One year of training

[take it easy]

When I first started lifting I used to scour these boards looking at what people had achieved within certain time frames. Now that I've been lifting for about a year I figure I should provide my own pics. I had been intending to earlier but I couldent manage to get good eneough lighting in any previous pics to really represent what I looked like in real life. Finally today I managed to get the right lighting.

All the first pics are current. The last pic is sort of a 'before' pic, which was taken 2 months after I originally started lifting. Soon after I got appendicitus and had to have surgery, so I lost most of the muscle since I didnt eat for 3 days during the initial sickness and surgery, and I didnt start lifting again for a month.

All the pics are unpumped. I'd like to take one of my biceps post-workout later. I get the craziest pump, looks like a big ass snake is trapped under my skin. Gotta love that.











Above: This was taken in a different room with poor lighting quality compared to the previous ones, which why the colour looks different.



Above: 'Before' pic, see explanation in second paragraph.

Current weight 74kg (163 pounds) 5'11.

[-Scotty-]

I think it's time for a bulk

[take it easy]

I sort of am- very slowly though. This is the first time I've ever been lean in my life while actually managing to maintain it, and I dont wanna let go of it just yet

I'm just aiming for about 1 pound per month at the moment.

[gauk]

Good work so far. Your legs seem to be lagging in comparison to your upper body though, train them as intense as you would your biceps and chest!

[JimmyChitwood]

Great job, man. Good control on that vacuum - excellent. You don't see a lot of guys practice that anymore.

Keep up the good work - it's paying off.

[mr_traps]

Wow thats one insane rib cage :O