Forum: Men's Physique

For a while I had a back/hip injury that made it difficult to train my legs. More recently the trouble with my back has mostly subsided. My main motivation, now I am able to, is to put some mass on my legs. I have started taking measurements regularly to track my development in size. I eat a low...

Was wondering how you guys approach ab training in contest prep. I know some people hit them every day but I like to do weighted ab movements and sometimes give them their own days w calves. Should I go for more frequency instead of weight?

Hi guys, I'm sure you're sick of these posts but I'm hoping someone could chime in. I'll try and keep it short; used to be fat - lost a lot of weight and then skinnyfat. Began training around strength, lots of 5x5's. Got much stronger but not much to look at still. Decided I want to train...

So Im not allowed to post pictures or links yet.. *tsk* Ill put it on my profile.. Ive lost 35 lbs over the past few months by calorie deficit and cardio alone. Lately ive been looking into recomp now that Im not just fat but now skinny fat. Im 6ft tall and was thinking of cutting down to...

So I have been on and off weight lifting, and the main reason for that is because no matter what I do, I can't get my right pec to be the same size and shape of my left. I have basically done everything to fix the problem. From doing one handed dumbbell bench and fly's, to having 5 pounds...

Hey guys, I am currently five weeks out from my first men's physique show, as I am new to all of this i'm not sure how lean I should be? here is my instagram username as I post there regularly: danielrubenis I would appreciate it if you guys could have a look and give me any advice on how much...

Recently I started lifting for thenfirst time and doing more abs after I run. I ussually do abs every day after I run except for weekends. I decided to focus more on lower abs more than my upper to define them better but I know have a really thick lower abdomen. Its only the last set of muscles...

Is there a difference in how you train for muscle size? I used to train more on the power lifting side rep wise in the past and even though I did get decently stronger i noticed I never really go that much bigger. Im just trying to see if more reps truly does give you more muscle size or is my...

He's the first winner ever of the Men's Physique divison at the Arnold Classic. MXGtgnBvnUQ (Right click the images and open them in a new tab for them to be bigger, and you can zoom it too)

Fuuuuark. Absolute goal physique. Doubt he comes on here anymore but I wonder what his current weight is.

I am currently training bench, dl, squat, and overhead press every other day. With each of the 4 being my main focus and doing assistance work following the main focus. We use chains, boards, bands, fat bars, change grips, etc., etc, and the training definitely increases size and strength but my...

Hey everyone, I am thinking of trying vegetarianism in the new year. I am currently coming back from an injury, so want to gain more size (I don't bulk, but just gain clean muscle). I have tried researching it, but found nothing really...is there any physique guys out there who look impressive...

Hello there, this is Henry Kim, I have a lot of questions about bodybuilding competition(contest prep) which is on-season. 1. Does bodybuilders avoid to eat fruit when it comes to on-season? (True or False?) 2. I'm wondering about a bodybuilding contest which includes weight classes. I'm...

Just saw this pic and that's some pretty extensive bruising. Any ideas/word what happened?

Hey, my name is Tony Candales and I will be posting some progress pics up here along with some summary diet info as I prepare for my pro debut on April 18th (currently 10.5 weeks out). I turned pro at the North American Championships on August 28th, 2014 and have been working on adding some clean...

Looking for a test run competition for the first time. It is 1.5 Months away. My next show (the real deal) would be May 15. I am not counting my calories, all I can tell you is I eat 4-5 times a day and it is very clean. Minimal processed foods such as bread, pasta, etc. Lots of protein and I...

I am looking to compete in physique for the first time in my life but need some questions answered first. What's the approximate weight I should be competing in for a standard 5% bf at 6'4? How can I find out of comps in my area? What should I work on? (Mirin PJ's?) I heard smiling is a...

Personally i feel beforehand that Jason Poston, Jeremy Buendia, Steve Cook and Sadik Hadzovic will battle for first place. That is before I've seen everyone though so may be a complete different turnout. Who do you guys have on the top spots? Really hope Sadik can take it home this year

For those who don't know Athletic Fitness is an division present in Sweden and a few other countries where you have a physique and an athletic round. The athletic portion typically consists of max chin and dips, a 90 second max row, and an obstacle course. Interesting concept and has several...

Hi, I had been refraining from posting as anything that there is to know about bodybuilding is very well documented all over the internet, but today I think experienced overtraining, and to be able to continue, I decided I would post. Please forgive me if I am re-posting something. I started...

For serious bodybuilders... Let's say for example your chest/tris workout day. Will you switch up the exercises or the order you do them in every couple weeks/months to trick out your muscles for more growth? Or is that just a bunch of nonsense?