Second year in the gym

**Ridge596** · 02-08-2014, 02:57 PM

Hey guys. I've been on a year long hiatus from this site, busy with college lol. I'm eighteen and just hit my second year of lifting mid December. 18" arms, 24" legs, 16" calves, and I think a 44" chest with a 31" waist. I came here to post some pics and opinions if it's worth it to gear, because I think I could could win some comps if I do in a couple years.

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**kelkel** · 02-08-2014, 05:31 PM

You look great ridge. Ton's of potential, but a trophy is not worth damaging a still evolving HPTA. Your testosterone is naturally very high right now and simply not worth shutting it down with all the risks involved at your age. Take some time and read some of the threads here devoted to the topic of age and cycling, particularly "The Young and Steroids " or something similar to that. It's a sticky.

You should be able to kill it right now if your training and nutrition are on point. That in mind, visit the nutrition forum and let the vets help you along. Food is the most anabolic thing we have.

BG · 02-08-2014, 05:50 PM

You need to weigh the risk vs reward with competing. How about some leg pics?

**Ridge596** · 02-08-2014, 06:27 PM

I'll get those leg pics asap man!

**SEOINAGE** · 02-08-2014, 11:41 PM

Massive Arms in proportion to everything else. Kelkel gave some good advice. You could make a lot of progress right now especially with where you are at now. You could even do some natural comps and get the hang of things, and build an even better base for the future. You might be surprised how far you go without taking that step.

**Ridge596** · 02-09-2014, 01:25 AM

Here are my leg pics. The close up is a fail but oh well lol

BG · 02-09-2014, 08:25 AM

Good job.....I think theres finally someone whiter them me !!!!!!!!

**Ridge596** · 02-09-2014, 01:22 PM

Are they proportionate haha? I've been wanting that Sergio body lately, since I have a slim 30-31 waist but I'm 6'0. Plus, he had big triceps genetically, which I also have haha

**kelkel** · 02-09-2014, 05:14 PM

I think I damaged my eyes....

**Ridge596** · 02-09-2014, 07:53 PM

Think it's possible to bring back the 70s of bodybuilding?

**SEOINAGE** · 02-10-2014, 09:18 AM

Originally Posted by Ridge596

Think it's possible to bring back the 70s of bodybuilding?

IMO never fully. You could hope. But the addition of the physique class kind of kills it. I still think it might sway to someone a bit smaller if they for some reason have superior genetics and conditioning at some point, but not sure where it could end up.