Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below hmm like some1 said....tanning and workin bi's and that is all i c...by the way...obviously u r tryin 2 loose weight so y the high cals...its not like your metabalism is fast ....to me it only seems u would b only adding 2 the fat or makin it harder 2 lose it....anyways..there is some progress there and good job on that...what exactly r your goals anyways? not a flame...only ??'s
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This guy has the fastest metabolism I've ever seen. He used to eat about 5K calories a day worth of Mc Donald's and was 125 at 6 feet tall for MANY YEARS. He moves everywhere at the speed of lightening. It wasn't until recent years when he combined a taste for beer and a desk job that he went to 178. He went down to 160 eating clean, and the weight he's put back on has been almost all muscle.
I know it's difficult to see progress in these pictures; I have the luxury of having not only seen him at 17 (at 125 pounds), now (at 170), but also 3 months ago (at 178). We're talking about 8 weeks here. He's made alot of progress. This guy's back was SO weak, we couldn't even do dead lifts because he didn't understand what I meant by "arch your back." Wasn't sure what those musles were. Alot of his improvement has been deep skeletal muscle tissue.
I think that every beginner experiences a feeling that certain months, a certain muscle group tends to have grown or changed more than another. His biceps just happen to be great responders. Wish mine were. I can assure you he has a VERY well balanced routine, and I look forward to him posting his after pictures again in a few more weeks to show evidence of that fact.
Project has held his weight steady at 168-170 for almost a month with his calories nearing 5K at some points. If I did that, I'd put on weight like crazy. He definitely has a fast metabolism.
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TheProject
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Hey prez, don't worry, no offense taken.
My goal basically is to get bigger. The primary reason that I'm taking in so many cals is that my weight just kept dropping. I had bottomed out at 163, and that wasn't the direction I wanted to go. If I had continued, yeah, I would've had low body fat, but no muscle underneath it. I've been skin and bones all my life, no sense in keeping that up.
I'm hoping to break 180lbs by the end of September. I've never been above 176-178 lbs. If I can keep my b/f somewhere in the neighborhood of 13% while I'm trying to get bigger, I'll be happy. Hell, I don't care if it goes back up, as long as I'm gaining muscle. Once I've gained the weight I want, I'll worry about getting lean.
My goal basically is to get bigger. The primary reason that I'm taking in so many cals is that my weight just kept dropping. I had bottomed out at 163, and that wasn't the direction I wanted to go. If I had continued, yeah, I would've had low body fat, but no muscle underneath it. I've been skin and bones all my life, no sense in keeping that up.
I'm hoping to break 180lbs by the end of September. I've never been above 176-178 lbs. If I can keep my b/f somewhere in the neighborhood of 13% while I'm trying to get bigger, I'll be happy. Hell, I don't care if it goes back up, as long as I'm gaining muscle. Once I've gained the weight I want, I'll worry about getting lean.
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dread lord and i think you are making good progress - the progress that shows when you are doing it right. pretty good for 2 months.
thefantom1
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Very good Project.... and it takes balls to post your picture on a forum where everyone else is 250lbs with a 4% bodyfat and are totally natural..... Seriously, the improvement is great.. the key is consistency..don't give up.. and keep taking pictures of you posed the same way that you are in the other pics every month or so. I have to ask... since you have been working out how has your mood changed?? Self Confidence???
HUGE...909
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great job keep up the hard work
TheProject
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I'm glad I went back and looked at this post again! I missed some comments.
The new sneaks were a must. I swear, I've bought so much stuff since I started this.
I've become kind of a junkie. I've got 2 rounds of protein and gainer on the card right now (I'm buying by the case), bought gym clothes, a new bag, gloves, straps, all sorts of stuff.
kingjohn, I've read a LOT about juicing, both before and after I joined, but I'm not to that point yet. I've never done anything in the way of physical activity in my 27 years, and I think I'm better off to push myself naturally for a while. I'm not opposed to it at some point, but I think it's too early to seriously consider it.
Everyone, thanks again for the positive feedback! It's just one more piece of motivation for me.
