5 Months natural cut progress pics

[Anubi555]

First, I'll have to thank so many ppl from this great forum who helped me alot on the way achieving my goal, specially from the diet section, I'd have never come close with my effort alone without all the info, and knowledge i gathered from here.

OK,. Here are my "almost" monthly progress, i wanted to start a progress thread but was kinda embarrassed of how i looked at the begining, so I waited till i am not that horrible looking, hopefully from now on, i'll be able to post a monthly progress

Before i start "this pic was in may 2010"
but i actually start getting back to workout from June


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23-Aug-2010




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10-Sep-2010





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sorry,. i didn't know there is a max of 5 pics per post,. the rest of the pics/post is in the following replies

[Anubi555]

11-0ct-2010





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16-Oct-2010



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[Anubi555]

8-Nov-2010

stats b4:
height:170
weight:82kg

now:
weight:69kg

now, if i may ask for an estimate bf% as for now, as i am kinda hesitant on whether to continue cutting for another couple weeks or not,. i wish i am around 10% , that was my goal to acheive by my 30th Bday, which is in 2 days :-)

Another Question,. and is the most important,. I kinda made up my mind "thx to this forum great members suggestions", but i would like to hear/read what you guys think, if i should do a 12 weeks cycle, of just Test. en., and this BTW would be my 1st one, my goal is to gain some mass, keeping "if not reducing" the current BF%, I'm kinda scared to naturally bulk, and start gain BF again, even slightly,. that would be a huge disappointment.
thx very much in advance
any critic is so much welcome

[Dont wanna be old]

Dam good work ! Look great .
I can't estimate BF .

[Anubi555]

Dam good work ! Look great .
I can't estimate BF .

thx
and why not? lack of pics?there r couple back shots, if that would help

[gbrice75]

You already know how I feel..... fvcking PHENOMENAL job!

[Anubi555]

thx gbrice
and i so much appreciate your support along the way

[Madman Magraa]

that is absolutely f**king amazing !!! one of the best progress threads yet , hard work and determination has payed off, im no expert but i would say you could well be under 10% !!! keep up the good work ...

M.MAGRAA

[mesonerz]

WOW. That is awesome for a short amount of time.

[Anubi555]

Madman Magraa, mesonerz, thank you guys very much, encouragement like this really helps keeping things in track

[boz]

Wow man really top job u have done with yaself, should be proud keep it up

[FireGuy]

Well done, very well done!

[Matt]

Incredible transformation, great work...

[Anubi555]

thank you all very much, seeing my b4 and after pics, i already feel at the top of the world, but such kind, encourage words, makes me even happier, and more determine to get better.
I would be so thankful if you guys could chime in, and give me ur opinion about the Questions I asked, about the BF%, and to cycle now or not, as to build some mass, and keep the BF% if not improving it.
another thing, would be sooo awesome, if some one could suggest what to do with the loose skin i have at the lower ab area, and lower chest, really bothers me,. dunno what to do about it, i don't think there is much fat left there, but just the skin is not THAT tight as i would hope

[gbrice75]

thank you all very much, seeing my b4 and after pics, i already feel at the top of the world, but such kind, encourage words, makes me even happier, and more determine to get better.
I would be so thankful if you guys could chime in, and give me ur opinion about the Questions I asked, about the BF%, and to cycle now or not, as to build some mass, and keep the BF% if not improving it.
another thing, would be sooo awesome, if some one could suggest what to do with the loose skin i have at the lower ab area, and lower chest, really bothers me,. dunno what to do about it, i don't think there is much fat left there, but just the skin is not THAT tight as i would hope

Like I told you before bro, surgery is really your only immediate option. In the meantime, you can work on building that area so muscle fills out the skin somewhat, the way the fat used to.

[weknowbobbito]

good job. keep it up

[t-gunz]

FVCK thats impressive.

can you post your diet and cardio program if you dont mind.

[gbrice75]

FVCK thats impressive.

can you post your diet and cardio program if you dont mind.

x2. Also if you don't mind, post up all supplements etc. you were taking.

