Started 2012: Age: 28
Weight:225lbs
Training: 3-5 days back then
Starting lifts-Deadlift 1RM(115) , Squat 1 RM (55lbs), BENCH(75lbs)
Labs Back then: Testosterone Total- 923 NG/DL--LAB RANGE--(250-1100)
Testosterone Free- 153 pg/ml---LAB RANGE...(35.5-155.0)
CURRENT NOW (12/27/2016)Age: 32
Current weight: 175lbs 17%-20% BF
Current Training- 5 days a week(90 mins min) 3 HIIT, 1 LIIS(1 hour)
Current Lifts- Deadlift 1RM(365lbs) , Squat 1 RM (285lbs), BENCH( 185lbs)
Testosterone Total- 620 NG/DL--LAB RANGE--(250-1100)
Testosterone Free- 101 pg/ml---LAB RANGE...(35.5-155.0)
Not going to sugarcoat or make this a long story but more of a short version
My picture below speaks for itself. Basically I can't figure out why I can't drop the lower part of my abdominal area. I've tried everything from clean eating to half and half, and even hiring coach sadik hadzovic.
I've had my fair share of health issues ranging from severe Vitamin D deficiency, but I've always stayed true and consistent threw my 4-5 years of training natty. At this point I feel like I am spinning wheels indefinitely and making no noticeable changes
I would start a cut and feel great but at some point of my cut usually week 15ish I start to dramatically lose size and strength for some reason. I am a true skinny fat, and while I still remain fairly strong, I can't help but wanting to turn to test as my last ditch effort to try and add more quality lean muscle and rid lower belly fat for good.
I tried dieting to extreme weights, and that got me a sick skinny look while as you can see in the pic below I got nowhere. I can't really begin to state that I've literally tried everything 4-5+ years of experimenting and I still end up with the same result... It is starting to affect my workouts, my motivation and my sense of why I do this to begin with. I know patience is key , but I'm convinced something isn't adding up.
I am now looking towards test, as a last ditch effort to fix my physique and be happy with my progress and hard work, I still want to compete in a show at some point, but this has been so difficult for me. Watching these 18, 19, 20-24s year old kids get jacked without any effort and training natty first, is sure frustrating. I am not doing this to just look good I am doing this so I can compete and achieve something I wanted to do for over 8 years now.
Any advice would be great, ANYTHING. Maybe just maybe I can get somewhere or be pointed in the right direction. Dylan has always been a great advocate for keeping people healthy and making right choices, so I definitely value his opinion a lot.
I did a 22 week cut that consisted of 6 meals, all plain and clean meals , it was basically was a 5 low carb days and 2 high carb days, and My starting calories started from 2424 and at the end of 22 weeks ended at 2196, total weight loss was from 185lbs to 164lb, at my lowest. Did cardio x3 a week for 20 mins each session, added hit towards the end of the diet x2 a week.
My meals looked something like this.
