Check out my fat ass

[soulstealer]

233.5! What tha!? Good job. Glad you got that deal on the food, that is awesome. Sounds, and looks from your pics that you're doing a nice job of cutting. I'm impressed because you also have nice size to go with it. Anyone can be cut. But not everyone can be big and cut, which is exactly what you're gonna be soulstealer. Shit, I even like your name LOL. Good luck!

Thanks for the encouragement bro I really do appreciate it.... well today is the first day of the last week I've decided to end it on saturday... I'll be changing my diet slightly to carb deplete 35g of carbs on thursday/friday/saturday and then saturday night my last meal will be carbs from fruit sunday morning first 2 meals will have fruit as carbs and switch to russet potatoes for the rest of day.. the whole tim increasing my fluid intake slightly from 2 gallons a day where it is now to close to 3 and sunday night around 5pm.. I'm going to stop drinking water... I'll be taking pics all day saturday through monday night... and see how I look if someone with some experience would care to comment on my carbup plan I would appreciate it...

Oh and PS... sodium/potassium balance will not be messed with it will be a constant.... all the research I've done up till this point has suggested keep a stable and high sodium balance would be ideal... as my sodium content has been consistently moderate I will sustain its current level...

[soulstealer]

233lbs and holding.....

[soulstealer]

oh and caliper readings as of this morning

Abdominal 7mm
Chest 5mm
thigh 8mm
Suprailiac 3mm

according to the 3 point test this puts me in the low 5's but I think I'm right around 7

[Tbone1975]

Nice, impressive. I ran 4 miles today. I've ran 3 every day for close to 2 weeks. I think I'm gonna up it to 4. Running comes very easy to me. I was flyin' today, and it felt good! It makes cutting up fun. I must admit though, I can't wait to hit up a heavy bulker when all is said and done with this. I need to lose some more though, then I think everything will be good to go for a bulker. The running should ensure I don't over eat, it has up to this point. I''ll up to 5 if I have to. Anything beyond that becomes a pain in the a*s for me though. It's like, "Why not just alter something else in your routine like calories," if it comes to that point. So far everything has been nice though. Soul......sounds like you're doing super. Awesome job.

[soulstealer]

Nice, impressive. I ran 4 miles today. I've ran 3 every day for close to 2 weeks. I think I'm gonna up it to 4. Running comes very easy to me. I was flyin' today, and it felt good! It makes cutting up fun. I must admit though, I can't wait to hit up a heavy bulker when all is said and done with this. I need to lose some more though, then I think everything will be good to go for a bulker. The running should ensure I don't over eat, it has up to this point. I''ll up to 5 if I have to. Anything beyond that becomes a pain in the a*s for me though. It's like, "Why not just alter something else in your routine like calories," if it comes to that point. So far everything has been nice though. Soul......sounds like you're doing super. Awesome job.

thanks man.... good luck to you to bro I love bulking I cant wait I'm posting pics this saturday-monday as then taking a week off and bulking for 3 before coming off bumpin my test to 750mg EW

[FREAK]

lookin good bro

[soulstealer]

Here you go guys I pigged out last night just said I'm not competing lets roll pizza and chips and beer and some icecream was great anyway here are some quick crappy pics I took this morning weighing in at 237lbs and around 7% BF... my goal is to stay lean this time I'll be taking a week off after I do arms and abs tonight and coming back hitting the gym hard for 3 weeks of bulking....

[Bren]

i just went back and looked at the first page and wow. its been a while since i have looked at the beginning but now that my mind is refreshed it is totally amazing. you have made so much progress. keep up the good work man

[DSM4Life]

Here you go guys I pigged out last night just said I'm not competing lets roll pizza and chips and beer and some icecream was great anyway here are some quick crappy pics I took this morning weighing in at 237lbs and around 7% BF... my goal is to stay lean this time I'll be taking a week off after I do arms and abs tonight and coming back hitting the gym hard for 3 weeks of bulking....

Finally, you are doable

[naturalsux]

SS are you really 7% or you just going off caliper readings?

phil heath gets 6%, just to give you an idea of what that low of body fat looks like.

no disrespect to you, you ve done a great job but i would go lower.

[Stoneco|d]

nice man keep it up

[soulstealer]

SS are you really 7% or you just going off caliper readings?

phil heath gets 6%, just to give you an idea of what that low of body fat looks like.

no disrespect to you, you ve done a great job but i would go lower.

going off calipers as I said up top they give me a reading of 5.2 or somecrap but I was figuring closer to 7 with lose skin and holding some water... since I took off by diet/gym though I'm getting harder/tighter its nice...

