Thread: 6 weeks of progress. gains already

So I've now made it a full 6 weeks of legitimately lifting consistently... only 4 weeks of following a real plan (modified Fierce 5). I'm not really doing rest days bur rather I've shifted the exercise routine to target arms/chest 1 day and legs/back the next day. giving each muscle group a day off while I focus on the others. (In cut rather than bulk mode so in my mind I'm really just getting my body used to lifting during this cut phase before I will likely need to adjust the routine to include legit rest days as I start tying to bulk and really pushing my muscles.)

I've added weight (10-15lbs-ish) to each exercise, shed 2" off my waist and dropped 14lbs through a 500calorie per day deficit and increased activity level which probably makes it more like a 600-700 calorie deficit - 183lbs to 169lbs. - still maintaining 150-160g of protein per day.

My upper body feels stronger all together. I don't feel like my legs are any stronger but I am squatting more so the strength gains must be there in spite of the calorie deficit (or maybe it's just that I'm lifting as much as I was at original weight but now more of that is plate and less of that is body)

just wanted to post this as a bit of inspiration for other noobs and remind them that if you're working a plan and putting in the effort you'll get results!

I have about 15lbs left to cut until I'll be happy with the fat levels before I'll move into a modest bulk shooting for about a 200 calorie per day surplus at that point in the hopes that I can put on about a pound of muscle per month and I intend to work that for about 2 years with a goal of returning to the starting weight at a 10-12% body-fat level instead of the 25% (maybe worse) with which I started.

I now have a full bench with a preacher pad and a squat rack and have close to 300lbs of plates (not that I use that much weight at this point) and have about 90lbs of total plates for the dumbbells... and I bought a pull-up/dip bar but haven't mounted it yet. I've been walking to the elementary school around the corner and using the monkeybars for pull-ups and dips thus far.

Anyway. I'm trying to use the advice guys here have shared and it seems to be paying off. Thanks for the tips/suggestions.