The Journey of the Skinnies

[caustin1986]

Hey guys, I looked around a bit but might have missed it...When does the contest end? Is there "official rules" and what not? I just want some standards to follow and an end date so I can set my goals. Haven't seen too many people on this thread today so I'm assuming ya'll are out partying HAHA!

[BamaBruce]

switched back off of White Flood today to N.O.-Xplode....LOVE IT!!!!

[brian1570]

hey all!

haven't been on in a while. what'd i miss? some sort of competition goin on? anyways i'll go ahead and update.

put up a new max dead lift tonight. was 185 now 205. feeling pretty good about it. also been consistantly maxing out pull ups at 25+ reps. every now and then i'll hit a sloppy 30. however, no progress made on gaining weight. at this point i'm so tired of the food here i'm just gonna stop worrying about my weight and just focus on form, strength gains, and gettin home safe w/o injury. i'll perfect my diet once i come back stateside.

on another note, we have a weight lifting comp here at my base that goes every month. gonna enter into it next month. there's nobody else in my weight class though but i don't care i'm still gonna represent for the skinnies. it'll give me something real to work towards every time i hit the gym.

[redmond3]

Skinny bro checking in! Use to be 108 when I started 6 months ago 14x now. For us skinny people I don't think we really need to follow a strict diet, devour whatever you see till you hit your goal weight then start a cut. I also recommend Optimum nutrition serious mass as a weight gainer. Remember, Eat like a king, sleep like a baby, work like a slave, look like a god! Also take your vitamins and some whey.

Welcome! Glad to have you apart of the team. Great advice btw!!

[redmond3]

hey all!

haven't been on in a while. what'd i miss? some sort of competition goin on? anyways i'll go ahead and update.

put up a new max dead lift tonight. was 185 now 205. feeling pretty good about it. also been consistantly maxing out pull ups at 25+ reps. every now and then i'll hit a sloppy 30. however, no progress made on gaining weight. at this point i'm so tired of the food here i'm just gonna stop worrying about my weight and just focus on form, strength gains, and gettin home safe w/o injury. i'll perfect my diet once i come back stateside.

on another note, we have a weight lifting comp here at my base that goes every month. gonna enter into it next month. there's nobody else in my weight class though but i don't care i'm still gonna represent for the skinnies. it'll give me something real to work towards every time i hit the gym.

Yes you missed the startup of the competition, if you would like to still join you can. You have been a great fellow skinny! just have to post your stats and pictures on here, and stats in the group

switched back off of White Flood today to N.O.-Xplode....LOVE IT!!!!

Still haven't tried No xplode, how is it? I tried MP Assault didn't really like it, i felt the beta alanaine in it right away and i did a half scoop, i hate the pins and needle feeling.

Hey guys, I looked around a bit but might have missed it...When does the contest end? Is there "official rules" and what not? I just want some standards to follow and an end date so I can set my goals. Haven't seen too many people on this thread today so I'm assuming ya'll are out partying HAHA!

The contest ends the last day of June! You have a good amount of time to see results The big rule- DON'T GIVE UP, more rules are listed in the group.

I actually enjoyed my friday night, after i knock out some work and finals hw I'll be sure to take a look at your messages . Didn't party too hard bro

I just joined this forum a few days ago, and this group now.

I just turned 23 and have been trying to bulk up since I was 15. I haven't had the success I would have liked and lately I've found that I have no motivation at all. Not just for weight lifting but with anything. I quit my job and instead of finishing my university degree I cut down to part time. I spend most of my time on the internet reading about weights and other things but never actually do anything I learnt.

That is why I joined this group. You guys are making some great progress and it is a good community you seem to have here, I hope to get some inspiration from you guys and eventually inspire people myself. I've spent a lot of money over the years on useless supplements and various weight training books, but I know the trick is just to pick a good routine that revolves around the compound lifts (bench, squat, deadlift, pull up, dip, military press etc) and stick with it.

Glad to have you aboard with the rest of us!!