[soulstealer]

Finally, you are doable

LOL.... um..thanks

[Tbone1975]

SS are you really 7% or you just going off caliper readings?

phil heath gets 6%, just to give you an idea of what that low of body fat looks like.

no disrespect to you, you ve done a great job but i would go lower.

Some of you guys want to see him take it down pretty low. I think he did a phenomenal job, especially from where he started from. I'm not exactly sure what I would do if I was Soul, but I might do something like this: bulk it up again, peaking out at a much lower bodyfat than before, then cut it down again to the low ranks. So far, and I know I haven't seen even close to everyones pics, but so far, Tank's brother, and G-Force look like they've touched upon some of the lower ranks of bodyfat, meaning 6 or lower. And by no means do I hold any of that sh*t sacred. I think if you want it, go after it. So far my diet has been cake. But...........I'm not to those ranks just yet. Runnin' in the hot florida sun makes life easy.

[soulstealer]

Some of you guys want to see him take it down pretty low. I think he did a phenomenal job, especially from where he started from. I'm not exactly sure what I would do if I was Soul, but I might do something like this: bulk it up again, peaking out at a much lower bodyfat than before, then cut it down again to the low ranks. So far, and I know I haven't seen even close to everyones pics, but so far, Tank's brother, and G-Force look like they've touched upon some of the lower ranks of bodyfat, meaning 6 or lower. And by no means do I hold any of that sh*t sacred. I think if you want it, go after it. So far my diet has been cake. But...........I'm not to those ranks just yet. Runnin' in the hot florida sun makes life easy.

you read my mind bro.... people fail to realize what looks good at 6'2" it takes a hell of alot of muscle.... to get that "big look" I am a very large guy as far as bone structure my arms over 18" (right arm 18.25 left 18 they were closing in on 19 before I started the diet) and they look tiny in those pics so I need to hold something like 250+ with <9% bodyfat before I'm goona look jacked... my weakest points right now being my chest/triceps so I'm going to dedicate the next year of my life trying to put on as much mass as humanly possible and bring up my weak points while keeping bodyfat below 15% and around next april or may start cutting down to single's again...

[RikuY]

The pic's are amazing. Great job! Keep up the good work, and keep up with the updates. I will keep looking into this thread to see your bulking progress. Your dedication is motivational...

[Tbone1975]

you read my mind bro.... people fail to realize what looks good at 6'2" it takes a hell of alot of muscle.... to get that "big look" I am a very large guy as far as bone structure my arms over 18" (right arm 18.25 left 18 they were closing in on 19 before I started the diet) and they look tiny in those pics so I need to hold something like 250+ with <9% bodyfat before I'm goona look jacked... my weakest points right now being my chest/triceps so I'm going to dedicate the next year of my life trying to put on as much mass as humanly possible and bring up my weak points while keeping bodyfat below 15% and around next april or may start cutting down to single's again...

That's awesome Soul...... Trust me bro, you DO look big at 6'2". I know what you mean by all that sh*t, but you do fall into the "big" category. You're hard on yourself. That's good IMO. Again, what you did was super! And, IMO, bf is not the be all and end all of it. There's a lot of guys out there ripped with no muscle. Dime a dozen. I was thinking, that since your not about to enter a comp at this point, (at least you didn't mention that), that you may want to hit a bulker, being that you just busted your ass for FOUR months! Then I was thinking, that you may choose to peak out at a lower body fat while bulking, and cruise right down to a real low bodyfat. Don't get me wrong man, you look lean as hell. And, I guess I hit it on the knob, for now anyways, unless you choose to alter your plans down the road. Awesome LOL. I'm doing very similar things. Again, great job, your thread's awesome bro.

[naturalsux]

That's awesome Soul...... Trust me bro, you DO look big at 6'2". I know what you mean by all that sh*t, but you do fall into the "big" category. You're hard on yourself. That's good IMO. Again, what you did was super! And, IMO, bf is not the be all and end all of it. There's a lot of guys out there ripped with no muscle. Dime a dozen. I was thinking, that since your not about to enter a comp at this point, (at least you didn't mention that), that you may want to hit a bulker, being that you just busted your ass for FOUR months! Then I was thinking, that you may choose to peak out at a lower body fat while bulking, and cruise right down to a real low bodyfat. Don't get me wrong man, you look lean as hell. And, I guess I hit it on the knob, for now anyways, unless you choose to alter your plans down the road. Awesome LOL. I'm doing very similar things. Again, great job, your thread's awesome bro.

no one said he looked small. i said he doesnt look 7%. he still did an awesome job. congrats again.

