Ladies, Gentlemen, and fans of the circus: we have come to the end of my twelve weeks with Jared, and I am happy to report the following.
Over the course of twelve weeks, I:
-Gained muscle (I went from 214 lbs on day 1 to 221 around week 7, all while slimming down).
-Lost fat (between week 7 and 12, I dropped from 221 to 211, while still making strength gains).
-Went from struggling to bench press 135 lbs on day 1 to hitting 195 for 5 reps at the end.
-Went from being a first-time deadlifter to hitting 315 lbs for 6 reps.
-Went from barely being able to do a pullup to being able to do several sets of 5-6.
-Did over 100 miles of cardio.
-Squatted over 300 for the first time
-Deadlifted over 300 for the first time
-Bench pressed over 200 for the first time
-Gained confidence: my clothes fit better (or worse, actually. my pants keep falling down!) and I'm getting compliments all the time.
-Lost cravings for nasty food. The day after I ended my training, I went to wingstop with some guys from work for a celebratory lunch. I couldn't even finish my food, and I felt gross the rest of the day. I'm addicted to the clean stuff now.
-Got back a desire for fitness. Before, I was in such bad shape that it seemed hopeless to even try. Now I've got my confidence back, I know what I'm doing, and I never want to go back to where I was.
And now, the big reveal. Here are the before/after pictures from the 12 weeks.
