Small bump. I managed to make it through summer and still kept leaning sloooooowly. Albeit...not linear by any means.
I am still progressing slow towards looking like I want which is a lean and muscular physique. Kind of that older "classic" look.
Not doing any carido nor any food tracking (besides rough track of daily protein and weighing a few portions here and there)
I was getting ready to hit the gym and came across some great light so I snapped a few pic. My phone had an "HDR" filter which gave them a cool look.
Front relaxed pic illustrates why I dont consider myself a "bodybuilder". My waist is so blocky and wide. Only thing that gives me a "V" is my back(which you cant see from the front). If I had a narrow waist, I would look a lot more "aesthetical"
Well it is what it is...., I dont ever do "ab work". I think. Years of LOT of heavy deadlifting took care of developing my core which you can see from the side...(but probably did not help with the blocky-ness.) Going to continue the slow leaning out process. My midsection is still needs to drop to match the rest of my body.
Finding that balance of being able to stay lean year round....while not being born a lean person. It is not hard at all. It has just taken a lifestyle change. If I can do it, I think anyone can. That being said, I have not been pursuing strength increases this past year, and just happy "training". It has actually been kind of fun not bumping up against overuse injuries all the time.