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Older, fatter, and dorkier
This photo is from last August, taken by the wife of a friend from Florida. I've cropped the friend out. I was 46 years old (still am, 'til July...) and I had just started my first cycle (T-200/EQ/d-bol) and was pretty bloated on the d-bol. I was probably 230-235 lbs. then, and those were 38" denim shorts. Other stats of the few visible parts: chest was 48", wrists still 8", forearms 14", biceps 18.25". BF was probably 28% or so.
Compared to this photo, my waist is now fractionally smaller, my chest is now 50", forearms 15", biceps 18.5", and my shoulders are noticeably thicker. My traps are nothing special, but I wore that same white shirt yesterday and I noticed that the collar is now a lot closer to my ears, and the seams are now on top of my shoulders instead of to the side of them. I now weigh 252 lbs., BF is maybe 25%. The 38" shorts aren't quite as tight now, except around the glutes. I'm in week 11 of a 15-week enan/deca/proviron cycle, jump-started with d-bol. I've added 60 lbs. to my bench press this cycle, but none of my other lifts are up nearly that much.
I may or may not work up the courage to post some shirtless photos at the end of my present cycle, I dunno yet. I don't think anyone really wants to see my pale white gut. I'll take the photos anyway, 'cause I need a reference, since I'm gonna start cutting as soon as I'm done with post-cycle maintenance. I'm gonna pony up the $$$ for the Swolegenix/Swoledup program, I've come to the conclusion that I'm not clever enough to do it on my own.
In the past I've never really much cared that I am a fatass, and always suffered under the delusion that I could "grow into the fat," but I've had a "Road To Damascus" revelation during this present cycle. That revelation is that I was a fool to try to do one, let alone two bulking cycles when I had so much cutting that needed to be done. I've hit a brick wall at 250 lbs., I just cannot cram enough food down my gullet to gain any more. If I ever stand a chance of gaining as much lean mass as I want, I'm gonna have to make room for it by losing the fat.
My goal is not to become shredded, I think I'd be happy at 15% BF, 'cause I'm still a bigorexic at heart. I reserve the right to change my mind if the cutting goes well, though, I may actually become vain and decide to try to get pretty. If I cut down to 10%, then that'll give me room to bulk back up to 15%, put on some nice size and not totally lard out. I'm banking on the idea that bulking on the rebound after prolonged cutting often results in an explosion of mass.
Feel free to comment.
--dnb