* Belt squats have quickly become my favorite piece of equipment. Can load up heavy and no concern about tweaking the spine or lower back. Enjoy it so much, the fact my primary gym doesn’t have one but my goomar does, has me contemplating dropping the primary.
* Final weigh-in this morning to complete a cut that started in April:
4.1 - 193.2#, 15.5% fat, 155.2# muscle mass.
6.25 - 181.2#, 10.6% fat, 154.0# muscle mass.
The last figure I’m most pleased with, cut 12 pounds and only lost 1.2 in muscle mass.
* I hit 200 earlier in the year post holidays, but during this cut realized I can shed it quickly. Want to make a concerted effort to surpass that and hopefully top out at 210. Bulk will start right after Labor Day, as opposed to December last year to try and put on more mass.
Also, that 16 week cut was done with very minimal cardio. Would walk about a mile on the treadmill before lifting days (4x/wk) to get the blood flowing. On active rest days, would do 2-3 miles in the neighborhood.
Gives a lot of credence to diet being most important. #1 priority if you’re wanting to drop pounds should be sleep. Diet #2, weight training #3 and cardio way down the list.
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