[t-gunz]

x2. Also if you don't mind, post up all supplements etc. you were taking.

ah yes. supplements totally forgot.

think me and gb and little jealous. since we are cutting also. and you didnt take that long at all to drop the fat.

[tbody66]

This is an absolutely incredible transformation, at your age and natural. I could not be any happier than even you about this. I'd like to see the workout program. I think a 12 week cycle would be fine, I'd add deca, or even a deca only cycle, but hey, I'm just a huge deca fan, you keep almost all of what you gain from deca, stays in your system longer, more mild, etc... etc...

[Anubi555]

FVCK thats impressive.

can you post your diet and cardio program if you dont mind.

thank you bro, the diet program for the last 8-10 weeks was as outlined here,."and again thx to gbrice"
though after couple of weeks didn't see as a desired change,. i gradually reduced the carbs further "was only 1/2C oats with my Post workout whey, and the carbs from fruits and viggies during the whole day, couple tsp of sugar, and almost a litre of skimmed milk for my daily needs of coffee", i don't think i exceeded 100-150g carbs/day, protein/fats macros stayed the same, not so often i hit 2k kcal/day, usually around 1700.

cardio: running EVERY AM for 40 min on an empty stomach, last 4 weeks, upped to 60mins after my morning coffee/whey "shake", for 10kilometers daily, and i think that was the major factor, i didn't miss a day even thro some minor injuries,

Resistant training:
1st 4 weeks: 3days on, one day off, chest/Tri/upper abs,..delt/legs,...back/bi/lower abs,.. around 30sets in 60 minutes
2nd 4 weeks: i felt my leg was lacking soo much" i think cuz too much cardio" so i changed it to: 3 days on, one day off, chest/back,.. legs/abs,..delt/arm,. worked best for me

i think i gained some good LBM on the last 8 weeks, i didn't accurately measured the BF "only the lame electronic scale", but on the scale,. i lost only 3-4kg " a lil over 6lb" in total body weight, went from 72kg to around 69kg now, but i feel i lost a lil bit over 6lb of fats.

hope this helps,.would be glad to answer any further Q's.

[F-Genetics]

I would have to say amazing job man..It is not easy at our age to decide to undertake something like this. I am 33 and lost 42 lbs in just about 4 months. From what I can see in the pics without seeing a back shot, I would say you are deifinitely under 11% probably even closer to 10% maybe less. Most gyms that stay open "24 hours" will do BF% with no charge. Just an idea. Keep up the good work man.
Just so you have an idea. My first cycle I will do in January and I already have my gear , but it is going to be 400mg/wk Sustanon 300 (Test) pin 2x's week. first 3-4 weeks kicked off w/Dbol 30-40 mg a day. That is to kickstart the gains right away, then taper off the dbol by week 4 at the point the Test has kicked in. I would only run Test on your first cycle to see if you have an sides to it. Adding Deca you never know which drug might be causing what. I have deca, but after doing a lot of research I have decided to not run it on a first cycle.
Hope that helps keep up the good work..
Don't ever look back..

[Anubi555]

ah yes. supplements totally forgot.

think me and gb and little jealous. since we are cutting also. and you didnt take that long at all to drop the fat.

my list of supplements isn't really huge
1- 1.5 scoops of whey post workout "only on weight training day",. and may be another shake if i had to replace a meal during the day, none on the off day.
2- occasionally 1-2 scoops of Jack3d 20 minutes b4 workout, if i felt there is a lil bit of energy needed.

yourself and gbrice, are very knowledgeable, i know you guys can do much better than newer ppl in the sport like myself,. if i am in a position to give an advise, don't underestimate the power of cardio, its your bestest friend, i burn almost 800kcal/day just running,. oh,. and the concept of cheat meal/day is outta window for me, the most Ice cream i can consume in one sitting EO week is the only cheating i can remember doing

[Anubi555]

This is an absolutely incredible transformation, at your age and natural. I could not be any happier than even you about this. I'd like to see the workout program. I think a 12 week cycle would be fine, I'd add deca, or even a deca only cycle, but hey, I'm just a huge deca fan, you keep almost all of what you gain from deca, stays in your system longer, more mild, etc... etc...

