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Lee
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im moving to Katy right outside Houston. i cant wait to start working out again, i miss my old body so much. i no longer have the arms or shoulders i used to. i still got power just because im a big guy, but i lost so much strength and muscle, it makes me wanna cry everytime i take a shower. but with how hectic my life has been the past year, i had to give it up for the time being. if u guys didnt see my post i made about 8 months ago, i was kicked out of my house a month after my graduation from high school and my dad moved to ohio and left me here in alaska with nothing. so i was basically homeless, bouncing aruond in friends houses. now i got a great paying job and im saving for the next month and getting outta this fuckin gay state. anyways, im here to stay now. im gonna start back on the atkins diet when i get settled in tx and cut down to a beach body, then slowly bulk. cant wait.
philipusmcr
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Ive been lifting on and off for 2 years. im 19. 5'8". I say that because I have been in and out of boot camp about 15 months ago, schools, and what not. I am now done and go lifting about 5 times a week. I am a fan of AST, and you will probably find I can be stuborn when suggestions are made that contradict what AST says. I do though take what everybody says into consideration.
Before lifting I weighed 135 pounds, for 1 year I did pullups I weighed 105 prior to doing pullups. So in the past 3(2+1) years ive put on 50 pounds. I really like pullups.
Before lifting I weighed 135 pounds, for 1 year I did pullups I weighed 105 prior to doing pullups. So in the past 3(2+1) years ive put on 50 pounds. I really like pullups.
JohnRobHolmes
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im a skinny man that has trouble putting on weight. i trained in high school for about a year and didnt gain weight, but got much stronger. back then i was 145, and it took me about 6 months to get my bench to 135. five years later, and a much more active self, i weigh 135 average. still have trouble putting on the pounds, and if im not careful i will drop below 130. i started heavy weight training again about 3 months ago. this site has so much info, im redoing my workouts starting tommorow. already got the schedules set.
ghettostudmuffin
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This is a cool post!
I'm 24, have been lifting on and off for 10 years, but do to many issues in my young life have only trained consistently for 2 years at any given time. I am now in a position to make this a life long lifestyle. I too have wanted to look like Arnold since I was a little kid, but due to my hereditary structural build, I'd be uber content with a build along the lines of Casey Viator or someone of that type of structure.
I'm 5'8 1/2", 200lbs, prolly 17-18% bodyfat by guessing from the mirror, but maybe lower(bulked from 180-222lbs in 10 months naturally eating ALOT and drinking a gallon of milk a day. I was also working a very physically intense job at the time. In hindsight, considering my build and metabolism, I would do a strict bodybuilding bulking diet next time(S), but hey, I wanted to gain some size and the fat just happened to join the ride lol).
As of now:
Neck 16+"
Chest 43"(expanded, 40" regular)
arms 15.25"
forearms 12 1/16"
Waist 37"(Itoo have a naturally thick waist and wide hips, although I am caring some chub)
Thighs 26"(have lost some bodyfat cuz they were 27" 2 weeks ago when I started training again, hmm, interesting, my quads are by far my best bodypart)
Calves 15.5"
Don't have true max lifts, but being back for 2 weeks my best lifts are aproximately
Bench 185lbs
Squat 255lbs
deadlift 275lbs
These are the only lifts I usually reference for total body strength
Goals
BW 215-235 at 10%BF
neck 18"
Chest 50-52" expanded(48" relaxed)
arms 18.5"
forearms 14.25"
waist 35-36"
Thighs 28-29"
calves 17.5"
Bench 405
Squat 675
deadlift 675
Standing Dumbell press 125'sx12
Barbell curl 165-185x10
weighted chins, BW+135x5
And others, but these are my most important size/strength goals and
I am confident I can achieve them. Am starting to use prohormones in a couple months when I reach my previous bests which always bounce back fast from even prolonged layoffs and will use AAS in 2-3 years from now of consistent training to take my body to the absolute peak of what it is capable of doing and then maintain and constantly tweak and perfect that until I reach my later years where I will drop the AAS, add in more extracurricular cardio like swimming and hiking, but lifting will always dominate! Not interested in competing, but I do want to build my body to it's peak potential natural or otherwise.
