natural bulking update... progress (???) pix... any advices please!
Well. It's been almost three months and I must say that I've gotten... bigger?
I don't know. I suppose I am putting these pix up for self-motivation. The new ones were taken cold and after getting over a week of sickness and no lifting. Excuses aside, I am just happy my strength hasn't gone to complete shit since law school started (yes the dreaded 1L... I'm one of a few at my school who has not given up everything in their life for books). I weigh 238, "up" about 6 pounds from the first picture. Truthfully I'm kinda pissed at the way I look, I think psychologically I wasn't really ready to lose my tan and any semblence of definition I once had from a summer of good lifting.
Please critique. I need better everything, but esp peaks on my biceps, more tricep mass, more lower chest, more... I am still confident that if I keep increasing my lbm, it will be the diet next year that brings all my hardwork out... and I believe that increasing my lbm is much easier eating the amounts I am currently. I just hope I can lose proportionally more fat than lbm.
Am I over 20%?
Well, enough delays... all advices welcome.
Only protein, vitamin C, some BCAAs, vitamin e, fish oil, and accutane supplements have been used. I just discovered the ice glazed frozen chicken at costco and will be eating chicken forever.
Please critique my workout as well:
EXERCISE LIST (exercises not in particular order for the day):
Triceps 2 days
T1 Close Grip Bench, Overhead DB, French Presses / Superset
T2 Dips, Cable/Rope push downs, DB kickbacks
Legs 2 days
L1 Leg Extensions, Squats, Leg Press
L2 Lunges, Calves
Chest 1 day
C DB / BB Incline press, DB / BB Flat, DB Incline Flys
Back 2 days
B1 Heavy Dead Lifts, BB bent-over rows, DB bent-over rows
B2 Light Dead Lifts, Lat pull-down, cable / upright row
Shoulders 1 day
S BB Military Press, DB Military Press, DB Lateral Raises, DB Rear Raises
Biceps 2 days
BI1 BB Curl, DB Curl, Reverse Curl
BI2 DB Curl, BB Preacher Curl, Cables
Hittin legs and back twice a week, will rotate other parts between 1 and 2 times / week.
7 Day Split:
Sun: OFF, Mon: L1 / B2, Tues: C / T2, Wed: OFF, Thur: B1 / BI2, Fri: S / L2, Sat: BI1 / T1
Rules:
1. No more than 6 exercises / day (18-24 sets total).
2. Heavy Back and Heavy Leg days only following off day.
3. Chest and Tris not on consecutive days (same okay).
4. Shoulders and Chest not on consecutive days.
5. No same bodypart on consecutive days.
blah, here are the pix:
http://www.dorward.net/fb4.jpg
08.03 back double bis 230-232#
http://www.dorward.net/2.jpg
11.03 back double bis 238+#
http://www.dorward.net/1.jpg
11.03 forearms 238+#
http://www.dorward.net/3.jpg
11.03 side chest 238+#
01-09-04 UPDATE... 250lbs
Gentlemen. I am now two hundred fifty fat pounds. I have been working on my arms, trying to get them up - they are now slightly over 18" which makes me happy. I figure I have about 20 pounds of fat that needs to go eventually, but I am getting bigger and stronger on glutamine, BCAA, and FOOOOOOOD.
This is just a progress update:
http://www.wishpool.com/01-09-04a.jpg
left arm.
http://www.wishpool.com/01-09-04b.jpg
blow-up of above pic.
http://www.wishpool.com/01-09-04c.jpg
rat splead.
update shot, what do you think?
http://www.wishpool.com/rlatspread.010904.jpghttp://www.wishpool.com/rlatspread.060704.jpghttp://www.wishpool.com/lcalf.060704.jpg
The first pic is me 250 pounds in November. Second pic is now 233 June 7, 2004. What do you think my bf is? I've gone ahead and tried to cut like most of the feedback has been. I will continue down towards 220. I lost 1/4 - 3/8 of an inch off my arms, but my legs have gotten a lot better. Calf is about 16.75. Arms about 17.75. What do you all think my bf is? My ultimate goal will be 220 @ 8%. Thanks for the inspiration guys.
Admittedly I haven't done cardio at all, just reducing the inflow of crap. hard to diet well first year of law school finals.