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@gbeach No pain no gain! Per aspera ad astra ☦️

@minilla Worked with a coach, calories tapered from 2700 at start to 1500-1600 towards the end of the cut. Cardio was 10-15k steps a day. Everything was manageable up until 8ish weeks out. I stopped going out, hanging out with friends, hangry 24/7, no libido, lifting sucked and felt like a...

@blaire Thanks man, appreciate the feedback

@moni079 Thanks for the feedback man. Yeah, I got a DEXA scan 1 week out, and it said I have 138 lbs of lean mass. I think that really showed on stage: I look frail, gaunt, and overall pretty thin and stringy, despite being conditioned and peaked. Time for a big off season.

@comyn7 Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, my back pose was pretty inconsistent throughout prep, because I was depending on the mirror and not on the 'feel' of it.

24 years old, 5'9 / 177cm. Former fat powerlifter, got injured, gave bodybuilding a stab. Start of prep, February 2023, 177 lbs Various pics 2 weeks out to show day in no particular order, 147-151 lbs Show day I competed in two shows, each 1 week apart. Placed first in Debut A, 2nd in...