One month of hard work...

[makin]

23 yrs old...
The first set of pics is from 3-29-08
Some measurements:
Right Bicep: 14in.
Left Bicep: 14 1/4in.
Shoulders: 44 1/2in.
Chest: 38in.
Waist: 34in.
Thighs: 22in.
Weight: 179 lbs.
Height: 6ft.
BF%: 16.9

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/papes301/workout/DSC00299.jpg
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http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/papes301/workout/DSC00303.jpg

Heres some pics from tonight and new measurements 4-29-08
Right Bicep: 14in.
Left Bicep: 14 1/4in.
Shoulders: 47 7/8in
Chest: 40 3/4in
Waist: 34in.
Thighs: 23in.
Weight: 185 lbs
BF%: 13.3

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/papes301/workout/DSC00336.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/papes301/workout/DSC00339.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/papes301/workout/DSC00337.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j121/papes301/workout/DSC00340.jpg

At the beginning of all this I was thinking of doing a cycle, but decided not to after doing a bunch of research here. I know that I have a LOONNNGGG WAY TO GO..... and would appreciate all the feedback and pointers I can get. Especially about getting my effin chicken arms to grow!

 

[chazk]

hey man we all have to start out somewhere.

Never forgot bodybuilding is a long road ,it is a life long journey keep lifting and eating and enjoy the trip

 

[GUARDIAN]

nice progress!

 

[PFM]

what did you do to cut your BF% that much in a month?? Nice work BTW.

 

[makin]

pfm, all I did this month was eat as clean as possible, and quit drinking booze....I hit the gym 5 days a week....lite cardio every morning before I ate...I think one of the biggest things was that I hadn't worked out my legs to speak of until this time. When I realized how much weight I could push with em I got all excited and worked them hard.

Oh yeah, I also bumped up my daily caloric intake and added about another 50+ grams of protein a day...

 

[ironcheif1984]

Good progress bro. Welcome to EF you will love it here.

 

[gonelifting]

Good stuff. Keep it up.

Update this thread as you go.

 

[squatmonkey]

keep up the hard work and gains will keep coming. Good job!

 

[sessa]

Good progress. I am the world's craziest hard gainer so I feel ya with the small arms. It will come, just keep hitting them hard.

 

[jnef]

Good progress. I am the world's craziest hard gainer so I feel ya with the small arms. It will come, just keep hitting them hard.

ehh no such thing as hard gainers, just under eaters

nice legs btw

 

[swole]

i can see symmetry under that, especially in the last pic where you are relaxed

you're going to need a bigger back (more lats), focus on that.

dude i was 160lb when i started taking lifting seriously at 26

it's a long, unpaved road to get to your goal (oh, and there is no end lloollol)

lift and learn. eat. sleep. don't rush development, but don't be lazy.

find a balance and GO! you made awesome progress in a month, imagine what you'll look like in a year?

awesome. keep us posted

 

[makin]

Thanks for the words of encouragement Swole. Im still hittin the gym hard and Im starting a new routine tomorrow morning, so hopefully things will continue progressing well!

 

[sessa]

ehh no such thing as hard gainers, just under eaters

nice legs btw

WOW, I so disagree with that statement. I have been working out for about 8 years now. I have worked with a few different top trainers (one even IFBB). I kept changing for different reasons, location, couldn't afford it anymore. And 2 of them I was doing a trade of service so it worked out (nothing dirty). The trainer who I have been working with since last Oct is AMAZING. He has really helped me put on some size but I am still such a hard gainer. I am dieting now but my bulk I was eating just over 3000 cals. 6 meals with 50p,30c,20 fat. Now I am dieting with 40,40,20. I want to gain about 20pds more of lean mass and I know that is going to take me many years. But I love the sport so I keep at it

The body is an experiment and it is just learning what works best with you. So far what I have been doing since Oct has been the best, but we will see what happens in the future.

Unless you are taking an insane amount of juice, it is hard for a ectomorph to build muscle. Especially a female ectomorph.

 

[Cardinal Slin]

I am a total hard gainer - and took 3 years in the gym just to figure out what works for me - when I found out I started growing like a bean

How many calories a day do you get and how much protein?