snapped a camera pic photo.. critique my physique

[Bobber]

You look great in my opinion, not everyone needs to be walking around shredded to the bone all the time. I don't know if AAP wrote this in his book but to add some side delt(which your physique could greatly benefit from) try dipping the barbell down as if pouring a glass of water at the top of your side raises...has worked wonders for me and everyone I have had do them that way. Also for some definition b/n your delts/traps/and lats try some reverse incline flies. To raise the traps try doing them on back and shoulder days...one day focusing on weight one the other on reps switching back and forth from barbell to dumb bell.

 

[slat1]

i get the worst gas when i overload on protien.. thanks for the comps .. broley poleys

You only get gas from protien when you have been eating simple carbs. Trust me on this one. Clean up the diet and only take in complex carbs. You will be able to eat all the protien you want then with no gas!

 

[Phaded]

thanks bors.. name some complex carbs if you dont mind..

 

[redguru]

thanks bors.. name some complex carbs if you dont mind..

Brown Rice
Barley
Oats

 

[pdaddy]

Chest - with such a high chest like that, you need to really murder yourself on the inclines and inner chest work. Forget all about flat benching and dips. Incline just about everything. Inner chest = One Arm Pec Dec where you actually try to bring the pad all the way across the medial plane of your body and touch your opposite pec. Try it.. the contraction is like nothing else. Inner pec presses = use dumbells. Get in the position you would normally start flat flyes with. Arms extended, dumbells touching each other, palms facing each other. Now keeping the dumbells touching and palms facing, lower the d'bells until they touch the middle of your chest (very short distance due to the narrow hand placement), then press up, no lock out, keep tension on the inner pecs by squeezing the entire time.

Traps - Add size. Calf machine shrugs. Get on the standing calf machine like you are going to do calves, but stand still...shrug the pads up like you are pushing them to touch your ears.
Dumbell shrugs - lean forward just a big so the d'bells hang in front of you. Shrug up and backwards a bit, bending your elbows slightly so you get a higher range of trap movement.

Shoulders - big chest = needing wide shoulders so it flows together. Make side delts (lateral head) your priority. Are you like one of these people who throws 3-4 sets of side laterals in your workout and think that is enough to stimulate growth in them? Yeah, maybe if you are doing all 3 sets with forced reps, drop sets and negatives all together. Otherwise, you need to increase the volume you are doing. To really cap the delts off, start doing your side laterals while laying on a flat bench. Lay on your side and with your working arm and dumbell laying against your hip, bring it straight up until it is vertical from your body. Don't overextend. Don't cheat or jerk or heave the weight up. Keep it strict and you will see how difficult these really are. Throw in some wide grip uprights rows too.

You owe something for this free advice.

I am the same way with a high chest, inclines have always been my strong point. My question to you AAP is why concentrate on the superior muscle and not the middle and lower that seem to be lacking?

 

[pdaddy]

Does anyone know the answer to my question?

 

[biteme]

Physique looks great. You should be able to get play from the women with that physique.

 

[AAP]

Does anyone know the answer to my question?

Well Dude... I had to enjoy the most of my Saturday and not sit around on EF all day. That is what Mon-Fri is for.

You can never have an upper chest that is too big or overdeveloped. The thick the upper chest, the more "superman armor plated" the look is.

Also most people that have a tall chest like that can put size on the mid to lower part much easier than the upper part. And just judging from his pics, the upper chest is not his superior muscle. His lower and outer pec are coming along fine. Certainly well enough to the point that he can skip flat movements for quite a while and work on adding thickness to the upper chest. Once the upper chest comes to and is not over powered by a better developed lower chest, the illusion of the outer sweep being a perfect curve is created, not just a block of muscle like many people have.

 

[Destroyer1986*]

I don't know if AAP wrote this in his book but to add some side delt(which your physique could greatly benefit from) try dipping the barbell down as if pouring a glass of water at the top of your side raises...has worked wonders for me and everyone I have had do them that way.

You do lateral raises with a barbell?

 

[Saintinistic]

just crop it at the knees. then all is good.