*Unaesthetic Crew* Disregard V-Taper, Acquire PRs Thread

[Chuck2600]

Through strength training...



No need to post another picture, I think you'll get the point.

No not really.

I get that you can get big focusing soley on the big movements but there are plenty of guys that get big too focusing on body part splits. I don't see how their physiques would differ if they were comparable in size.

[FunkymonkAW]

I feel small and fluffy today. The awfulness of cutting mind games.

I know this feel except fat and fluffy for me

I feel the same way as of late

[illiniStrive]

No not really.

I get that you can get big focusing soley on the big movements but there are plenty of guys that get big too focusing on body part splits. I don't see how their physiques would differ if they were comparable in size.

I think the left side of the picture posted better encapsulates what Justin meant when he wrote that page (granted, how would I know? I'm not Justin ). Meaning, someone getting big for the sake of strength is just going to keep growing, keeping their weight w/i certain limits ofc, but not caring whether or not they see abz or have a cute v-taper or whatever. Whereas someone getting big for the sake of "aesthetics" would probably never reach the level of bf in the left picture without going on a cut before continuing bulking again.

The overarching point is naturally that when people who have traditionally trained/eaten for strength cut, they look just as good if not better than someone who's only been training/eating for aesthetics for years and years.

That's why I like to call it "eating for strength" versus "eating for aesthetics". Eating for aesthetics means cutting or lean bulking, eating for strength equals...

Eating is training. Beowulf had Grendel. We have Mongolian and Chinese buffets. If you don’t have at least one dining experience every couple of weeks that resembles an epic struggle worthy of telling over beers, you’ll be putting from the rough for the foreseeable future.

And the overarching point of the overarching point is that it really doesn't matter as long as you're doing what makes you happy. This was imo just a fun thread for people who don't have what bb.com would consider an awesome physique.

[BunkMoreland]

[ErickStevens]

[ko300zx]

I don't see how their physiques would differ if they were comparable in size.

IMO guys who train for strength end up looking more....solid, thick, and tight. Lot of guys who just want to look big end up looking puffy and inflated. Just MO. Seems to be a noticable difference in appearance.

[BunkMoreland]

Lot of guys who just want to look big end up looking puffy and inflated.

you're just jelly, of my swollness

[JasonDB]

You are 6 lbs short of being over 200 lbs, brah... I expect you to drink chocolate milk before bed every night until this problem is solved.

[Chuck2600]

IMO guys who train for strength end up looking more....solid, thick, and tight. Lot of guys who just want to look big end up looking puffy and inflated. Just MO. Seems to be a noticable difference in appearance.

According to this guy he is not a "strenght athlete"

[ko300zx]

you're just jelly, of my swollness

[psychodiver9]

You are 6 lbs short of being over 200 lbs, brah... I expect you to drink chocolate milk before bed every night until this problem is solved.

I'm trying to get back under 200 does that disqualify me?

[tswdan]

[BunkMoreland]

dude, thats even better than the OG. i'd buy that shirt. i'd wear that shirt. i'd make sweet love to that shirt.

[illiniStrive]

I think everyone brought their best game to this thread.

So many lols

[JasonDB]

I'm trying to get back under 200 does that disqualify me?

Not as long as you are still at 200+... we all know you going to bulk back past 200 again anywho. ;-)

If I dieted down under 200 I would probably look pretty sick... but I am busy gainings strength still... and being a weak ******* with abs would make me a sad panda. I'm slowly losing bf doing what I am doing anywho. :P

[tswdan]

dude, thats even better than the OG. i'd buy that shirt. i'd wear that shirt. i'd make sweet love to that shirt.

http://shop.seibei.com/collections/all

You can get the "I'm fat let's party" shirt there, and they also have a shirt that says, "I like to say things and eat stuff" which is my personal favorite.

[psychodiver9]

Not as long as you are still at 200+... we all know you going to bulk back past 200 again anywho. ;-)

If I dieted down under 200 I would probably look pretty sick... but I am busy gainings strength still... and being a weak ******* with abs would make me a sad panda. I'm slowly losing bf doing what I am doing anywho. :P

ok so I guess I'll just get membership suspended from then till bulky time. The belky must go. Its not very aesthetic.....

[illiniStrive]

http://shop.seibei.com/collections/all

You can get the "I'm fat let's party" shirt there, and they also have a shirt that says, "I like to say things and eat stuff" which is my personal favorite.

If it was less than 20 I'd be so so tempted.

[ven33]

6'2 215 checking in!

[illiniStrive]

6'2 215 checking in!

For some reason I thought you were 5'7. Which makes absolutely zero sense since your height is displayed in every post.

Woman logic.

[phal]

brb bulking to manu status.

[BunkMoreland]

6'2 215 checking in!

do you even eat?

[ko300zx]

According to this guy he is not a "strenght athlete"

He also says "Whatever program you follow, just follow the basic tenet of progressive overload" so he's always focused on getting stronger. I've also seen him bench around 350 I think it was. He's no slouch. So he can say what he wants, I'm not buying it.

There will also always be the exception to the rule.

[tswdan]

He also says "Whatever program you follow, just follow the basic tenet of progressive overload" so he's always focused on getting stronger. I've also seen him bench around 350 I think it was. He's no slouch. So he can say what he wants, I'm not buying it.

There will also always be the exception to the rule.

IIRC his best bench is 315x2 for based on his YT videos.

Dude has incredible body control man and there's no doubt he's strong as hell.

[JasonDB]

IIRC his best bench is 315x2 for based on his YT videos.

Dude has incredible body control man and there's no doubt he's strong as hell.

Timerwolf has said somewhere that he trains legs... 3x a week. I saw a bench routine posted in one of his youtube videos where he benched 315x2 where he was doing mostly 4 rep sets on bench, and we've seen him low rep 405 on squats. He clearly incorporates heavy power training in his routine.





Clearly he does some power training and cares about his PRs. We could let him in the crew if he went ahead and did a fulk.

[joelash302]

Time for a new t-shirt and higher goal apparently.

[peanut-butter]

I went from 80kg to 107 kg in 9 months because I was determined to hit PRs and I disregarded abs. Can I join?

[JasonDB]

I went from 80kg to 107 kg in 9 months because I was determined to hit PRs and I disregarded abs. Can I join?

You don't even need to ask with those qualifications. Just add to sig.

[ErickStevens]

35lb squat PR and 10b bench PR during my skills evaluation today. *Fist Pump*

[BunkMoreland]

35lb squat PR and 10b bench PR during my skills evaluation today. *Fist Pump*

you hitting 300 yet on bench?