(Before and after photos, before pics are kind of shitty sorry)
Hey I'm kind of new here (I've been viewing as a guest for about a year every couple of months). I've bought every workout supplement Chris has recommended and have used them for a couple of months.
I did not bulk before cutting as I had some muscle before starting the program. My workout consisted of working out 3-4 times a week on an empty stomach (w/ 2 servings of BCAA's; one an hour and a half before and one during) with HIIT cardio (walk,run,walk,run, and so on for 1.5 miles(15-20 minutes) on 3 miles per hr for walking and 10-12(I'd increase speed each week) miles per hour for running after each workout session. I'd hit chest, triceps, and abs (upper and lower) the first day. I'd take a rest day the next day. I'd hit shoulders, legs, and obliques the next day. Take a rest day the next day. I'd hit back and biceps the next day. Take a rest day. Then I'd restart my week on Sunday and then proceed through the program again... You get the point.
My chest exercise was: flat bench press (20-50 reps, 2 sets), for triceps I did dips (till failure, 2 reps), for lower and upper abs I did hanging leg raise (2 sets till failure), decline crunches on a swiss ball weighted till failure (2 sets), Bicycle's 2 sets till failure. For shoulders I'd do Arnold overhead press (2 sets till failure 20-50 reps), legs I'd do squats and weighted barbell calf raises (20-50 reps, 2 sets), for obliques I'd do weighted barbell wood choppers/side twists (whatever they're called) 2 sets till failure. For back I'd do bent over barbell rows (20-50 reps, 2 sets till failure) and dead-lifts(some days I would do them the same day as legs and shoulders) I'd do )20-50 reps, 2 sets. Additionally, I started doing 5-6 workouts per week this week.
My diet consisted of Chris's fat loss diet with a slight variation, one day each week I would have a cheat day and sometimes I'd have like a 10-30 gram snack before I went to sleep. It was basically a very low carb diet. I used the Barleans greens supplement to replace the veggies /fruits I wasn't eating.
I have a few questions: one of them is about the protein shake I drink and program as a whole; has 20g of non-fibrous carbs per serving w/4 g of sugar (2 scoops which total to 44g of protein). It's $85 for 10lbs of it and it tastes ridiculously good. I'm not sure if the diet+program worked as well as it could have and, if it didn't, then I think the protein shake could have been a major reason; do you guys think it is one?
Another question is about the workout and diet routine; was it a good program that I was running or should I change it up a bit? I was thinking about maybe bulking a little bit but until I have some feedback from guys who know their shit im not doing it. If you guys do think I should bulk a little bit, could you give me a link to a program that has worked for you.
I some other questions which is about my general looks and my acne (and yes I know this isn't in the right topic/place on the forum). I've been using Chris's skin care reccomendations+a precsription acne care cream (it has Erythromycin and Benzoyl Peroxide topical gel). Pics below of my face and body (I tried to be thorough, if you need more let me know). My acne is still kind of bad (I went off the acne cream for a month because I'm pretty sure Chris posted something about Benzoyl Peroxide being bad. It got really bad even though I have and use the skin care reccomendations so I'm using it now). Should I go off the cream and pick up Accutane? And for my general looks, should I keep running the workout program or am I good (and should just maintain a low carb diet and workout the same wayw/out osta) or what? And then for my general looks, should I change my hair style or do anything else like getting a tattoo?
My general daily routine (diet and exercise only): Wake up at 4-5am (take BCAA's, osta, and ephedra supplement), workout, drink protein shake/ first meal, second meal, protein shake, third meal. (Then once every week I have a cheat day where I have a burger+fries or something at the middle of the day or at dinner) + (every 3-5 days I have that 10-30g carb snack before I go to sleep). Anything to change or am I good?
Tried to be as complete as possible (I know this was really fucking long and seemed like a blog post lol). Before and after pics are below. Note: not trying to sound like an ass or anything but-you may not use these photos without my permission, just pm me if you would like to use these somewhere and let me know what for and I'll let you use them.
