Same(ish) weight I have been for about 14 weeks now. Feeling and looking significantly bigger than I did 2 weeks ago. This whole bodybuilding experiment is WILD

Let’s have some fun today. Ask me anything. Or say anything to me. Engage!

Some say he’s the t-bar row form king 🤷. T-bar rows into Kelso shrugs. Nobody wants to watch 2 inches of scapular retraction so I’ll just show the rows. Just 1 superset for these. 5 weeks out. Training hard but calories are slashed.

6 weeks out from my first bodybuilding show. The posing coaching (shoutout @jonlofthousee) and subsequent practice is paying off massively already. It’ll continue to improve and I’ll continue becoming more comfortable moving through everything.

This is what my contest prep looks like 6+ weeks from my first show of the season. I absolutely loathe cardio. I do it for the cardiovascular benefits and that’s it. I’ll just move my body all damn day to get the rest of my fat-burning done. High steps, except leading into leg day and on leg day.

The pendulum squat. The great humbler. The leg day annihilator. It got me here during this session. I completed 12 reps on here the session before (2 weeks prior.) I only managed 6 here. SIX!!!

Posing? Horrific Conditioning? On track Face? Perpetual Pufferfish Done it since high school basketball. Wife always used to make fun of me for it.

Leg day tomorrow. 500 carbs today

SIX (6) MEALS FOR WEIGHT LOSS? You bet your sweet ass! I’m less hungry on my low-calorie days than my high days. That’s by design. #fitnesssky

Felt good to be back home and in my routine. Vacation was great but I’m ready to GRIND these next few weeks of my contest prep. #bodybuildingsky #fitnesssky

Physique Update: 10 Weeks Out From My First Bodybuilding Show

I can’t cook for crap either. Most of my food comes from Walmart. Minimal ingredients. All you need is a pan and an air fryer. They do all the work for you. Respectfully… “Can’t cook” is a cop-out. As for exercise. Just move your body as much as possible in the way you enjoy most.

Tim Holstad@timholstad.fantasynowplus.com · 6mo ago

Tips for someone to lose weight who can’t cook and doesn’t get the dopamine increase that most people get from exercising? 🫠

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Looking for REAL results without hating the journey? That’s what I do for busy people. - father of 4 - works for the school - owns his own business - coaches the debate team And he accomplished this transformation naturally in a year. The crazy part? HE WASN’T PERFECT! But he was consistent!!!

13 weeks out. First show. This is where things get real. Not just getting lean… Learning how to present what I actually have. Because this isn’t a perfectly balanced physique. Front poses with arms up? Not it… yet. We’ll come back to it as conditioning improves. That’s the game

8 months apart. July 2025. March 2026. Left: 160 pounds Right: 192 pounds Saw the guy on the left this morning and I immediately started my victory lap. Celebrate your wins!

Contest prep physique update: 14 weeks out. #fitnesssky #bodybuildingsky

Slept like shit. Head congested. Body groggy. Still smashed leg day. You can make excuses… or you can just do the damn job.

8-day experiment with “cheat meals”: Maintenance: ~3,200 cal/day (clean foods) Diet week: ~2,850 cal/day Meals included: Crumpets, sushi, jerk chicken + coco bread, a MASSIVE burrito, and desserts. Scale: 196.2 → 194.9 (≈1 lb down) Calorie deficit = fat loss #fitnesssky

Today is going to be a whirlwind. • Steps in now • Taking Avagirl to physical therapy • Work • Packing for The Arnold • Food Prep for the Arnold • Massage • 6 meals • in bed by 7pm Gotta sleep well before a 6+ hour drive and a workout with some absolute FREAKS Thursday #bodybuildingsky

Reliable fat loss. Body recomposition. Cody: Father of 4. Full-time teacher. Business owner. 1 year later: Significant weight loss. Visible muscle. Setbacks without Spiraling. Big Back truth: You don’t have a time problem. You have a structure problem. I build that structure. #fitnesssky

On today’s episode of “If It Fits Your Macros” eating. 2700 calorie budget remains intact. Still have a smash burger and fish bowl to eat today. Big back livin, still in a calorie deficit. Learn HOW to eat and you’ll change your life.

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Keep me company!!! Ask me anything!!! Waiting on an oil change. First come first serve and they don’t open for an hour. It looks like I’m at least third in line.

A whole lot of word salad and opinion here. And tagging “IT’S SCIENCE” when the science all directly contradicts what he said is… well… very par for the course unfortunately.

Genuinely... Talk to your people today. Make sure they know they're loved and valued for who they are as a human being. You are more than your profession. You're more than your financial situation. You are enough!

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BREAKING NEWS: The website is up! Work on the recipe book/blog will start when I get back from The Arnold. For now I will house those meal templates on the book with the faces n stuff. bigbackbodybuilder.com Let's get shredded for summer together! #FitnessSky

This one is getting a dedicated Facebook post. It’s too good