Questions about bulking plus my pic

[vapochill]

Hey people, I'm in need of some advice. First let me tell you a little about myself. I'm 32, 5'9, currently @ 195lbs. Been lifting about 2 years with the last year being the more serious of the two. About 4 1/2 months ago I weighed about 185 and decided it was time to diet... I dieted and got down to like 175 but then I realized that I wanted more size so I immediately stopped & went in the other direction: bulking. I started creatine & ALA, raised my intensity in the gym and ate every god damn thing in sight. Worked great for a while, but lately I've noticed that any weight gained goes straight to my gut. Is this a sign to stop bulking? Probably a stupid question but figured I'd ask anyway. I'm almost scared to gain anymore weight because I know exactly where it's going to go. However, I still want to get bigger so I dunno what to do.

Also, I know it's hard to judge by pics but could anyone give me a ball park figure of my BF?

My pic: http://hometown.aol.com/antips2returns/me.html

 

[Advaik]

~16%bf

 

[Night Fly]

What's with the gloves?

 

[vapochill]

16% BF huh? K, thanks.

Night Fly, I workout at home and was just getting ready to start. Figured I'd take a shot now so I could compare it with one months down the road.

Any advice on the bulking issue guys?

 

[Lord_Suston]

bulk the shoulders up and lets get a leg shot.....

 

[Thaibox]

IMO- You're a big dude, don't worry about bodyfat, just keep growing for a while and cut later.

Like LS said, work the delts a little. You've got decent arms that make your shoulders look smaller in proportion.

 

[louden_swain]

Nice solid build!! There is no way in hell you have 16 percent bodyfat. . . it is lower than that!

 

[Shankerr]

nice build lad. You actually look alot like me as far as being lean. I just had my bf% done, and its at about 12% so, I'd take that as a ballpark

 

[vapochill]

Lord Sustan, no thank you lol. I wouldn't bother wasting your time with my legs. I only started doing them 3 months ago... Stupid I know, but I guess better late than never.

Thaibox, thanks a lot for the advice. I will try hitting the shoulders harder like Lord Sustan and yourself suggest. Chronic pain caused me to stop working them really hard... I'm gonna try to rework a routine and see what happens. I'll also try to go up to 200-205 and then reevaluate.

louden_swain & Shankerr, thank you both for the kind words... Between 14-16 BF is good enough for me. Once it's not way out there, I'm good to go. I'll get rid of my gut when it's time.

Thanks again all!

 

[thriller]

nice build. just keep eating bro

 

[bigdelt69]

how big are your arms?

 

[DrBones]

Looking good man.. I'm with everybody else... keep bulking.. the more muscle you pack on the easier that fat is going to melt off like butter..
Ryan

 

[Lord_Suston]

Suggestion on shoulders is to take more time during the reps to help lessen the chance of injuriy. Goin a little slower on presses helped me gain some nice mass and rehab my shoulders form rough baseball seasons of pitching....

 

[Vortexx]

Pretty thick traps (what you do for them), reasonable chest and good arms, especially if you consider it's done in 2 years, as it takes the average bb 7 years of training before they have overall muscle maturety i think you are on the right track and have plenty of time to let the lats and delts catch up