What a great experience to get under my belt. This was my first true cut, and I did OK...not great but OK. I lost about 30lbs in 3 months, and gained some muscle. My strength didn't go down, it went up!!!
Only problem is that I was not competition ready at the end of my diet, I needed to loose another 10 lbs. I was to heavy when I started (287lbs - to much body fat).
Lesson learned from that-> don't go so fat, as it's to hard to trim it all down. I will keep my self more fit in the off season.
The one thing I would change is CARDIO, I didn't do enough, I need to dedicated my self more to this aspect, doesn't have to be any thing crazy, but I need more.
I also need to measure my body fat %, I didn't do it this time. This will help me in analyzing my results better.
SUMMARY
Start of diet: Nov 1st -> End of diet: Feb 12
Starting weight: 287 -> End Weight: 256
Weight log - > log
Workout log -> log
Cardio log -> log
Comparing weights
I looked over all the logs, and i see a nice increase in the weights I was lifting This is a good thing, as a lot of people will see a big drop when they go on a low carb diet. I attribute this to my high protein intake.
CHEST -> bench press
start-> 4+2 x 315
end-> 6 x 365 -> 1 x 405
LEGS - > squats
start -> 6 x 590
end -> 6 x 670
BACK -> rack pulls
start -> 4 x 360
end -> 6 x 540 -> 1 x 675
Conclusion....
Diets are not easy, but they are not hard either. They start hard but then your body adjust to it. We spoil ourselves with all the western foods that we really don't need (but we love). It's about breaking the habit as it is about dieting....we all know what we should eat but executing it is different beast!!
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