How's Dat Progresssssssss!? (pics)(22 weeks)

[Francis333]

22 weeks brahs. 12lb weight gain. Started SS on Dec.14th, 2011. Been going strong ever since.

How is it?

Week 1


Week 3


Week 22

[Productivity]

eat more man, pretty good progress none the less. If you ate more you would be even bigger.

[Zharvey0292]

To be honest, I dont see much... But if you put on 12 pounds thats a pretty solid gain. Keep at it man!

[cowmooolester93]

Chest looks better. Can't see ribs anymore which is always a plus. Shoulders look better as well. No wheels ??

[Francis333]

eat more man, pretty good progress none the less. If you ate more you would be even bigger.

I know brah

[Francis333]

Chest looks better. Can't see ribs anymore which is always a plus. Shoulders look better as well. No wheels ??

Thanks brah! No early wheels pic. You want a current wheel pic though? I have one from week 15 and I can take one now.

[Mattash2g]

You wouldn't post this without knowing the risk of criticism and I'm going to give it brah.

Honestly, for 5 and a half months, this progress is not great. I'm sure you already know this at the back of your mind. In saying that, you have definitely gained some mass on your shoulders/traps and a little on your chest. This amount could be much greater if you increased your calorie intake. I don't know your situation with money, but chicken breast is very cheap and packed with protein, which you need more of as well.

Good luck brah. I commend you for making a start. Bodybuilding is not a simple and quick progressive thing to do. Stick with it.

[KrazyEyezKillah]

Honestly, not great. Wouldn't say it's bad but you could have done more. Def added some size to shoulders, but everything else looks kind of neglected. Also, it could just be the pic, but your lower chest seems to stick a lot and your upper chest looks pretty flat.

No hate, just keep working at it.

[watwut]

What did you expect with SS?

Being serious here. At least your lifts went up I guess.

[cowmooolester93]

Thanks brah! No early wheels pic. You want a current wheel pic though? I have one from week 15 and I can take one now.

I don't see why not. Add it up there.

[G_Sharp]

you're 17, tall, skinny as a twig, probs just hit puberty recently. i was the same way my man. your Test levels are low as a school girl i bet. i WAS exactly the same way at 17 brah. You're doing good, you'll just peak out much later than the rest of these manlets. i have a feeling youre going to experience great gains once you get your diet right: 300 g's quality protein a day, 300 g's complex carbs, 150 g's GOOD fats. and train like an animal, and get at least 8-10 hours of sleep. you'll get there bromosourus

[G_Sharp]

You wouldn't post this without knowing the risk of criticism and I'm going to give it brah.

Honestly, for 5 and a half months, this progress is not great. I'm sure you already know this at the back of your mind. In saying that, you have definitely gained some mass on your shoulders/traps and a little on your chest. This amount could be much greater if you increased your calorie intake. I don't know your situation with money, but chicken breast is very cheap and packed with protein, which you need more of as well.

Good luck brah. I commend you for making a start. Bodybuilding is not a simple and quick progressive thing to do. Stick with it.

He needs carbs too.... A LOT of carbs right before and after workout, you need complex and simple carbs before and after workout, other than that, id stick with complex. Fats are very important too, help with Test and protein synthesis, not to mention good fats like fish oil helps burn fat

[Francis333]

You wouldn't post this without knowing the risk of criticism and I'm going to give it brah.

Honestly, for 5 and a half months, this progress is not great. I'm sure you already know this at the back of your mind. In saying that, you have definitely gained some mass on your shoulders/traps and a little on your chest. This amount could be much greater if you increased your calorie intake. I don't know your situation with money, but chicken breast is very cheap and packed with protein, which you need more of as well.

Good luck brah. I commend you for making a start. Bodybuilding is not a simple and quick progressive thing to do. Stick with it.

Thanks alot brah. This kind of criticism only fuels the fire and pushes me harder.

Honestly, not great. Wouldn't say it's bad but you could have done more. Def added some size to shoulders, but everything else looks kind of neglected. Also, it could just be the pic, but your lower chest seems to stick a lot and your upper chest looks pretty flat.

No hate, just keep working at it.

Thanks alot brah. Motivation for sure. Maybe because I never incline bench? Or just genetics?

What did you expect with SS?

Being serious here. At least your lifts went up I guess.

I know. I think most of it is because I didn't eat enough anyway...brb eating.

