Gingernut's Shape Up - start pics page 1, finish pics page 6

welldone pal i can see the differance in waist line and legs r realy comeing out nicely .shoulders and traps looking good aswel pal u realy have done well .now let see u getting a journol up pal and see if u can biuld on this for your comp

Great stuff, visibly leaner even to my untrained eye, legs are looking good, a big well done and good luck!

Thanks everyone, I've had some major personal stress during this prep and could have fallen off at any time.
 
I'm just pleased I finished, and that all the other ladies are still here too!

gingernut


Thanks everyone, I've had some major personal stress during this prep and could have fallen off at any time.

I'm just pleased I finished, and that all the other ladies are still here too!

that makes this all the better just finnishing doesn,t it pal

i didnt realise we had to do a boob flash in the pix ;) :D
 
i accidently looked at the start pix first and was thinking - she looks damn good.....then found the finishing pix and wowzer.   Defo leaner and more defined, looking forward to seeing better when Hazel sticks before and after together
 
woop! well done x

wow...Miss Gingernutty...you look just ace......that is all.

Fantastic definition in your quads, well done!

Nice changes GN - trimmed up well - you've got a good shape there

Much leaner through the Shoulders and mid-section. Really nice delt shape there 
Were you bulking or cutting GN?

flick161


Much leaner through the Shoulders and mid-section. Really nice delt shape there 
Were you bulking or cutting GN?

 
A bit of both. I was coming to the end of a long fat loss diet plan, so wanted to get the last few lbs off, then improve my shape/muscle mass a little.
 
 Part way through the bulking I felt uncomfortable with my bodyfat levels and so put in 3-4 days of lower carbs plus a little extra cardio, but I didn't bank on a load of personal stuff coming my way which then made it difficult to actually eat enough and I dropped again.
 
Basically I just wanted to improve my overall shape, and as pointed out bring my glutes/hams up a bit too.

Well done, some great changes there. 2 inches off your waist is a huge improvements and it really shows!!

Great progress, well done

Quads look immense

great effort well done

Quad sweep is excellent. Great SUC progress

You look great, well done! Super lean and your quads are AWESOME!

Looking excellent - I used to train with you in Kendal I believe.  Fantastic progress. 
 
I agree with some of the above sentiments, time to think about treading those boards.

peagreen


Looking excellent - I used to train with you in Kendal I believe.  Fantastic progress. 

I agree with some of the above sentiments, time to think about treading those boards.

 
Oh, which gym?
 
Yes had the stage in my sights for a very long time, but had too many other issues getting in the way. This year (2012) is my time.

I used to see you train in Pride and also the Leisure Centre, which is where I believe you train, we spoke a few times but that was between 07 and 09.  A while ago, further North now I'm afraid.

Yeah, 09-10 I had a bit of a bad time and was hardly training - if at all.
 
This morning got a hams/glutes back workout in at the gym at the hotel we stayed in. Was a little limited with equipment but was able to put this together;
 
SLDL 4 sets 10-6
Static lunges under smith machine (the angle felt more like single leg hack squats!) 4 sets 12-6
Lying leg curl on cable machine 4 sets 12-8
Lying/prone pull ups on smith with feet on bench 4 x 12
DB rows on inc bench 4 sets max weight 16kgs each for 7 good reps
CG pull downs with single hand grips 2 sets 12, then 2 sets starting with 3 cg pull ups then down to machine and 8 pull downs
Straight arm pull downs using a double attachment bar on the cable machine, was a bit wierd but they didn't have a single attachment bar!
 
Reverse DB flyes 3 x 8-10
Jack knives on swiss ball 16,12,12,12 20 ball roll outs
 
PWO shake.
 
Feeling tired, motivated by the people I met last night at the northern club meal but just hating winter!

winters a b'stard, but you still going great guns - are you going to start a journal?  (so I can pester you with dumb training & diet ques....;) )