[+55lbs] 8 Month Progress [Video]

[SimonDi]

Hi guys , me and my boy Dario recorded a couple of exercises doing our chest session yesterday. Nothing spectacular but still... Anyway , Ive been bodybuilding for 8 months now. I started weighting at 5'10 155lbs and was close to anorexia. Over the 8 months of training + good dieting i took a nice 55+lbs of muscle. I grew so fast that i have stretch marks on the side of my pecs and in the back close to my lats. I consider those like trophies for working really hard. I am currently trained by a IFBB Pro. He makes all my training programs and diets and we train together 1 time a week. Also , i am 16 years old. This is just the beginning of a long road...


Video of me : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoydGjZvA_E

By the way , before those Incline dumbbell presses i already had done 4 sets of heavy Incline Bench press. If i start with incline dumbbell pressing i can hit much more weight.

Here is my youtube channel with other videos of me and my friend :

http://www.youtube.com/user/SimonFit

[Nedman]

name of song in your video of u incline pressing? And nice progress for 8 months, your gunna be a beast at 18 fosho

[SimonDi]

name of song in your video of u incline pressing? And nice progress for 8 months, your gunna be a beast at 18 fosho

Thanks bro , really appreciate! Also the song is here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzBSwIQOlFM

[WorldStrike]

Very nice progress.

However, the youtube video's description is a little off:

He started bodybuilding about 8 months ago and has already gained 55 pounds of lean body mass! Crazy!

I'm pretty sure 55lbs of LBM is pretty impossible in an 8-month time frame...I feel like that would be a life-long goal for most.

[SimonDi]

Very nice progress.

However, the youtube video's description is a little off:


I'm pretty sure 55lbs of LBM is pretty impossible in an 8-month time frame...I feel like that would be a life-long goal for most.

Thanks bro! Also , i will tell my friend to edit it. But i cant say that it wasn't lean mass... As i am currently pretty lean.

[antsrt]

hmm from what i skimmed through, no full range of motion for incline dbs or preacher, and seems like swinging with the straight bar and elbows should be more to your sides. Other then that nice job

[SimonDi]

hmm from what i skimmed through, no full range of motion for incline dbs or preacher, and seems like swinging with the straight bar and elbows should be more to your sides. Other then that nice job

Incline dumbbells were perfectly done. Also i was doing the preachers curl as i was showed to do.

[Synyster06Gates]

Incline dumbbells were perfectly done. Also i was doing the preachers curl as i was showed to do.

Strong cockyness.

You can go far lower on the incline DB bench, bud.

[LiftingPeanuts]

I'm really skeptical of 5'10" at 205lbs at 11%. I can't judge BF from your video, but one of those numbers really doesn't make sense. You would be huge with those stats.

For example:

This guy is nearly identical to your stats at 5'10" at 205lbs at 10%:



Link: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/adam_lamb.htm

Nice work, no doubt, though.

[SimonDi]

Strong cockyness.

You can go far lower on the incline DB bench, bud.

I know i can go lower... But why would i? I do them 90 degrees. The most important thing is that i feel the squeezing.

[SimonDi]

I'm really skeptical of 5'10" at 205lbs at 11%. I can't judge BF from your video, but one of those numbers really doesn't make sense. You would be huge with those stats.

For example:

This guy is nearly identical to your stats at 5'10" at 205lbs at 10%:



Link: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/adam_lamb.htm

Nice work, no doubt, though.

I am not 11% bodyfat. You probably saw this on my bodyspace wich is pretty old. Im probably 15%. I can also see my abs pretty well.

[Synyster06Gates]

It was pointed out you don't do the full ROM and you countered with a statement saying you did them "perfectly". Also, 55lbs LBM is IMPOSSIBLE in 8 months, especially natty.

Good progress, but don't be so cocky.

[SimonDi]

It was pointed out you don't do the full ROM and you countered with a statement saying you did them "perfectly". Also, 55lbs LBM is IMPOSSIBLE in 8 months, especially natty.

Good progress, but don't be so cocky.

Thanks for your tips bro. I appreciate all comments... The only thing is that i always did my incline presses that way , Ive seen some progress in my chest that way and im also comfortable.

[StrangeReality]

Looking impressive for your age, no doubting that but your going to damage your shoulders by pushing dumbbells with your elbows so high like that breh. Tuck them in a little, this will engage your pecs more while saving your shoulder joints.

Keep up the hard work.

[SimonDi]

Thanks for the tips man. Will try it out in next training. Will keep you updated.

[antsrt]

Incline dumbbells were perfectly done. Also i was doing the preachers curl as i was showed to do.

they were not done perfectly, i touch my chest with them editAs i would do with flat benching as well), full range of motion, more burn, slow neg on last rep, drop set and repeat. 90 degrees should be done with DB shoulder pressing, going past 90 will cause your chest to be worked and wont be focused mainly on the shoulder, as i was told.

