OcUK Health Seekers: Post your progress pics

[Pate]

I'm sorry. I really struggle to understand how you can be so far in the red at uni. I know a guy who managed to sink £600 in freshers week last year. But apart from that, most people who go out, manage to spend under £20 a week on a night out, and it is perfectly possible to do it on under 10 if you pay attention. It's plenty affordable. The few people I know with that much debt are those who drink ridiculously excessively, and those are the ones that have probably put on half a stone of weight since coming to uni due to alcohol. And having seen them going out, they really don't need anywhere near that much alcohol to have a good time.

kd

What? That's the dangers of not having the full story mate. What if I was to say that I still have not received student finance? Does that change the story somewhat?

Also, £10 on a night out is very unrealistic for down the south east in Brighton. Don't get me wrong, I've never been the sort of chap to go to a club sober and order expensive drinks alnight, quite the opposite in fact. I drink heavily before I go out (whisky/vodka) to ensure that I buy just a couple of drinks to keep me "drunk" through the clubbing. Pubs are different.

Also, spending £10/£20 a week? Fine if you only go out once a week, but c'mon how often does that really work out? Clubs yeah, maybe once/twice a week, but then you've got pubs and general social drinking on top.

Fact is that I spend SUBSTANTIALLY less money than my peers. (Okay helped by the fact I don't snort coke/mdma, smoke weed).


I know it sounds excessive, but the simple fact of the matter is that I'm going to be in university once, and thats it. I've had two fun years and I'm 1/3 of the way through my last year. After that I've got all the time in the world to be a completely responsible adult.

 

[King Damager]

What? That's the dangers of not having the full story mate. What if I was to say that I still have not received student finance? Does that change the story somewhat?

Also, £10 on a night out is very unrealistic for down the south east in Brighton. Don't get me wrong, I've never been the sort of chap to go to a club sober and order expensive drinks alnight, quite the opposite in fact. I drink heavily before I go out (whisky/vodka) to ensure that I buy just a couple of drinks to keep me "drunk" through the clubbing. Pubs are different.

Also, spending £10/£20 a week? Fine if you only go out once a week, but c'mon how often does that really work out? Clubs yeah, maybe once/twice a week, but then you've got pubs and general social drinking on top.

Fact is that I spend SUBSTANTIALLY less money than my peers. (Okay helped by the fact I don't snort coke/mdma, smoke weed).


I know it sounds excessive, but the simple fact of the matter is that I'm going to be in university once, and thats it. I've had two fun years and I'm 1/3 of the way through my last year. After that I've got all the time in the world to be a completely responsible adult.

I'll admit I think it depends entirely on the social group your in. Between my flat, we've gone out about 5/6 times since the beginning of term - so maybe once every two weeks on average. We don't really see alcohol/pub as a necessity to socialise...

I was attempting to point out that it's not a life you have to live at Uni, however I guess some people want to, and if that's your choice then fair enough. It's all about how you choose to balance it out.

P.s. Thanks for the tips Kai.

kd

 

[MoNkeE]

I have learnt that it's pretty hard to take a pic of yourself with some lat spread...........

 

[Delvis]

Need a camera with a delay on it

 

[MoNkeE]

Why would I want one of them, my brains got enough delay as it is ;D

 

[Delvis]

Why would I want one of them, my brains got enough delay as it is ;D

Haha, for picture taking Yo!

Quite handy, 10 second delay, camera on shelf. BAM!

 

[Skillmister]

Real men use a 3 second delay

 

[Delvis]

Real men use a 3 second delay

Haha! Don't think my camera goes that low

I'm going to post some comparison pics just before XMas, then going by that I'll see where to go from there

 

[ic1male]

Real men use a 3 second delay

Yes, you keep telling yourself quick is best.

 

[shadowcreaper]

There are no magical spread sheets, no winning formulas! My routines might not be suitable for you and this will vary week to week; last week was the following;

Mon: Chest / Tri & Abs
Tues: Back / Bi
Wed: Shoulders
Thurs: Deadlifts & Abs
Friday: Legs
Sat: rest
Sun: compound exercises

As for giving you a breakdown of individual exercises i will struggle as i change this up every session, usually no gym session will be the same – well not for maybe a month or so!
fyi Height 5’10, and yes I really am 68kg lol

lifting for 2 years now, and calories don’t change between resting and training days, no point as I train 6 days a week. Diet is controlled and I’m pretty strict with myself on average I eat 2475 – 2700 calories a day. This is amble for me at the moment as I am getting the right breakdowns on food and its allowing me clean bulk slowly but steadily as I don’t want to put on any unwanted fat.

To give an idea as well in terms of diet, which is more important than training itself, i will eat something like this 3 - 4 times a day; 125g brown rice, half cup of brocolli and 1 large chicken breast....mmmm YUM

i suprised you can live on that

I find that just eating normal healthy foods without taking too much junk is perfectly fine, i think this is one of the misconceptions with people thinking they need a strict controlled diet.

