Rich's 'Getting near end of cutting' phase

[RichUK]

Hey all

Just decided on some progress pics. Unfortunately they're not the best, as the oldest 'before' pics I have are actually from the end of October. I have been cutting since mid-August so by October I'd already lost quite a bit of bodyfat. Still, it's been 1.5 months since I took my before pics, so I took some more last night to see if I'd made any further progress.

Even though there's not a massive difference, I have lost a few more pounds of fat. I think the most prominent fat loss areas are my stomach and chest. In the 'before' side picture, I was really sucking in my gut for some reason!! Also my chest looked a lot more 'conical' than it does now. The after side picture is just me standing normally without flexing - a marked improvement I think.

The two front pictures are also an improvement. I still have a little fat on my chest + abs I need to lose, but I'm planning on going back to bulking for a few months at the start of the New Year to add some quality LBM. Oh and I also need a tan - damn British weather

(And in case anyone is wondering, there's no back shot because I didn't take one 'before' for some strange reason).

So, before pics are me at 166lb, and after pics are me at 154lb. And I'm 6ft1 which is why I look soooo very thin at the minute!

[jay`]

hey Rich, dont take this the wrong way champ, its just my opinion from the pics that i can see....if i was you i would forget cutting, from my observations it looks as though you've lost some quite noticable lean mass whilst losing the fat. At 154lbs and 6'1 i see no reason to cut up, im around the 6' and about 183lbs and i am complaining how small i feel, if i dropped another 5lbs i would be pissed as about it...in saying all this however, im not sure on what your goals are and if you are achieving the look/health/fitness you are after then i say "well done!" from what i've experienced its easy to lose weight when you are lighter and harder when your heavier (it was hard when i was bigger, now i struggle to hold), just be careful about the lean mass loss.

[RichUK]

Hi Jay, thanks for the comments!

I'm planning to start bulking on New Year's Day - I totally agree with what you say. I started cutting back in August as my BF% had gone back over 20% again and I was feeling really bad about it. Most of the fat loss occurred before the end of October (which is when my 'before' pics were taken). In hindsight I should have really stopped there and then, and started maintenence then bulking about 2 months ago.

Not all wasted time though, I have lost some more fat since October and I'm quite happy with the way I look at the moment. Starting Jan 1st I'll be slowly upping my calories to add some good LBM back onto my frame and keep on doing that for 3-4 months!

[jay`]

i do commend you on the fat loss, its no easy task to do and takes alot of effort and discipline, congrats! and i wish you an enjoyable and rewarding bulking in the new year!

[Cort]

The before pics look better...just an observation, you may want to bulk more before you start cutting.

[Andrea]

Yal, it looks like you have lost weight. The before pic looks better. You look good either way though.

[RichUK]

Back on this site for the first time in months! Will have to get some update pics done. Long story short I went a bit off the rails just after Christmas, and watched my BF% go up to around 18%. After 6 weeks of hard training though it's back to 14%, plus I've added (or re-gained, depending on how you look at it) 12lb of muscle.

[RichUK]

OK new pics attached

Apologies for the crappy quality - I couldn't get any sort of decent lighting and only have a webcam at the minute so getting decent pics is kind of difficult.

Anyway, progress pics are after about 6 weeks training and I'm currently still bulking.