CybrSage's Log - from normal American to Fit and In Shape
cybrsage
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I have not taken caliper readings in some time, so I just decided to do so. As I said previously, I do not know if my readings are correct, but I consistently get the same numbers, so the readings are useful to show change at least. I did the Jackson-Pollock Three Caliper Method and am sitting at slightly under 16% body fat. That makes me happy!
I use the program found here:
http://www.linear-software.com/online.html
I use the program found here:
http://www.linear-software.com/online.html
BEAR BUTTI am going to slowly add a few weeks here and there to catch the log up to today. It all started on Sept. 8, 2014. I have a set of calipers that I get consistent results with. I cannot say they are entirely accurate, but since I get consistent results I can use them as a way to measure change I body fat. I use the Jackson-Pollock 3 location measurement method. The online calculator (along with pictures of measurement locations) can be found here: http://www.linear-software.com/online.html. By my reckoning, I was at 28% body fat.
All changes are completely natty. Well, I am on TRT, but it puts my test level into the high 500s, so I still consider that to be natty. No drugs at all, not even an ECA stack, were used. Correction to that, I used vitamins, Tylenol, allergy pills, etc., as needed...but that is not what I mean when I say drugs - I mean performance enhancing drugs.
My trainer always says that meeting your goals are 80% diet, 15% exercise, and 5% genetics / gear.
* Weight: 190
* Neck 17
* Chest 40.5
* Stomach at belly button 39.75
* Waist line (where your pants sit when worn properly) 38
* Biceps with arms extended out to side L:13 R:13.5
* Thighs L:23 R:22
* Calves L:15.5 R:15.25
* Forearm 3 inches from elbow L:11.5 R: 11.5
Some starting pictures. All pictures are taken cold and unflexed and first thing in the morning prior to eating or drinking anything.
At the time, I was 44 years old. Not too bad for a 44 year old normal everyday American. Most of my friends had 50 or more pounds on them and far more body fat. Good genetics was my only real savior - I did not work out at all.
i wana get simiilar ones toomy gf calls me clumsy bear
cybrsage
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They do not fit me any more - WAY too big.
I just signed up for another year with my trainer / nutritionist. We are going to finish my current cut, do another bulk, then another cut, and then he will show me how to maintain that look for the rest of my life while still enjoying my life. In celebration of another year, he is putting me on Keto starting Sunday...
This is me from May, flexing of course. All my stats and other pics are done cold and unflexed.
I just signed up for another year with my trainer / nutritionist. We are going to finish my current cut, do another bulk, then another cut, and then he will show me how to maintain that look for the rest of my life while still enjoying my life. In celebration of another year, he is putting me on Keto starting Sunday...
This is me from May, flexing of course. All my stats and other pics are done cold and unflexed.
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Bro in this pic ur back looks v impressive. nice one bro. best of luck and keep up the good work. good changeThey do not fit me any more - WAY too big.
I just signed up for another year with my trainer / nutritionist. We are going to finish my current cut, do another bulk, then another cut, and then he will show me how to maintain that look for the rest of my life while still enjoying my life. In celebration of another year, he is putting me on Keto starting Sunday...
This is me from May, flexing of course. All my stats and other pics are done cold and unflexed.
KngShisa
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Lol you sound like me here. You're looking great, brother!!
cybrsage
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So not many updates recently because, well, not much has changed. My body has figured out the carb cycling and is working against it, so my trainer moved me to Keto. I already know things have changed in my, I can feel them, so this Sunday's measurements should be nice!! Stay tuned!
cybrsage
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11-08-15
This week was both good and bad - good in that I can SEE and FEEL the changes in my body again. Bad because now I am always hungry and wanting carbs. I forgot how just about every food out there is chock full of carbs. No, I do not need a list of the healthy, good for you, non-carb foods. I WANT the Reece's Peanut Butter Cup dipped in Nutella...
Found a new workout partner for Saturdays - my Kickboxing coach. He is in great cardio shape and is 20 years younger than me - and is now working on strength training. It is going to be hard but fun.
Did all 5 days at the gym - slowly increasing my weights moved again now that my form is proper. I got sick again, but this time I received anti-biotics and everything got better pretty fast. Got all 4 cardio days in as well.
