Progress pics thread

[kmay]

Originally Posted by Rapta

So from 2011 to 2012 somewhere in that time frame you got a tattoo on your arm?

the shade

[Arch0wl]

this is after my cut ended and I just woke up feeling about as not sexy as a person can feel

had to apply a lot of instagram filters to compensate



I'm currently two weeks into a 22-week bulk, so we'll see how this goes.

[kmay]

you look much better than the general populous arch don't get yourself down

[Arch0wl]

yeah the cut itself made me depressed. I lost something like 35lb, which is massive for a cut, but most of it was fat I shouldn't have gained in the first place. this wasn't simply due to overeating -- a lot of it is stuff I can't discuss on here. but regardless, that's 3-4 months of zero progress on my lifts.

anyway, I'm back to where I was strength wise before starting the cut, so now I feel a lot better now that I'm making progress on my lifts again.

[kmay]

how long was the cut that you lost so much weight?

[Arch0wl]

started in late october, ended in mid february. so about three and a half months.

[kmay]

jesus christ!! ugh i just need to buckle down and start cutting.

[Arch0wl]

here is the before photo, I think I was just shy of 200lb:



lowest I got was 166, so it's actually about 33lb, but whatever.

[Kraezymann]

You oughta keep that beard

[Arch0wl]

I have mixed opinions on it. my gf loves it, but on the other hand, I wouldn't fuck me, whereas previously if I had managed to clone me I would absolutely fuck me.

[Arch0wl]

oh yeah I completely forgot about that fucking injury I had which slowed down the speed I was able to cut. it took something like 1.5 months before I stopped noticing any pain in my shoulder.

could have made that progress in much faster time otherwise. moral of the story is don't get into awkward positions when you arm wrestle your friend at Oktoberfest.

[Arch0wl]

you look fine, don't worry

your progress is extremely noticeable but oh man you have the former fat guy love handles

PRO TIP FROM EXPERIENCE do not do what I did and cut forever to try to get rid of them. I wasted 6 months on that shit, 6 months I could have spent adding 6lb of muscle. you will not get rid of them. until you are deadlifting 405 for reps (which will make your obliques pop out), don't even think about getting rid of them for good. just settle on minimizing them to a decent level. work on your lats and shoulders and chest, in that order. seriously, get the launch codes, get the runway signal, spread your lats and fly away.

trust me dude it's gonna be a rough ride but you'll make it. we're all gonna make it.

[Reach]

Nice progress!

Damn, huge difference.

I'd drop a bit more and then start building some muscle.

[Arch0wl]

170 is reasonable yeah

[kmay]

wow marcus very impressive. i wish i had your will power with the diet.

also very impressed with the confidence you had to post your progress. i'm way to shy.

[Arch0wl]

sexiest chris photo to date, no homo

well

some homo

[SCWolf]

Just a quick arm progress and leanness update

[Shouka]

Your forearm looks massive in that picture

[Reincarnate]

jesus christ

[Starlight562]

Very inspiring, glad this thread was bumped tonight. :)

I'm too shy and embarrassed but I've been dieting for the past couple of months and have made fairly decent progress (I promise I'm not a whale, I just was not happy with my body).

Maybe when I reach my goal I'll talk more about it, haha.

Good job to everyone in this thread. :)