Every once in a while I bring up this subject "ON topic"!

[billb7581]

I'm pretty sure that you can get a line on the Mr. O.

I don't think Vegas will give a line on something involving subjective judging.

[Smelly bull]

Wow,,,,Lotta inspirational changes in here. My transformation is a little different, I put on a few pounds.

My wife found this pic (and it is the only one!) from roughly three years ago. Weighed around 200#, benched maybe 185 and squat was around 200#. Weak as fuk, horrible eating, drinking habits, just going thru a really ****ty time of life.



Three years later,,,put on roughly 70# (Admittedly, not all muscle)...

Same shirt.....








When my wife found the 1st picturs, she told me she didn't realize how skinny I was....

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^^^ Repped.

[yakabebe]

Good point, and I probably should used less ambiguous language -- but just to clarify, I wasn't equating activity with effort (i.e. those "human statues" in the park exert a lot of effort to maintain those stationary poses for hours on end, but I wouldn't call them particularly "active"). But yeah, I know a few bodybuilding competitors, so I certainly believe it when you say that posing is very demanding physically.

No sweat...I know you DO get it!

Yakabebe........When I first joined and was looking around I do remember thinking "why does this or that one have so little when they look 10x better than 90% of the avi's who have much more"......After all, .I'm sure most all of the guys you speak of would trade all their green dots and alot more to trade builds with you.

As far as the women..........LOL..........let me know when you get that one figured out.........PLEASE!!!!

Rake

Thanx for the nice comment, mate....about the women...thing is when ya think ya got em figured...they change all the rules...!

[Guinea-pig]

Sorry, I should have said physical activity. I assumed that would be implied by the nature of the discussion. My mistake.

How about exhibition type of athlete.

[DocHoss]

It's true that I write more than I post pictures. I hope someday to progress enough to make it worth posting a progress picture. I don't have videos since my gym doesn't permit cameras or phones, and I don't have anything fancy like that on my phone anyhow. I'd have to sneak in a video camera. But I will say in my favor that I posted my little 14" arms in the biceps picture thread, even though I'm 4" smaller than most everyone else who posted and a full inch smaller than the next smaller guy. Some guys could not survive the pain of 14" arms, but that's all I got and it doesn't look like they'll get much bigger. I have pictures on my bodyspace page, so I'm not one to hide behind words. I'll never get big like most of the guys here, but I'm committed to being the best me I can.

I found a nice picture from Dec 2002, and I have the same clothes. Come December of this year I will post a 10-year comparison. And hopefully not everyone will say that's it??

Thanks. I'm getting much stronger so I hope I start to look like I lift here soon. Trying to get my diet dialed in is an ongoing process so that's why my results arent that great. Going ot the gym is the easy part IMO.

You've been making great progress! I'm really impressed. You'll look like a real lifter before you know it (certainly before I do!)

...I'm gonna call these progress shots from a week ago as my two year anniversary pictures:

I dunno, I see a lot of people working hard and getting it done around here. I'm always impressed as hell by a lot of people.

You've done a fantastic job there! I wish my arms looked half as good as yours. I have so much respect for you to commit yourself to change and to follow through with it.

August after being benched for months



March



Cut me some slack because I was on and off with my training because I was undergoing chemo.

Making a great comeback, SM! If I can get my chest to look anything like Chemo-Sabe's August pic I will be delighted. And then I will try for more. Thank you StressMonkey for being a constant source of inspiration. When I have an ugh! day in the the gym, I think of you lifting through chemo and it always makes me push myself harder.

[llahhsoj]

I did an extra superset set for bodyhard finishing up my chest workout today. Weight was 95s for 4 3/4 reps, 100lb dumbell pullover lost count and was at failure.

As you can tell, I am possibly the smallest regular poster on this side of the forum. I can't compete weight wise with the Big Sexy Flexy's or the polishedball, but I feel I can represent for the smaller peeps pretty well.

[bodyhard]

I did an extra superset set for bodyhard finishing up my chest workout today. Weight was 95s for 4 3/4 reps, 100lb dumbell pullover lost count and was at failure.

Thats what I am talking about man! This place is starting to get hardcore once again!

Props!

[polishedball]

I did an extra superset set for bodyhard finishing up my chest workout today. Weight was 95s for 4 3/4 reps, 100lb dumbell pullover lost count and was at failure.

As you can tell, I am possibly the smallest regular poster on this side of the forum. I can't compete weight wise with the Big Sexy Flexy's or the polishedball, but I feel I can represent for the smaller peeps pretty well.

Solid lifts.. Repped

[mickeymonster]

My progress pic since Oct 2012-April 2012. At it for about 6 months.

Everyone here has done any amazing job with their transformation! There is lots of hard work here!!

[polishedball]

My progress pic since Oct 2012-April 2012. At it for about 6 months.

Everyone here has done any amazing job with their transformation! There is lots of hard work here!!

Only six months, incredible drop in BF

[llahhsoj]

My progress pic since Oct 2012-April 2012. At it for about 6 months.

Everyone here has done any amazing job with their transformation! There is lots of hard work here!!

Cool, get you on recharge.

[llahhsoj]

I went back to the gym again today and did back. The first excercise is a great one to feel the squeeze. Excercise 1 is either 150 or 160 a side, can't remember. The rows are a 95 lbr. I can do more weight than this, but I'm really trying to feel the squeeze.

[jdtemple]

Cool, get you on recharge.

Got him.

[llahhsoj]

I started back training at age 32 from training in high school.

I been able to maintain muscle mass longer than half the life time of many showing only a few years of weight training.
That's why I find sharing information the primary purpose of these threads. I'm learning from others.


Age 34


Age 62

Wow! Get you on charge.

[llahhsoj]

I'm a little reluctant about posting after JerryB because my progress is a little backwards. I quit smoking a little over a month ago and I am little more pudgy than I normally am. I don't have any type of gym pump in these pictures and I tried to flex. I almost seriously hurt myself in the first photo.

Working out is the easy part for me, it is the nutrition and trying to pose, that sucks. It took me way too much time to get these photos, moreso than I would like to admit.

[llahhsoj]

Last set of Incline bench(90s) and Pendlay Rows superset from the other day. The Pendlay's get me everytime. The main reason I posted this is because I don't think a lot of people do them.

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Taken last night:

[llahhsoj]

Taken last night:

Ooooohhhh, getttinnnnn leeaaaaaaannn!

[cmoore]

Taken last night:

HUGE. Keep it up big guy.

Here's mine from today