[soulstealer]

no one said he looked small. i said he doesnt look 7%. he still did an awesome job. congrats again.

Actually if you read my post a few up I said I looked small...

[guru]

good job

[soulstealer]

Figured I'd owe you guys an update...

Current cycle:
Test prop 725mg EW
Arimidex .4mg ED
T3 16.7mcg/t4 75mcg

Current diet:

Meal 1
1 cup oats
1 scoop whey
4 servings liquid egg whites
1 teaspoon coconut oil

Meal 2:
1 serving broccoli
8oz chicken breast
1/2 oz almonds

Meal 3:
Same as meal 2

Meal 4: (pre workout)
8 oz chicken breast
1 cup oats
1 serving raisins
1 serving blueberries

Meal 5: (intraworkout shake)
70g dextrose
2 scoops whey protein (50g protein 6g carbs 5g fat)

Meal 6: (PWO meal)
1 banana
1 can of tuna
1 teaspoon flax

Meal 7:
8 oz steak (london broil)
1 serving natty peanut butter
1/2 oz almonds

During the night snack
1 serving natty peanut butter

Macro's end up right around

P: 350g
C: 250g
F: 130g

3600 Calories

Dropped my cardio down to 5 30minute sessions PWO during the week

An attempt to stay lean and gain some mass before cycle end....

Current bodyweight 242lbs Bodyfat approx 8%

[BIG PAPI 08]

Lookin great man you came along way.

keep it up.

[wrj]

Soulstealer, what can I say? Way to go man!

Definitely an inspiration.

good stuff. I would probably look at upping the cardio to 30 mins. I have read that fat burning does not really start until glycogen stores are depleted, Some would theorize even during fasted cardio that it will take 10-20 mins of cardio to deplete glycogen enough for the body to turn to fat for fuel. 15 mins may help you with the cal defecit but probably wont take you into the fat burning zone.

I've read something to support what your saying here and it fits. Think it was in the health and fitness pullout of our local paper, either way, it mentioned that if you start your cardio at high intensity for 15min and then lower to just over the fat burning zone you'll see far greater results in terms of fat loss as it quickly burns the glycogen stores then moves right on to the fat while preventing muscle catabolism. The study quoted had compared this to standard fat burning zone cardio entire duration, high intensity cardio entire duration, and fat burning zone start then 15min high intensity at end and the aforementioned was the hands down winner.

Hell I might actually try it one of these days haha.

[soulstealer]

Lookin great man you came along way.

keep it up.

Thanks man appreciate the feedback...

[soulstealer]

Soulstealer, what can I say? Way to go man!

Definitely an inspiration.



I've read something to support what your saying here and it fits. Think it was in the health and fitness pullout of our local paper, either way, it mentioned that if you start your cardio at high intensity for 15min and then lower to just over the fat burning zone you'll see far greater results in terms of fat loss as it quickly burns the glycogen stores then moves right on to the fat while preventing muscle catabolism. The study quoted had compared this to standard fat burning zone cardio entire duration, high intensity cardio entire duration, and fat burning zone start then 15min high intensity at end and the aforementioned was the hands down winner.

Hell I might actually try it one of these days haha.

Hey thanks bro....

On a side not I did bicep and tricep shots recently and they were awesome!! I've got new sites bi's/tri's/quads/glutes/delts/traps(if I really need em weird shot) now I just need step up and try lats and calves I'm kinda scared as my first shots in my calves would be prop and that just doesnt seem like a good idea

[C_Bino]

I would def say keep dieting, its working well and once you nail diet better and add more cardio you'll come down. From your pigs I would say you are now about 11 or 12% bf.

I can write a better response later but my main suggestion is to keep dieting below 10%. I'm at about 6% now and have full abs and obliques with veins thru stomach etc. My avy is about what 10% looks like on quads.

[soulstealer]

I would def say keep dieting, its working well and once you nail diet better and add more cardio you'll come down. From your pigs I would say you are now about 11 or 12% bf.

I can write a better response later but my main suggestion is to keep dieting below 10%. I'm at about 6% now and have full abs and obliques with veins thru stomach etc. My avy is about what 10% looks like on quads.

