It took me 24 weeks to prepare for my photoshoot. This photo was taken one week after the shoot. Since then, I’ve been enjoying desserts and higher calorie meals again, still in moderation. I’ve definitely put on some water weight, especially around my midsection, but the pumps have been absolutely unreal.
Photoshoot done (still waiting for the photographer to send the final photos). Afterwards, I treated myself to two shawarmas (one lamb and one chicken), a lamb dish with hummus, baba ganoush, and pistachio cream cheesecake. This is the result. I wasn’t as vascular during the shoot because the gym was freezing cold.
This was taken after a massive cheat meal and a 30 minutes steady state cardio session. I had arancini balls, corn bread, burger, fries, deep fried chicken and chicken wings. After 18 weeks of clean eating, my body completely absorbed everything I ate. Had a massive pump. I gained 5.5kgs of weight with a lot of water retention. After 4 days to going back to my strict meal plan, I lost 6kgs of weight and looked much leaner. I’m 23 weeks into my prep now and have one week left.
I’ve got two weeks left. This last stretch is the hardest. Felt like a prison for almost half a year.