Summer body?

Yeah I am upping the intensity a little. I'm not trying to win any body building competitions, just trying to drop 5 to 10 pounds so my abs really pop.

On the workout side I've been doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 4 to 5 days a week, and I've been doing the exercise bike in the morning 3 days a week. I do pushups and situps pretty much ever day.

On the diet side of things I haven't done anything crazy, just common sense stuff like reducing fat and sugar intake.

 

Always working on the summer body brother

 

Bro always summer body

 

In my country some gained lockdown weight too - in my case I gained weight with muscles lol I started with workouts since July 2020. I could beat depressions, lost bodyfat and now I can see some shapes around stomach, arms, legs and chest. Before I had a weight with ca. 75 kg. Meanwhile it is around 80 kg but that is because of muscle-growth and -gain. Can't wait for the summer, I hope this covid-shit goes back a bit so vacations become possible.

 

Geez yeah that is true. I gained a lot and I really want to lose weight. I want to bring back my body 5 years ago
I started to do Intermittent Fasting but was not able to sustain it. Now I am thinking to do it again.

 

No summer body for me. Strength train year round.

I go through phases where I am working on lowering my heart rate and trying to increase my VO2 max, then an all strength phase, and then a recovery phase where its a lot of mobility and flexibility, during the last phase strength and cardio is on maintenance. I never try to cut that little bit of belly fat. I just want to have the most efficient body that I can.

On the vanity side, this approach helps me look good in a t-shirt or a fitted suit all year round.

 

"Down at the breach - I'm a lucky man - I'm the only one - who gets a tan" -Weird Al, Fat.

Seriously though I'm working on it a bit more but mostly it hasn't been about the shape but physiology. I've been getting sun and upped my vitamin D significantly and probably other things I haven't tested for due to cost/not knowing if the tests are even available.

 

I keep decent condition year round, so that I don't have to do too much to get in excellent shape:



The problem with a "summer body" is that it is limited to summer as the name implies and too many people let themselves go too much because they will get disciplined and on a diet "right before summer".

People underestimate how much body fat they have to lose.

 

Not really summer body but I am trying to get fitter.

 

Looking good, my man.
I checked out your website, saw the article on squatting....I agree with every damn word you wrote.