New Member: 1 years progress (minus a few months)

**Aesthetical** · 07-31-2011, 05:31 PM

Last June I was 175 lbs of skinny fat. Decided I wanted to do something about it and dropped down to 158 lbs by the end of august. It was my final semester at college, so I stopped working out from september-december (bad choice). Regardless I now had nothing to do with my time but work, so I figured I would get into bodybuilding. Got basic supps for christmas and hit the gym hard. I sort of consider my progress to start from january 2011 up until now, but I cant discount the weighloss I made last year. So here I am now. Not very big yet, but I am going to go on a cut because I have a cruise in october and I want to be single digit BF then. I was also proposed by a friend who just did his first cycle, that I should run a cycle with him over the winter. I am considering it, but I still feel it may be too early considering I havent been seriously lifting for a year yet. Its really tempting though. Thoughts on everything?

Click image for larger version.

Name: misc.jpg
Views: 777
Size: 62.0 KB
ID: 116470

I am currently sitting at 171 lbs. 4 pounds lighter than my june 2010 pic. 15" arms flexed.

**TheClinch** · 07-31-2011, 06:04 PM

looking like progress is being made! good job

**Aesthetical** · 07-31-2011, 11:25 PM

I have a question, I suffer from puffy nips like a lot of other lifters, also have mild/sever back acne. If I do end up doing one cycle, is it pretty much a guarantee it will worsen because its already there?

***t-gunz*** · 08-01-2011, 12:27 AM

Originally Posted by Aesthetical

I have a question, I suffer from puffy nips like a lot of other lifters, also have mild/sever back acne. If I do end up doing one cycle, is it pretty much a guarantee it will worsen because its already there?

doesnt mean you will get it. but there is a high chance you will. you can prevent this with the right products

**TheClinch** · 08-01-2011, 09:38 AM

Originally Posted by t-gunz

doesnt mean you will get it. but there is a high chance you will. you can prevent this with the right products

^ agreed.

Oddly enough buddies of mine have confided that while on test their acne cleared a little. Everyone reacts differently, there's no guarantee

**gbrice75** · 08-01-2011, 10:22 AM

That's amazing progress bro... you say you're 4lbs LIGHTER? You look like you've managed to add a good deal of LBM and still stayed lean, which means you had a higher BF% in 2010. Great job! You should get over to the diet section and let everyone know how you did it!

**Aesthetical** · 08-01-2011, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by TheClinch

^ agreed.

Oddly enough buddies of mine have confided that while on test their acne cleared a little. Everyone reacts differently, there's no guarantee

Thats really the only thing holding me back right now, Im taking a topical and antibiotic for the acne. Dont know if its working yet, would be a shame if I got rid of it and I chose to do a cycle and it came back.

Originally Posted by gbrice75

That's amazing progress bro... you say you're 4lbs LIGHTER? You look like you've managed to add a good deal of LBM and still stayed lean, which means you had a higher BF% in 2010. Great job! You should get over to the diet section and let everyone know how you did it!

Yup, 4 lbs lighter. I thought about just bulking from the start, but im glad I didnt. Diet was nothing out of the ordinary. I ate like sh!t in college, cut out late night eating, fast foods, soda, processed snacks, thats about it to be honest. It could be cleaner, but it worked.

**paulzane** · 08-02-2011, 01:02 PM

Yes ..... well done!

**Sicko** · 08-02-2011, 01:43 PM

Great progress in such a short amount of time...Frikkin kills me to see guys like you though...I dont eat fast food,dont drink soda or eat processed foods, rarely any type of chips or cookies no candy and i still never reach a lean like the one you achieved eating shite college food!!! Of course I do love my beer..heheheh..Did you do a lot of cardio or just weight training?
Anyways congrats on the gains n good luck on the single digit BF.

**gbrice75** · 08-02-2011, 01:57 PM

^^ x 2. I hate you young guys!!

**Aesthetical** · 08-03-2011, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by Sicko

Great progress in such a short amount of time...Frikkin kills me to see guys like you though...I dont eat fast food,dont drink soda or eat processed foods, rarely any type of chips or cookies no candy and i still never reach a lean like the one you achieved eating shite college food!!! Of course I do love my beer..heheheh..Did you do a lot of cardio or just weight training?
Anyways congrats on the gains n good luck on the single digit BF.

Haha you may have misread, I had to cut out all of that stuff, hardest part was telling my mom not to buy hostess cupcakes...my god I can eat a whole box right now. I did a decent amount of cardio from june '10- aug 10'. About a mile 5 days a week and moderate weight training. When I really started training for size jan 11, no cardio at all, kind of dumb, but I just stopped doing it. Just a slow and steady clean bulk. Im easing my way back into cardio now though.

Originally Posted by paulzane

Yes ..... well done!

Thanks

Originally Posted by gbrice75

^^ x 2. I hate you young guys!!

Before I know it I will be saying the same thing lol.