I'm 24, have been lifting on and off for 10 years, but do to many issues in my young life have only trained consistently for 2 years at any given time. I am now in a position to make this a life long lifestyle. I too have wanted to look like Arnold since I was a little kid, but due to my hereditary structural build, I'd be uber content with a build along the lines of Casey Viator or someone of that type of structure.
I'm 5'8 1/2", 200lbs, prolly 17-18% bodyfat by guessing from the mirror, but maybe lower(bulked from 180-222lbs in 10 months naturally eating ALOT and drinking a gallon of milk a day. I was also working a very physically intense job at the time. In hindsight, considering my build and metabolism, I would do a strict bodybuilding bulking diet next time(S), but hey, I wanted to gain some size and the fat just happened to join the ride lol).
As of now:
Neck 16+"
Chest 43"(expanded, 40" regular)
arms 15.25"
forearms 12 1/16"
Waist 37"(Itoo have a naturally thick waist and wide hips, although I am caring some chub)
Thighs 26"(have lost some bodyfat cuz they were 27" 2 weeks ago when I started training again, hmm, interesting, my quads are by far my best bodypart)
Calves 15.5"
Don't have true max lifts, but being back for 2 weeks my best lifts are aproximately
Bench 185lbs
Squat 255lbs
deadlift 275lbs
These are the only lifts I usually reference for total body strength
Goals
BW 215-235 at 10%BF
neck 18"
Chest 50-52" expanded(48" relaxed)
arms 18.5"
forearms 14.25"
waist 35-36"
Thighs 28-29"
calves 17.5"
Bench 405
Squat 675
deadlift 675
Standing Dumbell press 125'sx12
Barbell curl 165-185x10
weighted chins, BW+135x5
And others, but these are my most important size/strength goals and
I am confident I can achieve them. Am starting to use prohormones in a couple months when I reach my previous bests which always bounce back fast from even prolonged layoffs and will use AAS in 2-3 years from now of consistent training to take my body to the absolute peak of what it is capable of doing and then maintain and constantly tweak and perfect that until I reach my later years where I will drop the AAS, add in more extracurricular cardio like swimming and hiking, but lifting will always dominate! Not interested in competing, but I do want to build my body to it's peak potential natural or otherwise.
First post here on E.F. thought I'd introduce myself and this seems like a suitable thread for it.
I'm 30 yrs old, 5'11, 180lbs @ 12% bf.
Been training on and off for the past 3 years ( a lot more off than on) but have been hitting the compound lifts seriously for the past couple of months. This is the kind of routine I've been looking for as bodybuilding isolation type routines have done little for me in the past except give me that "skinny man with muscles" look.
Looking to hit the 200lb mark by next summer; just need to keep up the calories and get enough rest/sleep.
I'm 30 yrs old, 5'11, 180lbs @ 12% bf.
Been training on and off for the past 3 years ( a lot more off than on) but have been hitting the compound lifts seriously for the past couple of months. This is the kind of routine I've been looking for as bodybuilding isolation type routines have done little for me in the past except give me that "skinny man with muscles" look.
Looking to hit the 200lb mark by next summer; just need to keep up the calories and get enough rest/sleep.
ehtownsend
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mid thirties white male,5'11 230 lbs about twenty percent bf, I am new to this site but posted on a british one for a couple yesars under the same name. I'm having a hard time figu\ing the layout of this site but had to switch as I am inthe states and was hardly ever able to the search engine on theother. one. Ive been working out on and off since teens for martial arts and job as an adult
eat big
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18. training on and off for two years bc i lost my license for 6 months. 5'7" or 5'8", weight from 185-190. live in virginia, go to school at elon in north carolina. about 14%bf. im always bulking bc i go for size and not definition. i train 5 days a week. i hope to do it the rest of my life.
