Wickedfire Get Ripped Challenge

If you hit the gym 5 days a week for 12 weeks with a solid workout and diet plan, you will see very serious results.


He's right. This girl at my gym started about 4 months ago and was really big. REALLY big, not trying to be mean just getting my point across. She is often there when I am there so I finally sparked up a convo after a couple weeks and she told me she has been going at least 4 days, usually 5, a week. And I seen her on Tuesday, last time I was there (I don't always see her, I go different hours never a set time) and she looks amazing. I'd stick it in her now.
 


You can't burn fat and add muscle, you have to do one or the other.

It's all depending on how you eat. Food is fuel, fuel for fatloss or fuel for muscle gain.

I was eating 1800 calories a day to shred fat, I put on about 8 lbs of muscle, but lost about 40 lbs of fat to get me down to a much better body fat % (I went from 33 to about 13)

I'd like to ask people's opinion about this... I've been working out for the last 4-5 weeks (not part of the WF challenge), and I've seen some really good results in terms of muscle growth, my biceps are bigger, so are my shoulders.

I have a bit of fat on me, got some lovehandles and slight manboobs, I weighed 75kg before starting, then I went up to 77kg, now I'm back to 75.5kg.

Surely you CAN lose fat and gain muscle, it's just WEIGHT that you cannot lose and build muscle? I am just looking for recommendations, I started out with quite big muscles which have increased in size now, shall I just work on losing fat until I look really good (cardio + less food), or carry on working out and building muscle + doing cardio, which would increase muscle size and let me lose fat at the same time? (I am fine with my muscles not growing AS quickly).

Any tips/ideas/opinions?
 
I'd like to ask people's opinion about this... I've been working out for the last 4-5 weeks (not part of the WF challenge), and I've seen some really good results in terms of muscle growth, my biceps are bigger, so are my shoulders.

I have a bit of fat on me, got some lovehandles and slight manboobs, I weighed 75kg before starting, then I went up to 77kg, now I'm back to 75.5kg.

Surely you CAN lose fat and gain muscle, it's just WEIGHT that you cannot lose and build muscle? I am just looking for recommendations, I started out with quite big muscles which have increased in size now, shall I just work on losing fat until I look really good (cardio + less food), or carry on working out and building muscle + doing cardio, which would increase muscle size and let me lose fat at the same time? (I am fine with my muscles not growing AS quickly).

Any tips/ideas/opinions?
The best advice I can give on this, and theres a lot of it, is to watch The Biggest Loser. Everyone has an opinion on how to lose fat and gain muscle but their program makes it impossible to argue with and is dead on, on all points. They take a balanced approach which is hydrate (gain water weight) to fuel muscle growth, the increased muscle growth is what burns more calories which is what increases fat burn. This in effect increases your metabolism which allows you to eat more fuel rich foods allowing you to build muscle faster. You can adjust it however you want for faster results in regards to your current fitness level but it's a solid formula for anyone to follow no matter what level you're at.
 
@nickycakes

that was a real helpful tip. i have to try it out and see for myself. hopefully it works
 
I need to hit the gym badly. I've cut down quite a bit but I lost quite a bit of muscle tone as well : (
 
I'm at 12 pounds lost. Not bad for doing nothing but cutting out sweets. :)

Sweet! (pun intend)

I'm down about 10 lbs. Mine's eating when hungry and stopping when not hungry anymore. Stupidly simple yet amazingly difficult to overcome ingrained eating behaviors. (like eating everything on your plate)
 
I'm doing awesome. Tracking progress daily, and doing three-day rotations of exercise/food planning. Can't wait until the 1st, though. I plan on eating something different every meal for a week.

Needless to say, I'm picking out which of my songs are going on my iPod and how I want Gary to design my logo.

Bahaha.

Oh, and I've went from 179.5 to 172.3 so far with a week to go. That's only weight lost, not fat turned into muscle, and I didn't have all that much muscle. I definitely look visibly different.
 
I'm doing awesome. Tracking progress daily, and doing three-day rotations of exercise/food planning. Can't wait until the 1st, though. I plan on eating something different every meal for a week.

Needless to say, I'm picking out which of my songs are going on my iPod and how I want Gary to design my logo.

Bahaha.

Oh, and I've went from 179.5 to 172.3 so far with a week to go. That's only weight lost, not fat turned into muscle, and I didn't have all that much muscle. I definitely look visibly different.

It's great you can see so much changing. Time for intense exercise doesn't exist for me in the current schedule, but I can see the differences in how my clothes fit and how things look in the mirror. I don't think my visible changes will compare though, but at least my pants all fall off without a belt now, so that's fun. :)
 
Tomorrow I'm actually launching a site dedicated to lifting without supplements. April 1st begins my 6 months training schedule, and I will keep track of stats like weight, lifting stats, mile run time and more. Will have a photo update every week as well. The goal is basically to get ripped and strong with zero supplement use (not even vitamins). It's going to be very challenging but rewarding I hope :) Why without supplements? A lot of people still don't know that the supplement industry is completly unregulated. Supplement companies buy reviews, lie about their products and push you cheap low grade stuff just to make a profit. Some products labeled as protein powder have even been tested positive for steroids. Plus it's just healthier all around to maintain proper nutrition than to take supplements with a bad diet. I'll post the site when its up and has content if you guys are interested.
 
I'm going to bump this from ancient history.

When I first started my weight loss/ripped challenge I was 276lbs @ 32%BF. I'm now 228lbs @ 13%BF.

Back then I couldn't lift anything to save my life. Today, my reps/maxes for the major lifts are:

Bench: 245 5x5, 315 x 3
Squat: 310 5x5, 365 x 2
Deadlift: 325 5x5, 365 x 4
Overhead press 145 5x5, 170 x1
Chin up: 3x8 (BW + 25lbs)
Dips: 3x8 (BW + 55lbs)

Ancient bump to remind you to get your ass out of your chair and get moving. Boom ;)
 
I'm going to bump this from ancient history.

When I first started my weight loss/ripped challenge I was 276lbs @ 32%BF. I'm now 228lbs @ 13%BF.

Back then I couldn't lift anything to save my life. Today, my reps/maxes for the major lifts are:

Bench: 245 5x5, 315 x 3
Squat: 310 5x5, 365 x 2
Deadlift: 325 5x5, 365 x 4
Overhead press 145 5x5, 170 x1
Chin up: 3x8 (BW + 25lbs)
Dips: 3x8 (BW + 55lbs)

Ancient bump to remind you to get your ass out of your chair and get moving. Boom ;)
Fuck yea, two year bump.

211 @ 11% BF.

Bench: 275 3x8,9,10 / 405x2
Squat: 335x8,9,10 / 525x3
Deadlift: 385x8,9,10 / 615x1
Overhead press 155x8,9,10 / 225x1 (barely)

GET FIT, FUCKERS.
 
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He is fit like hell
 
Wow! Old memories, I am back to this forum!

not a chance in 10000 you ever were a part of this forum and got thru 165 posts of donkey english without getting run out on a rail.

congrats on your recent and laughably unwise purchase.