By: Female Transformation Of The Week

Before: 150 lbs

After: 130 lbs

Vital Stats

Name: Ruby Hackett
BodySpace: Rubes00
Training Log: Who Wants A 6 Pack When You Can Have An 8 Pack?

Before:
Age: 21
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 150 lbs
Body Fat: 26%

After:
Age: 23
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 130 lbs
Body Fat: 16%

Why I Got Started

Growing up I was once the chubby girl. I also was the skinny fat girl. I tried every diet out there. I lost the unwanted weight in a very unhealthy matter. Due to this, it came back.

I went from my all time low weight of 120 lbs to my high of 162 lbs after I graduated from high school. Once again, I found myself losing the extra weight the wrong way.

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Ruby Hackett's Body Fat Progress.

Once I discovered the gym and lifting weights, what I wanted my body to look like changed. I no longer wanted to be a skinny girl.

I wanted to have a lean, fit, athletic body. I found my passion for lifting heavy weights! I learned that working out was a good stress reliever and loved the way I felt afterwards.

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I Found My Passion For
Lifting Heavy Weights!

How I Did It

I've now been going to the gym consistently for a little over three years. During the first two years, I made little to no progress in leaning out my body. My training was solid.

I was becoming stronger in the gym, but my diet was holding me back from the body I desired. It wasn't until I got my diet in check that I really started losing bodyfat and seeing the muscles I had worked so hard to build.

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It Wasn't Until I Got My Diet In
Check That I Really Started Losing Bodyfat.

Last February I followed the Body For Life program for 12 weeks. I saw results and it motivated me. I became a Team Scivation member in September of last year. I followed The Cut Diet and one of their training programs for 90 days. It was a great accomplishment.

	Body For Life: Body For Life is a 12-week diet and exercise program, and also an annual physique transformation competition. It was created by Bill Phillips, a former competitive bodybuilder and the founder of EAS, a manufacturer of nutritional supplements. It has been popularised by a bestselling book of the same name.

The past six months I've been working with Jaim91. She writes my training routines and gives me diet guidelines. I'm in the best shape of my life right now and love it! Eventually, with the help of Jaim91, you will see me on the stage!

Supplements

• SciVation Xtend
• SciVation Whey
• PrimaForce GlutaForm
• SciVation VasoCharge
• Beast Sports Amphetalean
• Hydroxycut Max

Diet

Meal 1:
• 1/2 cup oatmeal
• Almond butter
• Protein pancake:
Whey protein
Egg whites
Psyllium husk

Meal 2:

• 4 oz lean meat
• Veggies
• Avocado, nut butter, or almonds

Meal 3:

• Sludge brownie:
Whey protein
Peanut butter
Water

Meal 4:

• 4 oz lean meat
• Veggies
• Avocado, nut butter, or almonds

Meal 5:

• Low fat cottage cheese
• Peanut butter

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Ruby Hackett.

Training

Monday: Upper Body
• Barbell Bench Press: 3 sets of 8-12 reps
• Bent Over Barbell Row: 3 sets of 8-12 reps
• Dumbbell Shoulder Press: 3 sets of 8-12 reps
• Skullcrushers: 3 sets of 8-12 reps
• Barbell Curl: 3 sets of 8-12 reps

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Tuesday: HIIT

Wednesday: Lower Body

• Barbell Squat: 3 sets of 8-12 reps
• Stiff-Legged Deadlift: 3 sets of 8-12 reps
• Leg Extension: 3 sets of 8-12 reps
• Leg Curl: 3 sets of 8-12 reps
• Standing Calf Raise: 3 sets of 8-12 reps
• Crunches: 3 sets of 8-12 reps

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Thursday: HIIT

Friday: Upper Body

• Dips: 3 sets of 8-12 reps
• Lat Pulldown: 3 sets of 8-12 reps
• Side Lateral Raises: 3 sets of 8-12 reps
• Triceps Pressdown: 3 sets of 8-12 reps
• Cable Curls: 3 sets of 8-12 reps

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Saturday: Lower Body

• Deadlift: 3 sets of 8-12 reps
• Leg Press: 3 sets of 8-12 reps
• Dumbbell Lunges: 3 sets of 8-12 reps
• Seated Calf Raise: 3 sets of 8-12 reps
• Dumbbell Shrugs: 3 sets of 8-12 reps
• Crunches: 3 sets of 8-12 reps

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Sunday: Off

Suggestions For Others

Without the proper nutritional plan, your progress will be limited. Don't be afraid to lift heavy. You won't lose all the weight overnight. Be patient and make small goals.

Make sure you track you progress with your measurements and pictures. Pictures don't lie! I always found that the more progress I was making, the more motivation I had to continue eating well and have great workouts.

Don't be afraid to ask for help. Use your resources. Bodybuilding.com was a great tool when it came to researching things. I got tremendous amounts of help on the Forums and SuperSite!

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Be Patient And Make Small Goals.

Sometimes when I just wasn't feeling it, I would get on BodySpace and surf profiles of other woman who had amazing bodies. It helped me put things into perspective and realize you can achieve just about anything if you put your all into it. For some it just takes a little more than others!

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