How I Got Ripped in 8 Weeks

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In this video, I explain how and why I lost 11% of my body weight in 8 weeks while retaining my muscle and strength.
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0:00 Chapter 1. Introduction
1:18 Chapter 2. How did I go about my cut?
1:29 2.1. Training
2:39 2.1.1. My approach to lifting
5:31 2.1.2. My approach to cardio
5:56 2.2. Nutrition
6:36 2.2.1. My caloric intake
7:30 2.2.2. My macros
8:40 2.2.3. A picture of how I ate
12:03 2.2.4. On the importance of an individualized approach
13:22 Chapter 3. What motivated me to do this?
16:12 Chapter 4. Conclusion
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22 июл 2024

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@peliac7319 Месяц назад

Watching this video on a cut to 10% bodyfat right now, this is super motivating, amazing results👌

@ChadeGB 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for this, it was very interesting. With regards to other fitness influencers on RU-vid and elsewhere, I think the problem with them tends to be that they become somewhat detached from "the average Joe" when it comes to fitness, bodybuilding and so on. They become so used to training for their own needs and the way above average people they help train, that they lose sight of what is helpful or good for us mere mortals.

@Solomon_Nelson 5 месяцев назад

Totally! Thanks for this thoughtful perspective.

@trozeran 5 месяцев назад

Awesome video Solomon. I love the mention of caloric density as its one of the most overlooked things when dieting, although its one of the most important; (shoutout to Greg Doucette for teaching me that very early)

@Solomon_Nelson 5 месяцев назад

Thanks so much!

@ExoderParadiseRecords77 10 дней назад

I still cannot believe why people dislike your videos, anyways amazing results man! I wish you the best!

@John.Smithing.lvl100 5 месяцев назад

Great video man! I am just like you, can't sleep on an empty stomach and tend to eat a lot each meal. I started 1 week ago doing one meal a day on the week days and 2 meals (16/8) on the weekends. I tried doing 36h fast but it doesn't really work for me because I can't really sleep on an empty stomach. I have IBS so the low calorie sweetners are a no go for me as well, which makes food choices a bit harder. Also, I started taking L glutamine and it is a miracle for recovery, I can go full blast in the gym and not be totally wrecked the next day. I would be happy if I got half your results! Currently at 25%BF. Thanks for the video!

@Solomon_Nelson 5 месяцев назад

Thanks man! Nice to hear your experience. I hope you reach your results :)

@Ethan-dc5re 2 месяца назад

awesome video, keep it up

@Solomon_Nelson 2 месяца назад

Thanks!

@iiJDSii Месяц назад

Great breakdown vid! Quick Q about strength during the cut - you mentioned the weighted pull up PR, but how did your pressing strength hold overall? For me I find that pressing (especially bench) starts dropping down quick while cutting. I'd be real surprised if you were coming close to your 100kg x 10 bench press on those cals :) Cheers

@jakehickman_ 4 месяца назад

Great result mate! I am doing a cut to get shredded soon. This is motivating me to document it. Cheers, termo

@Solomon_Nelson 4 месяца назад

No way it’s you termo! You’re the GOAT, man. We should get in touch.

@jakehickman_ 4 месяца назад

@@Solomon_Nelson added you on discord

@89sharlo 2 месяца назад

I used Lyle's RFL earlier this year and had great results.

@warped1726 5 месяцев назад

Brilliant video, as always! Yes please do make a video on the protein fluff!!! Are there any concerns for blood pressure, or blood sugar levels with a more aggressive dieting approach? As in, did you feel light headed or anything at all during the 8 weeks? I know absolutely nothing about it, so I'm just interested if this is a potential issue or not

@Solomon_Nelson 5 месяцев назад

Thank you my friend! I appreciate that. Also, that’s a good question. I can only speak to my own experience: I was fine, other than some extra lightheadedness after hard sets of squats/deadlifts/rows. That is, the lightheadedness was a bit exaggerated while I was dieting compared to normal.

@Optive 5 месяцев назад

I highly recommend eating mostly colorful antioxidant whole veges like greens, black lentils, berries and fruits makes me feel fuckin amazin!

@Solomon_Nelson 5 месяцев назад

Those foods are great!

@KakaCat69 5 месяцев назад

This is exactly what i been doing.. 😊... Eat at 2pm and 8pm.. two large high protein meals with veg.. Like you.. I hate going to bed feeling hungry. Go hard on the weights and only walking 10-15k steps per day..

@Solomon_Nelson 5 месяцев назад

Cool! How’s that been working out for you?

@jonathonfreelove5321 4 месяца назад

This was a great detailed explanation, I find skyr , quark great for dessert ideas just curious what was your maintenance / cardio before the cut?

@Solomon_Nelson 4 месяца назад

Thanks Jonathan! My maintenance intake prior to my cut was something a bit north of 2800 kcal per day. My cardio was the same; I just walk a fair bit.

@duncanbrooks1960 5 месяцев назад

Cool. Though rep PRs during a reduction in weekly training volume are less a 'stimulus' for productive training, than a result of tapering in terms of fitness/fatigue.

@Solomon_Nelson 5 месяцев назад

True. That’s an excellent point which I raised in a recent video of mine. Thanks for mentioning.

@FFlores-fr2ew 4 месяца назад

Great video. You gained a sub! I have fasted in the past so i can go long periods without eating. I do have a question though. This long period of time of not eating. Would you say this is sub optimal for muscle growth?

@Solomon_Nelson 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much! Based on recent research, it seems that intermittent fasting doesn’t impair muscle growth. I touch on this at 9:02.

@sherpFPS 5 месяцев назад

Shots fired at dr mike

@Solomon_Nelson 5 месяцев назад

More to come!