Feeling good, especially since my stomach and waste numbers dropped! Interesting that my weight did not move much, but it did drop as well, so all is good.
Here are my stats (all cold and unflexed):
*Weight: 186
*Neck: 16.25
*Chest: 40.5
*Stomach: 34
*Waist Line: 35
*Biceps: L: 13 R: 13
*Thighs: L: 24.25 R: 24.25
*Calves: L: 15.25 R: 15.25
*Forearms: L: 12 R: 12
This week was both good and bad - good in that I can SEE and FEEL the changes in my body again. Bad because now I am always hungry and wanting carbs. I forgot how just about every food out there is chock full of carbs. No, I do not need a list of the healthy, good for you, non-carb foods. I WANT the Reece's Peanut Butter Cup dipped in Nutella...
Found a new workout partner for Saturdays - my Kickboxing coach. He is in great cardio shape and is 20 years younger than me - and is now working on strength training. It is going to be hard but fun.
Did all 5 days at the gym - slowly increasing my weights moved again now that my form is proper. I got sick again, but this time I received anti-biotics and everything got better pretty fast. Got all 4 cardio days in as well.
Feeling good, especially since my stomach and waste numbers dropped! Interesting that my weight did not move much, but it did drop as well, so all is good.
Here are my stats (all cold and unflexed):
*Weight: 186
*Neck: 16.25
*Chest: 40.5
*Stomach: 34
*Waist Line: 35
*Biceps: L: 13 R: 13
*Thighs: L: 24.25 R: 24.25
*Calves: L: 15.25 R: 15.25
*Forearms: L: 12 R: 12
Mountain_Man
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Keep putting in the work ur doing great freind
TravisBLKMACH
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Keep up the good work! I really enjoy following your log!
cybrsage
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11-15-15
Keto diets are harder than I thought they would be! The first week is not so bad, but after that it gets exponentially harder. Still, it was effective, so it was worth doing.
My muscle sizes stayed the same, which is good. My weight, stomach, and waist line all dropped. My waist line went down an entire inch! I could tell it would be good since I had to move a notch tighter on my belt.
I went to a wedding last night...I am probably the only person on Earth who actually does not like the taste of Wedding Cakes. I have not had one that tasted good since the one at my own wedding almost 29 years ago, which was made by my wife's grandmother. Well, scratch that, my daughter's cake was great but it was actually made by both my daughter and my wife - and my wife is an amazing cook and decorator. But all the store bought wedding cakes I have eaten have been bad. Since I was still on the keto diet last night, it gave me a great excuse to not even taste a slice of it. The bride and groom both play Dungeons and Dragons with us (I am a dungeon master and have been since I was 13) and they know all about my diets and working out and such and fully support me on it, so no one was offended. Score one for Keto!!
I am going to keep crushing it at the gym. I feel my mojo has returned and all is good. Except for a few things that I still have strong desires for (a great pumpkin pie and Christmas cookies), I have noticed my desire for sweets is rapidly dropping. Or rather, when I have them I find them no longer as yummy and amazing as I used to, making them me want them less. This is something I did not expect. Due to my insanely powerful lactose intolerance level (I cannot eat an entire milk chocolate bar without becoming gassy and ill), many things I used to like are fully out of my reach anyway. But there is nothing for it, even the pills no longer work for me. The benefit is that I have to eat healthier whether I like it or not.
I have learned how to make lactose free condensed milk, so I can actually have a piece of pumpkin pie again - first time in years. I promise not to go hog wild on it.
I signed up for another year with my trainer / nutritionist. I want one more good bulk and one more good cut, then learn how to do lifetime maintenance for the body I end up with. As I age, I find I am slowly losing the desire to work super hard at things. I expect great things in this next year. Onwards and upwards from here (or rather downwards - I am in a cut after all)!
*Weight: 184
*Neck: 16.25
*Chest: 40.5
*Stomach: 33.75
*Waist Line: 34
*Biceps: L: 13 R: 13
*Thighs: L: 24.25 R: 24.25
*Calves: L: 15.25 R: 15.25
*Forearms: L: 12 R: 12
Keto diets are harder than I thought they would be! The first week is not so bad, but after that it gets exponentially harder. Still, it was effective, so it was worth doing.
