1 Year [PICS]

[Mark2K8]

I posted this in the Post Pic forum, it has 100 views and not a single comment =/
Maybe here Ill have better luck.

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This week is the 1 year mark from when I first started working out in April 09.
Tried to watch diet and exercises properly as best as I could and I think I did pretty good and im happy with the results.

BEFORE
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NOW
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My weight was 143lbs when I started, and now its 154-155.
Abs are pretty close to showing. When flexing in decent lighting, 4 will show.
No pics of legs. I train them, and they grew, but didnt have before pics and they dont look anything special right now. Parts I know are lacking are traps, lats and legs.
And yea, the time stamp on the now pictures are messed up.


LIFTS
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Bench:
Was: 135-140 (on my bodyspace its wrong. it shows 160, but that was on smith lol) Now: 190-195 (weak bench. rarely goes up)
Squat:
Was: 135x5 (same thing as above. bodyspace wrong. did 1 inch squats b4) Now:: 230x5 (weak legs are weak)
Deadlift:
Was: 190 (didnt start deadlifting till 6 months ago) Now: 250
All other lifts also went up a lot.

How I do? BF estimate?

[EastBroski]

Big back progress, and definition. I keep it up man.
I would work on shoulders more.
Do some front raises, lateral, etc.
That would help a lot.
Try increasing your calories, and base 6 meals off of protein.
I would guess bodyfat around 10%
What does your split look like?

[IceyVeins]

I posted this in the Post Pic forum, it has 100 views and not a single comment =/
Maybe here Ill have better luck.

---
This week is the 1 year mark from when I first started working out in April 09.
Tried to watch diet and exercises properly as best as I could and I think I did pretty good and im happy with the results.

BEFORE
-----------------------




NOW
-----------------------



My weight was 143lbs when I started, and now its 154-155.
Abs are pretty close to showing. When flexing in decent lighting, 4 will show.
No pics of legs. I train them, and they grew, but didnt have before pics and they dont look anything special right now. Parts I know are lacking are traps, lats and legs.
And yea, the time stamp on the now pictures are messed up.


LIFTS
-----------------------
Bench:
Was: 135-140 (on my bodyspace its wrong. it shows 160, but that was on smith lol) Now: 190-195 (weak bench. rarely goes up)
Squat:
Was: 135x5 (same thing as above. bodyspace wrong. did 1 inch squats b4) Now:: 230x5 (weak legs are weak)
Deadlift:
Was: 190 (didnt start deadlifting till 6 months ago) Now: 250
All other lifts also went up a lot.

How I do? BF estimate?

pretty good progress, only the 2nd now pic looked good though, no hate. All your lifts went up good except DL, i started the same as you and i got where you are now in 2 months. Might be good genetics or something, but that didnt really go up much. Squat went up a ton assuming you go parllel or atg. Same probelm with bench, hard to get up. overall gjdm

[Yashkovich]

should have gained more weight.

Your lifts after 1 year were almost exactly the same as mine except I started weaker, my bench progressed less than yours and my dead was higher but I had done it for more time, (think I went from 180-350 in 9 months)

other than that its pretty good progress, don't say that your squat is weak because its maybe your best lift, if anything it's your dead that is weakest

I'm guessing your bf% is somewhere around 13-14% just because you can't really see your abs

[BrandonHines]

Its decent but ur gains arent impressive i went up in my bench 45pounds in 6months, it took u a year and same with squats.

[Mark2K8]

should have gained more weight.

Yeah, I kinda didnt bulk right. I always assumed I was eating a lot until a couple months back I started actually recording cals and all, and I realized I was only getting like 2600-2800 cals and I was considering that a bulk at the time.

Big back progress, and definition. I keep it up man.
I would work on shoulders more.
Do some front raises, lateral, etc.
That would help a lot.
Try increasing your calories, and base 6 meals off of protein.
I would guess bodyfat around 10%
What does your split look like?

I work on my shoulders a lot. I already do all those raises.
My split changed a lot throughout the year.
Thanks for the comment!

pretty good progress, only the 2nd now pic looked good though, no hate. All your lifts went up good except DL, i started the same as you and i got where you are now in 2 months. Might be good genetics or something, but that didnt really go up much. Squat went up a ton assuming you go parllel or atg. Same probelm with bench, hard to get up. overall gjdm

Thanks.

Its decent but ur gains arent impressive i went up in my bench 45pounds in 6months, it took u a year and same with squats.

Im happy with it. I know my bench is weak. I had also joined the wrestling team this year and my bench had dropped by 15lbs by the time I was done with it when I had to lose dramatic weight so I had to get that back up. But no excuses.

Thanks for the comment.

[davekap]

you got some good progress on your face. lol

jk, good work op keep it up.

[imunninc]

190-195 for max or reps?

[Mark2K8]

190-195 for max or reps?

max

[adamlazure]

That's not bad for a max, that's about the same that I'm at.

Edit: For being around 150 pounds.

[Scott.]

You have progressed, you should of prob gained a little more, try eating a bit more. When the next bulking season comes around really eat like a monster. Gj though.

[Mark2K8]

You have progressed, you should of prob gained a little more, try eating a bit more. When the next bulking season comes around really eat like a monster. Gj though.

I will. Ill make sure to record the cals and actually eat 3.5-4k instead of just presuming.

Thanks.

[billyj1994]

prob shoulda ate more

[dolphinsfan270]

you still got the sausage titties going...
besides that keep it up and it looks good

[Mark2K8]

you still got the sausage titties going...

Yeah ive had that for a looong time lol.

Supposedly its gyno but its been like 3-4 years now and still no change. O well.

[Maverick777]

take a picture of abs in the position you took original pictures

I can bet you haven't made as much progress as it looks in that area. Your picture of arching back and hunching over gives the false impression of large and deeper cut abs

[Mark2K8]

take a picture of abs in the position you took original pictures

I can bet you haven't made as much progress as it looks in that area. Your picture of arching back and hunching over gives the false impression of large and deeper cut abs

Theres not much difference. I bent back because I was bloated from a big cheat meal and there was no definition standing straight. Ill take one tomorrow in a normal position.

Up until a couple months ago I was never able to see a single definition of an ab in good lighting or leaning back.

[fitizen]

Good work, OP. You're an ectomorph, huh?
Keep at it and you'll see great gains.