@sherpFPS 5 месяцев назад

@@Solomon_Nelson dr mike solomon collab/boxing match when?

@deruneldembal5048 4 месяца назад

Undeserved shots by this weirdo solomon

@Solomon_Nelson 4 месяца назад

As promised: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WhMPKTCDh3o.html

@michaelyoon9355 4 месяца назад

Bro you look good in the before picture.

@Solomon_Nelson 4 месяца назад

Thanks Michael 😄

@YaYippieYeah 5 месяцев назад

Solid video, respect for your diet discipline. Most people are aware about DHA/EPA, but why is arachondic acid not of a similiar concern? The research about this lacking imho. You could argue most people get more LA than ALA (more precursors), but this is not always given. I could choose macadamia nuts as my primary fat source and have almost no LA in my diet ;)

@Solomon_Nelson 5 месяцев назад

Thanks man. Also, you raise an excellent point. My understanding was that arachidonic acids aren’t essential, hence why I didn’t emphasize them my diet (and besides, I get in enough of them when I’m not dieting); but my wisdom might be outdated. What do you think?

@SvinthNathan 5 месяцев назад

I’ve gotten ripped several times but every time I try to maintain my results I end up massively overeating and end up undoing my progress in a few weeks. Tips?

@Solomon_Nelson 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the comment! I’m very sympathetic to your question, and I have a lot of thoughts on the matter. On a technical level, it really just comes down to controlling calorie intake; but you probably already knew that. Practically, you need some kind of system to keep you on track-almost as if you’re still dieting, but without as much energy restriction-because otherwise, it’s easy to balloon in weight. The system has to be individualized. My own system is to track calories and macros even while at maintenance, but that’s not an approach that’s feasible for many. If you can afford it, then I can try to help you develop a system of your own in a one on one consultation.

@bustermurray6160 5 месяцев назад

Great video, crazy to me that you lost 9kg considering you looked pretty lean before. Refreshing new take, tired of fitness youtubers spewing so much overly negative bs and giving shit advice to normal lifters. Also great physique, I think any non-delusional guy would be super happy too look like that (I know I would). Sick of drug abusers calling non-abusers natty. We don't call non coke-addicts for not-fuckups, there is no reason too because most people aren't. Sadly so many fitness youtubers take drugs, so we feel that we have to label the ones who don't. Subscribed

@Solomon_Nelson 5 месяцев назад

Thank you, I really appreciate that. :)

@YaYippieYeah 5 месяцев назад

My i ask your height? You chin up strength is impressive. Nice results.

@Solomon_Nelson 5 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot! My height is 178 cm.

@ibsulon 5 месяцев назад

Is that really that much difference than Mike Isratel's mini cut advice? Now, he suggests that if you are a strength athlete, this is a bad idea, and that for most people a mini-cut will be difficult to sustain for longer than 6 weeks, but consider the wider audience. You're talking about the difference of 2 weeks - the greater concern is that someone thinks they can go on this kind of diet to lose 40 kg or more. (Simon "Goliath" Lafontant, just featured on Will Tennyson's channel, is doing this, and it looks unhealthy as hell.) How long are you planning to stay at maintenance before starting to build again?

@Solomon_Nelson 5 месяцев назад

Yes, Mike Israetel’s advice is different to mine with respect to how aggressive cuts should be carried out, most notably on the training front. I plan on making some videos that are critical of Mike’s advice. Stick around :) My plan is to maintain at least until my photoshoot.

@Vintagebleu 4 месяца назад

We need the protein fluff video. You can't just tease that bro

@Solomon_Nelson 4 месяца назад

Ok ok! Will make.

@Solomon_Nelson Месяц назад

Here you go. Enjoy! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-J9J7p2zAnLk.html

@vagabond8385 4 месяца назад

Dude was already rippes lol

@Solomon_Nelson 4 месяца назад

I appreciate that man 🤣

@bekativus 5 месяцев назад

is this true chat

@Solomon_Nelson 5 месяцев назад

Yes!

@Serasm8 5 месяцев назад

Daddy

@BaremetalBaron 5 месяцев назад

"How I Got Ripped in 8 Weeks" Two words: "rim lighting". Those pictures were clearly taken in pretty close succession, it's just that one is lit from the front and one is lit from the side. This creates greater contrast, shadows, and causes your muscles to be *visible* . The other difference is the white balance. In reality he's basically the same level of buff in both pictures.

@thisusedtobeme 5 месяцев назад

Exactly. I see no physical differences in the two photos.

@BaremetalBaron 5 месяцев назад

@@thisusedtobemeIt's not even a particularly good example of this lighting technique, usually they do a better job of washing out the "before" muscles.

@Solomon_Nelson 5 месяцев назад

You're right that I should have taken the before and after pictures in the same lighting. I failed to touch on this in my video; my apologies. However, there's a clear difference between the before and after pictures regardless of the lighting, and I take issue with your implication that I'm lying/deceptive (you write, 'those pictures were clearly taken in pretty close succession'). I could have done a better job of the pictures, for sure, but the transformation is real. If you care to peruse, then you can check out the videos I uploaded from within the timeframe I outlined where you can see the visual changes taking place in my face, for example. Maybe that'd provide a more objective picture of my results.

@BaremetalBaron 5 месяцев назад

@@Solomon_Nelson Yeah I realized afterwards that it was worded a little strongly. To be clear such lighting tricks often *are* used deceptively in fitness content, so that tends to be my default assumption.

@Solomon_Nelson 5 месяцев назад

@@BaremetalBaron Totally understood, man. I don't blame you for being cynical about the realm of physique transformations.