4 Month Skinny to Ripped Ectomorph Transformation

[williamshane]

My business partner and I are designers. We were really scrawny ones too, spending our days hunched over a computer. We'd been skinny our entire lives. Finally decided to change and we commit to an intense summer (4 months) of bodybuilding.

We studied the bodybuilding masters, interviewed personal trainers, studied research papers, books, e-books and we meticulously recorded EVERYTHING. We wanted to pit conventional wisdom against cutting edge controversial research and figure out what worked. Well. We still have a long way to go and several really exciting theories and programs to test, but phase one is done!

Here are our before and afters! Check out our blog post on our website and drop us a comment if you have any questions or feedback. We're trying to learn everything we can and feedback is greatly appreciated!

http://foxhoundstudio.com/blog/









We've each got the 8 mandatory bodybuilding poses photographed on our blog as well as most of our routine spelled out.

http://foxhoundstudio.com/blog/

Love to hear what you guys think!

-Shane

[Tousif24]

nice progress also nice hair u guys. wish my hair could grow that long without going curls lol

[williamshane]

nice progress also nice hair u guys. wish my hair could grow that long without going curls lol

Jared, man #2, has an afro. Amazing what you can do with a straightener and some hairspray

[miketheblade]

lmfao, STRONG DAISY DUKES

[Dave4585]

Thats real good progress for 4 months especially for someone whos just getting into lifitng.

[bcx]

Solid progress, will have a look at the website, nice to see people trying and testing measures before putting them online.

Ignore the clothes/hair haters, some people feel like because they lift a few weights every week they have to be an alpha male C**t all the time. Feel sorry for em.

[InsafA]

good job on your progess. What was your before weight?

[SchadO]

Very good results man. BTW, you look like:

[Reyke]

Dude nice shorts......no homo

But on a serious note there's some nice progress made here hope your buddy makes as much of a change as you do.

[Chuck2600]

Guy in the first pic made solid progress but the guy in the second pic not so much.

[williamshane]

Very good results man. BTW, you look like:

You have no idea. I got that even more when I had shorter and lighter hair. Now I get him half the time and the other half Nick Simmons.

[williamshane]

Dude nice shorts......no homo

But on a serious note there's some nice progress made here hope your buddy makes as much of a change as you do.

I started off a little bigger and have a larger shoulder structure. He started off a little smaller and has a smaller frame. I figure I need to get a lot bigger to fill out my body. I'm thinking if we keep going we'll both hit optimal at about the same time.

[Ellie5]

OP your friend looks kinda like chestbrahh rofl

[zFeDoR]

Besides the fact that your shorts are super gay. Amazing progress.

[williamshane]

Dude nice shorts......no homo

But on a serious note there's some nice progress made here hope your buddy makes as much of a change as you do.

Thanks man.
He's actually made more progress in some areas than I have. If you check out his measurements he's actually grown a ton. Just started off smaller!


Neck: 13.75″ to 14.125″
Shoulders: 38.75″ to 41″
Bicep: 11″ to 12.5″
Chest: 33.75″ to 35.25″
Waist: 27.5″ to 29.25″
Hips: 35.5″ to 37″
Thigh: 18.75″ to 21.875″
Calf: 13.75″ to 14.875″

All measurements at: http://foxhoundstudio.com/blog/fitne...ny-to-beastly/

[williamshane]

good job on your progess. What was your before weight?

I was 142 a year and a bit ago. At the start of this program I was 152 (before picture). I went up to 174 . . . and then after three weeks of cutting ended up at 164 and stronger than ever. Weight doesn't really seem to say much, as I look a lot bigger than I did at 174.

Any idea what our bodyfat percentages are? BIA scale says 14.5% for me and 15% for Jared, but they don't seem all that accurate.

[Liquid Rage]

Great job. Keep pumpin'.

[loco10]

I was 142 a year and a bit ago. At the start of this program I was 152 (before picture). I went up to 174 . . . and then after three weeks of cutting ended up at 164 and stronger than ever. Weight doesn't really seem to say much, as I look a lot bigger than I did at 174.

Any idea what our bodyfat percentages are? BIA scale says 14.5% for me and 15% for Jared, but they don't seem all that accurate.

both seem around 10-12%

[therealdealau]

can you share your routine and diet?

[dburgz]

Bro good job and love your hipster style. Ignore the losers who make fun of your style, they're probably the dudes whose style is atrocious by wearing Ed Hardy, Smet, Affliction crap.

[AdamDTX]

good stuff OP, ignore the haters who are more worried about what another man is wearing than actual good progress.

you got good genetics, keep at it.

[Ghioben]

Y-M-C-A! (LoLz) but srsly dude, great progress! keep it up!

[Cyre]

not bad, meh...

mirin the hair.

[LukeRicho]

probally the best quality pictures ive seen on this forum,,


Oh yeah nice little transformation

[williamshane]

can you share your routine and diet?

We switched our program up from month to month trying to see what worked best. Generally we did a heavy strength training triple split routine. 3 one-hour workouts per week. Big exercises, like squats, deadlifts, bench, standing military press and chin-ups.

As for diet we ate at about 30-40% protein, 30% carb, 30-40% fats. Lots of EFAs. Lots of meats. Mainly low glycemic foods. 5-6 meals a day. Dextrose/protein shake before, during and after our workouts.

[williamshane]

both seem around 10-12%

How do you judge?
What's the best way to actually figure it out? BIA seems like a bust. Calipers a better choice?

[williamshane]

probally the best quality pictures ive seen on this forum,,


Oh yeah nice little transformation

Thanks man! We tried our best. It was hard to get motivated to take the before pictures. I mean. We weren't all that ecstatic about our bodies. Now that we're getting close to the bodies we want though we're glad that we took the time at the beginning.

[moshvr]

Good stuff man. Keep at it!

Reps for a good start, and for being from southern Ontario

[BrentonJ]

You can tell the guy in the first pic gets it in while the gay in the second pic bends over and takes it like a woman

Then you woke up and discovered your boyfriends cock in your arse. cheers for sharing your gayventure with us mate.

[mapleridge]

We switched our program up from month to month trying to see what worked best. Generally we did a heavy strength training triple split routine. 3 one-hour workouts per week. Big exercises, like squats, deadlifts, bench, standing military press and chin-ups.

As for diet we ate at about 30-40% protein, 30% carb, 30-40% fats. Lots of EFAs. Lots of meats. Mainly low glycemic foods. 5-6 meals a day. Dextrose/protein shake before, during and after our workouts.

what did you do exactly for your chest?
i've been working out maybe a month more then you but you've gotten more progress than i have.
also i guess it may be because i have a **** diet from working too much.