Do you have any sticky tape? Cub's ripped!

[jakellpet]

For the first time in 18 months I drank and was off my balls on NYE. I'm still hurting today. Hopefully it will shock my body in to further fat loss. Maybe that's just wishful thinking though! I'm pretty sure I won't be drinking for another 18 months! Body fat is continuing to drop. I honestly can't wait to bulk it up over winter and then hopefully cut and be able to compete in October. I've been getting some great advice from a bodybuilding friend of mine. We'll see what happens. I'll post some pics in the next few days to show you my progress. Abs are starting to come through now.

lol - wishful thinking indeed!

cub - are you still dosing CLA? At what dosage?

 

[Cub]

lol - wishful thinking indeed!

cub - are you still dosing CLA? At what dosage?

Haven't had any CLA for a couple of months. Wouldn't mind getting some, but with the exchange rate still terrible, that won't be happening for a while.

 

[Australian made]

lol - wishful thinking indeed!

cub - are you still dosing CLA? At what dosage?

Ive just start on around 8 caps per day. Got a new workout/cardio plan starting Monday so hopefully ill be slim picking along with Cub in the coming months......im still recovering from NYE to start it today.

 

[b unit]

For the first time in 18 months I drank and was off my balls on NYE. I'm still hurting today. Hopefully it will shock my body in to further fat loss. Maybe that's just wishful thinking though! I'm pretty sure I won't be drinking for another 18 months! Body fat is continuing to drop. I honestly can't wait to bulk it up over winter and then hopefully cut and be able to compete in October. I've been getting some great advice from a bodybuilding friend of mine. We'll see what happens. I'll post some pics in the next few days to show you my progress. Abs are starting to come through now.

looking forward to the updated pics bro

 

[jakellpet]

looking forward to the updated pics bro

I think he's going to freak us out :jaw:

 

[Australian made]

I think he's going to freak us out :jaw:

Is he going to be wearing the panties B Unit bought him for xmas?

 

[b unit]

Is he going to be wearing the panties B Unit bought him for xmas?

here's hoping

 

[Aggravated]

Great results so far bro! How much weight in lbs have you lost thus far? Good luck in the future mate!

 

[jakellpet]

Is he going to be wearing the panties B Unit bought him for xmas?

..or the sailors suit you brought him complete with the little hat and flap at the back :toofunny:

 

[Cub]

A lot of bullying out there! :thumbsup:

 

[jakellpet]

A lot of bullying out there! :thumbsup:

jealousy I'd imagine... :lol:

 

[Australian made]

FYI its only gay if you push back :ntome:

 

[Cub]

End of week 13...

These are some progress pictures I took tonight at the gym. It's a Saturday night and I couldn't think of anything better to do than shoulders, triceps and cardio! I did my best at taking pictures but they came out a bit dodgy. It was hard to hold the camera still! I pretty much have my top four abs out now, which you can see in the (pathetic) side pose. I seem to have massive obliques which I presume are from the past few years of heavy deadlifts, squatting and good mornings I've done training as a powerlifter. It sort of makes my lower gut stick out a bit, or maybe it is just gut and I still have plenty to cut down. We'll find out. Seven weeks left. Need to get my skin folds done again, hopefully some time this week. Fingers crossed that they total <57mm!

 

[Cub]

Great results so far bro! How much weight in lbs have you lost thus far? Good luck in the future mate!

Thanks mate. I've dropped around about 20lbs so far. You can notice it heaps in my face. I'm not all bloated anymore

 

[Australian made]

Good stuff Cub. I was going to say is that back fat you can't get rid of or just the way your obliques are?
where to from here? Are you finding it hard to maintain the lower bodyfat?

 

[jakellpet]

damn impressive - shaved too - the ladies will be happy about that :thumbsup:

 

[Cub]

Good stuff Cub. I was going to say is that back fat you can't get rid of or just the way your obliques are?
where to from here? Are you finding it hard to maintain the lower bodyfat?

Definitely my obliques, they're rock hard! Maybe I need to start some HGH so that I can have a big belly that evens everything out. It's so much better having lower body fat because I look bigger than I did before. I've been eating clean and dong the cardio and it seems to be dropping. It's just a lot slower than when I first started. I'd say I'm floating around 17% or so now. I want to be 10%.

 

[Cub]

damn impressive - shaved too - the ladies will be happy about that :thumbsup:

The only lady that was happy was my mum! She said I looked terrible with a beard. The beard made me look meaner.

