how many of you under 10% BF guys were ever overweight

[Texas Ranger]

I was about 28% bf at 230 when I started working out seriously again. I was 24 y/o. Over about a year and a half I dropped down to 177 and 5%. That was all diet. NO CARDIO or AAS. Its easy. If you want to do it you can. It takes knowledge and discipline. I took in less than 25grms of sugar a day. I avoided white flour and starch. No soda of any kind either. That was it.
If you want to do it... do it! Thats all it takes!
BTW... I started taking in shakes after I hit 177. Talk about a rebound effect. I was putting on 10lbs of muscle every 6 months for a year and a half after that. I got stuck at 207 at 6%. Thats when I started with AAS. Small amounts. I still don't go crazy today and I still grow.

How did a typical day of eating look for you when you were dieting??

 

[Sigmund Roid]

I started at a very low fat%, then with powerlifting I got fat and muscular (about 25%), now I am back to about 8%. What I noticed is that I don't have nice abs, because the (paper thin) skin is too flabby from the belly expansion of the past. Anyone else has that problem?

 

[Makavelli]

Dude that is pretty much with me right now!!! I always been doing bulk since I graduated high school yeah I look big and all right now 250 with 16% body fat but I want to look nasty veins, I guess I would start doing a cutter!!!. This is the problem with me everytime I start to cut down I loose strength and I hate it!!!! so next time I would do a cutting cycle so I wont have to loose strength and get leaner

Since you're in the same boat that I was back then, I would avoid the mistakes that I made. I tried so many different diet methods and ended up losing a ton of muscle. Yeah I got leaner, a lot leaner, but I was small. Once I learned the basics of physiology and biochemistry and how everything ties together, I made quick and substantial progress w/o the loss of lean body mass. And this was w/o AAS. I didn't start AAS until I was 27. I did a photo shoot when I was 22 and I was at 5% BF. I was considering fitness modeling back then and had everything set up to go to Miami, but decided I'd rather play division I college hockey and beat people up!LOL! I've never regretted my decision.

 

[shape]

I started at a very low fat%, then with powerlifting I got fat and muscular (about 25%), now I am back to about 8%. What I noticed is that I don't have nice abs, because the (paper thin) skin is too flabby from the belly expansion of the past. Anyone else has that problem?

what do u need a tummy tuck????-you had to be alot more than 25% then to have that much extra skin-unless you have very poor elasticity-how old are u

what was your total weight loss from 25% to 8%

 

[JonPee]

I was about 28% bf at 230 when I started working out seriously again. I was 24 y/o. Over about a year and a half I dropped down to 177 and 5%. That was all diet. NO CARDIO or AAS. Its easy. If you want to do it you can. It takes knowledge and discipline. I took in less than 25grms of sugar a day. I avoided white flour and starch. No soda of any kind either. That was it.
If you want to do it... do it! Thats all it takes!
BTW... I started taking in shakes after I hit 177. Talk about a rebound effect. I was putting on 10lbs of muscle every 6 months for a year and a half after that. I got stuck at 207 at 6%. Thats when I started with AAS. Small amounts. I still don't go crazy today and I still grow.

No loose skin from when you were 28% bf? I was around that and now I'm down to 180 with a lot more muscle but when I bend over my stomach looks like one of those wrinkly ass dog's faces. I've also gone down to 158 and my stomach wasn't any flatter than when I was 20 lbs heavier.

 

[shape]

No loose skin from when you were 28% bf? I was around that and now I'm down to 180 with a lot more muscle but when I bend over my stomach looks like one of those wrinkly ass dog's faces. I've also gone down to 158 and my stomach wasn't any flatter than when I was 20 lbs heavier.

again how old are u- and were u a very flabby 28% or a muscular bulky 28%

 

[JonPee]

definitely flabby. Really weak and inactive. I remember going to the gym and having a hell of time benching 85. My friend was able to do 25s on both sides and I thought he was hercules. I was 16-17 when I lost all the weight.

 

[Sigmund Roid]

what do u need a tummy tuck????-you had to be alot more than 25% then to have that much extra skin-unless you have very poor elasticity-how old are u

what was your total weight loss from 25% to 8%

I think I don't need a tummy tuck, the skin is not very tight but certainly not hanging and no stretch marks around my waist. I was 25% at 240, then 5% at 200 and now 8% at 220. BTW I am 34 y/o.

 

[shape]

I think I don't need a tummy tuck, the skin is not very tight but certainly not hanging and no stretch marks around my waist. I was 25% at 240, then 5% at 200 and now 8% at 220. BTW I am 34 y/o.

I am surpised 40lbs for a BB is by means drastic weight loss-your skin should have shrunk back-how quickly did u drop the 40lbs-that is key-drastic quick loss does not allow for the skin to tighten slowly-how tall are u???

 

[Makavelli]

Some people's skin does not shrink like others. I've seen countless examples of this. Even after years of staying lean, the skin tightens up very slowly.