how long did it take you to cut?

how long did it take you to cut?

what weight did you bulk to and then cut down to and how long did it take you? include how long you had been working out if you can remember and pictures if you can ibthreadfailure

Well lets see.. It took me about 20 years to bulk up to my high of 255lbs (at 5'6.5) and I have been cutting since August 27th 04. Today I weighed in at 190 and change. On a serious note.. What are your goals? You bulking now? My original goal weight was 180 but as it stands a mere 10lbs off isn't going to get me looking how I want to. It looks like 165 or so it going to be about right for me, to atleast maintain for a few months, and then I want to bulk back up to like 180 or so come fall and then do another cut sometime after that.

Paintballny Well lets see.. It took me about 20 years to bulk up to my high of 255lbs (at 5'6.5) and I have been cutting since August 27th 04. Today I weighed in at 190 and change. On a serious note.. What are your goals? You bulking now? My original goal weight was 180 but as it stands a mere 10lbs off isn't going to get me looking how I want to. It looks like 165 or so it going to be about right for me, to atleast maintain for a few months, and then I want to bulk back up to like 180 or so come fall and then do another cut sometime after that. gilgamesh convinced me to start bulking yesterday. right now i'm 6'1" 180 and i want to put on more LBM.

yep you definitely need to bulk more

gotsta bulk i've been working out almost 2 years and i've never really had to bulk, i just eat a little more than normal and i get decent gains with getting just a little chub around my stomach. but i've never really cut down to shredded, but it would probably take me about 10 weeks to cut down to like 8% or so

200 -> around 175-185. Cutting take a long time for me as well due to my cheat days and no will power =p

235 - > 185ish = 3 months 200ish -> 150 = 3.5 months (5 weeks + change = psmf) I decided just 10 minutes ago, FUCK DIETING. No more of that shit. I am going to eat maintenance for 3 weeks and start lifting hard. If I kept dieting until I get to the perfect body fat percentage, I am going to be fucking sickly thin. Plus I am not going to be able to eat any food which is going to make me miserable as fuck. I thought the purpose of working out was to feel good. Just thought I'd share. I'm happy I decided to finish my life long cut.

about 4 months for me. went from 218 to 193 looking to be about 185 next month or so

265--> 220 roughly 4 months if i make 220 by may

235--> 200 i think about 4 months then bulk 200-->250 (dec to begining of april) now dieting

246 12% to 212-215 4% 16-17 weeks

PurEvl 246 12% to 212-215 4% 16-17 weeks

PurEvl 246 12% to 212-215 4% 16-17 weeks

245-219 from Feb 1 to yesterday.

how long did it take you to cut?

Designer Whey...with GlycerLEAN?

Designer Whey...with GlycerLEAN?

I'm fixing to buy some more choc. designer whey and just wondering if the new Designer Whey that has this GlycerLEAN is worth the extra $22. I'm thinking no. (http://www.bulknutrition.com/?products_id=223)

omg no.. not that the regular kind is worth buying either

lol. Should I just get ON whey then? It worth buying?

senorfrog97 lol. Should I just get ON whey then? It worth buying? i dunno, but i personally think designer chocolate tastes WAY better than ON chocolate, so i'd stick with the designer if you care about that.

Yeah I like the designer choclate. Thanks for the advice.

Designer Whey...with GlycerLEAN?

Is the protein in Peanut Butter good for before bed?

Is the protein in Peanut Butter good for before bed?

Is the protein in peanut butter the slow absorbing or fast absorbing kind? I hate eating cottage cheese so im looking for an alternative protein to eat before bed.

make sure u get the peanut butter with the (icantthinkofitrightnow) with the liquid on top

Mike McShit natural peanut butter I figured that goes without saying now. thats right

i take regualr old peanut butter, 1 tbsp with a shake

I like to drink the oil off of the peanut butter. Then I throw it away.

Hip Hippo I like to drink the oil off of the peanut butter. Then I throw it away. i wipe it over my body before the bb competition

blue-streak i wipe it over my body before the bb competition

Is the protein in Peanut Butter good for before bed?

Question about avatars...

Question about avatars...

Sorry that I have to ask this in here, but some of you guys have pretty big avs, and whenever I try to upload an av of normal size it says that it's either too big pixel wise (bigger than 150k x 150k) or bigger than 10k in total size. Is there a way to make an av normal size and still fit the guidelines for uploading?

save as high quality in photoshop, close photoshop open same image in pbrush.exe (mspaint)...resave file voila

mike save as high quality in photoshop, close photoshop open same image in pbrush.exe (mspaint)...resave file voila Will try now...

I save it as a jpeg so the file size is smaller.

yay! Thanks mike.. and everyone else for contributing.

Ilyusha yay! Thanks mike.. and everyone else for contributing.

christophers i use photoshop and do save for web it makes stuff pretty small in file size his way is easier

mspaint only saves a small file size because its default quality is set to craptacular. In PS, jpegs have a quality from 0 to 10. Mspaint's setting is equal to PS's 0/10.

download image resizer for xp power toys. Right click phot and custom size it all you want

christophers i use photoshop and do save for web it makes stuff pretty small in file size teh werd

Question about avatars...

Running

Running

How much running is too much per week on generally 2-4miles per run? 5 times a week? 3 times? Reasons too plz.

Grandpa Seems like anything over 120 miles a week is excessive. yeah, but running 17 miles a day should be all right

disblohs yeah, but running 17 miles a day should be all right How about 42?

Running

Is this bogus???

Is this bogus???

Total: 2747 Basal: 1665 61% Lifestyle: 1082 39% Activities: 0 0% its from fitday...it says i've already burnt 2747 cals today?? I don't think thats very accurate at all. I usually only eat around 2K-2,500 cals a day...so i should always be in a defecit and skinny...but i'm not. I don't get it.

christophers??? anoyone???

christophers paying attention to what calculators tell you you are expending per day is pretty stupid, they will never be accurate Calculators can be a good start point, but are never the end all be all. The only way to determine what you burn in a day is to actually monitor your intake and your weight loss/gain.

christophers paying attention to what calculators tell you you are expending per day is pretty stupid, they will never be accurate so how can i calcualte how many calories i'm expending every day so that i can keep track of wether or not i'm in a deficit?

ACURA TL-S Calculators can be a good start point, but are never the end all be all. The only way to determine what you burn in a day is to actually monitor your intake and your weight loss/gain. ah, i see. welli guess i'll stick with my planed cals for a week and go from there.

christophers you eat the same amount of calories for a week or two and if theres no weight loss you are not in a deficit, thus you lower it. ok thanks for answering my stupid noob question

Is this bogus???

Is it ok to run when my legs are still sore?

Is it ok to run when my legs are still sore?

I just started running yesterday to start cutting and lowering my body fat % so my legs are rather sore. Is it ok to run today again? Or should I wait for them to recover before i run again?

RLiu818 I just started running yesterday to start cutting and lowering my body fat % so my legs are rather sore. Is it ok to run today again? Or should I wait for them to recover before i run again? yes

Yes, it's okay. You will only be sore for the first .25-.5 mile.

go for it, it's gonna hurt like a bitch tomorrow though

Yes, infact, it will probably help with the soreness. Just don't over do it.

i was so sore one time i almost fell off the treadmill a few times, but that was just in the first 5 minutes into it

Is it ok to run when my legs are still sore?