And fantom, I kinda thought I was taking a little bit of a risk by posting, but y'know what? I've heard it all before. I've been the scrawny, picked on kid all my life. So even if I had gotten blasted for posting my pics, it really wouldn't have mattered to me. I got a serious kick out of seeing my progress over 2 months.
I've just done my 12 week weigh in. I'm up from 170 lbs, 13% BF to 177 lbs, 15.2% BF. Measurements are pretty consistently up. Biggest change over 12 weeks was shoulders, going from 44.75" to 46.75". Don't know if I'm doing pics again; I may weight until the next month's weigh in.
As far as other changes, it's been phenomenal! My mood has improved, I have more energy, more confidence, less stress, and I just feel better all the way around. I can't even describe how good it's all been. Aside from the strength gains, the difference in how I feel overall makes it worthwhile. But the strength gains and FINALLY gaining good weight kicks serious ass.
One other goal I set as a part of this was to get off my blood pressure meds. It's dropped a lot, but I don't know if it'll be enough to get me off the meds. That part of it has been less important to me lately; I'm more focused on getting bigger now.
The new sneaks were a must. I swear, I've bought so much stuff since I started this.
I've become kind of a junkie. I've got 2 rounds of protein and gainer on the card right now (I'm buying by the case), bought gym clothes, a new bag, gloves, straps, all sorts of stuff.
kingjohn, I've read a LOT about juicing, both before and after I joined, but I'm not to that point yet. I've never done anything in the way of physical activity in my 27 years, and I think I'm better off to push myself naturally for a while. I'm not opposed to it at some point, but I think it's too early to seriously consider it.
Everyone, thanks again for the positive feedback! It's just one more piece of motivation for me.
And fantom, I kinda thought I was taking a little bit of a risk by posting, but y'know what? I've heard it all before. I've been the scrawny, picked on kid all my life. So even if I had gotten blasted for posting my pics, it really wouldn't have mattered to me. I got a serious kick out of seeing my progress over 2 months.
I've just done my 12 week weigh in. I'm up from 170 lbs, 13% BF to 177 lbs, 15.2% BF. Measurements are pretty consistently up. Biggest change over 12 weeks was shoulders, going from 44.75" to 46.75". Don't know if I'm doing pics again; I may weight until the next month's weigh in.
As far as other changes, it's been phenomenal! My mood has improved, I have more energy, more confidence, less stress, and I just feel better all the way around. I can't even describe how good it's all been. Aside from the strength gains, the difference in how I feel overall makes it worthwhile. But the strength gains and FINALLY gaining good weight kicks serious ass.
One other goal I set as a part of this was to get off my blood pressure meds. It's dropped a lot, but I don't know if it'll be enough to get me off the meds. That part of it has been less important to me lately; I'm more focused on getting bigger now.
Gotti miami
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watcht out for sking cancer whitei,,and i hope thats natural,, if it is then u making progress if is gear please tell me what ur taking to stay away from it,,but one thumb up if is just training and go easy with the sun man ur too white might be safer to use gear ,, and ur body fat ,, 15% man u aint got much beef to begin with to say ur 15 %,, geeeh omg excuse me ,, fuck that 13% man at 13 % fat ur abs should be showing nice cuts ,,ur traying to say ur 13 % mucle maybe,,and u lost some fat ,,but ,, weres the beeff,,,,i cant wait for ur next post in another 2 month u be at 7% right,, ok man what ohter drugs ur on now ,,
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TheProject
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Okay Gotti, I'm going to try and respond, but I have to admit, I'm a little confused by your post.
1) No gear, all natural.
2) No, I didn't weigh much to begin with. I started at 176lbs, 19.5% BF, dropped to 163lbs at 18.1% BF. When I took those pics, I was 170lbs at 13% BF. Should I have been more cut at 13%? Hell, I dunno. Don't much care, either. I'll worry about getting lean later.
1) No gear, all natural.
2) No, I didn't weigh much to begin with. I started at 176lbs, 19.5% BF, dropped to 163lbs at 18.1% BF. When I took those pics, I was 170lbs at 13% BF. Should I have been more cut at 13%? Hell, I dunno. Don't much care, either. I'll worry about getting lean later.
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