 

[thundergod]

Lookin' lean and mean up in here big Cub! I can clearly see the improvements you have made. You should be very proud.
That last bit of lower belly fat will be the hardest to get rid of. It always is.

Keep eating clean and you'll end up lean!!
That rhyme's for free, to you from me!! :lol:

 

[Australian made]

Cub you gotta be lower then 17%. You cant be too far off 10% now surely.

 

[Cub]

Cub you gotta be lower then 17%. You cant be too far off 10% now surely.

According to the calipers I'm double that! MUST - GET - LEAN!

 

[jakellpet]

According to the calipers I'm double that! MUST - GET - LEAN!

bullshit! - fk the calipers - pop into a health equipment store and jump on one of those bf scales.

They're not super accurate, but I bet you it will give you a better idea.

My lowest was 12% - and you're at least equal to that if not a little lower :thumbsup:

 

[John Smeton]

looking big bro. are you a fighter. what style ufc, boxing , wrestling

 

[Cub]

Friday of week 14...

I took a couple of photos of my legs at the gym last night. I also got on the electronic scales and they gave me a body fat reading of 11%. What friendly scales! I hadn't put any legs shots up so these are a couple of shots to show you that I do have a set, they just need some mass packed on them!

 

[Cub]

looking big bro. are you a fighter. what style ufc, boxing , wrestling

I used to compete in Taekwondo but right now I doubt I could fight my way out of a paper bag.

 

[somewhatgifted]

Seems to be pretty common that one leg is visibly larger than the other, for me its my left that is larger and for you the right. Judging by the pics, i dont think its drastic but since ive noticed that observation its rare to see legs that same size.

 

[Cub]

Seems to be pretty common that one leg is visibly larger than the other, for me its my left that is larger and for you the right. Judging by the pics, i dont think its drastic but since ive noticed that observation its rare to see legs that same size.

Yeah maybe. It could just be the way I'm standing/leaning when trying to take the picture. I gave up in the end. I'll get someone else to do it for me in the next couple of weeks. Overall my fat loss seems to have stalled a bit. I'm weighing 95-96kg at the moment.

 

[somewhatgifted]

Yeah maybe. It could just be the way I'm standing/leaning when trying to take the picture. I gave up in the end. I'll get someone else to do it for me in the next couple of weeks. Overall my fat loss seems to have stalled a bit. I'm weighing 95-96kg at the moment.

Have you ever done a detox? Somtimes free radicals and toxins prevent further fat loss as fat acts as a buffer to keep poisons away from vital organs. Just like how you pack news paper with your dishes. lol. Worth a look.

 

[Cub]

Have you ever done a detox? Somtimes free radicals and toxins prevent further fat loss as fat acts as a buffer to keep poisons away from vital organs. Just like how you pack news paper with your dishes. lol. Worth a look.

I've never considered it. I'll have a search around and see what information I can find on the topic. Thanks

 

[John Smeton]

I used to compete in Taekwondo but right now I doubt I could fight my way out of a paper bag.

you'll be surprised how much these skills stick with you. its imporrtant to practice some. like me with boxing I used to do it when i was 19-20. and last year I joined a boxing gym and still had it.

also wrestled as a kid and had that as well(mma, ufc fighters) best way to test it out is like when you take a break from weight lifting or just for cardio join a mma place. Youll be surprised how much muscle memory on the skills is still there even though you havent touched it in years.

good shape to the legs

 

[jakellpet]

I've never considered it. I'll have a search around and see what information I can find on the topic. Thanks

If you've been drinking your vege juices then you kinda already have.

Start pounding away green tea with lemon juice and a bit of raw ginger, and if you're really keen start swallowing whole garlic cloves 3x a day :thumbsup:

The scales and I agree on your BF - well-fkn-done mate. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Cub]

The beginning of week 15...