My muscle sizes stayed the same, which is good. My weight, stomach, and waist line all dropped. My waist line went down an entire inch! I could tell it would be good since I had to move a notch tighter on my belt.
I went to a wedding last night...I am probably the only person on Earth who actually does not like the taste of Wedding Cakes. I have not had one that tasted good since the one at my own wedding almost 29 years ago, which was made by my wife's grandmother. Well, scratch that, my daughter's cake was great but it was actually made by both my daughter and my wife - and my wife is an amazing cook and decorator. But all the store bought wedding cakes I have eaten have been bad. Since I was still on the keto diet last night, it gave me a great excuse to not even taste a slice of it.
The bride and groom both play Dungeons and Dragons with us (I am a dungeon master and have been since I was 13) and they know all about my diets and working out and such and fully support me on it, so no one was offended. Score one for Keto!!I am going to keep crushing it at the gym. I feel my mojo has returned and all is good. Except for a few things that I still have strong desires for (a great pumpkin pie and Christmas cookies), I have noticed my desire for sweets is rapidly dropping. Or rather, when I have them I find them no longer as yummy and amazing as I used to, making them me want them less. This is something I did not expect. Due to my insanely powerful lactose intolerance level (I cannot eat an entire milk chocolate bar without becoming gassy and ill), many things I used to like are fully out of my reach anyway. But there is nothing for it, even the pills no longer work for me. The benefit is that I have to eat healthier whether I like it or not.
I have learned how to make lactose free condensed milk, so I can actually have a piece of pumpkin pie again - first time in years. I promise not to go hog wild on it.
I signed up for another year with my trainer / nutritionist. I want one more good bulk and one more good cut, then learn how to do lifetime maintenance for the body I end up with. As I age, I find I am slowly losing the desire to work super hard at things. I expect great things in this next year. Onwards and upwards from here (or rather downwards - I am in a cut after all)!
*Weight: 184
*Neck: 16.25
*Chest: 40.5
*Stomach: 33.75
*Waist Line: 34
*Biceps: L: 13 R: 13
*Thighs: L: 24.25 R: 24.25
*Calves: L: 15.25 R: 15.25
*Forearms: L: 12 R: 12
Mountain_Man
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Loving ur journal and dedication my freind
cybrsage
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11-22-15
Sigh...
Half way through the week I lost control and binge ate a bunch of candy / sweet pastries. Bad for my diet and my goals...but I learned something from it. My lactose intolerance has gotten to the point where I become greatly pained if I eat any amount of store bought candy / sweets. Real milk is used in so much stuff and I cannot stomach even a little bit of it any more. Spent two days in quite a bit of bloated pain before finally expunging it all, so obviously no gym time with me releasing vast quantities of biological agents. My wife even went to visit her mother for those two days... So at this point, no more of that stuff for me unless I make it myself.
I basically stalled this week. I gained a pound and all my stomach measurements rose slightly...so I undid my previous efforts and that makes me mad at myself. Why work so hard if I am going to take it all away so easily and quickly? For most, the hard work would simply stop, but that is not what I am here to do. This week, I am skipping the pumpkin pie and am going to eat healthily on Thanksgiving and afterwards (as well as before). I will eat too much turkey still, I am sure, but too much turkey is still far better than any amount of pumpkin pie.
So with all that out of the way, I can move forward. There is no reason (or ability) to lie about what happened - the pictures tell the tale. Without further adieu:
*Weight: 185
*Neck: 16.25
*Chest: 40.5
*Stomach: 34.25
*Waist Line: 34.5
*Biceps: L: 13 R: 13
*Thighs: L: 24.25 R: 24.25
*Calves: L: 15.25 R: 15.25
*Forearms: L: 12 R: 12
Sigh...
Half way through the week I lost control and binge ate a bunch of candy / sweet pastries. Bad for my diet and my goals...but I learned something from it. My lactose intolerance has gotten to the point where I become greatly pained if I eat any amount of store bought candy / sweets. Real milk is used in so much stuff and I cannot stomach even a little bit of it any more. Spent two days in quite a bit of bloated pain before finally expunging it all, so obviously no gym time with me releasing vast quantities of biological agents. My wife even went to visit her mother for those two days... So at this point, no more of that stuff for me unless I make it myself.
