{"id":960,"date":"2010-03-17T16:13:18","date_gmt":"2010-03-17T20:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/?p=960"},"modified":"2011-01-04T17:10:32","modified_gmt":"2011-01-04T21:10:32","slug":"before-and-after-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/before-and-after-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you take &#8220;Before&#8221; and &#8220;After&#8221; pictures?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a big believer of taking progress pictures of yourself on a regular basis whenever you undertake a <strong><em>&#8220;Physique Transformation&#8221;<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>Regardless of what your goal is&#8230;<br \/>\nBe it getting six pack abs for a beach vacation, or to look your best so you can take your shirt off at the pool parties this summer, or getting in shape for a wedding, or maybe you want to take it all the way and step on the bodybuilding contest stage. Whatever it is your are training for, you need to have visual feedback of your progress along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Bottom line, taking progress pics will let you know if what you are doing is working or not, the camera doesn&#8217;t lie!<\/p>\n<p>It also breaks down your big physique transformation goal into several little stepping stone goals. For example, each time you take progress pics you want to look better then your previous set of pics. And if you keep doing that week, after week, after week&#8230; Before you know it you&#8217;ll be a totally different person physique wise.<\/p>\n<p>Just to show you how dramatic this process actually is, just take a look at my pics below&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.AnabolicCooking.net\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/before-after-fb1.jpg\" alt=\"Lee Hayward&#039;s Before &amp; After Physique Transformation!\" title=\"Lee Hayward&#039;s Before &amp; After Physique Transformation!\" width=\"600\" height=\"316\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/before-after-fb1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/before-after-fb1-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first one was taken on December 14, 2009 when I was just 2 weeks into my pre-contest diet for the 2010 Atlantic Canadian Bodybuilding Championships. The second pic was taken March 14, 2010. Exactly 3 months later, as you can see there is a HUGE difference! And the cool thing is I still have another month of dieting to tighten up even more before my contest!<\/p>\n<p>So when you undertake your own <strong>Physique Transformation<\/strong> I hope you&#8217;ll take my advice and track your progress with pictures along the way.<\/p>\n<p>And if you&#8217;d like to have a complete step-by-step nutritional system to follow to help you make a dramatic <em>&#8220;Before&#8221;<\/EM> and <EM>&#8220;After&#8221;<\/em> physique transformation, you should pick up a copy of the <strong>&#8220;Anabolic Cooking&#8221;<\/strong> program at:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.AnabolicCooking.net\">http:\/\/www.AnabolicCooking.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.AnabolicCooking.net\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dave-logo1.jpg\" alt=\"Anabolic Cooking\" title=\"Anabolic Cooking\" width=\"366\" height=\"689\" class=\"size-full wp-image-939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dave-logo1.jpg 366w, https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dave-logo1-159x300.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anaboliccooking.net\">Click Here To Get Your Copy Of The Complete &#8220;Anabolic Cooking&#8221; System!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m a big believer of taking progress pictures of yourself on a regular basis whenever you undertake a &#8220;Physique Transformation&#8221;. 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