This Week in the O35 (pics/vids)

[hmmmm16417]

I continue to be inspired every time I visit this forum, especially by all of the O35 people !
thanks EVERYONE for the inspiration!!!!

I have been preety much of for the past couple weeks and did my first arm workout in what seems like forever today. about half way through the workout I took this pic.....

[Adampm]

Just joined the O35 crew today!

[cmoore]

Me today. From 175 lbs to 185 lbs

Nice work!

about half way through the workout I took this pic.....

Keep doing what you're doing man. Major progress. Looking great!

Just joined the O35 crew today!

Happy Birthday and welcome to the forum. Meeting's every other Wednesday 4am at Dennys for the early bird special.

[bradandblake]

Me today. From 175 lbs to 185 lbs, March-Today. Been working out steady now for 8 1/2 months, longest of my life. On my 4th mesocycle of Wendler 5 3 1. Been gaining about .5 lbs a week.

Clean bulk, good job.

I have been preety much of for the past couple weeks and did my first arm workout in what seems like forever today. about half way through the workout I took this pic.....

Big arms, on both sides, biceps and triceps. Nice.

[bustasinclair]

This thread has definitely delivered the past couple of weeks. Summertime FTW!!

I haven't contributed in a while, so I'll drop in a gym shot or two. I'm currently 3 weeks out from my next show. Getting nervous as my legs are being stubborn this year. All else in coming in nicely.

[boilerbreaker]

This thread has definitely delivered the past couple of weeks. Summertime FTW!!

I haven't contributed in a while, so I'll drop in a gym shot or two. I'm currently 3 weeks out from my next show. Getting nervous as my legs are being stubborn this year. All else in coming in nicely.

If that's what I will look like with 30 more lbs of muscle, sign me up. Years down the road if I'm lucky and stay healthy.

[bradandblake]

This thread has definitely delivered the past couple of weeks. Summertime FTW!!

I haven't contributed in a while, so I'll drop in a gym shot or two. I'm currently 3 weeks out from my next show. Getting nervous as my legs are being stubborn this year. All else in coming in nicely.

Thanks for the motivation. I can count your shoulder muscles.

[bustasinclair]

If that's what I will look like with 30 more lbs of muscle, sign me up. Years down the road if I'm lucky and stay healthy.

Forgot my disclaimer for new people.

**I am not considered nattie**

Thanks for the motivation. I can count your shoulder muscles.

Haha, thanks bud. Hope to see you there!

[meloncap78]

Approaching 3rd week of my cut after a hasty bulk that put too much bloat on too fast. Scale went from 206 dry in the morning to 196 the past 2 days. Lotsa water I assume. Still hovering around 22% bf so I am hoping I don't look stick status when I get sub 15%. Taken yesterday morning. Just hit 36 sunday and not feelin too bad.

[DocHoss]

Thanks for the motivation. I can count your shoulder muscles.

Not me. I can't count that high

[fittofattofit]

Latest progress pic, impromptu...

You look fantastic .. great mass and definition. You look like you're enjoying yourself despite being shredded!

I'm putting my first post on here. Been watching and listening to everyone else for years. I was going.to upload my profile.pic somewhere to make it easier to see but I deleted it off my phone. But anyway here I am. No pre pump. No flexing this is me. Stock standard this.is how I'm rolling at 37. But seeing some of the guys here I know I'm heading to the gym as soon as it opens. Want to get below the 10% Bf threshold.

Just realised it's very hard to see pic. I might post some later. Feel like a bit of a knob now so probably wont

Hey ... don't be shy about posting in here. You look great going by that pic with big arms, traps and delts and looking lean.

I wanted to let everyone know, I earned my IFBB Pro Card on Friday. Got 2nd in my class and very humbled to win against some top notch competitors. It was a goal of mine and I accomplished it. Now have to compete with the "big boys" so ready to buckle up, put on some muscle and compete again in 2015. Should be a fun ride because it has been fun so far...

Congrats on that Pro card and it looks well deserved. You presented an awesome physique on the stage!

Thank you all of you beautiful people for sharing your successes, I haven't been this inspired in a long, long time.

After a near 7 year hiatus from bench pressing here you see my second time in two weeks and 4th in the last month. To get a baseline I tried max reps with 225 only got 7. I was able to eek out 5 more sets of 3 @ 225. A little disproportionate with my dead lift and back squat but I think the elbow surgery I had - third for an elbow dislocation in 1996 - finally fixed it. Well here we go, don't feel compelled to be kind.