Good routine, good diet, sleep! All you really need, if you wanna bump it up take a good pre workout- MP Assault, and BSN NO-EXPLODE , fish oil, multi, protein


OHHHHHHHHH AND DEDICATION

[caustin1986]

Yes you missed the startup of the competition, if you would like to still join you can. You have been a great fellow skinny! just have to post your stats and pictures on here, and stats in the group








Still haven't tried No xplode, how is it? I tried MP Assault didn't really like it, i felt the beta alanaine in it right away and i did a half scoop, i hate the pins and needle feeling.



The contest ends the last day of June! You have a good amount of time to see results The big rule- DON'T GIVE UP, more rules are listed in the group.

I actually enjoyed my friday night, after i knock out some work and finals hw I'll be sure to take a look at your messages . Didn't party too hard bro






Glad to have you aboard with the rest of us!!

Good routine, good diet, sleep! All you really need, if you wanna bump it up take a good pre workout- MP Assault, and BSN NO-EXPLODE , fish oil, multi, protein


OHHHHHHHHH AND DEDICATION

Awesome. Glad to have you back! I'm hoping to deff. see some results. I can only go up right?? My first ever supplement stack will be here on Monday! I'm SO pumped to get this sh** started and transforming into what I WANT to look like! Wish I could hit the gym right now but the weekend is my rest. Getting my last drinking and being lazy out of the way haha. Dude how the hell did you do it in college? All the parties, drinking, and what not lol. I'm not in college but I DO like my weekend beer haha.

[BamaBruce]

DUDE....no Xplode.... omg well it is amazing for me, not so m,uch for my dad. For me....I just....wow....ya know?

[AkuPook]

Hey, how much does everyone spend on food p/w?
im in aus, so please specify AUD or USD

[ilovejunkfood]

$140 aud a week max

[redmond3]

Hey, how much does everyone spend on food p/w?
im in aus, so please specify AUD or USD

mmmm about 280-350 USD a month

DUDE....no Xplode.... omg well it is amazing for me, not so m,uch for my dad. For me....I just....wow....ya know?

Might have to try it! Takes the words out of your mouth, have you tried assault?

[caustin1986]

Hey, how much does everyone spend on food p/w?
im in aus, so please specify AUD or USD

About $100 USD a week. And thats for me, my wife, and 2 kids haha. We live on a military base so it's a lot cheaper and tax free too I have my separate BB diet, and they eat what they want. Each week I buy a bag of 12 talapia fillets, a family pack of chicken, a giant flank steak, a big box of brown rice, some pasta, and veggies and I'm set.

[Whiteybird]

Awesome transformation, what was your diet/training from 140-170?

Training, kind of complicated. If you already are pretty knowledgable about lifting, pm me and I'll give you the basis of what I did.

As far as diet, its all macro's/calculations. When I started it was big breakfast/lunch/dinner, and in between the meals was 2 cans tuna/2 cups noyolks noodles. The big meals varied, but always had the macro's required for me to grow. Now, i just have 6-8 similar sized meals through the day.

As far as supps I was on, it was limited:

Jack3d
Whey Protein
Multi
Gatorade (for post workout/intra)

[redmond3]

Hey everyone! I have been thinking of switching my routine up, thinking of working each body part twice a week. Maybe not do legs twice a week though.

I remember when I was actually doing the program i created, I saw pretty good results. Sooooooooooo come monday new routine. Trying to hit that 180 before may 17th! May be hard, so if i hit 170- 175, I will still be pretty happy.

[caustin1986]

Hey everyone! I have been thinking of switching my routine up, thinking of working each body part twice a week. Maybe not do legs twice a week though.

I remember when I was actually doing the program i created, I saw pretty good results. Sooooooooooo come monday new routine. Trying to hit that 180 before may 17th! May be hard, so if i hit 170- 175, I will still be pretty happy.

Good luck!

[rrbb]

contest participant checking in... 151lbs today and broke a PR for deadlifts...190lbs! 125% of BW! woohoo...when i started deadlifting I was doing 50% of my BW.

[MartinFultz]

Fellow skinny brahs.... I feel like I'm not alone lol. Only people I ever meet into lifting are fat or already huge. Good to see people on the same page

[caustin1986]

Fellow skinny brahs.... I feel like I'm not alone lol. Only people I ever meet into lifting are fat or already huge. Good to see people on the same page

Good to see you here!

