BF% Progress: October - January(present).

**Massacre** · 01-22-2006, 03:25 PM

I didn't even realize this til I looked back at my pics a few months back. I am shocked and how bloated and fat I was looking.

Glad to be where I am today and getting better.

First pic was in October. Second, a few days ago, Last, current.

29" waist at the moment. I've only been training abs for 2 weeks.

**copenhagen** · 01-22-2006, 03:29 PM

lookin solid nice work on the abs

**Massacre** · 01-22-2006, 03:31 PM

Still alot of work needs to be done. Tomarrow starts week three of dieting. Mind you, I am still bulking.

**Jimmya73** · 01-22-2006, 05:40 PM

are those stretch marks in the first pic?

not flaming, but i have horrible ones along my pec/delt tie in, you are the only one i have seen with ones as deep as my own!

**AnabolicAndre** · 01-22-2006, 05:43 PM

assacre looking solid brother.

Yea im bulking too keeping it about 800kcals above maitnence and Im loosing fat too

**Massacre** · 01-22-2006, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by Jimmya73

are those stretch marks in the first pic?

not flaming, but i have horrible ones along my pec/delt tie in, you are the only one i have seen with ones as deep as my own!

No flame. Yup, those are my war wounds. They go away when I tan. I start tanning mid Feb so I'm not too worried about that right now.

**Jimmya73** · 01-22-2006, 08:30 PM

i wish mine went away when i tan. they contrast more, the damn things are an ugly purple color

**hoss827** · 01-22-2006, 08:37 PM

Lookin reallllll mean brotha!

**chest6** · 01-22-2006, 08:43 PM

Dont look bad at all in the first pic. Damn ur abs come out that much when you bulk?

**Massacre** · 01-22-2006, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by chest6

Dont look bad at all in the first pic. Damn ur abs come out that much when you bulk?

I was on Dbol /Test/Deca /Slin in the first pic. I think it was my 2-3rd week into the cycle so no real big changes yet. Yeah, I don't train abs from Aug-Feb and they usually stay that way no matter how dirty I eat.

**Smak** · 01-22-2006, 09:25 PM

Yo cuz,

you're looking alot leaner than the BigBody days. Keep up the good work and lay off the purple

**TADOLFI** · 01-22-2006, 09:47 PM

A shout and some praise brother - Good Work!

**Massacre** · 01-22-2006, 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by TADOLFI

A shout and some praise brother - Good Work!

LMFAO! I love that damn smiley and thanks.

**Dally** · 01-22-2006, 11:24 PM

yep....not bad at all bro, hit up them obliques some more tho man...it'll make your midsection look much tighter.

**Massacre** · 01-22-2006, 11:34 PM

Originally Posted by Dally

yep....not bad at all bro, hit up them obliques some more tho man...it'll make your midsection look much tighter.

I don't even train the obliques. What do you suggest I do for them? Twists?

**slob** · 01-23-2006, 01:28 AM

29 inch waist?
dam!

**hardgainer12** · 01-23-2006, 01:34 AM

ya im a 32 and im 18! family traight tho

**Slow~Mo** · 01-23-2006, 02:29 AM

yeh looking good there shorty...
What is your height?

**Massacre** · 01-23-2006, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by Slow~Mo

yeh looking good there shorty...
What is your height?

I never knew 6ft made me short...

**MASTER** · 01-23-2006, 03:19 PM

Good work!

**Hackamaniac** · 01-23-2006, 03:21 PM

great progress mass

**Massacre** · 01-23-2006, 03:31 PM

I have big titties now. LOL

Nice big and round with a great sweep.

**Hackamaniac** · 01-23-2006, 03:34 PM

what u cutting to mass i forgot your like 237 or somthin now i thought

**DamnYouMSN** · 01-23-2006, 03:48 PM

damn looking lean as hell...whats your diet like?