Diet:
Weeks 1 and 3
LC
Meal 1 - 10.5 oz - Egg whites, 2 tbsps - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Broccoli
Meal 2 - 4.5 oz - Chicken, 3/8 cup - Pistachios, 3/4 cup - Broccoli
Meal 3 - 4 oz - Tuna, 1.5 oz - Brown Rice, 3/4 cup - Spinach
Workout
Meal 4 - 1 1/2 scoops - Whey protein, 2 oz - Jasmine Rice, 3/4 cup - Asparagus
Meal 5 - 4.5 oz - Chicken, 1.5 oz - Brown Rice, 2 tbsps - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Broccoli
Meal 6 - 4 oz - Tuna, 2 tbsps - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Broccoli
HC
Meal 1 - 11 oz - Egg whites, 7 oz - Sweet Potato, 1 tbsp - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Mushrooms
Meal 2 - 4 oz - Lean Beef, 1.5 oz - Brown Rice, 1 tbsp - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Spinach
Meal 3 - 4 oz - Tuna, 1.5 oz - Brown Rice, 3/4 cup - Spinach
Workout
Meal 4 - 1 1/2 scoops - Whey protein, 3 oz - Wheat Pasta
Meal 5 - 4.5 oz - Chicken, 1.5 oz - Wheat Pasta, 1 tbsp - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Asparagus
Meal 6 - 4 oz - Lean Beef, 1.5 oz - Brown Rice, 1 tbsp - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Green Beans
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Weeks 2 and 4
LC
Meal 1 - 1 1/2 scoops - Whey protein
Meal 2 - 10.5 oz - Egg whites, 2 tbsps - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Spinach
Meal 3 - 4.5 oz - Chicken, 1.5 oz - Brown Rice, 2 tbsps - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Spinach
Workout
Meal 4 - 1 1/2 scoops - Whey protein, 7.5 oz - Sweet Potato
Meal 5 - 4.5 oz - Chicken, 5.5 oz - Sweet Potato, 2 tbsps - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Mushrooms
Meal 6 - 4 oz - Lean Beef, 2 tbsps - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Spinach
HC
Meal 1 - 11 oz - Egg whites, 1.5 oz - Cream of Wheat, 1/2 tbsp - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Broccoli
Meal 2 - 1 1/2 scoops - Whey protein, 1.5 oz - Wheat Pasta, 1/2 tbsp - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Broccoli
Meal 3 - 4.5 oz - Chicken, 1.5 oz - Wheat Pasta, 1/2 tbsp - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Spinach
Workout
Meal 4 - 1 1/2 scoops - Whey protein, 2.5 oz - Cream of Wheat
Meal 5 - 4.5 oz - Chicken, 1.5 oz - Wheat Pasta, 13 nuts - Pistachios, 3/4 cup - Asparagus
Meal 6 - 4 oz - Tuna, 1.5 oz - Brown Rice, 1/2 tbsp - Sesame Oil, 3/4 cup - Broccoli
Weight:225lbs
Training: 3-5 days back then
Starting lifts-Deadlift 1RM(115) , Squat 1 RM (55lbs), BENCH(75lbs)
Labs Back then: Testosterone Total- 923 NG/DL--LAB RANGE--(250-1100)
Testosterone Free- 153 pg/ml---LAB RANGE...(35.5-155.0)
CURRENT NOW (12/27/2016)Age: 32
Current weight: 175lbs 17%-20% BF
Current Training- 5 days a week(90 mins min) 3 HIIT, 1 LIIS(1 hour)
Current Lifts- Deadlift 1RM(365lbs) , Squat 1 RM (285lbs), BENCH( 185lbs)
Testosterone Total- 620 NG/DL--LAB RANGE--(250-1100)
Testosterone Free- 101 pg/ml---LAB RANGE...(35.5-155.0)
Not going to sugarcoat or make this a long story but more of a short version
My picture below speaks for itself. Basically I can't figure out why I can't drop the lower part of my abdominal area. I've tried everything from clean eating to half and half, and even hiring coach sadik hadzovic.
I've had my fair share of health issues ranging from severe Vitamin D deficiency, but I've always stayed true and consistent threw my 4-5 years of training natty. At this point I feel like I am spinning wheels indefinitely and making no noticeable changes
I would start a cut and feel great but at some point of my cut usually week 15ish I start to dramatically lose size and strength for some reason. I am a true skinny fat, and while I still remain fairly strong, I can't help but wanting to turn to test as my last ditch effort to try and add more quality lean muscle and rid lower belly fat for good.
I tried dieting to extreme weights, and that got me a sick skinny look while as you can see in the pic below I got nowhere. I can't really begin to state that I've literally tried everything 4-5+ years of experimenting and I still end up with the same result... It is starting to affect my workouts, my motivation and my sense of why I do this to begin with. I know patience is key , but I'm convinced something isn't adding up.
