joe
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Post by joe on Jul 18, 2011 22:51:26 GMT -5
I've been meaning to start a thread for this for a little while, but i didn't get around to it until now. Anyways, last year i was pretty damn fat. I had no muscle whatsoever and taking my shirt off in front of people wasn't exactly my favorite thing to do. When i broke up with my girlfriend of 2 years this january and realized that i needed a little bit of help gaming girls, i was also motivated to transform my body. So i then read numerous nutrition books and found some weightlifting routines to start off with. I started off at 175 pounds (and i'm 5' 6") and am now down to 139 pounds. So i have lost well over 40 pounds of fat (and i don't know how much i gained in muscle). I don't have any pics from the very start since i didn't come up with the idea of making a journal per se until april. So we'll just call april day 1. Also, if anybody needs help with nutrition/weightlifting feel free to pm me Day 1 pics Photo on 2011-03-23 at 22.19 #3 by zdf123, on Flickr  Untitled by zdf123, on Flickr  Untitled by zdf123, on Flickr  Untitled by zdf123, on Flickr  Untitled by zdf123, on Flickr 3 month pics photo.JPG by zdf123, on Flickr  photo.JPG by zdf123, on Flickr  photo.JPG by zdf123, on Flickr  photo.JPG by zdf123, on Flickr  photo.JPG by zdf123, on Flickr |
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Parkwhore
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G-Eazy is my shit.
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Post by Parkwhore on Jul 18, 2011 23:40:30 GMT -5
Damn, good work!
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Amb1valence
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yo dawg
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Post by Amb1valence on Jul 30, 2011 18:47:38 GMT -5
Well I'm erect
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Season
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Post by Season on Jul 31, 2011 9:00:32 GMT -5
gooooood job bro
i have pretty much the same objective as you (also my body looks a bit like yours at day 1), so i hope that i'll reach something similar
did you go to the gym or were these only bodyweight exercices ?
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joe
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Post by joe on Jul 31, 2011 11:26:52 GMT -5
thanks guys, and yes i do go to the gym; you won't see significant results from bodyweight exercises alone
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Post by jmac on Jul 31, 2011 12:44:02 GMT -5
thanks guys, and yes i do go to the gym; you won't see significant results from bodyweight exercises alone I was gonna write the same thing, bodyweight exercises won't do much compared to hitting the gym. |
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Post by canadiankid on Aug 1, 2011 0:52:46 GMT -5
Damn dude, looking good! Might want to try and add some meat to your pecs
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joe
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Post by joe on Aug 1, 2011 8:35:44 GMT -5
Damn dude, looking good! Might want to try and add some meat to your pecs Thanks! Yea, i've been trying to get my chest a bit bigger (i don't want to look like a fridge though), but i'm still satisfied with a 210 bench at 140 pounds. |
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Post by jmac on Aug 1, 2011 10:58:35 GMT -5
Incline and Decline dumbell press are good for chest. I don't do barbell though cause my wrist but its good too.
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DanZy
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"How you doin'?"
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Post by DanZy on Aug 1, 2011 14:42:53 GMT -5
Hit your triceps hard and you'll be able to bench a good lot more. Throw in pull ups and you're golden
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perceverance
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Post by perceverance on Aug 1, 2011 14:49:37 GMT -5
210 bench at 140? fuck me. im doin 190 at 160.
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Post by jmac on Aug 1, 2011 16:55:15 GMT -5
Hit your triceps hard and you'll be able to bench a good lot more. Throw in pull ups and you're golden That wouldn't increase his bench by a lot unless his tries become absolutely jacked because tries are more of a secondary muscle when benching, if that. Unless he does close-grip barbell press which is specifically for tries but he is referring to a chest bench press.. fyi  |
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joe
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Post by joe on Aug 1, 2011 20:37:42 GMT -5
Incline and Decline dumbell press are good for chest. I don't do barbell though cause my wrist but its good too. Yea, i do barbell flat press and incline with dumbells. Can't do decline though due to shoulder problems and it doesn't help that much anyways (compared to flat and incline). What i think is really going to help my bench go up though is the addition of legs to my workout. Up until this point i didn't really care about working legs since my only sports are ultimate frisbee and ski team, but i realized that working my lower body will make my upper body bigger so we'll see how that has an impact. |
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Post by canadiankid on Aug 1, 2011 21:36:10 GMT -5
Yeah man incline will help alot because if your upper chest is bigger you look bigger in general. I do flyes in the incline position also
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Post by Eastcoast on Aug 1, 2011 22:08:23 GMT -5
Yeah man incline will help alot because if your upper chest is bigger you look bigger in general. I do flyes in the incline position also Best shit ever |
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