Going to be a swole recovery.... with Lean Gains

DreamWeaver said:
Right, no frustration I am elated with what the mirror was saying.. the first week where I lost 5 lbs I looked to lose around 1.5% body fat now after 3.5 weeks I appear to be down a grand total of about 2.5% and I am on a recomp...
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Doug... Stop being so modest you "Old Fugger" just tell everyone the truth... your just the MAN... and that's all there is to it!!! So next time someone asks you a question... just say "Cuz I'm da MAN...Yo!"
 
ScottyDoc said:
Doug... Stop being so modest you "Old Fugger" just tell everyone the truth... your just the MAN... and that's all there is to it!!! So next time someone asks you a question... just say "Cuz I'm da MAN...Yo!"
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Well if I am not now I soon will be lol
 
DreamWeaver said:
Well if I am not now I soon will be lol
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No doubt Doug I think I am going to be looking crazy soon. Lean gains just makes things happen so quickly.
 
ScottyDoc said:
Doug... Stop being so modest you "Old Fugger" just tell everyone the truth... your just the MAN... and that's all there is to it!!! So next time someone asks you a question... just say "Cuz I'm da MAN...Yo!"
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You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to ScottyDoc again.
 
MrKleen73 said:
No doubt Doug I think I am going to be looking crazy soon. Lean gains just makes things happen so quickly.
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At first everything happened very fast, now I am in a very solid recomp and eating the way I want. All indications are that when I make that first small adjustment I will be able to ride it for quite a while. In the meantime I continue to get a little leaner. Just have to not blow it when on holidays, I'm pretty prepared to what I need to do though.
 
DreamWeaver said:
At first everything happened very fast, now I am in a very solid recomp and eating the way I want. All indications are that when I make that first small adjustment I will be able to ride it for quite a while. In the meantime I continue to get a little leaner. Just have to not blow it when on holidays, I'm pretty prepared to what I need to do though.
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When it comes to the holidays just fast till it's time for the big meals then GORGE!! lol. Yeah caloric intake will be higher those days but you may be able to counteract that with lower calorie days surrounding the feast days and proper light cardio to allow for maximal fat burning.

Either way...by then you may be so lean it really wont matter if you gain a quick lb or 2 cause you burn that off quickly once your back on your "A" game post holidays
 
MrKleen73 said:
No doubt Doug I think I am going to be looking crazy soon. Lean gains just makes things happen so quickly.
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GoHardOrGoHme said:
When it comes to the holidays just fast till it's time for the big meals then GORGE!! lol. Yeah caloric intake will be higher those days but you may be able to counteract that with lower calorie days surrounding the feast days and proper light cardio to allow for maximal fat burning.

Either way...by then you may be so lean it really wont matter if you gain a quick lb or 2 cause you burn that off quickly once your back on your "A" game post holidays
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Yah not very worried, big meals will involve extra fasting and I will make reasonable choices and still be able to enjoy...
 
I'm getting ready to head out on a cruise. Last 2 cruises I lost weight from extra exercise/walking/etc, so I think I might drop the Lean Gains for the week and enjoy bountiful food all day.
 
Milas said:
I'm getting ready to head out on a cruise. Last 2 cruises I lost weight from extra exercise/walking/etc, so I think I might drop the Lean Gains for the week and enjoy bountiful food all day.
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Yah I will be doing some hiking as well..
 
DreamWeaver said:
Doing EPI-V/PCT Black run... very mild but will help maintain muscle while I cut. I won't have to lose a ton of weight either so I should be much more successful with all the time I have.
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You will actually probably ADD muscle while you cut. For like a 2 week period I lost a noticably ammount of fat (probably my best 2 weeks ever!) and the scale did not move! This was in a calorie deficit and while doing fasted cardio. The EPI-V is pretty bada$$.
 
jlinteris said:
You will actually probably ADD muscle while you cut. For like a 2 week period I lost a noticably ammount of fat (probably my best 2 weeks ever!) and the scale did not move! This was in a calorie deficit and while doing fasted cardio. The EPI-V is pretty bada$$.
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All I can say is that I had incredible results with it and everyone I have ever known who has tried it (in order to cut fat, not bulk mind you) has absolutely loved it!
 
jlinteris said:
You will actually probably ADD muscle while you cut. For like a 2 week period I lost a noticably ammount of fat (probably my best 2 weeks ever!) and the scale did not move! This was in a calorie deficit and while doing fasted cardio. The EPI-V is pretty bada$$.
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ScottyDoc said:
All I can say is that I had incredible results with it and everyone I have ever known who has tried it (in order to cut fat, not bulk mind you) has absolutely loved it!
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Damn if I can come in at over 200 lbs I'll be unstopable...
 
