finally down to 155 =]

Striker · 03-05-2008, 04:57 AM

alright I finally got my weight down to 155 and lowered my body fat a lot. This was my goal for summer and now that I did this I'm starting up my creatine again to put on some muscle to look more defined.

just thought I'd share that with you guys

Sam · 03-05-2008, 05:15 AM

Well done mate! Good for you!

Best of luck with bulking

1quick1 · 03-05-2008, 05:51 AM

At 16 man don't worry too much about cutting down. Believe me when I say if you keep adding muscle, even if at the same BF%, you'll look better. I know it's hard to believe but I wish at your age someone would've slapped me in the head and said just lift, eat, and sleep. It would've saved me many years of spinning my tires. Either way not trying to piss in your cherrios lol. Nice work man and keeping working hard.

strawser9 · 03-05-2008, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by 1quick1

At 16 man don't worry too much about cutting down. Believe me when I say if you keep adding muscle, even if at the same BF%, you'll look better. I know it's hard to believe but I wish at your age someone would've slapped me in the head and said just lift, eat, and sleep. It would've saved me many years of spinning my tires. Either way not trying to piss in your cherrios lol. Nice work man and keeping working hard.

yeah! what he said.

i still get that from the BBers at my gym, and I weigh 190. eat clean, lift heavy...eventually the fat will disappear, the muscle will take over(again, clean eating ftw!)....and you'll be a monster!

Big Guns · 03-05-2008, 08:00 AM

Nice work. Keep your protein/carb/fat ratio at 40/40/20 and you will make gains w/ little BF gain. EAT!!!!!!!

hapkido · 03-05-2008, 02:47 PM

Sounds to me like your puting in a great foundation that will last.
Alot of guys and girls go for the quick and easy approach.
Think right , eat right, lift right.Welcome to Terry's Martial Arts Gilbert Arizona
I've been big 247 at 5'9 now at 165 and I've never felt better.
And I do not worry so much about heart attacks.
Oh yes I'm 52 and I think I know what I'm saying.

young-one · 03-08-2008, 12:16 PM

Don't worry about cutting for now. I was worried but as you gain more muscle you lose more bodyfat. And at such young ages, me and you and the other teens have faster metabolisms so just do some sports with friends, eat alot, lift and watch yourself grow, not shrink. Trust me on this, I was worried about becoming fat and not being able to work off the fat after bulking, but I bulked and I stayed the same bodyfat, if not got leaner, and got bigger. Good luck.

Pfabrizi1 · 03-08-2008, 05:17 PM

I agree w/ you guys saying not to cut, but for some people it is necessary (nothing overboard however). For example, I tend to be naturally carry a little more bodyfat than most people so every once in a while I have to cut down a little bit. Personally, if I were to start all over again I would probably have cut the bodyfat first and build up from a lean base unlike what I did (started w/ some extra bodyfat).

Anyways, great job striker and best of luck w/ putting on the muscle now

Big Guns · 03-08-2008, 05:42 PM

Post some current pics Striker

Striker · 03-09-2008, 06:42 PM

I will when I get the chance I haven't been home lately the weekdays are hectic so I'll try do get some.

wala · 03-10-2008, 02:32 AM

Good job Striker, pics would be good tho yeh

What the other guys said about not worrying to much about fat and simply eating right and aiming for muscle gain is true IMO. The more muscle you have, the more lean you generally get - so if you'd have put all your effort into building muscle instead, your BF% would probably have gone down anyway, maybe not by the same amount but still a fair bit. But anyway, you've done really well with the path you've chosen... now get lifting and eating!!!

strawser9 · 03-10-2008, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Pfabrizi1

I agree w/ you guys saying not to cut, but for some people it is necessary (nothing overboard however). For example, I tend to be naturally carry a little more bodyfat than most people so every once in a while I have to cut down a little bit. Personally, if I were to start all over again I would probably have cut the bodyfat first and build up from a lean base unlike what I did (started w/ some extra bodyfat).

Anyways, great job striker and best of luck w/ putting on the muscle now

at <18 with a BF% less than 20% I really don't think anyone needs to cut. switching over to a completely clean diet(right around BMR), adding 20 minutes of Low intensity cardio after training, and lifting hard will end up being much better.

There is no time to gain muscle like the mid-late teen years as your body's GH and other hormones are at their highest levels...

yes, if someone is obese at this age (sad society) then their caloric intake should be lower than their BMR, but often eating more of the RIGHT food would end up doing more for them than eating less of the crap they do eat. It is a fine line, and everyone is specific. there really are few absolutes in this world (if any), but I could almost guarentee you 80% of the chubby kids in america today just don't eat enough! it sounds funny to say, but its true. they barely eat anything all day...then fill up at night with crap, leading to fat gain while on a caloric deficit.

guess it all depends on the look you're ultimately going for though:cool:

wala · 03-10-2008, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by strawser9

at <18 with a BF% less than 20% I really don't think anyone needs to cut. switching over to a completely clean diet(right around BMR), adding 20 minutes of Low intensity cardio after training, and lifting hard will end up being much better.

There is no time to gain muscle like the mid-late teen years as your body's GH and other hormones are at their highest levels...

yes, if someone is obese at this age (sad society) then their caloric intake should be lower than their BMR, but often eating more of the RIGHT food would end up doing more for them than eating less of the crap they do eat. It is a fine line, and everyone is specific. there really are few absolutes in this world (if any), but I could almost guarentee you 80% of the chubby kids in america today just don't eat enough! it sounds funny to say, but its true. they barely eat anything all day...then fill up at night with crap, leading to fat gain while on a caloric deficit.

guess it all depends on the look you're ultimately going for though:cool:

Strongly agree with that, nice post strawser

dtrain · 03-13-2008, 01:23 AM

great job repped you sir..very positive..

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