thank you very much for the encouragement, and thx again for being the 1st to gimme a cycle advise
for my 1st cycle "if i attempt doing it soon", i don't think i'd use anything beside just a form of T, "en. or cyb", may b second cycle,. i'd add deca,.. but Deca alone my friend?!,. i dunno,. i just think its a bad bad idea!!
from what i read here, beside determination of the cuz of possible side effect,. i believe only test is what i need right now,. i am not looking for a kickstart "specially if bloating is in the equation", so no orals for me now,.. i am not looking for big/fast gain either,. thats why i excluded Deca outta my thinking for now,. i can feel that my body "just starving" to add some mass,. thinking of cycling now is just to "enhance" the quality/type of such weight i know i will be adding

[Anubi555]

I would have to say amazing job man..It is not easy at our age to decide to undertake something like this. I am 33 and lost 42 lbs in just about 4 months. From what I can see in the pics without seeing a back shot, I would say you are deifinitely under 11% probably even closer to 10% maybe less. Most gyms that stay open "24 hours" will do BF% with no charge. Just an idea. Keep up the good work man.
Just so you have an idea. My first cycle I will do in January and I already have my gear , but it is going to be 400mg/wk Sustanon 300 (Test) pin 2x's week. first 3-4 weeks kicked off w/Dbol 30-40 mg a day. That is to kickstart the gains right away, then taper off the dbol by week 4 at the point the Test has kicked in. I would only run Test on your first cycle to see if you have an sides to it. Adding Deca you never know which drug might be causing what. I have deca, but after doing a lot of research I have decided to not run it on a first cycle.
Hope that helps keep up the good work..
Don't ever look back..

thank you bro,.and congratulation on losing such an amazing amount in such a short period
good luck with your cycle,.and i think excluding deca for now is a wise decision

[tbody66]

thank you very much for the encouragement, and thx again for being the 1st to gimme a cycle advise
for my 1st cycle "if i attempt doing it soon", i don't think i'd use anything beside just a form of T, "en. or cyb", may b second cycle,. i'd add deca,.. but Deca alone my friend?!,. i dunno,. i just think its a bad bad idea!!
from what i read here, beside determination of the cuz of possible side effect,. i believe only test is what i need right now,. i am not looking for a kickstart "specially if bloating is in the equation",. i am not looking for big/fast gain either,. thats why i excluded Deca outta my thinking for now,. i can feel that my body "just starving" to add some mass,. thinking of cycling now is just to "enhance" the quality/type of such weight i know i will be adding

I appreciate all of the information people provide, for me personally I ran deca, by itself, as my very first cycle, had great gains, no side effects and kept all of the gains after I got off, as long as I stayed in the gym. I'm 44 years old and it is the only thing that makes my joints feel like they only can when on deca, it stays in your system and just stacks and stacks and stacks and the benefits just keep on giving. My personal experience only, individuals vary. I also have nothing bad to say about running test by itself, I personally prefer cypionate do enanthate, but have known people to alternate these and go straight from one cycle to another. You will be very pleased with your results, IMO, be sure to have your PCT in place though.

If I would recommend something other then that I absolutely agree with your legs lacking and would suggest some mass building attention there, especially when you cycle.

[Anubi555]

I agree that ppl vary,. thats another reason i thought to go slower on stacking things together, to just experience how my body reacts against different compounds.
about the legs,. i think when i start "bulking", which is in my understanding to my situation its just more like stop cutting actually,. i am planning to lower my cardio instead of 60min/day to 40 or even 30,. i think the daily cardio is the reason my leg is lacking, yeah,. its getting more defined, much stronger,. i even start seeing some veins popping up there clearly,. but not actual size,. with assigning a day for only legs for the last 4 weeks,. i can say i've seen huge improvement, hopefully when supplying my body with some carbs i would see some dramatic change.
my leg workout is as follow:
6 sets of leg extensions,. couple of them is worming up
4 sets squad*10,. recently i could reach over 170kg on the last set
6 sets*10 hack
4*10 leg press
4*10 ham laying curls
4*10 seated calf
does it look good?
i some time think its kinda too much,. but i kept upping it,. as when i start with less intense workout,. i couldn't actually feel a thing,.u know those pretty pumps?leg fatigue? after a good leg work out?",. it seems i never get this anymore no matter how intense, or heavy i left!!

