HIT training yesterday and did Chest and Biceps. Was done in 20min but fried like ****! Did 15min HIIT cardio after that and stayed on calorie target during the day which ended up at 2050kcal. Today is low cal day (1850kcal) so I eat minimal amounts of food during the day and try to eat almost all at night to be able to go to bed with a feeling of being full. Did back day in the gym, felt good!

Good effort buddy.

You're in at 178lbs now? Any progress pics to follow?

[tarmyg]

Good effort buddy.

You're in at 178lbs now? Any progress pics to follow?

No pics. I'll post before and after at the end regardless of how it looks

[GirlyGymRat]

Clocked in at 178 today. My wife says top line of stomach is very defined and second line is coming along. I am visibly leaner even though the scale is not reflecting that. Trucking along and feel good about having a second pair of eyes, my PT, commenting.

What wife thinks is important!

You satisfied with the PT??

[tarmyg]

What wife thinks is important!

You satisfied with the PT??

Wife is my measuring tape honestly

Yes, because paying for something makes it feel more real and something I have to stick too. Been following what he said to the letter and tomorrow (Saturday) will be the first full week on his recommendations and I have a good feeling about it.

[tarmyg]

Well, it's Saturday morning here in India and I just weighed in after following my PT advice for 1 1/2 week straight. Clocked in at 173.4lb this morning which is 4.6lb lighter than exactly one week ago. Pretty amazing. Not sure if he will change anything this coming week but I doubt it as this week worked so well, but I have stuck to the schedule 100%.

[GirlyGymRat]

Well, it's Saturday morning here in India and I just weighed in after following my PT advice for 1 1/2 week straight. Clocked in at 173.4lb this morning which is 4.6lb lighter than exactly one week ago. Pretty amazing. Not sure if he will change anything this coming week but I doubt it as this week worked so well, but I have stuck to the schedule 100%.

That's just fine!

Now some start to squawk when lose over 2 - 3 lbs in week. Any concerns losing too fast and need to adjust up calories?

[tarmyg]

That's just fine!

Now some start to squawk when lose over 2 - 3 lbs in week. Any concerns losing too fast and need to adjust up calories?

No, zero concerns like that as strength is the same. Considering the amount of test that is going into my system, I think muscle loss will be at a minimum.

[Arete]

Nice progress. Thanks for posting and staying on a plan I can reference later.

[tarmyg]

I have sort of gotten to the stage where feeling kind of lethargic is my new normal. It is kind of bizarre but that realization is helping tremendously with pulling through. I know I will feel like this for the next coming weeks and that is Ok because at the end there is CAKE !

[RaginCajun]

I have sort of gotten to the stage where feeling kind of lethargic is my new normal. It is kind of bizarre but that realization is helping tremendously with pulling through. I know I will feel like this for the next coming weeks and that is Ok because at the end there is CAKE !

Cake is good!

[GirlyGymRat]

I have sort of gotten to the stage where feeling kind of lethargic is my new normal. It is kind of bizarre but that realization is helping tremendously with pulling through. I know I will feel like this for the next coming weeks and that is Ok because at the end there is CAKE !

What kind of cake?

[tarmyg]

What kind of cake?

Deep-fried Twinkies comes to mind right now for some reason!

[NACH3]

A cheesecake?! Or choc mousse cake?! Yummmm

[GirlyGymRat]

Deep-fried Twinkies comes to mind right now for some reason!

I have never had a deep fried Twinkie. LoL

My moms banana cream pie. Yummy!!!

[tarmyg]

It's Wednesday morning and I can honestly say I have never stayed on the EXACT targets as well as I currently am. Lifting, Cardio, and Food, all 100% at the moment and the motivation is sky high. The biggest hurdle for me was to realize and mentally get to the point that it is Ok to feel lethargic as it is only for a temporary period of time. Guys at the gym are bothering me quite a bit now. I go to a small Snap Fitness around here and being ripped is not really the norm. Also, I am, BY FAR, among the lifters who use the heaviest weights and I am a small guy (at least in the context of this site, actually, in reality) and people will simply not stop bothering me at the gym which is super frustrating. The "What do you eat" question was Ok the first 10 times! I am STOKED already for Saturday weigh-in!

[Arete]

Keep it up. Looking forward to Saturday. Crush it!

[tarmyg]

Today my wife of 15 years all of a sudden looked at me in the kitchen and said, wow. 'nuff said :-) I am a happy man and still far from as ripped as I need to be, but 100% going in the right direction.

[RaginCajun]

Today my wife of 15 years all of a sudden looked at me in the kitchen and said, wow. 'nuff said :-) I am a happy man and still far from as ripped as I need to be, but 100% going in the right direction.

sounds like a good wow!

keep it up bud!

[tarmyg]

Friday morning and I got weigh-in tomorrow. Got a DEXA scan later today. I'll post results when they come in.

[Arete]

I'm sure the weigh in and Dexa will confirm your hard work.

[tarmyg]

Well it's India so of course someone ****ed up with Dexa scan and I will not have the results until tomorrow. Guess weigh-in and scan results will come tomorrow. Off to bed.