Ha .. I'd be posting if I got one rep of 225.

Here's a few squats that I'm proud of. I know, 500 was high, but I buried 620 and 640. : D Just ask Big John if you don't believe me. lol

Those squats were so well controlled Brad ... seriously killing those after a long break from squatting and rehabbing through that knee pain

Pic from our cruise a couple weeks ago . . . not nearly where I want or need to be, but making some headway after the injury/surgery last year. Bicep has actually come back nicely--outside of the fading scar you'd be hard-pressed to tell anything was ever wrong with it. Next summer should be a ton better, at least that's what I intend to make happen.

You've made a great recovery .. I can't tell by that pic which one you ruptured. Bis are looking big

Nice work and looking really athletic

I continue to be inspired every time I visit this forum, especially by all of the O35 people !
thanks EVERYONE for the inspiration!!!!

I have been preety much of for the past couple weeks and did my first arm workout in what seems like forever today. about half way through the workout I took this pic.....

Mirin' those tris and delts ... you look great

This thread has definitely delivered the past couple of weeks. Summertime FTW!!

I haven't contributed in a while, so I'll drop in a gym shot or two. I'm currently 3 weeks out from my next show. Getting nervous as my legs are being stubborn this year. All else in coming in nicely.

That pic really shows up the striations and vascularity. Looking hyooge!

[silverlightning]

This thread has definitely delivered the past couple of weeks. Summertime FTW!!

I haven't contributed in a while, so I'll drop in a gym shot or two. I'm currently 3 weeks out from my next show. Getting nervous as my legs are being stubborn this year. All else in coming in nicely.

looking solid and ripped. where did you get the tank top?

[Vytis]

knowsthesky, bustasinclair - you two are gods! Great work!

[Vytis]

redddog - amazing! If I were you I'd be jumping for joy, just for the fact that I made MD coverage....very cool!

[ShreddySmurf]

Lots happening for me so been scarce online. Moved to New Zealand in May, and joined up with a decent gym chain and moved off all the CrossFit and full body stuff back to a more "traditional" body building split over 3 days. Kept the big compounds as foundational stuff, but I've loved focusing on more volume and isolation training and I'm already starting to see and feel the results.

Overall, I've been back in training with weights for a year now (fell off the wagon start of 2013, got fat), and I'm leaner and stronger than I've been in years. But it's time to get serious and properly dialled in, and after messing around with different kinds of training I've come full circle to realise that I want to be lean but stacked with muscle: I want to look and feel like a body-builder. Amazing how long it has taken me to get honest with myself about my goals.

Still too fat to be happy with where I'm at, so I've started a cut this morning, going to see where it takes me. Just a random pre-cut pic from last week that I'll be using to check where I am at the end of next month.

[2nd_chance]

This thread has definitely delivered the past couple of weeks. Summertime FTW!!

I haven't contributed in a while, so I'll drop in a gym shot or two. I'm currently 3 weeks out from my next show. Getting nervous as my legs are being stubborn this year. All else in coming in nicely.

Looking incredible Matt...

[Mafioso76]

I continue to be inspired every time I visit this forum, especially by all of the O35 people !
thanks EVERYONE for the inspiration!!!!

I have been preety much of for the past couple weeks and did my first arm workout in what seems like forever today. about half way through the workout I took this pic.....

I don't know what to look at more...the home gym or the arms..gjdm

[hmmmm16417]

I don't know what to look at more...the home gym or the arms..gjdm

Thanks lol I think the pink tricycle and tent give away the "home" setting

[kimm4]

My reps go so damn fast in this thread, I'll have to come back with more.

Today is Sunday and I didn't feel like flexing.



Nice work everyone, keep it up!

[cmoore]

Hanging out at Schweitzer mountain today.

[Mafioso76]

Hey fellas...been a while since I posted some pics so here we go. I got some of that belly fat still sticking around, but I'm running a minimum of 15 miles per week, so I should thin out a bit more in the next month. Stats age 38, 163 lbs, 5'6 I should add that a herniated disk took me out of commission for a good 6 months and from there it was a slow comeback...arghhhh

about 3 to 4 years ago. I was actually a fattie and dropped a ton of weight using P90x.


today


today

[Frozenarcticguy]

Hey everyone, I'll have to get more pics of me so I can contribute. Everyone is looking good

[bustasinclair]

Not me. I can't count that high

You guys are too much! Thank you kindly!