[Sicko]

This is an absolutely incredible transformation, at your age and natural. I could not be any happier than even you about this. I'd like to see the workout program. I think a 12 week cycle would be fine, I'd add deca, or even a deca only cycle, but hey, I'm just a huge deca fan, you keep almost all of what you gain from deca, stays in your system longer, more mild, etc... etc...

IMO that is terrible advice to give OP for their first cycle...Do you really run Deca with no Tes???

My bad Anubi555, forgot to congradulate you on your mind blowing transformation...Mad props bro!!!!

[Anubi555]

IMO that is terrible advice to give OP for their first cycle...Do you really run Deca with no Tes???

My bad Anubi555, forgot to congradulate you on your mind blowing transformation...Mad props bro!!!!

thank you bro very much.
i did some homework, and i know myself that deca alone is big No No,"see my quoted reply to tbody below",...but tbody was nice enough to contribute a piece of advise, based on his experience and what worked for him, it would be rude from my side i guess to question/judge an advise that i asked for in the first place,. but I thank you for doing so, for others who might following the thread.
BTW,.what does OP stand for?

for my 1st cycle "if i attempt doing it soon", i don't think i'd use anything beside just a form of T, "en. or cyb", may b second cycle,. i'd add deca,.. but Deca alone my friend?!,. i dunno,. i just think its a bad bad idea!!

[gbrice75]

yourself and gbrice, are very knowledgeable, i know you guys can do much better than newer ppl in the sport like myself,. if i am in a position to give an advise, don't underestimate the power of cardio, its your bestest friend, i burn almost 800kcal/day just running,. oh,. and the concept of cheat meal/day is outta window for me, the most Ice cream i can consume in one sitting EO week is the only cheating i can remember doing

Definitely bro. I started am fasted cardio (1 hour) 4x a week a couple weeks ago, hoping it makes a big difference. Before that, I was half-assing 20-25 mins after my workout, for which I was eating a pre-workout meal. So in terms of fat loss, this MUST be a better option. If it doesn't make a difference, i'm slitting my throat...

[Sicko]

thank you bro very much.
i did some homework, and i know myself that deca alone is big No No,"see my quoted reply to tbody below",...but tbody was nice enough to contribute a piece of advise, based on his experience and what worked for him, it would be rude from my side i guess to question/judge an advise that i asked for in the first place,. but I thank you for doing so, for others who might following the thread.
BTW,.what does OP stand for?

Other person

[gbrice75]

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Other person

Uh no - Original Post(er)

[t-gunz]

Definitely bro. I started am fasted cardio (1 hour) 4x a week a couple weeks ago, hoping it makes a big difference. Before that, I was half-assing 20-25 mins after my workout, for which I was eating a pre-workout meal. So in terms of fat loss, this MUST be a better option. If it doesn't make a difference, i'm slitting my throat...

i have been doing AM fasted cardio too min 4 days a week. too soon to tell. but should notice it hopefully soon.

if not ill be slitting my throat too lol

[gonnagetmebigger]

wow, this thread is AMAZING. great job man. your am cardio, would that be continuous steady state or intervals, what kind of intensity would it be at? this is the best thread ive read on here. great great job.

[Brewster]

OP- Origional poster

and OP
Great work man..

you went from looking like an out of shape 50 year old to a 30 year old in shape person.
I mean that as a bbig compliment

[Sicko]

Uh no - Original Post(er)

oops,,my bad...

[bruary17]

your a inspiration...absolutely incredible results...skin is paper thin in you last shots....you just inspired me to eat a salad.

[baseline_9]

Gr8 work m8

Seriously amazing in tht time frame

Just dont take the AAS advise on offer LOL

[Public Enemy]

MIND BLOWING. Awesome job.

[bigbear411]

This is absolutely amazing! I hope you don't mind but I am going to steal your diet and workout routine, Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work!