Eating healthy shouldnt be a massive effort if it is then something going wrong as you wont stick to it, a simple plan is useally the best and i do laugh when i see people in shops allways looking at calories as it isnt the main factor when eating healthy.

68kg whats your body fat %if know out of interest?(you go into that horrible testical shaped thing)

 

[LiE]

Managed to capture a pic from another angle which shows some arm definition. Little bit blurry.

 

[Chris1712]

i suprised you can live on that

I find that just eating normal healthy foods without taking too much junk is perfectly fine, i think this is one of the misconceptions with people thinking they need a strict controlled diet.

Eating healthy shouldnt be a massive effort if it is then something going wrong as you wont stick to it, a simple plan is useally the best and i do laugh when i see people in shops allways looking at calories as it isnt the main factor when eating healthy.

68kg whats your body fat %if know out of interest?(you go into that horrible testical shaped thing)

Interestingly there's a whole other side of the coin with a lot of followers that think the exact opposite. IE Calories+Macros > 'clean'/'dirty'.

 

[Skillmister]

I have to say i barely care what i eat so long as i get my protein/fats for the day. It just so happens that 'clean' food is pretty cheap so thats why i eat it. I saw no detrimental effects from eating 500 calories worth of ben and jerrys every night. Maybe if i was cutting it might make a difference but didnt seem to for this guy

Looking solid LiE, strong arms as usual

 

[King Damager]

I have to say i barely care what i eat so long as i get my protein/fats for the day. It just so happens that 'clean' food is pretty cheap so thats why i eat it. I saw no detrimental effects from eating 500 calories worth of ben and jerrys every night. Maybe if i was cutting it might make a difference but didnt seem to for this guy

Looking solid LiE, strong arms as usual

I was just feeling guilty on the basis that I'm currently munching through a tub of Ben and Jerrys

Big plan is for after New Year anyway....

kd

 

[kai]

i suprised you can live on that

I find that just eating normal healthy foods without taking too much junk is perfectly fine, i think this is one of the misconceptions with people thinking they need a strict controlled diet.

Eating healthy shouldnt be a massive effort if it is then something going wrong as you wont stick to it, a simple plan is useally the best and i do laugh when i see people in shops allways looking at calories as it isnt the main factor when eating healthy.

68kg whats your body fat %if know out of interest?(you go into that horrible testical shaped thing)

It's not just about eating healthy, that is not the objective here. I am eating the food's i need to maintain and build muscle!

eating healthy is a total different coin, i eat to look good (yes vain) but thats fact! yes its boring, yes it's mundane can i stick to it! - yes, i have managed a strict controlled diet for over a year and i have seen massive gains in my aesthetic apperance alongside my strength etc... so i will maintain this !!!

i am around 9% b.f at the moment i dont know exactly what you mean by the testical shaped thing??? there is a picture in the last page or so of how i currently look, this i have never been described as!!! excuse me mate you look like my left testical!!!!! Nope...

 

[Skillmister]

i am around 9% b.f at the moment i dont know exactly what you mean by the testical shaped thing??? there is a picture in the last page or so of how i currently look, this i have never been described as!!! excuse me mate you look like my left testical!!!!! Nope...

Took me absolutely ages to work out what he meant but i think its this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q027p9ip2jI

 

[Skillmister]

The thing is i don't see why you need to eat chicken and rice all day every day. Sure you may not get tired of it but you can't surely prefer it to eating varied, dare i say nicer, meals? I know for my cut i'm not going to go crazy radical with what i eat, we'll see what the results are i guess.

 

[kai]

The thing is i don't see why you need to eat chicken and rice all day every day. Sure you may not get tired of it but you can't surely prefer it to eating varied, dare i say nicer, meals? I know for my cut i'm not going to go crazy radical with what i eat, we'll see what the results are i guess.

I agree totally, chicken and rice gets boring quickly. I eat a lot red meat, steaks, turkey mince, quorn with the likes of sweet potato. A cheat meal every so often keeps you sane. McDonald's, dominos even Chinese once a week will do you world of good!

 

[-Ad-]

Bah, I eat nearly as much beef as I do chicken and plenty of Babcias homemade polish Kotleti (polski foodski)

Burgers:
700g lean beef mince
2 large finely chopped chillis
4 cloves of finely chopped garlic.
1/3 finely chopped large onion.

Mix all together in a bowl and season the main surfaces with salt and pepper with a little paprika. Should have 7 burgers out of that lot, nom nom!

Chicken doesn't have to be boring, I do stir frys a plenty with brown rice or egg noodles. The stir fry sauces arn't the most healthy thing, but it gives some moisture and added flavour, plus M&S sauces are exceptionally good value!

Might get some steak this weekend as I still have £75 M&S vouchers to spend

 

[Buffman]

Looking very lean there kai.
Currently sitting at a high bodyfat after eating way over maintenance for the past 3 weeks and not doing any cardio (I'll blame the exam period and call it a bulk! ;D), but over the last few months my obliques have started to develop! (front squats/hst ).

Sitting ~87kg @ 6ft now.