I basically stalled this week. I gained a pound and all my stomach measurements rose slightly...so I undid my previous efforts and that makes me mad at myself. Why work so hard if I am going to take it all away so easily and quickly? For most, the hard work would simply stop, but that is not what I am here to do. This week, I am skipping the pumpkin pie and am going to eat healthily on Thanksgiving and afterwards (as well as before). I will eat too much turkey still, I am sure, but too much turkey is still far better than any amount of pumpkin pie.
So with all that out of the way, I can move forward. There is no reason (or ability) to lie about what happened - the pictures tell the tale. Without further adieu:
*Weight: 185
*Neck: 16.25
*Chest: 40.5
*Stomach: 34.25
*Waist Line: 34.5
*Biceps: L: 13 R: 13
*Thighs: L: 24.25 R: 24.25
*Calves: L: 15.25 R: 15.25
*Forearms: L: 12 R: 12
cybrsage
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11-29-15
The weight gain of last week turned into a stalemate in body weight for this week - which I consider a win due to Thanksgiving being last week. I did all 4 cardio sessions and hit the gym every day of the week and am feeling good about it. I feel lighter, even though I obviously am not. Not much to say other than I have worked out a bunch of nagging stupid issues in my life and feel back on track.
All my major muscle groups shrunk slightly - I am not going to let that bother me, I knew it would happen and am hopeful that at least some of the shrinkage is from fat loss, especially considering my waist line dropped by 1/2 inch.
Anyway, onto the stats:
*Weight: 185
*Neck: 16
*Chest: 40.25
*Stomach: 34.25
*Waist Line: 34
*Biceps: L: 12.5 R: 12.5
*Thighs: L: 23.75 R: 23.75
*Calves: L: 15 R: 15
*Forearms: L: 11.75 R: 11.75
The weight gain of last week turned into a stalemate in body weight for this week - which I consider a win due to Thanksgiving being last week. I did all 4 cardio sessions and hit the gym every day of the week and am feeling good about it. I feel lighter, even though I obviously am not. Not much to say other than I have worked out a bunch of nagging stupid issues in my life and feel back on track.
All my major muscle groups shrunk slightly - I am not going to let that bother me, I knew it would happen and am hopeful that at least some of the shrinkage is from fat loss, especially considering my waist line dropped by 1/2 inch.
Anyway, onto the stats:
*Weight: 185
*Neck: 16
*Chest: 40.25
*Stomach: 34.25
*Waist Line: 34
*Biceps: L: 12.5 R: 12.5
*Thighs: L: 23.75 R: 23.75
*Calves: L: 15 R: 15
*Forearms: L: 11.75 R: 11.75
gunther1986
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great log man.
A winner is not one who never falls. It's one who comes right back up every time he falls.
A winner is not one who never falls. It's one who comes right back up every time he falls.
cybrsage
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Great quote, thanks!
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Good to see you are hitting it hard again. I wish I had a 34 inch waist
Well, it depends on if you have a thick, but super ripped, waste or not.
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12-06-15
The results were not as good as I had hoped, but they were not bad either. I lost 1 pound and both my waist and stomach did not change. My legs got slightly bigger and my forearms got slightly bigger as well. I will just keep on trucking and see what next week brings. I will not let it deter me, I have my mojo back.
I did something to my right arm, not sure what but my elbow hurts and upper arm hurts. It actually feels somewhat like growing pains, though I know it cannot be that. I have started taking aspirin for it, since that is very liver friendly. I am going to setup a doctor's apt if it does not go away, or at least start to get better, after a few days. It hurts between that knobby bone part that sticks out on the radius (on the outside of the elbow joint) and the bony part that sticks out on the ulna (the point made when you bend your arm). I looked at a picture to get the names so that's also why I also described it. The pain is closest to that knobby part of the radius. It also mostly hurts when I'm not using the joint when it is sitting still.
Onto my stats:
*Weight: 184
*Neck: 16.25
*Chest: 40.25
*Stomach: 34.25
*Waist Line: 34
*Biceps: L: 12.5 R: 12.5
*Thighs: L: 24 R: 24
*Calves: L: 15 R: 15
*Forearms: L: 12 R: 12
Mountain_Man
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Happy to see u still at it brother keep on growing my freind
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