Work in Progress

[DesertFox]

I've been working out periodically for 4 years, but never really very seriously. After graduating from college I'm at that point for big life changes and I believe in starting with the body.

Although I started hitting up the gym in October 07, I didn't have a focus until I made a bet with my friend after January 08. Then I began to gain more momentum and seriousness, also began reading into these forums more (Thanks guys the information here is priceless)

My goal right now is to get a 6-pack while maintaining my muscles. My diet's changed dramatically in the last 2 months and I plan to integrate more cardio although I hate it. It has been very tough for me not to succumb to the temptations and the stubborn belly fat is proving to be very difficult so any suggestions would be fantastic.

Future Goals: After I am able to obtain my 6-pack I will begin bulking up

Pictures goes as: October/ November/ Feburary/March/ April
Height: 5'9
Start Weight: 172 lbs
Feburary Weight: 186 lbs
April Weight: 172 lbs

yes I know December and January are missing because i succumbed to the holiday temptations, stopped working out and gained 10 lbs due to eating horribly. =(

[wildstang]

Originally Posted by DesertFox

I've been working out periodically for 4 years, but never really very seriously. After graduating from college I'm at that point for big life changes and I believe in starting with the body.

Although I started hitting up the gym in October 07, I didn't have a focus until I made a bet with my friend after January 08. Then I began to gain more momentum and seriousness, also began reading into these forums more (Thanks guys the information here is priceless)

My goal right now is to get a 6-pack while maintaining my muscles. My diet's changed dramatically in the last 2 months and I plan to integrate more cardio although I hate it. It has been very tough for me not to succumb to the temptations and the stubborn belly fat is proving to be very difficult so any suggestions would be fantastic.

Future Goals: After I am able to obtain my 6-pack I will begin bulking up

Pictures goes as: October/ November/ Feburary/March/ April
Height: 5'9
Start Weight: 172 lbs
Feburary Weight: 186 lbs
April Weight: 172 lbs

yes I know December and January are missing because i succumbed to the holiday temptations, stopped working out and gained 10 lbs due to eating horribly. =(

your not doing 2 bad i see progress in the pics. now december and janurary! even while sucumbing to the holiday goodies you should of kept at it in the gym actually intensifying it (heart rate) to try and burn more calories. the stopping hurt you. you may have only gained 5 lbs of fat instead of 10 if kept working out and possibly even a little more lean mass.
your gonna need to do plenty more research towards diet needs. the stubborn belly fat is always the toughest for us men to lose. you never mentioned age or your metabolism ie hardgainer or not. but guessing on age from what info you provided your early to mid 20's. so guessing your metabolism should still be fairly decent then also.
another thing i will touch base on is cardio, we need it for heart health but it causes muscle loss also. you have to step up bcca's during and make sure you have your carbs and protein after every workout and run to slow the muscle loss to a minimum. another consideration is an eca stack wich is fairly harmless, there are certain side effects but it will speed up your metabolism and help counter the carb restriction blues that develop when cutting fat. you will retain more muscle in the end result with an eca stack then cardio alone.

[Italianangel]

tightened up a bit, its a great start.