To gain muscle in bodybuilding is called “bulking”. Bulking is the process of gaining muscle  while minimizing fat gain. To bulk you need to follow these 3 golden rules: 1.) Eat at a calorie excess. To gain weight you have to eat more calories then you consume. You should eat enough calories to gain 2-3 [...]

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To lose fat in bodybuilding is called “cutting”. Cutting is the process of losing body fat without losing muscle. To cut properly you need to follow these 3 golden rules: 1.) Eat at a calorie deficit. To lose weight you have to burn more calories then you consume. A 500 calorie deficit daily (your maintenance [...]

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Progress Pictures

Well its no doubt I have 4 abs showing up; however, if I’m gonna get 6 pack abs are gonna have to start bulking.

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Progress Pictures Tomorrow

Progress pictures will be posted tomorrow….one more week of cutting.

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Swole…

Just got back from the gym and really hit the abs hard and introduced a new chest exercise. I also used a wider stance on my squats and noticed a dramatic improvement. Today was just a awesome day, got off of work early. Today has just been great Workout Squats- 135×3, 155×3, 185×10, 225×3 DB [...]

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May 13, 2010

Today’s diet was Morning- Ham, Green Pepper, Cheese Omlette, Bacon, Nutrigran bar Lunch- Tortilla wrap with ham and cheese. Dinner- Protein shake with 2 scoops of whey protein isolate. 9 more days for abs was my goal. Here’s for now:

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Strength still holding up

Throughout this long and hard cut my strength is still the same as when I started. This is really good news because it is a indicator that I have saved most of my muscle mass during a catabolic state. Today workout: Dead lift: 135×3, 185×3, 225×2, 265×3, 265×3, 265×3 Decline Bench Press: 135×10, 145×8, 155×6 [...]

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May 10, 2010

I wanna say my carb up yesterday was succesful. Today I felt pretty lean despite holding a little bloat. Tomorrow I should be at my leanest because my bloat will be gone and I will lose any fat that I might have gained yesterday on my carb up. Any fat I did gain yesterday was [...]

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Carbed up

Wasn’t planning on doing a refeed for the duration of this diet; however, I think it has many benefits that I cannot ignore. I had over 500 carbohydrates today and totaled around 3500-4000 calories. By doing this I am restoring glycogen in my muscles and restoring a hormone called Leptin. Leptin is a hormone that [...]

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May 7, 2010

Good workout today Squats-  135×5, 185×5, 205×4 Barbell Rows- 105×8, 105×8, 105×9 Barbell Shrugs- 135×10, 185×10, 225×10, 185×10 Lots of Core Work- Weighted Crunches, Oblique Turns Bench Press- 155 pounds for 10 reps, set of 15 inclined push ups

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