See and thats where its strange, my caliper readings are stupid low but I dont look like I should I do want to mention though since coming off of my diet and starting to bulk a little my legs and abs are coming in almost as if my skin is tightening even have the veins which become very prominent on my inner thight like a spiderweb after squats, which I think might be the reason as I lost so much weight so fast my skins playing catchup

[C_Bino]

See and thats where its strange, my caliper readings are stupid low but I dont look like I should I do want to mention though since coming off of my diet and starting to bulk a little my legs and abs are coming in almost as if my skin is tightening even have the veins which become very prominent on my inner thight like a spiderweb after squats, which I think might be the reason as I lost so much weight so fast my skins playing catchup

Ya you are filling all your glycogen up again and will become vascular but it wont decrease actual bodyfat. It's like when competitive bodybuilders load up on sugars and fats the morning of the show. Just filling out thas why.

But ya if you started to bulk again thas cool cuz next time you cut you will get even lower and then lower again the tiem after etc. But try to get below 10% next time. That would be great for your body to bulk after as well.

Hopefully this time you kinda learned what foods you react to, what gives you more energy, what bloats you etc.

[soulstealer]

Ya you are filling all your glycogen up again and will become vascular but it wont decrease actual bodyfat. It's like when competitive bodybuilders load up on sugars and fats the morning of the show. Just filling out thas why.

But ya if you started to bulk again thas cool cuz next time you cut you will get even lower and then lower again the tiem after etc. But try to get below 10% next time. That would be great for your body to bulk after as well.

Hopefully this time you kinda learned what foods you react to, what gives you more energy, what bloats you etc.

I'm well versed in the super saturation of glycogen stores but what I'm stating is aside from that it seems as if I'm losing bodyfat and subcutanious water/skin getting tighter... Here I just snapped these pictures they are exactly 2 weeks to the day I believe after the last ones... sorry for the bad lighting/mirror shots just literally just took em and my skin fold readings are:

Abdominal = 6
chest = 6
Quad = 7
suprailiac = 3

[soulstealer]

Ya you are filling all your glycogen up again and will become vascular but it wont decrease actual bodyfat. It's like when competitive bodybuilders load up on sugars and fats the morning of the show. Just filling out thas why.

But ya if you started to bulk again thas cool cuz next time you cut you will get even lower and then lower again the tiem after etc. But try to get below 10% next time. That would be great for your body to bulk after as well.

Hopefully this time you kinda learned what foods you react to, what gives you more energy, what bloats you etc.

Oh and as to what you mentioned in bold I found out my body reacts really well to a higher fat intake its amazing... store less fat gain lean muscle tissue the only time I really need carbs is during my workout

[0tolerance]

shiiiiiittt Phenominal progress you have made..
I BET the girlfriend is super happy now.

[pampama]

whoa you made a amazing progress in a very small time

[BIG PAPI 08]

dam SS ive been following this thread from the begining what seemed like forever ago, you have made some crazy progress.

good luck bulking up bro.

[burnin69]

Im pretty sure your atleast 10+% but WOW what great progress youve made. It takes some people years and years to make the change youve made. congrats my friend!!!

[bigt10]

SS are you really 7% or you just going off caliper readings?

phil heath gets 6%, just to give you an idea of what that low of body fat looks like.

no disrespect to you, you ve done a great job but i would go lower.

ya not 7 % but dude that was an awsome job.

I am not calling the kettle black, i made the same mistake and got to fat.

Lok at trey brewer case in point he just did shit at the NPC's he got to dam big and came in with less muscle then the xcalibur.

i think the dude resorted to DNP cause he couldnt drop it all and had some problems IMO and came in sloppy.

Sorry but phil heath is amazing.

IMO alot of body builder looks bad now now just to god dam big, ronnie, jay etc.

But heath this year brought an awsom elook.

what were his BF at the two shows you say 6 %?? the dude looks unreal.

I never want to be as big as ronnie but the way phil heath looked at that IronMan that gave me some new long term goals!

[bigt10]

I'm well versed in the super saturation of glycogen stores but what I'm stating is aside from that it seems as if I'm losing bodyfat and subcutanious water/skin getting tighter... Here I just snapped these pictures they are exactly 2 weeks to the day I believe after the last ones... sorry for the bad lighting/mirror shots just literally just took em and my skin fold readings are:

Abdominal = 6
chest = 6
Quad = 7
suprailiac = 3

dude dam i didnt even say this post, mad progress thats crazy.

what was the cycle you followed while doing this.

i think you should do a show but this time man you shouldnt get so big in the offseason no reason everyone gets bigger but you look really good in those pics.

[DSM4Life]

fat@$$

[Bren]

updates?

[Panzerfaust]

Damn good job buddy! I'm starting to get motivated myself.

[DSM4Life]

Soul u still fat and hairy ?