1 Year Til Contest... Critique Please!

[AandF6969]

Alright guys... this is where I'm at right now. I've got exactly one year until the bodybuilding show at my college that I want to enter, plenty of time. I was thinking about doing it this year but I want to get bigger. The guys in the short class that I will be in only weighed in between 165-175 so if I get up to 215 or so and cut down to 190 I should be a monster on-stage compared to them. CRITIQUE PLEASE. I know my calves suck ass. What else? Seriously, don't tell me I look good... tell me I look like $hit and why.

Height: 5'10"
Weight: 188
BF%: Guessing about 7 or 8%

Bench: 365 (345 w/out shirt)
Squat: 405
DL: 455
Military: 225

For comparison's sake, here's 11 months ago and here's today

[AandF6969]

couple more

[XxElitexX]

your lookin great bro, keep up the good work

[AandF6969]

I got a year playa... what should I fix?

[IronBrother]

Lookin’ solid bro.

I think you have a good plan. If you have a year, you can bulk then cut bro, and you will look like a monster compared to the bodyweights that you mentioned.

If you calves are weak bro, train them first – make them a priority. They will be looking good in a year.

Good luck.

[alphaman]

You have a great look going. It's hard to tell from the pic of your back, but it looks like you might need a little more width back there, and some overall thickness(maybe a liitle more quad sweep too). With a year to go I think you'll be in great shape, as you seem like a dedicated person from your posts that I have read.

And you like Arnold, he took his calves from nothing to really something very quickly w/ tons of weight, volume, and high reps(probably a liitle juice too)

[alphaman]

BTW, new avatar looks awesome! Delt looks great. Nice trap height.

[candog22]

If you dont mind me askin' - how'd you get that far in 11 months - you look great. What was your plan? Juice? Whats your workout look like?

[GeoQuadzilla]

Big Changes man, Definitely looking good.

[beyonddriven]

Dont need to change much, look great. Maybe a little more ab development along with quads and back. Another 10lbs of lean muscle and you should be ready for the show.

[Nicky B]

Since you have a year do you plan on doing a steroid cycle.

[Dave321]

great progress... you look good.

[AandF6969]

Since you have a year do you plan on doing a steroid cycle.

fukk yeah, lol a heavy bulker in the fall, test/deca/dbol. 4000 clean calories w/ cheat meals 2-3 times per week.

[Rickson]

For starters you look great. What a difference a year makes. If I could pick out anything to work on I think it would be lower back, Back width, and traps. I think the delts and arms are spot on.

[PlasticFuture112]

look amazing, you have plenty of time to become a monster. only thing i can recommend is defining the abs more, by ab workouts. also i find my abs to have gotten more defined by doing lateral running exercises. If you dont mind me asking, what is your cycle experience look like? Well a year from now you will look amazing for your college show. Ironically i am seriously considering entering my colleges bodybuilding contest as well. good luck with everything for you.

[Nicky B]

fukk yeah, lol a heavy bulker in the fall, test/deca/dbol. 4000 clean calories w/ cheat meals 2-3 times per week.

Yeah with that kind of cycle in mind you could maybe get to 215-220 and then drop to close to 205 or lower to get to the bodyfat you are now. And what doses are you planning on using.

[kloter1]

sweet transform, in a year youll be set

[AandF6969]

Thanks for the critiques guys, I'll definately work on back/legs for my bulker in the fall.

If you dont mind me asking, what is your cycle experience look like?

I ran a 12 week Test E 500mg/week and Dbol for the first 5 at 50mg/day... I gained about 10 lbs off it, it was a shady underground lab. Right now I'm in week 5 or 6 of Anavar at 60mg ED and it is the $HIT!!!! If you can afford anavar, run it for a cutter.

And what doses are you planning on using.

Test about 750mg/week and Deca at 400mg/week... dbol for the first 5 at 50mg ED.

[powerbodybuilder]

Looking good Bro.

[sigmatro11]

I definetly think your calves need more def and size. Your stomach can use some work too, to compliment your stomach definetly but some size on your obliques. Your traps also could use some work your back needs more size for the definition. But other than that you look great! Where your at right now is were I want to be in a year!

[AandF6969]

to compliment your stomach definetly but some size on your obliques.

Thanks bro... what are some good oblique exercises? Right now I've been concentrating on the lower abs b/c my upper abs stick out farther it looks weird.

[Ranger5]

Well done. Lower back looked a little weak. Try deads, hyper, reverse hypers, etc.

My calves used to be my weakest bodypart. About six months ago I started dedicating a whole day to calves. Calves for 45 minutes. Every calf machine in the gym. Lots and lots of reps. Heavy weight, stupid heavy weight.

My calves have gone crazy growing. Covered in veins, upside down heart and all.

[ReX357]

Abs, Tris and Calves. I don't see the problem with his lower back, it looks good to me

Calves, try Dante's way of doing it. 12 reps, 10 second stretch at the bottom between each reps.

And for your obliques, just try some twist crunches. Works like a charm.