**Massacre** · 01-23-2006, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by Hackamaniac

what u cutting to mass i forgot your like 237 or somthin now i thought

Going down to 205lbs.

***Narkissos*** · 01-23-2006, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by Dally

yep....not bad at all bro, hit up them obliques some more tho man...it'll make your midsection look much tighter.

I disagree.

Mass you're getting ready for a contest.. diet and cardio will 'make your midsection look tighter'...

Oblique work should be done infrequently imo.

Obliques get a lot of indirect stimulation already.

~Nark

**Massacre** · 01-23-2006, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by Narkissos

I disagree.

Mass you're getting ready for a contest.. diet and cardio will 'make your midsection look tighter'...

Oblique work should be done infrequently imo.

Obliques get a lot of indirect stimulation already.

~Nark

Glad you chimed in... So what do you suggest as far as a ab workout routine for myself?

I'm currently doing:

3x25lbs Decline crunches
3xBW Leg Tucks
3x120lbs Rope Crunches.

Anything you would add, remove, or change?

***Narkissos*** · 01-23-2006, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by Massacre

Glad you chimed in... So what do you suggest as far as a ab workout routine for myself?

I'm currently doing:

3x25lbs Decline crunches
3xBW Leg Tucks
3x120lbs Rope Crunches.

Anything you would add, remove, or change?

I don't like to give ab-routine advise for the simple reason that i don't do abs.

I normally start 'ab-work' like 6 weeks out from a contest...

That's normally:
roman chair/incline sit-ups: 4 sets
Seated/lying/or hanging leg-raises: 4 sets
Seated Torso twists (obliques).. 1 set.. This set normally lasts for about 5 minutes.

Off-season.. and prior to the 6-week mark, my ab training is indirect: deadlifts; squats; over head presses; clean-and-presses etc.

~Nark

***Narkissos*** · 01-23-2006, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by Massacre

Glad you chimed in... So what do you suggest as far as a ab workout routine for myself?

I'm currently doing:

3x25lbs Decline crunches
3xBW Leg Tucks
3x120lbs Rope Crunches.

Anything you would add, remove, or change?

I'd drop the rope crunches.. the 'upper abs' are usually the better developed because they're the area most people give preference to.

**Massacre** · 01-23-2006, 08:24 PM

So 2 excersizes per session should be ok?

***Narkissos*** · 01-23-2006, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by Massacre

So 2 excersizes per session should be ok?

Yes..

In addition, if you're hitting abs more than once per week, one (different) exercise per session would do just fine.

**Massacre** · 01-23-2006, 08:48 PM

Originally Posted by Narkissos

Yes..

In addition, if you're hitting abs more than once per week, one (different) exercise per session would do just fine.

Damn, sounds like fun.

So let me get this straight. I train abs 2x a week. I do 3sets of Decline situps one day(Wed) and 3sets of tucks or w/e on the other(Sat) and thats it?

***Narkissos*** · 01-23-2006, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by Massacre

Damn, sounds like fun.

So let me get this straight. I train abs 2x a week. I do 3sets of Decline situps one day(Wed) and 3sets of tucks or w/e on the other(Sat) and thats it?

bump that to 5 sets (training abs like you would any other bodypart).. and you're good-to-go

**Massacre** · 01-23-2006, 10:02 PM

Thanks Narky.

***Narkissos*** · 01-23-2006, 10:15 PM

No prob Mass.. holla

**Luke9583** · 01-23-2006, 10:19 PM

Looking good Mass, how are you feeling..... on the cut and all?

**Massacre** · 01-24-2006, 12:00 AM

Originally Posted by Luke9583

Looking good Mass, how are you feeling..... on the cut and all?

Well, I'm still not cutting. I am still indeed bulking just clean bulking. I cleaned up big time and started cardio.

I'm feeling pretty good. The first day or two was bad but I am up to it for now. The real problem will be 12 weeks out up until the show I think but I should be able to make it.