[redmond3]

Fellow skinny brahs.... I feel like I'm not alone lol. Only people I ever meet into lifting are fat or already huge. Good to see people on the same page

Your right, your not ALONE. Look at all the other people who are in the same boat as you......YOU HAVE OUR SUPPORT GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE. tell us alittle bit about yourself, goals etc

contest participant checking in... 151lbs today and broke a PR for deadlifts...190lbs! 125% of BW! woohoo...when i started deadlifting I was doing 50% of my BW.

OWWW OWWW, congrats on the new record. Make sure you give yourself a reward thats a pretty good increase. I have to actually work on my legs, i can't get pass 225 on deadlift to save my life

[ilovejunkfood]

contest participant checking in... 151lbs today and broke a PR for deadlifts...190lbs! 125% of BW! woohoo...when i started deadlifting I was doing 50% of my BW.

Holy ****, good work!

[BamaBruce]

mmmm about 280-350 USD a month



Might have to try it! Takes the words out of your mouth, have you tried assault?

assault? never heard of it.

o well destroyed arms/back today I believe it was good at least!

[Whiteybird]

OWWW OWWW, congrats on the new record. Make sure you give yourself a reward thats a pretty good increase. I have to actually work on my legs, i can't get pass 225 on deadlift to save my life

Need to work on your hams, imo.

The drive out of the hole is mostly glutes/hams. When you're locking out, have to push your glutes through, and contract your lower back. Imagining somebody pulling you up and back by the collar of your shirt helps. Try Glute/Ham raises for assistance work.

[E_Weazy]

O lawd, finals are finally finished... Skipped out on first week of competition already =(

Really got to make it back hard though!!!

This week, hoping to hit some PRs for 5 reps

Up my 130 lbs bench ---> 135 lbs
Up my 200 lbs squat ---> 205 lbs
Up my 255 lbs DL ---> 260 lbs

All of this on a MASSIVE 128 lbs frame, awww yeaaaa!!!

Also, I hope I can keep up with you guys from just doing PL routine opposed to hunting down a beach body.

[caustin1986]

Beat the gym's ass today! Even harder workout tomorrow but can't wait!

[AMinegar]

I just wanted to check in and see what's going on. Sounds like a lot of you are making good gains and are nearing your fitness goals! Keep up all the hard work! I got back in the gym today after having a few days off for prep for my competition. It was nice to be back. I am ready to start making some gains now that I can let my bf% stray a little bit. I was measured at 3.4% at 167 last week. I want to put on some muscle over the next few months though. Time to clean bulk. I feel like the changes I have made since January have been insane and I can only continue to hope for the same continued success. My diet and lifting will continue to stay pretty simple and I'll change it up when my results stop coming.

Good luck to all the contestants. Keep your eye on the prize!

[BamaBruce]

weight down again today, 155.4 o well long as that decrease isnt muscle!

[Whiteybird]

weight down again today, 155.4 o well long as that decrease isnt muscle!

If your weight is going down, you aren't eating enough. Period.

[redmond3]

checking in guys! This month is pretty hectic so far. I have finals to worry about, so I'm consistently studying. Haven't really had time to workout, or really diet properly. Finished with this semester come May 17th.



Hope everyone is pushing themselves, Don'y give up!

[bluekoolaid]

checking in guys! This month is pretty hectic so far. I have finals to worry about, so I'm consistently studying. Haven't really had time to workout, or really diet properly. Finished with this semester come May 17th.



Hope everyone is pushing themselves, Don'y give up!

Same here my finals are over on this Thursday though. After that its back to the gym

[caustin1986]

checking in guys! This month is pretty hectic so far. I have finals to worry about, so I'm consistently studying. Haven't really had time to workout, or really diet properly. Finished with this semester come May 17th.



Hope everyone is pushing themselves, Don'y give up!

Had the best chest/triceps workout EVER a few hours ago! I've never gotten a noticeable pump in my chest but today they were like 2 inches bigger! It was like a glimpse into the future of what I'll look like haha. May sound dumb to some, but it got me really motivated and I'm ready for tomorrow's workout! BTW I'm up to 170lbs right now, but I'm guessing its water weight.

[Alec2011]

haha