[Francis333]

I don't see why not. Add it up there.

Will do! Stay tuned. I've always been a lower body guy.

[watwut]

I know. I think most of it is because I didn't eat enough anyway...brb eating.

Diet is the most important thing, by far.

Don't worry brah. Just start eating a **** load.

[comps]

What did you expect with SS?

Being serious here. At least your lifts went up I guess.

I have only been running programs like SS/madcows for over a year.
Please tell me how my progression is bad.

[watwut]

I have only been running programs like SS/madcows for over a year.
Please tell me how my progression is bad.

You went from



to



In ONE WHOLE YEAR.

That's pretty terrible progress, I'm not even kidding around. But like I said, you're probably focusing more on your lifts than anything else? And I bet they shot up like hell. So good job there.

But from a bodybuilding perspective.. it's on the lower end of the spectrum.

[Francis333]

He needs carbs too.... A LOT of carbs right before and after workout, you need complex and simple carbs before and after workout, other than that, id stick with complex. Fats are very important too, help with Test and protein synthesis, not to mention good fats like fish oil helps burn fat

smh

[comps]

You went from

In ONE WHOLE YEAR.

That's pretty terrible progress, I'm not even kidding around. But like I said, you're probably focusing more on your lifts than anything else? And I bet they shot up like hell. So good job there.

But from a bodybuilding perspective.. it's on the lower end of the spectrum.

BRB gaining 36lbs and under 3% of bf in one year is on the low end of the spectrum.
Please explain to me how my progress was anything less than perfect in terms of anything other than my delts.

[Francis333]

BRB gaining 36lbs and under 3% of bf in one year is on the low end of the spectrum.
Please explain to me how my progress was anything less than perfect in terms of anything other than my delts.

Progress was great Comps. Hows mine doe?

[comps]

Progress was great Comps. Hows mine doe?

I completely disregarded you, my bad.
Gain weight quicker, calories are too low for sure. I have followed your strength progress so I know that is good.
I can't critique you well, until you get more mass + learn to pose lol.

[watwut]

BRB gaining 36lbs and under 3% of bf in one year is on the low end of the spectrum.
Please explain to me how my progress was anything less than perfect in terms of anything other than my delts.

How old are you bro? Maybe you grew a bit during this time. Cause I sure as **** don't see 36 pounds of muscle on you.

Your progress might of been perfect in terms of lifting stats, but I have seen much better 1 year progress pictures from other people (mainly people who do upper/lowers, splits, etc).. in terms of muscle mass.

edit: Just read 36 pounds total... still, it doesn't look like you added much muscle anywhere.

[Francis333]

Wheels pic coming.

[Francis333]

I completely disregarded you, my bad.
Gain weight quicker, calories are too low for sure. I have followed your strength progress so I know that is good.
I can't critique you well, until you get more mass + learn to pose lol.

Thanks brah! Will try to eat more. Posing is hard while holding an ipod in one hand...

[comps]

How old are you bro? Maybe you grew a bit during this time. Cause I sure as **** don't see 36 pounds of muscle on you.

Your progress might of been perfect in terms of lifting stats, but I have seen much better 1 year progress pictures from other people (mainly people who do upper/lowers, splits, etc).. in terms of muscle mass.

edit: Just read 36 pounds total... still, it doesn't look like you added much muscle anywhere.

Never once stated 36lbs of muscle.
muscle mass + water + fat accounted for 36lbs. Which is good IMO.
In terms of muscle the most you can gain is 20-25lbs in your first year of training. (Going by Lyle Mcdonald's chart)
And that was where I feel.
I haven't grown since I was 16, so that is negligible. Currently 18.

[Francis333]

Never once stated 36lbs of muscle.
muscle mass + water + fat accounted for 36lbs. Which is good IMO.
In terms of muscle the most you can gain is 20-25lbs in your first year of training. (Going by Lyle Mcdonald's chart)
And that was where I feel.
I haven't grown since I was 16, so that is negligible. Currently 18.

Like I said your progress was great!

[Francis333]

Wheels:

week 15:

http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/im...sZjRP0524.jpeg

Week 22:

[Francis333]

bump for wheels

[Francis333]

I said Wheeeeels!

[420friendlie]

eat more man, pretty good progress none the less. If you ate more you would be even bigger.

you idiot hell be fatter if he ate more. he needs to lift more to get more muscular. damn your idiot.