bodyfat estimation and critique please

[carteblanche08865]

Yea, you're right about the muscle burning. Throughout this process I just kept thinking that I just wasn't as big as I thought I was. When really I was burning some muscle along the way and kind of shrinking. Thanks for the replies.

Do most people have to be on gear to get into the lower levels without burning lbm?

[gbrice75]

Yea, you're right about the muscle burning. Throughout this process I just kept thinking that I just wasn't as big as I thought I was. When really I was burning some muscle along the way and kind of shrinking.

I'm going through this right now, and it's so effing painful. I hate seeing myself, I look so scrawny and emaciated.

[bigcwithane]

Wow. I was also in the same boat I was 16 and 236 lb lineman I dropped down to 170 and looked good but I had that extra skin on my stomach and chest. I hated it and I started way undereating to the point I dropped down to 140 and was a twig. Then I jumped back into bodybuilding eating and the fat skin came back when I hit 180. Pissed me off so now I'm just trying to cit it off but keep my calories up because I don't want to mess up again. Your pictures are inspireing to me tho once you slow add them cals back in a beef up you'll look real good. Keep it up bro

[carteblanche08865]

I appreciate all the positive comments guys. I have been lucky so far, it seems like the skin is tightening almost daily now, especially on my arms. It's been such a thorn in my side for the last couple years guys. Really messed with my head. It was bad enough to have stretch marks, but flab is killer to me. Anyway, I will let the skin keep tightening and yes I will add some mass after wards.

It's crazy that I've been dieting so long because I've never had a problem putting on muscle and I'm surprised that I resisted that for so long. It's just addicting to me to constantly see new cuts and veins all the time. Let alone new abs, who would have thought haha.

When I say that I lost muscle, I did, but I was never really all that big. I mean, my calves have been good for a while and my triceps but other than that maybe my traps were another strong point. I just think body fat hides a lot and most people don't know either how much they really have to lose or how big they aren't. Don't mean to bash anyone, but I found myself in both of these mindsets lately. I just didn't really want to use test during the cut and be tempted to gain weight when my appetite increased, you know?