BODYBUILDING MEGA THREAD: ACCOUNTABILITY / TRAINING / DIET / MOTIVATION & HARDCORE GOAL ACHIEVEMENT

[Ali]

Upper body session done.
Looks like I've become monsterously obese. Time to start cutting.

 

[Ali]

Lost so much strength on my dl! alcohol is such a shit drug

 

[Akilles7]

Time to start cutting.

Cut’s gonna be legendary. You look big man.

 

[Ali]

Cut’s gonna be legendary. You look big man.

Yeah I think 6-8 weeks I'll be in a very good place

 

[Red]

5.1 - GYM at 9am

DONE.

Was training outside my home gym so I just did some freestyle full-body workout.

NEXT TRAINING:
7.1 - GYM at 9 am

 

[Brother_Tucker]

Goal - Lose 6.9 kg (15.2 lbs) of fat mass - Get back down to sub 15% body fat (ideally 10% by summer LARP Season)
How to reach goal -> 500 Calorie deficit per day, 3 training sessions per week minimum
Estimated time to achieve goal = 14 weeks (Monday, April 7, 2025)
Expected Weight - 72.7kg (160.2 lbs)

Drink Fucking Water!
Don't Drink Alcohol

The first event I want to be in shape for starts April 4th, so I need to push a little bit harder to be ready a week earlier. If I stick to the plan, I should be at 14% body fat on time and 11.5% by May, Just in time for summer to be pool party ready.

Starting stats
Weight = 79.6 kg (175.488 lbs)
Body Fat Mass = 17.8 kg (39.24 lbs)
Body Fat % = 22.4% (Yikes)

Week 1
Was sick but managed 2 days in the Gym and walked on average 4,446 steps per day (total distance 25.0km)

Average Calorie counts (average on each category not exact totals):
In: 1654
Out = 287
Deficit = 627

Deficit goal hit, would have been closer to 1000 a day If I trained. General mood was not great due to a huge diet change and feeling poorly all week.

No Drinking - Failed -> had some beers with my dad and some rum over the weekend. Need a harder rule on this as this affects most of my other habits.

I will do a body scan at the gym every 2 weeks, this will give the best data to know if it's working out.

 

[Red]

7.1 - GYM at 9 am

DONE.

1 Incline press 30% 3x6-10 +
2 DB pullovers 3x8-12
3 Preacher curls 11. 4x8-10 +
4 Triceps cable pushdown 4x8-12
5 Seated DB side delts 3x10-15 +
6 Lat pulldowns MAG mid 3x8-12

NEXT TRAINING:
8.1 - ZONE 2 CARDIO + ACCESSORIES

 

[Ali]

Pecs feeling good again.

 

[Red]

8.1 - ZONE 2 CARDIO + ACCESSORIES

DONE.

1 Zone 2 conditioning 45m
2 Neck extensions 3-4x15-20 +
3 Neck curls 3-4x15-20

NEXT TRAINING:
9.1 - GYM at 11 am

 

[Akilles7]

2 Neck extensions 3-4x15-20 +

I'd be cautious with free weight neck extensions bro. I did them for a bit and started feeling like a pinched nerve at the back of my neck. @arcade_fireee injured himself neck training, and I think it was on account of extensions. I use a neck harness to hit the back of the neck.

 

[Red]

I'd be cautious with free weight neck extensions bro. I did them for a bit and started feeling like a pinched nerve at the back of my neck. @arcade_fireee injured himself neck training, and I think it was on account of extensions. I use a neck harness to hit the back of the neck.

Good you told me that. I already got the warning from my PT while I was still grappling and training the neck the same way as now.

Will switch it up for something different.

 

[Ali]

Pain free benching and dips

 

[Ali]

Fired up this week

 

[Red]

9.1 - GYM at 11 am

DONE.

1 Romanian Deadlifts straps 3x6-12
2 Leg press 3x8-12 +
3 Leg press calf raises 3x15-20
4 Machine rows straps 0. 8. 3x8-12
5 Face-pulls 26. 3x10-15 +
6 Kneeling Rope Crunch 26. 3x10-1

But right after that got sick. Again.
So no gym for now. Sucks

I am using grippers all the time tho. Bought some new ones and randomply placed them around my flat. So I just pick them up whenever I see one of them.

 

[Ali]

Exposed the pecs and shoulders to deeper ROM today, pain free again

 

[Ali]

More pain free benching. I'll stay at this weight and up the reps till the first set is something like 12 before progressing