**slfmade's 20 week lean bulk/cutting log**

[slfmade]

i think you look like you lost some fat. good job keep it up

Thanks...I think so too. The widest part of my waist dropped 1/2 an inch. The biggest difference I see is in my chest; specifically my upper chest. It also seems like my arms have a tiny bit more definition. I wish I could see more mass gains and it's tempting to wanta jump on my first cycle, but I know I have so much more room to improve first so I'm gonna stick with it. I guess 5 lbs in 2 weeks with a small drop in bodyfat isn't so bad.

You can definitely see a difference in my legs...this is where I carry the most mass. However, my legs are bigfoot hairy and I don't want to shave them more than once so I'm saving those pics for the end of this log.

[tbody66]

I'll give that shot; however, I experimented with a few things tonight and found a winner. Before I was dropping the bar to the top of my forehead. Standby suggested to move the bar back a little further so I gave that a shot and it worked great. To better explain it, I brought the bar to about the center of my scalp (center of top of the head). I think by doing this it dropped by elbows (which I keep stationary) back a few inches as well, and this contracted my tri's much better. Does that make sense?

I'll definitely give the reverse grip a shot as well - Maybe wear wrist straps just incase LOL.

Makes perfect sense, glad you found your groove.

Workout #6 done - 18 to go.

Went up 20lbs on squat tonight. I wasn't going to go up in weight until next week, but I wanted to see how it felt on the first set. It felt horrible in a really good way so I kept with it for sets 2 and 3.

I've got fasted cardio in the morning and then Sunday I'll get a much needed Break. Pics and measurements will be updated on Monday.

P.S. Tonight at the gym I saw a PT having a girl do something like a SLDL meets squat. She had 135lbs on her shoulders like she was going to do squat, legs straight, and then bent over with the bar on her shoulders like she was doing a SLDL. I'm no personal trainer, but this seemed like a VERY bad idea to me. I don't know wtf kinda exercise this was.

Good job on the workout, the exercise the PT had the girl doing are called "good mornings", they are a very effective exercise as well for the hamstrings but require very strict form and absolutely keeping the abs tight and the core stable, sounds like a lot of weight for anyone to be doing them with, was the girl massive?

Thanks...I think so too. The widest part of my waist dropped 1/2 an inch. The biggest difference I see is in my chest; specifically my upper chest. It also seems like my arms have a tiny bit more definition. I wish I could see more mass gains and it's tempting to wanta jump on my first cycle, but I know I have so much more room to improve first so I'm gonna stick with it. I guess 5 lbs in 2 weeks with a small drop in bodyfat isn't so bad.

You can definitely see a difference in my legs...this is where I carry the most mass. However, my legs are bigfoot hairy and I don't want to shave them more than once so I'm saving those pics for the end of this log.

Heavier with obviously lower bodyfat, win-win! Great job.

[slfmade]

Makes perfect sense, glad you found your groove.

Me too!

Good job on the workout, the exercise the PT had the girl doing are called "good mornings", they are a very effective exercise as well for the hamstrings but require very strict form and absolutely keeping the abs tight and the core stable, sounds like a lot of weight for anyone to be doing them with, was the girl massive?

She wasn't that big at all...maybe 5'3 110 lbs at the most. I looked at "Good Mornings" on youtube and it was similar to this, but her legs were more in mid squat position. It looked like a squat with the worst form ever! Like she was squatting half way with her legs and then the "Good Morning". Either way, I doubt you'll ever see me doing these....It seems like an injury just waiting to happen!


Heavier with obviously lower bodyfat, win-win! Great job.

Thank You...this makes me feel better. I felt like my gains should've been more for some reason and I was a little bummed out about it. I am getting happier about the way I look though. Based off of what I can see now...My ideal outcome would be to Add enough muscle that I look just a little bigger than I am now and keep that size while reducing BF by 5% or more during my cut.

What scares me is that I feel like even if I put on more weight over the next 6 weeks that by the time I get to say 10% bodyfat during my cut...I'm going to look tiny. Take my pecs for instance...they're looking better, but what happens when I drop more fat???

I guess we'll see..

^^^See Bolds