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[Diet]

Hi John,

Your cutting diet is quite low in fat, which is similar to my approach(Fat just doesn't satisfying my hunger so its low, vs carbs/protein).

Do you notice any reduction in libido, sorry quite a person question but ive noticed this and since youve been on a ~10week cut like myself had to ask.


I did have another question...
Do you have any "What i've learnt along the way" tips such as how much weight to gain when bulking, any regrets you had from cutting at to low or high calories etc? Always nice to learn from others, so we can avoid the mistakes also.


Looks like your battling back against the illness's, good to see!
As usual, very motivating to see your great progress!
Thank you

[Shamie]

Tomorrow is day 2000. How are you marking the occasion. Congratulations on 2000 days of good health and fitness.

[John Stone]

Originally Posted by MannishBoy

That's some volume on cleans

I rarely work cleans like that unless I'm doing complexes with light weight.

Yeah, I wasn't going very heavy on them, either.

I have to thank Mastover for turning me onto Oly lifts like the power clean. I really love them, and I think they are going to play a large role in my upcoming bulk.

Originally Posted by Diet

Do you notice any reduction in libido, sorry quite a person question but ive noticed this and since youve been on a ~10week cut like myself had to ask.

No, not at all.

Originally Posted by Diet

Do you have any "What i've learnt along the way" tips such as how much weight to gain when bulking, any regrets you had from cutting at to low or high calories etc? Always nice to learn from others, so we can avoid the mistakes also.

I guess I have a million of those, but I've never compiled them into a single list. I do try to talk about all my triumphs and failures in my daily news updates.

Originally Posted by Shamie

Tomorrow is day 2000. How are you marking the occasion. Congratulations on 2000 days of good health and fitness.

Thanks!

I plan to mark the occasion with a killer leg workout.

[vanDutton]

2,000 days... not a little thing. Big-time Congrats to you, man. Most people can't make 20 days, much less 2,000. Now, if only I could manage it...

[TheRyanator]

Way to go John! 2,000 days is a huge mark and also should be recognized as the mark of how long you have inspired others to change their lives as well!!

[Seltzer]

John, congrats on the 2000 day mark!

[mastover]

Congrats on 2000 days. I am always in awe of all your accomplishments. Here's to another 4000!

[Shamie]

John,
What is the story of the starting photo you posted in today's update. Even when you were out of shape at the start, that has got to be the worst photo of you ever taken.

[John Stone]

Thanks very much, guys! It sure doesn't feel like it's been almost 6 years. Time flies when you're having fun.

Originally Posted by Shamie

John,
What is the story of the starting photo you posted in today's update. Even when you were out of shape at the start, that has got to be the worst photo of you ever taken.

That's pretty much how I looked back then. I rarely got my hair cut, and was pretty unkempt most of the time. I just didn't care.

That picture was taken on October 30, 2002 (a couple of months before I started my transformation). One morning after my first bowl of weed I was talking to my brother, Paul, on the phone. I looked in the mirror while we were talking and said, "Damn, dude, I feel like total crap, and I'm starting to look like death..."

Paul, of course, deflected and said I couldn't possibly look as bad as I had described, so I took a couple of pictures right then and there and emailed them to him.

Here's another picture I took that morning and have never posted before today:



After looking at the pictures, Paul agreed that I looked like hammered dogshit.

Seeing those pictures shocked me. I think that was one of the first days when I started thinking about making some changes.

[vanDutton]

Wow... the look on your face in the pic makes me think of some guys at my school... That's not good for them. I've tried sharing this site with them, or any info about good health for that matter, but they just don't see the 'need' for it.

[Bluestreak]

You sexy bitch! Love the retro-picture.

Congrats on this milestone date!

-R

[MAD180]

Congratulations John, your a true inspiration. 2000 Days is a massive effort!

[beginner84]

hey john !

i do not know if the link works for you but its of german bodybuilider ronny rockel who does mostly do frontstquats
and not backsquats for his legs. (and some legpressing ofcoz) and his quads are fine !

http://clips.team-andro.com/view_vid...2f8c786bb23fe5

its nice seeing him doing 200kg fronstquats some weeks out of a contest lol dude's a beast !

[John Stone]

Originally Posted by vanDutton

Wow... the look on your face in the pic makes me think of some guys at my school... That's not good for them. I've tried sharing this site with them, or any info about good health for that matter, but they just don't see the 'need' for it.

...and until they do see a need for it, nothing you say will convince them otherwise.

Originally Posted by Bluestreak

You sexy bitch! Love the retro-picture.

Originally Posted by MAD180

Congratulations John, your a true inspiration. 2000 Days is a massive effort!

Getting started was a massive effort, but now I'm just living life.

Originally Posted by beginner84

its nice seeing him doing 200kg fronstquats some weeks out of a contest lol dude's a beast !

Extremely impressive.

Yeah, I don't think the BSQ is going to be playing a part in my training again anytime soon.

I'd be much more upset if I couldn't deadlift, which as far as I'm concerned is the real king of all exercises.

[jerome]

I all I can say, humbly, is congrats and I look forward to reading this site for many years to come. Destroy the weights today!

[xingcat]

Belated congratulations on 2000 days! Though maybe it's like the millenium...the REAL celebration shouldn't start until 2001, so I'm right on time!

[Merk]

Happy belated 2000 bro!!!

Work had me swamped after the PM I sent ya and I completely forgot to congratulate you on your 2000th fitness day. Seriously this is a massive milestone. I mean over these past 2001 days, you've resisted the need to go back to your old ways, you've stayed strong and focused on your goals to better yourself physically and mentally.

Congratsafrickalations

*Raises protein shake high in the air*

And here my friend is to another healthy, fit fun, 10,000 more

[gitoutmyi]

Originally Posted by John Stone

I'd be much more upset if I couldn't deadlift, which as far as I'm concerned is the real king of all exercises.

amen to that

[Antimatter]

John, what is your job? Do you work on networks or is it more of a "geek squad" kind of thing? If I wanted to take my computer skills and get into it, does it pay ok?

[John Stone]

Thanks again everyone!