Critique My Physique

**AUTIGR** · 11-19-2003, 08:51 PM

Let me know what you guys (and girls) think...Be honest: criticism is welcome.

**AUTIGR** · 11-19-2003, 08:54 PM

Another

**AUTIGR** · 11-19-2003, 08:55 PM

Another?

**AUTIGR** · 11-19-2003, 08:58 PM

One more I think

BTW:

5'7", 165
Bench--350 1RM
Squat--425
Deadlift--365 (bad I know, but I haven't been doing them long)

**Titania** · 11-19-2003, 08:58 PM

Very nice, AUTIGR

Great build. What're your goals? Are you bulking now?

**AUTIGR** · 11-19-2003, 09:01 PM

Just to get as strong as I can. I figure the looks will come along with it. Beinga hardgainer all my life, I've always been "bulking up", or at least trying to...BTW, thanks for the compliment!

**Titania** · 11-19-2003, 09:09 PM

You're welcome

Looks like you're well on the way. If you're a hardgainer, you've done extremely well so far.
If you keep the calories up and keep lifting heavy and smart, you'll do really well. Compound movements are great for building a good, solid foundation. It looks like you already know that though

BTW - There's nothing wrong with those lifts either

**AceRx** · 11-19-2003, 09:12 PM

Hey bro, the progress looks good!!! What kind of diet/workout routine do you use? Any supplements?

Keep up the good work man!!!

**AUTIGR** · 11-20-2003, 05:34 AM

Well, I like to change my routine every now and then, of course, but I keep up with the basic power movements (always do flat bench, squats, deadlifts, barbell curls, etc) and almost always go as heavy as possible. It's just been so damn hard to stay intense in the gym since my kids were born. They sure do take a lot out of you.

As for diet, I just try to get as many good calories as I can. Used to take creatine about 5 yrs ago, but didn't like the puffiness. But for a while, it was great. That's when I gained most of my weight. Now, I just use Pro Complex protein, and ZMA. By the way, what do y'all think of ZMA? I'm still trying to decide if it has really made a difference. Your experiences?

**TheSupaKorean** · 11-20-2003, 05:36 AM

Looking very good bro, nice and thick.

Now i have an idea what i might look like after gaining 10-15 lbs of lean mass

Your lifts are very impressive also bro, very strong.

Your traps, arms are very very thick.

Excellent job, wish you luck with your goals.

**AUTIGR** · 11-20-2003, 05:42 AM

Really appreciate all the comments so far, folks. But there's got to be some criticism. I've always thought my arms were thick, but my bi's lacked that "baseball under your skin" look. I also think my front delts are huge compared to my bi's. My lats need work I think. I'll try to post some pics of my quads too. I'm interested to see if y'all think i'm in proportion, top/bottom.

**playmaker** · 11-20-2003, 06:01 AM

Amazing great body i like your mass huge arms traps and chest u look like vin diesel

**gamemaximus** · 11-20-2003, 06:03 AM

Good built bro, need to see the wheels. Biceps look fine.

**brent_baker** · 11-20-2003, 07:49 AM

I would say focus more on your lower and inner pecs by doing dips and decline bench. And do preacher curls to get that baseball bicep.

I would say everything thing else looks good and those delts are huge.

**Ironmind10** · 11-20-2003, 08:22 AM

Autigr,
Great build and good porportions. Basically, your training more for powerlifting and strength, which is ok and will give you thickness, but if you want better seperations with different muscle groups on your physique, I would suggest more bodybuilding exercises. Use compound movements and shaping sets. Focus on the muscle group as you contract and are working on each rep. Good luck.

**Hurc** · 11-20-2003, 09:14 AM

Looking solid.

Hard to tell but it seems like arms overpower your chest, but nothing to worry about. Just bring your trunk and chest up to your arms level.

Great work.

**dude544** · 11-20-2003, 09:24 AM

Looking great

**AUTIGR** · 11-20-2003, 09:26 AM

Originally posted by brent_baker
I would say focus more on your lower and inner pecs by doing dips and decline bench. And do preacher curls to get that baseball bicep.

I would say everything thing else looks good and those delts are huge.

I do decline dumbells, and really like them. Like someone else said, I really concentrate on making my chest lift the weight. I rarely do inclines, as it seems my delts tend to get more of a pump than my chest. Without a doubt, my delts and traps are the easiest for me to develop. Instead, I have found that what gets my upper chest is a really wide grip flat bench, coming down to about my collar bone (this is pretty light weight, about 135-165).

Love the preachers (elbows in--wide grip most of the time).

Still need better lats. My best pump comes from heavy one arm dumbell rows. I also do wide grip pull ups.

Any suggestions on "bodybuilding" chest excercises, as opposed to the powerlifting excercises? I do various fly's, peck deck, and push ups (feet on a bench, hands wider than shoulder width, fingers out--great pump)...

edit: I will try to get some leg pics up this evening.

edit2: Are there any "lower lat" excercises? I'm not sure if the muscle is seperated or how, but it seems that the part of my lats just below my arms is developed, but as you go down further towards my waist, it doesn't look very thick. Or am I picking knits?

**filetshow** · 11-20-2003, 09:31 AM

hey bud.. great work, .. your traps are huge!. what excercies do you do for them?

**AUTIGR** · 11-20-2003, 09:37 AM

Traps: any one of the following: (other excercises get them too though)

1. Dumbell shrugs: weights to the side, straight up--hold--straight down (3 sets, 12-15 reps)

2. Barbell shrugs: relatively close grip, otherwise same as above.

3. Upright barbell rows, grip slightly wider than shoulder width

4. (also works rear delt): get on the seated row and use the rope attachment. Pull the rope just like you would if you were doing a T-bar row.

5. Lateral raises also get my traps pretty good.

**user34566548717114** · 11-20-2003, 11:38 AM

man your gonna have some sick abs since they are already startin to show with a fairly good amount of body fat still......if you decide to cut your def gonna be ripped to shreds.......good size too

**TheAustrianOak** · 11-20-2003, 01:48 PM

lookin solid bro nice work

**crazymike** · 11-20-2003, 02:01 PM

Looking good bro. We actually have similar shapes. Our physiques are almost identical, I just have a few pounds on ya!LOL

Looking good though. Biceps are def. lagging, I have the same problem. Chest needs to come upa bit as well..

**AUTIGR** · 11-20-2003, 02:44 PM

Here's some quads

**AUTIGR** · 11-20-2003, 02:45 PM

Hams and calves

**AUTIGR** · 11-20-2003, 05:54 PM

Well, what do y'all think? Is my lower half "up to par", in proportion to the first pics?

**gamemaximus** · 11-21-2003, 05:51 AM

Quads and Hams are strong, but from that angle your calves look small. Again from that angle.

**AUTIGR** · 11-21-2003, 06:40 AM

Yeah, could be the angle or the lighting. I'm not sure, I never get to see much of them.

**AUTIGR** · 12-04-2003, 05:43 PM

A different pose

**AUTIGR** · 12-04-2003, 05:45 PM

One more for now

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