Will be very nice for sure. When I say how quickly things are going with lean gains I mean that I appear to be losing fat as fast as if I were cutting but don't think the scale is moving too much right now. Strength is still improving in smaller increments. Definitely still an aggressive recomp. I took a play out of your book last night Doug and had a pound of beef for dinner! WooHoo! Today is an eat day and I have a lunch date with the wife so we shall see what kind of damage I can do here shortly. Definitely seeing some strength increases this week that appear to be from the progestin but we shall see as the week progresses. I did a side by side comparison of this workout and my last one in my recent post.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Will be very nice for sure. When I say how quickly things are going with lean gains I mean that I appear to be losing fat as fast as if I were cutting but don't think the scale is moving too much right now. Strength is still improving in smaller increments. Definitely still an aggressive recomp. I took a play out of your book last night Doug and had a pound of beef for dinner! WooHoo! Today is an eat day and I have a lunch date with the wife so we shall see what kind of damage I can do here shortly. Definitely seeing some strength increases this week that appear to be from the progestin but we shall see as the week progresses. I did a side by side comparison of this workout and my last one in my recent post.
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I am losing fairly fast as well sometimes it does seem as fast as a cut, size retention and even size gain at times. It's not going to take much in the way of adjustments to make it a very decent cut though and small adjustments mean very little to no muscle loss, throw in the EPI-V run and maybe some muscle gain!! I can't wait. I have not set a date to start yet cuz they have postponed the Montreal show and haven't set a date yet. I am in the process of selecting a backup show, I am down to musclemania Canada which was a very small show last year and musclemania dixie or possibly the worlds in Las Vegas in December. Wife is not warming to the Vegas idea...
 
DreamWeaver said:
I am losing fairly fast as well sometimes it does seem as fast as a cut, size retention and even size gain at times. It's not going to take much in the way of adjustments to make it a very decent cut though and small adjustments mean very little to no muscle loss, throw in the EPI-V run and maybe some muscle gain!! I can't wait. I have not set a date to start yet cuz they have postponed the Montreal show and haven't set a date yet. I am in the process of selecting a backup show, I am down to musclemania Canada which was a very small show last year and musclemania dixie or possibly the worlds in Las Vegas in December. Wife is not warming to the Vegas idea...
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Oh she should warm up to it, it is very warm there. I think getting out of Canada in the winter would be a very appealing idea. Although not a cheap one.
 
DreamWeaver said:
I am losing fairly fast as well sometimes it does seem as fast as a cut, size retention and even size gain at times. It's not going to take much in the way of adjustments to make it a very decent cut though and small adjustments mean very little to no muscle loss, throw in the EPI-V run and maybe some muscle gain!! I can't wait. I have not set a date to start yet cuz they have postponed the Montreal show and haven't set a date yet. I am in the process of selecting a backup show, I am down to musclemania Canada which was a very small show last year and musclemania dixie or possibly the worlds in Las Vegas in December. Wife is not warming to the Vegas idea...
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Doug... I think you should go to the Las Vegas show honestly! Like I said in my PM I'll get back to you about how popular the Musclemania Dixie is, and would love for you to come down and get to meet you in person and hang out with you and cheer you on stage, etc. I just think you would have more fun and a bigger show in Vegas, but if you do decide to come down for the Musclemania Dixie, I will be sure to introduce you to the owners of FINAFLEX, give you the tour of our facilities, hang out and of course we'll all come out to the show and cheer you on, your call Big-Guy!
 
ScottyDoc said:
Doug... I think you should go to the Las Vegas show honestly! Like I said in my PM I'll get back to you about how popular the Musclemania Dixie is, and would love for you to come down and get to meet you in person and hang out with you and cheer you on stage, etc. I just think you would have more fun and a bigger show in Vegas, but if you do decide to come down for the Musclemania Dixie, I will be sure to introduce you to the owners of FINAFLEX, give you the tour of our facilities, hang out and of course we'll all come out to the show and cheer you on, your call Big-Guy!
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Yah I will have to run the scenarios past my wife, if the local show is a go still then I will likely do it... makes sense economically...
 
DreamWeaver said:
Yah I will have to run the scenarios past my wife, if the local show is a go still then I will likely do it... makes sense economically...
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I stand strong with Vegas being your best bet, but believe me, if you are looking to come down to my turf here in the ATL, GA... By all means, we'll go lift, we'll hang out, introduce you to the owners, the works...you will have fun!!!
 
ScottyDoc said:
I stand strong with Vegas being your best bet, but believe me, if you are looking to come down to my turf here in the ATL, GA... By all means, we'll go lift, we'll hang out, introduce you to the owners, the works...you will have fun!!!
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Yah I was thinking of that when I saw it. They had a decent size show there last year...
 
A_I_Sports_Nutrition said:
Great learning to be had in this log.
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Thanks Don, hey got my supps 125 serving raspberry BCAA's woohoo!!

John Smeton said:
how much were you weighing the day you took the pictures for the contest Doug?
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I was 215 and I am 208 right now but looks like I lost more like 10 lbs, lean gains is amazing...

freezito said:
Dream when I get a free moment, is it ok if I shoot u a pm with a couple questions?
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No problem...
 
Crisp workout last night, day 3 is the same as day 1 with less sets higher reps so I decided to pick up the pace...

