Week 1 Progress Pics

As promised, I have progress pics. The picture on the top is the one you all know and love from my return to Los Gatos after college. The one on the bottom was taken yesterday night after a three-mile run and one mile jog.

Now most of this progress so far has been due to a combination of diet and genetics. I have a very high metabolism as it is so getting shredded is not extremely difficult for me. The hard part is maintaining/gaining size without putting on too much fat. I think most of the weight in the top photo was water weight. Running has done me very well. My lower abs have not returned yet but the general shape is coming back and I no longer have a gut. If you can believe it, I'm actually flexing in the top photo. 

Getting my diet back on track and working out every day with high intensity has allowed me to get rid of most of the fat I had put on. The hardest part will be creating a physique that rivals the one I had last summer (shown below.) Getting a six-pack is not what I'm aiming for. I'm aiming to create a physique that puts the own below to shame. One week in, and I think it's looking pretty good for me so far.