[antsrt]

disregard the sad face lol...

[LiftingPeanuts]

I am not 11% bodyfat. You probably saw this on my bodyspace wich is pretty old. Im probably 15%. I can also see my abs pretty well.

Yup, saw it there. In that case, it makes more sense. >200lbs at less than 10% body fat is getting to be pretty beastly if you're 6' or under.

[xJesusFreaKx]

"He started bodybuilding about 8 months ago and has already gained 55 pounds of lean body mass! Crazy!"

lol wut..

almost 2 pounds of lean muscle mass a week? for 8 months..

hmmmmmm

[SimonDi]

"He started bodybuilding about 8 months ago and has already gained 55 pounds of lean body mass! Crazy!"

lol wut..

almost 2 pounds of lean muscle mass a week? for 8 months..

hmmmmmm

Well bro I started at 155lbs and I'm now about 212lbs... I'm about 15% or less.

[KoN2o9]

Was it all natural?

Your gains are great but I really am baffled on how you put 55 lbs of muscle on in 8 months. That really is about 2 pounds a week when 2 pounds a month would be great for a body builder.

What's your diet/stack like?

[SimonDi]

Was it all natural?

Your gains are great but I really am baffled on how you put 55 lbs of muscle on in 8 months. That really is about 2 pounds a week when 2 pounds a month would be great for a body builder.

What's your diet/stack like?

Natural or not shouldn't matters... Hard work is hard work. But I'm 100% natural. I will post my stack and diet tomorow if I have time. And I appreciate the comment!

[kmtheman]

I like that range of motion on my incline, if you notice, try touching your upper chest and notice that your upper chest contract only from 90 degree to like 140 degree, then under 90 and over 140 degree is mostly shoulder and tris.

But why is your elbow so far out?
Try touching your upper chest again and figure the right elbow wideness, cus it looks like your working your front delts more...

and for the cable flys, watch your vids carefully when you open up your arm your using your chest then it looks like it pops to using your shoulder.
So i suggest try to lean down a bit, or have your hand a lil bit more downward, and down turn your wrist as it widen.

Tips, just from turning wrist movement, can lead to different muscle movement.

I used to be an animation student to i notice body part movement alot.. ;P

[SimonDi]

I like that range of motion on my incline, if you notice, try touching your upper chest and notice that your upper chest contract only from 90 degree to like 140 degree, then under 90 and over 140 degree is mostly shoulder and tris.

But why is your elbow so far out?
Try touching your upper chest again and figure the right elbow wideness, cus it looks like your working your front delts more...

and for the cable flys, watch your vids carefully when you open up your arm your using your chest then it looks like it pops to using your shoulder.
So i suggest try to lean down a bit, or have your hand a lil bit more downward, and down turn your wrist as it widen.

Tips, just from turning wrist movement, can lead to different muscle movement.

I used to be an animation student to i notice body part movement alot.. ;P

Thanks a lot for the tips man. I really appreciate! Also im turning my wrist so it does a v at the end. That helps me to squeeze my chest.

[bigbadboi69]

strong not natural/10

[shotgun85]

55+lbs lean mass natural in 8 months. dream on...

you DO realize that if you would have added LEAN MASS and lets say you had 11% bodyfat at 155 (you said it was ur own bf) and did put on 55lbs lean mass this would mean 155x11%= 17,05 -> 17,05/210 = 8% which you are far from....


Edit: And why wouldnt he be not natural.... imo hes not big at all? Looks like a lot of fat to me + you ever saw babyslayer? how HUGE he was with 16?...

[SimonDi]

55+lbs lean mass natural in 8 months. dream on...

you DO realize that if you would have added LEAN MASS and lets say you had 11% bodyfat at 155 (you said it was ur own bf) and did put on 55lbs lean mass this would mean 155x11%= 17,05 -> 17,05/210 = 8% which you are far from....


Edit: And why wouldnt he be not natural.... imo hes not big at all? Looks like a lot of fat to me + you ever saw babyslayer? how HUGE he was with 16?...

I corrected that it wasent 100% leanbody mass. My friend wrote that in the YouTube description. Also you would call a guy with a lean six pack fat?

[davidkap]

Incline dumbbells were perfectly done. Also i was doing the preachers curl as i was showed to do.

i was about to give you props.

but since you're a stuck up, ignorant 16 year old, who doesn't know what proper form is, i'll just neg you instead.

[SimonDi]

i was about to give you props.

but since you're a stuck up, ignorant 16 year old, who doesn't know what proper form is, i'll just neg you instead.

Do what you want bro. But note that this was my personal view... I did them the way I was learn to do. It gave me great results too... But now I understand.

[JimmySniper]

Sure you're 205lbs? You don't look that big on the video.