Body weight tonight was 93kg. So far, 11-12kg lost. I attempted to take my own pictures again, but was lucky enough to have someone come and train late just as I was leaving. I left him in the photo because the mirror shows my back. I think it's probably my strongest body part. I'd say my arms are the weakest. They really need to pick up some size if I'm going to get anywhere with bodybuilding. I can't wait to go on a big bulker. I'm pretty sure it will start in March sometime. That allows March, April, May and in to a bit of June to bulk. Then June through to October to cut for the competition. With this long to cut it also allows time for adjustments etc. It will be a competition diet this time though, which probably won't be as lenient or enjoyable. The price of beauty. So anyway, there were a few big boys at the gym tonight who estimated my body fat to be around the 11-12% range. I've NEVER been this low before and I can't wait to see <10%. I've still got a little bit of belly at the bottom so I'm going to play around with my diet a little this week and cut out sodium altogether. I'm also going to up my fats a little and add some vegetables that are natural diuretics. I'll also be taking some caffeine pills and drinking green tea. This will hopefully help get rid of some water I may be holding and strip a bit more fat. It may do nothing, but it's my body and I can experiment with it if I want to

 

[b unit]

keep up the good work bro

 

[thundergod]

I can clearly see the improvement cub! Starting to look lean.
Now here's a question I've been meaning to ask you. How much has your strength fallen off since this cut?

 

[rolandajoint]

holy cow man! keep it up! a ripped powerlifter? isnt that an oxymoron??


kidding of course. great work man. youre an inspiration to all of us!

 

[b unit]

1st photo from the start of this thread compared to the last photo to date

 

[Cub]

I can clearly see the improvement cub! Starting to look lean.
Now here's a question I've been meaning to ask you. How much has your strength fallen off since this cut?

It definitely has dropped a bit, but not too much. I've noticed that I can still push the weight I did before, it's just that my rep range is much less now. So, I usually start heavy and then drop the weight after a couple of sets so that I can keep my volume nice and high.

 

[Cub]

holy cow man! keep it up! a ripped powerlifter? isnt that an oxymoron??


kidding of course. great work man. youre an inspiration to all of us!

HAHA! Thanks brother! It's funny you say that, when people speak to me in the gym they always say "didn't you used to be a powerlifter?" The bench is my passion, but I want to step on stage.

 

[Australian made]

That is awesome progress Cub! Lookin so much healthier. Like you said you are lacking a bit in the arms department compared to the rest of you - when you were training for powerlifting did you ever train bi's/tri's individually or was it always compound movements etc.

 

[Cub]

That is awesome progress Cub! Lookin so much healthier. Like you said you are lacking a bit in the arms department compared to the rest of you - when you were training for powerlifting did you ever train bi's/tri's individually or was it always compound movements etc.

We only ever did hammer curls and extensions. No real direct work for mass. I'm going to take you up on that dare.

 

[Australian made]

We only ever did hammer curls and extensions. No real direct work for mass. I'm going to take you up on that dare.

haha i cant wait.

 

[jakellpet]

awesome progress cub

I have it on good advice: drink your green tea with a slice of lemon and a little fresh ginger - and drink a lot of it.

I've dropped 3.4kg since NY so far on that tapered carbs/vege juice diet :thumbsup:

 

[TripDog]

Yo thats some sick progress brotha. The 10 week pic looks awesome and the new one is even better. Glad to see u taking it to the next level man. Cheers no doubt

 

[rolandajoint]

HAHA! Thanks brother! It's funny you say that, when people speak to me in the gym they always say "didn't you used to be a powerlifter?" The bench is my passion, but I want to step on stage.

if you can dominate the bench and the stage, you are living the life.

go for it dood. who knows, you might even win!

 

[rampage jackson]

Jeebus bro! you're looking swole!

 

[Cub]

I felt very skinny today. But, I MUST drop this last bit of mud before I begin my bulk. The leaner I am when I start bulking, the leaner I will stay during that period. The way it's looking now, March 1st will be day one of my bulking phase. I'm going to Thailand at the start of next month to chill out for a couple of weeks. I'm pretty sure a diet of chicken and vegetables should be easy to adhere to over there. Plus with the sun and heat, it could be a good combination.

 

[Australian made]

I felt very skinny today. But, I MUST drop this last bit of mud before I begin my bulk. The leaner I am when I start bulking, the leaner I will stay during that period. The way it's looking now, March 1st will be day one of my bulking phase. I'm going to Thailand at the start of next month to chill out for a couple of weeks. I'm pretty sure a diet of chicken and vegetables should be easy to adhere to over there. Plus with the sun and heat, it could be a good combination.

You missed the part about buckets of vodka redbull and pints of cocktails.

The food is good and cheap though. Regardless of how hot the "ladies" are always put them through a grab test....you never know...

 

[silverSurfer]

Looking good Cub, great progress!

 

[Aggravated]

You missed the part about buckets of vodka redbull and pints of cocktails.

The food is good and cheap though. Regardless of how hot the "ladies" are always put them through a grab test....you never know...

HAHAHA! For sure!

 

[nparisi]

awesome work man!