Hey I'm kind of new here (I've been viewing as a guest for about a year every couple of months). I've bought every workout supplement Chris has recommended and have used them for a couple of months.
I did not bulk before cutting as I had some muscle before starting the program. My workout consisted of working out 3-4 times a week on an empty stomach (w/ 2 servings of BCAA's; one an hour and a half before and one during) with HIIT cardio (walk,run,walk,run, and so on for 1.5 miles(15-20 minutes) on 3 miles per hr for walking and 10-12(I'd increase speed each week) miles per hour for running after each workout session. I'd hit chest, triceps, and abs (upper and lower) the first day. I'd take a rest day the next day. I'd hit shoulders, legs, and obliques the next day. Take a rest day the next day. I'd hit back and biceps the next day. Take a rest day. Then I'd restart my week on Sunday and then proceed through the program again... You get the point.
My chest exercise was: flat bench press (20-50 reps, 2 sets), for triceps I did dips (till failure, 2 reps), for lower and upper abs I did hanging leg raise (2 sets till failure), decline crunches on a swiss ball weighted till failure (2 sets), Bicycle's 2 sets till failure. For shoulders I'd do Arnold overhead press (2 sets till failure 20-50 reps), legs I'd do squats and weighted barbell calf raises (20-50 reps, 2 sets), for obliques I'd do weighted barbell wood choppers/side twists (whatever they're called) 2 sets till failure. For back I'd do bent over barbell rows (20-50 reps, 2 sets till failure) and dead-lifts(some days I would do them the same day as legs and shoulders) I'd do )20-50 reps, 2 sets. Additionally, I started doing 5-6 workouts per week this week.
My diet consisted of Chris's fat loss diet with a slight variation, one day each week I would have a cheat day and sometimes I'd have like a 10-30 gram snack before I went to sleep. It was basically a very low carb diet. I used the Barleans greens supplement to replace the veggies /fruits I wasn't eating.
I have a few questions: one of them is about the protein shake I drink and program as a whole; has 20g of non-fibrous carbs per serving w/4 g of sugar (2 scoops which total to 44g of protein). It's $85 for 10lbs of it and it tastes ridiculously good. I'm not sure if the diet+program worked as well as it could have and, if it didn't, then I think the protein shake could have been a major reason; do you guys think it is one?
Another question is about the workout and diet routine; was it a good program that I was running or should I change it up a bit? I was thinking about maybe bulking a little bit but until I have some feedback from guys who know their shit im not doing it. If you guys do think I should bulk a little bit, could you give me a link to a program that has worked for you.
I some other questions which is about my general looks and my acne (and yes I know this isn't in the right topic/place on the forum). I've been using Chris's skin care reccomendations+a precsription acne care cream (it has Erythromycin and Benzoyl Peroxide topical gel). Pics below of my face and body (I tried to be thorough, if you need more let me know). My acne is still kind of bad (I went off the acne cream for a month because I'm pretty sure Chris posted something about Benzoyl Peroxide being bad. It got really bad even though I have and use the skin care reccomendations so I'm using it now). Should I go off the cream and pick up Accutane? And for my general looks, should I keep running the workout program or am I good (and should just maintain a low carb diet and workout the same wayw/out osta) or what? And then for my general looks, should I change my hair style or do anything else like getting a tattoo?
My general daily routine (diet and exercise only): Wake up at 4-5am (take BCAA's, osta, and ephedra supplement), workout, drink protein shake/ first meal, second meal, protein shake, third meal. (Then once every week I have a cheat day where I have a burger+fries or something at the middle of the day or at dinner) + (every 3-5 days I have that 10-30g carb snack before I go to sleep). Anything to change or am I good?
Tried to be as complete as possible (I know this was really fucking long and seemed like a blog post lol). Before and after pics are below. Note: not trying to sound like an ass or anything but-you may not use these photos without my permission, just pm me if you would like to use these somewhere and let me know what for and I'll let you use them.