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Compare this to shorter guys, e.g. those of 5'6". The job is trivial by comparison. Gyms are full of short and ripped dudes. |
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![]() Ya I highly doubt I'll ever be a Julio Jones type.
Maybe my long term goals are unrealistic. 190 LBM and 15% BF might be a little more realistic. Right now I'm close to 180 LBM and about 20% BF. And I totally agree about the height thing and having to push more weight. I'm lifting twice as much weight as some of the short, jacked looking dudes at my gym and my arms and legs don't look impressive at all... Last edited by MiDKnighT : 03-08-2016 at 09:37 AM. |
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![]() I appreciate both your replies. I am reading between the lines, but OP seems to have a bugaboo about weighing less than 200 lbs, despite the fact that at 200 lbs he'll probably be 15% bf or more. My own experience with trying to slow bulk at 15-20% after dieting down was that I got fat again. If I'm right, OP, I recommend that you conquer your fears and finish the cut. There is a danger in abandoning what is working - and again, kudos for how far you have come - just as there is a danger in sticking with what isn't. If I'm wrong, then I apologize for playing keyboard therapist.
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![]() At 6'3" you can certainly be 200lbs in TOTAL WEIGHT and have 10-12% body fat. This is not such a difficult target. You won't be massively jacked, don't get me wrong, but you will be in good shape. Quite muscly, just not huge.
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![]() Update: I've been slowly cutting and am down to about 215. Guessing my body fat is about 20% but it's still mostly hanging around my gut... I've been stalled out at 215 for about a month. I'm wondering if my post workout protein shake with dextrose is hurting me. Maybe I should cut down on the dextrose, etc... while I'm still cutting.
I won't go full RFL because I do martial arts and need energy but I have some options on how to continue. What do you guys think? - Cut down on sugar and carbs more. No more than 130g of carbs per day. To try to get myself unstuck... or - Do a 2 week mini bulk (0.5 pound per week gain) to try to fix my metabolism then restart my cut. |
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![]() Update: Down to 208 now with a lean mass of about 167 pounds. Continuing to cut but it's going sloooowly.
Last edited by MiDKnighT : 09-03-2016 at 09:33 AM. |
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![]() I'm 6'2 (188cm) with bad bone structure (5,9 inch wrists or so), bad hormone levels (skinny fat), bad genetical fat distribution (face, love handles),bad joints (knee pain since forever, shoulder problems).
The best I managed yet in terms of body composition was ~ 175lbs at 10%. But since I have long legs and short torso + didn't work out my legs as much as I should have, my torso looked a bit more muscular than the average 6'2 175 lbs person I suppose. I have to say though: aesthetically, once my love handles disappear and my midsection becomes slim, that makes all the difference in the world. Being lanky with a fat midsection really destroys the look. But once I have a nice V-form and can wear good fitting clothes, I'm really happy with how I look. My point is: it took me years of bulking and cutting at higher bodyfat levels because I always felt too skinny. Had I known how happy I would be with my look at lower levels of bodyfat, that would have saved me years of OCD like behavior trying to micromanage my diet etc. for dem gainz. Also, low bodyfat really is a game changer when it comes to facial aesthetics. At least for me it was. So I guess my advice would be to slim down first, see how happy you are and then simply try to put on more muscle from that baseline instead of focusing on some abstract numbers. |
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![]() Update: I cut down to 200 then had a bugaboo about going below 200 so decided to go into maintenance mode (or perhaps a very slow bulk) and just try to mostly eat right. While in maintenance/slow bulk mode I got up to 207 and after seeing my belly protruding far more than I want it to, decided to start a new cut. Plus summer is coming and want to be able to go to the pool without embarrassment over my gut.
According to current measurements I'm at 204 pounds and my LBM is somewhere between 164 and 169. BF % somewhere between 16% and 19% depending on which method for measuring is used. I am going to get over my 200 pound issues and target 190 next. I'm going to war with my belly fat. I'm also going to add a few more strategies to kill some belly fat: 1. Light fasted cardio before breakfast. Ie...walking the dog for 30-60 min. I already lift weights or do martial arts most evenings. 2. Somewhat intermittent fasting. Going to only eat between 10am and 8-10pm. 3. Cutting sugar more. No more dextrose in my post workout shake while cutting and no more Gatorade post workout. I had already been mostly avoiding other sugars. The only sugars left in my normal diet is low sodium V8 once a day (for potassium) and lowfat milk in my post workout shake. 4. Cutting carbs more. Going very low carbs on non workout days. Will only do pre/post workout carbs on workout days. Last edited by MiDKnighT : 04-18-2017 at 12:35 PM. |
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![]() Just for your own benefit, look back over this thread and realize that you are almost the exact same body composition as you were a year ago. So hopefully you really are over this fear of going under 200 because you wasted an entire year because of it.
Next year, what do you want to be posting as an update to this thread? |
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