adamdutton

well took another pic today progress has really slowed now, think iam going to up the cardio this week but also im going to do a week of higher carbs (as im getting really bored now) so hopefully will boost my metabolism again.

Inggasson

You've done a great job so far to bring your chest up, man. Your arms are looking a lot better too. Keep it up, man. If you hit a plateau, switch things around but keep at it with relentless intensity.

adamdutton

cheers, i havnt started the cardio yet at full intensity so i will beable to up that now and hopefully will start showing more improvements, i dont thionk i look as good in the pics as in real life but you can still see the change, still improving all be it slowly but i will get there. after watching the mr olympia last night i have now got a bit more inspiration to carry on. (even though i will never be like them)

joeyh1485

mate your chest is looking thick in that pic

i know wat you mean about the olimpia motivates me as well just makes me want to chew down some steak

adamdutton

right this week i have done a bit of a carb cycling week,up until now i have been keeping carbs to a miniumum through the week and having more at weekends but progress has slowed so thought i would change things around.
this is how my week has been so far

Monday medium day
carbs-140.5g fat-77.4g protein-160.8g

Tuesday low day
carbs-58g fat-58g protein-145.6g

wednesday high day
carbs-283.3g fat-84.5g protein-186.7g

thursday low day
carbs-44g fat-74g protein-167.8g

this is what i have through the day it does not include post and pre-workout meals

my fats have mainly been coming from nuts and eggs.

i trained back tonight and after i checked my progress in the mirror and it must be because i had a high carb day yesterday i look the best i have ever looked, i actually kind of resembled a body builder not just an average gym goer, iam well pleased.
i think i will stick to this carb cycling for a bit and see what happens.

adamdutton

well i weighed my self today and my weight has gone from 266 pounds to 229 pounds it has taken me 5 months to get to this, but iam looking the best i have ever looked, but still got a long way to go before iam where i want to be, i will probably end up cutting up untill christmas then will do a clean bulk for 5-6 months and cut again for 4 months and hope to compete.

Inggasson

That's a damned good job, to lose so much, man. Good on you! Keep it up!

adamdutton

cheers pal.
i bought some protein powder this weekend i havnt had any for about 6 months now, so i will see what difference that and the carb cycling does to me, today was a high day and am going to train chest and shoulders tonight followed by 30 mins cardio.
then hopefully get up early enough in morning to do an hour fasted cardio (medium paced walking).
i went to the ukbff north east yesterday and it has spurred me on even more to get ripped up.

adamdutton

well took another pic yesterday of the six pack in progress and must say its coming along now (slowly but surely)




ive upped the cardio a little bit now and am getting an exercise bike at weekend to make it easier for me so will be able to up it even more, im still not doing too much so still have a lot more to give before i reach my limit.

adamdutton

just a couple more full body shots of me today, been a high carb today so a bit bloated

adamdutton

well i dont look to have made any improvements in the past 2 weeks so i will have to really buckle down now and hit the cardio hard, should be getting the exercise bike either today or tomorrow so that will help alot, iam thinking about getting some fat burners now too just to hbelp a little.
bit dissapointed now.

adamdutton

i have upped the cardio now, i have my exercise bike so iam going to do some cardio 7 days a week now,
i did 45 mins steady pace and 20 mins hiit yesterday
today i did an hour steady pace on empty stomach on waking and have done 45 mins steady pace and 20 mins hiit tonight and just gopt back from a 20 min walk.
i did get some protein but iam going to cut right back on it now, since i got it io havnt lost any weight at all, personally i think all the articles and stuff saying you need 1.5g per pound of bodyweight is total bollocks i have no way near that and was loosing fat nice and steady but not loosing any muscle but since i upped my protein intake i have lost nothing,
i have been the same weight now and looked the same for 3 weeks and am starting to get ****ed off now.

Inggasson

3 weeks isn't long enough to judge anything, man. You have to give it atleast 6 to get a fair assessment.

kieren1234

Looks as thoigh its going pretty well mate so stick to it ans im sure you wll get what you want.

Quads look pretty good and have a really good solid base.

Keep going mate!!!!

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adamdutton

cheers guys, iam seeing slight improvements now but progress is very slow now, i have noticed i react to carbs a lot i did a couple of weeks of carb cycling and didnt loose any weight or fat, so i stopped and have gone back to low carbs monday to friday then medium cards at weekend and it seems this works alot better for me,
anyway here are some more progress pics i havnt lifted a single weight for 2 weeks now just been doing cardio (but not too much)