I finished with a complete weighted ab workout that started with bar of death, I hit the floor face first a couple times but I still managed to roll back up... I never thought of doing this, usually when I do a belly flop on the floor I just say that's a failure and stop but with this exercise you can still keep going... needless to say I trashed my fuggin abs..

Weighed in at 208 so I was right I am down 2 lbs from last week. So week 1 down 5 lbs week 2 down 1 pound week 3 up 1 pound and week 4 down 2 lbs so it really has stabalized a bit cuz over the last 3 weeks I am down just 2 lbs... this is the right pace for me right now...
 
Man that sounds awesome! I just did my first weeks review of that progestin in my log and I am really having some great recomp.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Man that sounds awesome! I just did my first weeks review of that progestin in my log and I am really having some great recomp.
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Yah the recomp is good for me too, I actually added about a pound of muscle during those 3 weeks so I am probably burinig about a pound of fat a week right now...
 
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DreamWeaver said:
Thanks Don, hey got my supps 125 serving raspberry BCAA's woohoo!!

I was 215 and I am 208 right now but looks like I lost more like 10 lbs, lean gains is amazing...



No problem...
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I am waiting on my cut in the mail.:bigok:
 
DreamWeaver said:
Ok I better steer clear of the eating contest....:blink:
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LoL, maybe you better! Let me know if you decide on coming down here, I already told the owners you were thinking about it and they got excited!
 
ScottyDoc said:
LoL, maybe you better! Let me know if you decide on coming down here, I already told the owners you were thinking about it and they got excited!
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Yah I would have to talk the wife into it... let me work on it during our holiday...
 
DreamWeaver said:
Ok you're 3 servings are in the mail but I don't know if they're going to make it... powder in an envelope... might raise suspicion...:blink:
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I got my samples in the mail today. Interested in trying out Recoverpro and seeing how it is compared to xtend
 
Workout yesterday was tough, I am up to about 95% and now that I am under 210 I find it was a bit of a struggle.. also my shoulder was sore..

On bench I missed a couple reps due to my sore shoulder....

Front squats went ok...

Tbar rows are always good but the weight did feel heavy...

Push press I missed a couple reps again...

Wheel of death went well I did 8 and 4...I really punished myself

I am losing more weight I feel, you can tell, cuz I have more loose skin and it will take some time to tighten up again. I am now definitely leaner that at contest time last year. I am thinking I will be down another pound or 2 this week.. It's hard to imagine being able to eat like this and lose weight...
 
Are you still using Thiomucase?
 
DreamWeaver said:
Workout yesterday was tough, I am up to about 95% and now that I am under 210 I find it was a bit of a struggle.. also my shoulder was sore..

On bench I missed a couple reps due to my sore shoulder....

Front squats went ok...

Tbar rows are always good but the weight did feel heavy...

Push press I missed a couple reps again...

Wheel of death went well I did 8 and 4...I really punished myself

I am losing more weight I feel, you can tell, cuz I have more loose skin and it will take some time to tighten up again. I am now definitely leaner that at contest time last year. I am thinking I will be down another pound or 2 this week.. It's hard to imagine being able to eat like this and lose weight...
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I feel ya on that. I incorporate some of the principles and have continued to drop weight AND get stronger. This is some amazing stuff! Keep up the hard work DW.

And WODs ROCK!!!!
 
Yep but it definitely works! I am loving it.
 
DreamWeaver said:
Workout yesterday was tough, I am up to about 95% and now that I am under 210 I find it was a bit of a struggle.. also my shoulder was sore..

On bench I missed a couple reps due to my sore shoulder....

Front squats went ok...

Tbar rows are always good but the weight did feel heavy...

Push press I missed a couple reps again...

Wheel of death went well I did 8 and 4...I really punished myself

I am losing more weight I feel, you can tell, cuz I have more loose skin and it will take some time to tighten up again. I am now definitely leaner that at contest time last year. I am thinking I will be down another pound or 2 this week.. It's hard to imagine being able to eat like this and lose weight...
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Keep up the great work DW.
 
morry said:
I feel ya on that. I incorporate some of the principles and have continued to drop weight AND get stronger. This is some amazing stuff! Keep up the hard work DW.

And WODs ROCK!!!!
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MrKleen73 said:
Yep but it definitely works! I am loving it.
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A_I_Sports_Nutrition said:
Keep up the great work DW.
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Here's proof first what I looked like 4 weeks ago with my photographer....

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Here's what I look like now with just hack around pics taken by my wife...

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DreamWeaver said:
Here's proof first what I looked like 4 weeks ago with my photographer....

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Here's what I look like now with just hack around pics taken by my wife...

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Great job!!!
 
Excellent progress! YOu look MUCH leaner, and muscles still look full too. Great work DW!
 
WOW!!! Nice work! Huge changes and your still looking full...
 
punthra said:
WOW!!! Nice work! Huge changes and your still looking full...
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Thanks, yah the thing about lean gains is you don't have to starve yourself to lose weight .. oh and those pics were taken 16 hours fasted!! I am about 18 hours now will break my fast soon...
 
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