This Week in the O35 (pics/vids)

[POrtergolf]

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Really impressive! To go from fat to fitness competitor in just a year blows my mind. I think it would be so cool to be able to go on stage some day.
Be sure to keep us updated!

Thanks Doc! I'll keep everyone updated.

[Phattso]

Awesome work in here. Sorry for my absence for a while. Buried in work, death in family, etc. Getting back and hope to participate here in due course.

Great work everyone.

[induced_drag]

Hard to keep up with the awesome in this tread. Rawelite, nice to have some serious lifting going on in here. Timberwolf, good to see you posting in the >35. You helped me learn A LOT about diet whether you know it or not. I owe you a personal 'thank you' for the example you set.

Some great transformations as well in here.


I am still slowly cutting. Just dropping below 200lbs. Not sure how far I will go.

Feeling tiny in my head, but looking better in the mirror. Snapped this today. Arms are down a little. (18.5) But as I am leaning out, I am noticing they look small in comparison to my back and shoulders. I know it probably sounds silly saying they look 'small', but I just mean from a proportion standpoint. I am happy to see that I am maintaining good thickness though. You never really know what is fat and what is not till it drops away. Midsection is coming together nicely...but still not where I want it

Took one flexing chest and one relaxed. Lighting sucks....

[DocHoss]

Hard to keep up with the awesome in this tread. Rawelite, nice to have some serious lifting going on in here. Timberwolf, good to see you posting in the >35. You helped me learn A LOT about diet whether you know it or not. I owe you a personal 'thank you' for the example you set.

Some great transformations as well in here.


I am still slowly cutting. Just dropping below 200lbs. Not sure how far I will go.

Feeling tiny in my head, but looking better in the mirror. Snapped this today. Arms are down a little. (18.5) But as I am leaning out, I am noticing they look small in comparison to my back and shoulders. I know it probably sounds silly saying they look 'small', but I just mean from a proportion standpoint. I am happy to see that I am maintaining good thickness though. You never really know what is fat and what is not till it drops away. Midsection is coming together nicely...but still not where I want it

Took one flexing chest and one relaxed. Lighting sucks....

Not bad - for a tiny guy!

[cmoore]

Nice work everyone! THANKS for sharing!

[timberwolf]

Nice work everyone! THANKS for sharing!

Something you'd probably do...
http://instagram.com/p/k0izMLImIh/

Try not to let the bar pass your knees ideally.

[cmoore]

Something you'd probably do...
http://instagram.com/p/k0izMLImIh/

Try not to let the bar pass your knees ideally.

Nice. I haven't done those with an Oly bar (plate and bells though). They are, as you know, harder than they look.

[ShreddySmurf]

Something you'd probably do...
http://instagram.com/p/k0izMLImIh/

Try not to let the bar pass your knees ideally.

Nice to see more Vibrams out there (think cmoore uses them too).

We currently do a thing with the CrossFit crowd where you sit with that Oly bar in the squat and keep your hands as close to the center of the bar as possible. Found it quite tough to maintain the hold with the hands right in the center, back gets very tight. I must try this "get-up" version, looks tough.

[ajdahlheimer]

I do about every dip variation you can think of. the only thing that stays the same is that I always go full ROM and full lockout. I switch back and forth from doing weighted and BW only. after I did these I finished with a set of 50 BW.

50 in ONE set? Good lord, man. I do 3 sets of 25-30 full ROM and my arms are on fire/dead. You aren't human.

[DocHoss]

Something you'd probably do...
http://instagram.com/p/k0izMLImIh/

Try not to let the bar pass your knees ideally.

You, Sir, surely have some alien DNA in you. Cmoore too.

But we all suspected that for a long time!

[rawelite]

50 in ONE set? Good lord, man. I do 3 sets of 25-30 full ROM and my arms are on fire/dead. You aren't human.

yep...I'm a dipping machine. I've been doing dips since my high school wrestling days. my shoulder is still recovering from an injury so I haven't really gone crazy on the dips yet. at 100% I've done sets of 10 with BW + 270lbs

[Smelly bull]

Down 19#. This diet has been tough due to my hectic travel schedule and another screwed up knee (slipped on some ice). With all my travel, I have yet to eat at a restaurant and I have found a gym everywhere I have gone. Its hard as hell, but it can be done. My goal is to drop another 21# and keep my strentgh, which I have so far. Great thing is, i dont feel like a bloated cow...sorry for the grainy shots, they are taken with my pc..

276#


257#

[thnikkaman]

Something you'd probably do...
http://instagram.com/p/k0izMLImIh/

Try not to let the bar pass your knees ideally.

Man I wish I had your hip flexibility.

[timberwolf]

http://instagram.com/p/k5cIvGImBj/

For the last few months because of my lower back issues I couldn't do this, but after seeing my therapist two days ago, back at it yesterday.

[soccerdad5]

Working with a posing coach this time around because my posing was...let's just say NOT GOOD. First session. I am a project.

[sixpackatsixty]

I have been lurking around this thread for a long time and have found true inspiration from all of you super pumped guys and gals.
My thing is feeling and looking good and my aim is to have sixpack abs until I quit this world. I also want to keep some bulk but definition is my thing.