I am now looking towards test, as a last ditch effort to fix my physique and be happy with my progress and hard work, I still want to compete in a show at some point, but this has been so difficult for me. Watching these 18, 19, 20-24s year old kids get jacked without any effort and training natty first, is sure frustrating. I am not doing this to just look good I am doing this so I can compete and achieve something I wanted to do for over 8 years now.
Any advice would be great, ANYTHING. Maybe just maybe I can get somewhere or be pointed in the right direction. Dylan has always been a great advocate for keeping people healthy and making right choices, so I definitely value his opinion a lot.
I did a 22 week cut that consisted of 6 meals, all plain and clean meals , it was basically was a 5 low carb days and 2 high carb days, and My starting calories started from 2424 and at the end of 22 weeks ended at 2196, total weight loss was from 185lbs to 164lb, at my lowest. Did cardio x3 a week for 20 mins each session, added hit towards the end of the diet x2 a week.
My meals looked something like this.
Diet:
Weeks 1 and 3
LC
Meal 1 - 10.5 oz - Egg whites, 2 tbsps - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Broccoli
Meal 2 - 4.5 oz - Chicken, 3/8 cup - Pistachios, 3/4 cup - Broccoli
Meal 3 - 4 oz - Tuna, 1.5 oz - Brown Rice, 3/4 cup - Spinach
Workout
Meal 4 - 1 1/2 scoops - Whey protein, 2 oz - Jasmine Rice, 3/4 cup - Asparagus
Meal 5 - 4.5 oz - Chicken, 1.5 oz - Brown Rice, 2 tbsps - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Broccoli
Meal 6 - 4 oz - Tuna, 2 tbsps - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Broccoli
HC
Meal 1 - 11 oz - Egg whites, 7 oz - Sweet Potato, 1 tbsp - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Mushrooms
Meal 2 - 4 oz - Lean Beef, 1.5 oz - Brown Rice, 1 tbsp - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Spinach
Meal 3 - 4 oz - Tuna, 1.5 oz - Brown Rice, 3/4 cup - Spinach
Workout
Meal 4 - 1 1/2 scoops - Whey protein, 3 oz - Wheat Pasta
Meal 5 - 4.5 oz - Chicken, 1.5 oz - Wheat Pasta, 1 tbsp - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Asparagus
Meal 6 - 4 oz - Lean Beef, 1.5 oz - Brown Rice, 1 tbsp - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Green Beans
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Weeks 2 and 4
LC
Meal 1 - 1 1/2 scoops - Whey protein
Meal 2 - 10.5 oz - Egg whites, 2 tbsps - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Spinach
Meal 3 - 4.5 oz - Chicken, 1.5 oz - Brown Rice, 2 tbsps - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Spinach
Workout
Meal 4 - 1 1/2 scoops - Whey protein, 7.5 oz - Sweet Potato
Meal 5 - 4.5 oz - Chicken, 5.5 oz - Sweet Potato, 2 tbsps - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Mushrooms
Meal 6 - 4 oz - Lean Beef, 2 tbsps - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Spinach
HC
Meal 1 - 11 oz - Egg whites, 1.5 oz - Cream of Wheat, 1/2 tbsp - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Broccoli
Meal 2 - 1 1/2 scoops - Whey protein, 1.5 oz - Wheat Pasta, 1/2 tbsp - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Broccoli
Meal 3 - 4.5 oz - Chicken, 1.5 oz - Wheat Pasta, 1/2 tbsp - Olive Oil, 3/4 cup - Spinach
Workout
Meal 4 - 1 1/2 scoops - Whey protein, 2.5 oz - Cream of Wheat
Meal 5 - 4.5 oz - Chicken, 1.5 oz - Wheat Pasta, 13 nuts - Pistachios, 3/4 cup - Asparagus
Meal 6 - 4 oz - Tuna, 1.5 oz - Brown Rice, 1/2 tbsp - Sesame Oil, 3/4 cup - Broccoli