That pic really shows up the striations and vascularity. Looking hyooge!

Thank you, Andrew.

looking solid and ripped. where did you get the tank top?

Thanks bud! I got the tank online at www.houseofpain.com They have some cool shirts!

knowsthesky, bustasinclair - you two are gods! Great work!

Thank you, brother!

Looking incredible Matt...

Good to see you around, David! Thanks for the props!

[reddog140]

My reps go so damn fast in this thread, I'll have to come back with more.

Today is Sunday and I didn't feel like flexing.


Nice work everyone, keep it up!

Kim you have all the essentials. Beer, water, protein powder. Looking good!

Back on the diet train for next year (and for Vegas pools in a few weeks)

Up about 10 lbs since 10 days ago. Feels great to be eating "diet" foods again. My body was revolting against me for eating such crap foods. Not going to let myself be a tub o lard this off season.

[ShreddySmurf]

Last night after back/bicep session. Plenty fat to go on the cut I've just started. Body weight about 169lb (my scale hasn't arrived yet) and estimate BF% at about 17-18.

Body has responded well overall on a combination of heavy/volume training, rather than just heavy full-body/compound sessions (which - quite honestly - were getting dull and wearing me out).

[birdiefu]

My reps go so damn fast in this thread, I'll have to come back with more.

Today is Sunday and I didn't feel like flexing.

Nice work everyone, keep it up!

Those relaxed, natural pics are sometimes the best! And like your essentials there - beer, soda, and protein powder, lol.

Too many great posts to catch up with, I've been super stressed this summer . Little sleep and tons of stress has affected me in the gym, but I know its just temporary and all, will get things back up once September hits and I'm not tempted to sell my firstborn for rent. Wanted to post vid from yesterday - back on cut and at 151.8lb, not minding my moving rear view in um....thin workout gear, lol. The weight moved wasn't too bad considering I'm ate up, too.

[silverlightning]

Those relaxed, natural pics are sometimes the best! And like your essentials there - beer, soda, and protein powder, lol.

Too many great posts to catch up with, I've been super stressed this summer . Little sleep and tons of stress has affected me in the gym, but I know its just temporary and all, will get things back up once September hits and I'm not tempted to sell my firstborn for rent. Wanted to post vid from yesterday - back on cut and at 151.8lb, not minding my moving rear view in um....thin workout gear, lol. The weight moved wasn't too bad considering I'm ate up, too.

how dare those average gym goers walk in front of your video while you're busting yo ass doing SLDL. good weight and form on those.

[wedjim]

Mafioso packin on the mass looking strong in the upper body. Chest and shoulders filled in well!

Shreddysmurf, guessing your below 17%, closer to 15, but of course pics are tuff to go by sometimes.

Those relaxed, natural pics are sometimes the best! And like your essentials there - beer, soda, and protein powder, lol.

Too many great posts to catch up with, I've been super stressed this summer . Little sleep and tons of stress has affected me in the gym, but I know its just temporary and all, will get things back up once September hits and I'm not tempted to sell my firstborn for rent. Wanted to post vid from yesterday - back on cut and at 151.8lb, not minding my moving rear view in um....thin workout gear, lol. The weight moved wasn't too bad considering I'm ate up, too.

Solid work, strong SLDL's! Didn't notice any serious "movement" just looked strong, so yourdoinitright!

[Mafioso76]

Last night after back/bicep session. Plenty fat to go on the cut I've just started. Body weight about 169lb (my scale hasn't arrived yet) and estimate BF% at about 17-18.

Body has responded well overall on a combination of heavy/volume training, rather than just heavy full-body/compound sessions (which - quite honestly - were getting dull and wearing me out).

Ever been mistaken for Matthew McConaughey? lol a bit of light hair and pretty darn close....mirin the body fat estimate...ill be happier when I'm closer to that..probably up in the mid to high 20s for me

[bodyhard]

My reps go so damn fast in this thread, I'll have to come back with more.

Today is Sunday and I didn't feel like flexing.



Nice work everyone, keep it up!

Looking sexy as Fck Kim!!