At 54 years I am on track so far but I admit it's getting more difficult to keep muscle as time rolls on. And even more so to build muscle...

My other thing is that I don't have access to a gym. My work keeps me away from home (Cape Town) into Africa for long periods. So body-weight workouts and natural foods are all I have to work with. Below are some pics from this morning.

Thanks for the opportunity to share and be inspired by this great thread!

[discdoggie]

I'm on my phone so can't multi-quote, but you all are kicking ass.

[cmoore]

you all are kicking ass.

^^^this x eleventy. Keep it up everyone and thanks for sharing.

[Bando]

Trying the dreads

[raynerd]

Down 19#. This diet has been tough due to my hectic travel schedule and another screwed up knee (slipped on some ice). With all my travel, I have yet to eat at a restaurant and I have found a gym everywhere I have gone. Its hard as hell, but it can be done. My goal is to drop another 21# and keep my strentgh, which I have so far. Great thing is, i dont feel like a bloated cow...sorry for the grainy shots, they are taken with my pc..

276#


257#

You are looking great! Can't wait to see the finished results with all that mass!

[marcello696]

Haven't posted in awhile but my wife put together a before and after pic. On the left is 5 years ago and easily 300+ lbs and on the right was taken yesterday right before we went to the gym at 211lbs



green shot

[ajdahlheimer]

Marcello--you look 50 years old in the before pic and 25 years old in the after pic.

Amazing transformation.

[hmmmm16417]

well on my way of having a one rep max on flat bench of 350 by Christmas. welcoming myself to the 6 plat club as of this morning

315lb put up. next month I will go for 325

[induced_drag]

Down 19#. This diet has been tough due to my hectic travel schedule and another screwed up knee (slipped on some ice). With all my travel, I have yet to eat at a restaurant and I have found a gym everywhere I have gone. Its hard as hell, but it can be done. My goal is to drop another 21# and keep my strentgh, which I have so far. Great thing is, i dont feel like a bloated cow...sorry for the grainy shots, they are taken with my pc..

276#


257#
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SB nice work! Traveling and eating AND working out can be tough. Looks like you are managing it well. Congrats on the weight loss and sticking with it. You are going to be one huge looking MOFO when you drop the weight. You can see your chest structure is awesome similar to that outer sweep that Arnold had. (Yes....I am jealous!)

Keep it up man!

Trying the dreads

Who is that guy?

(not the black dude....the other jacked one?)

Haven't posted in awhile but my wife put together a before and after pic. On the left is 5 years ago and easily 300+ lbs and on the right was taken yesterday right before we went to the gym at 211lbs

Congrats man! That is amazing. Nice work. Something to be proud of!.

well on my way of having a one rep max on flat bench of 350 by Christmas. welcoming myself to the 6 plat club as of this morning

315lb put up. next month I will go for 325

Huge milestone. You made it look easy too. Nice work!

[hmmmm16417]

Huge milestone. You made it look easy too. Nice work!

it felt pretty easy actually. makes me feel like I should be able to do 325 today LOL

years ago I would just try my max and never could get it. now I warm up with 20x135 & 12 x 225 before I attempt my max and it feels so much easier.

[StressMonkey]

Haven't posted in awhile but my wife put together a before and after pic. On the left is 5 years ago and easily 300+ lbs and on the right was taken yesterday right before we went to the gym at 211lbs



green shot

Kick ass. That is a great transformation!

Trying the dreads

You are trying to deceive us. You are the one with short hair.

[BJE]

Here is a picture I took this week following my winter "bulk" having gained fifteen pounds since the last of October. Sorry for the poor photo quality.

[raynerd]

Haven't posted in awhile but my wife put together a before and after pic. On the left is 5 years ago and easily 300+ lbs and on the right was taken yesterday right before we went to the gym at 211lbs



green shot

Holy crap! U look incredible, great job

[pharmamarketer]

Down 19#. This diet has been tough due to my hectic travel schedule and another screwed up knee (slipped on some ice). With all my travel, I have yet to eat at a restaurant and I have found a gym everywhere I have gone. Its hard as hell, but it can be done. My goal is to drop another 21# and keep my strentgh, which I have so far. Great thing is, i dont feel like a bloated cow...sorry for the grainy shots, they are taken with my pc..

276#


257#

Sweet SB. Looking solid like bull

Trying the dreads

Sweet pic. Who is that guy?

Haven't posted in awhile but my wife put together a before and after pic. On the left is 5 years ago and easily 300+ lbs and on the right was taken yesterday right before we went to the gym at 211lbs



green shot

Congrats. That is impressive

[OutdoorsinCO]

Haven't posted in awhile but my wife put together a before and after pic. On the left is 5 years ago and easily 300+ lbs and on the right was taken yesterday right before we went to the gym at 211lbs



green shot

Wow man, amazing transformation. Repped!

Here is a picture I took this week following my winter "bulk" having gained fifteen pounds since the last of October. Sorry for the poor photo quality.

Looks like your bulk went well! Good job.

Today after arm workout messing around.