What a journey this has been! Started at ~205 at the beginning of last year... down to 160 in August. I never thought it would be possible

Now it's time to bulk with a new confidence that I can achieve great results with my body.



The End of My 1st Cut... Aug 29...
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The Beginning of The Journey... Beginning of April...
http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt319/bakrbj/Marend.jpghttp://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt319/bakrbj/Marend_side.jpghttp://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt319/bakrbj/Marend_ff.jpghttp://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt319/bakrbj/Marend_bf.jpg

BJ, your transformation is amazing. :claplow: You even look 10 years younger. But your pics are a little hard to see and bring up. I hope you don't mind. I put your before and after side-by-side and resized them to match. This is the money shot that really shows your progress. Best wishes for a successful bulk. I see no reason why you would be any less successful than you were on your cut. :tucool:

BJ, your transformation is amazing. :claplow: You even look 10 years younger. But your pics are a little hard to see and bring up. I hope you don't mind. I put your before and after side-by-side and resized them to match. This is the money shot that really shows your progress. Best wishes for a successful bulk. I see no reason why you would be any less successful than you were on your cut. :tucool:

Thanks so much... in spirit of what you did, here's the side profile resized and side by side...


http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt319/bakrbj/Marend_side.jpghttp://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt319/bakrbj/Aug%20End/IMG_0820.jpg

Very awesome work, you should be proud of yourself, and I agree with carguy, you took about a decade off your body.

Hope you just destroy your bulk!!

And your posture has improved soooo much!

And your posture has improved soooo much!

Amazing isn't it... I think that is a confidence thing.

Great work!

Fantastic results! Very impressive transformation. Have a good bulk! :)

Wow man, awesome results on your cut! What kind of diet/workout routine were you using during this phase?

Fantastic results! Very impressive transformation. Have a good bulk! :)

Thanks John! Means a lot getting a little recognition from the MAN himself :D


The day I stumbled across your website will be one of the most impactful days of my life... THANK YOU for being such an inspiration!!!

Wow man, awesome results on your cut! What kind of diet/workout routine were you using during this phase?

Chris - I started with a 40/40/20 split and 5x5 workout... ended up with a 60/20/20 split and a HIT style workout.

I did a lot of cardio one month and did almost none another month and it didn't seem to effect my weight loss trend line.

You can get all of the details about it in my journal if you feel like reading...

http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=47430

I tried to keep a good record of everything

Here is my Fitday weight track too...

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