[quote]FattyFat wrote:
That’s what I like about you, austin: modesty may not be in your vocabulary, but you deliver. Good job. My younger brother (older than you, btw), would’ve already accused you of taking teh steroidz. I wish he had half your work ethic.
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Hey thanks big man, it means a lot. You have to have that never give up attitude to get places and I really feel that believing you can do “it” helps tremendously.
I’ll just keep posting here to encourage people to keep their gains coming etc. I’m down to about 247 or so pounds. Arms haven;t changed much in size, but they look better, leaner and obviously have more muscle on them.
Plan is to lean up, recomp for about another month or two and then go on an all out steak and potatoes bulk until I feel fit to do my first show. Db curls are up to 85 x 7.
[quote]austin_bicep wrote:
2, just the forearms and hopefully, one day, shirt I’ll be wearing for free when I am a beast. [/quote]
Looking thick kid. Keep up the good work.
[quote]SkyNett wrote:
[quote]austin_bicep wrote:
2, just the forearms and hopefully, one day, shirt I’ll be wearing for free when I am a beast. [/quote]
Looking thick kid. Keep up the good work. [/quote]
thank you sir, will do.
the funny thing is that at first you cant tell with a shirt if the guy is obese or muscular. lol
but yeah good job on those 18inches pipes
austin, I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again (and I’m pretty sure I’m gonna repeat myself in the future): good work!
[quote]jasmincar wrote:
the funny thing is that at first you cant tell with a shirt if the guy is obese or muscular. lol
but yeah good job on those 18inches pipes[/quote]
Same old, same old…
It’s not mainly (after all, outside of summer, clothing can play a role, no matter how lean and muscular you are) the athlete being at fault here, but people’s perception.
I mean, come on: you have a person standing right in front of you with shoulders noticeably wider than hips, a rather flat stomach and tree-trunk legs - and at first glance it might be OK for someone unaccustomed to strength sports to perceive that person as big/obese. But right after that, the incongruencies between a rather muscular/wide body and a simply fat person should stick out.
If they don’t, the observer must truly be an idiot.
you’re right, but again people need to dress according to their builds. I’ve been considered muscular even in my baggiest clothes even when I was hopelessly out of condition, mainly because of my frame.
IMO its too early to tell Austin’s frame yet, and his pictures are beyond terrible anyway, but I feel he’s going to be one of the wide AND thick guys in a few years, looking at the progress he’s made. Waylander is “already” there and if he chooses to fill out more, he’s got it made.
Look at Dr Clay here, he is naturally wide but not very thick (clearly natural or near natural), and Poliquin is very thick for his height but not in the least bit wide (its all in the frame frame frame). Someone built like Poliquin would do best avoiding very loose clothes, while someone like Clay could get away with a lot worse.
But yes, if you’re a big dude who works hard but you don’t have wide clavicles, its stupid to go around wearing baggy clothes UNTIL after you’ve built up enough chest, arm and deltoid mass to make up for your “deficiencies”.
Take-away: Depending on your frame, people will see you as muscular/obese in looooose clothing. I’m not getting into delt shape/length which is a huge factor in form-fitting attire.
[quote]FattyFat wrote:
Same old, same old…
It’s not mainly (after all, outside of summer, clothing can play a role, no matter how lean and muscular you are) the athlete being at fault here, but people’s perception.
I mean, come on: you have a person standing right in front of you with shoulders noticeably wider than hips, a rather flat stomach and tree-trunk legs - and at first glance it might be OK for someone unaccustomed to strength sports to perceive that person as big/obese.
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I like to think I look different in person (for the better), and I’m not subjecting myself yet to full body shots until I’m comfortable with myself. We tend to be our toughest critics and although things may be fine they still need my stamp of approval.
Thanks though men, and I won’t dissapoint TD, I’m trying my all to be one wide and thick mother fucker!!! And sorry for the “beyond terrible” pics lol.
[quote]No Payne No Gain wrote:
[quote]Short Hoss wrote:
Good job, man. Can’t wait to get to 18 myself (although I’m only 5’6).[/quote]
hat the hell does thet have to do with anything???[/quote]
because being 5’6 you can easily achieve 18" arms depending on your body weight, obviously you cant if you only weigh 130LBS. but you cant say a person who is 6’2 can get 18" arms just as easily as a person who is 5’6… just does not add up.
[quote]Joelsopher wrote:
[quote]No Payne No Gain wrote:
[quote]Short Hoss wrote:
Good job, man. Can’t wait to get to 18 myself (although I’m only 5’6).[/quote]
hat the hell does thet have to do with anything???[/quote]
because being 5’6 you can easily achieve 18" arms depending on your body weight, obviously you cant if you only weigh 130LBS. but you cant say a person who is 6’2 can get 18" arms just as easily as a person who is 5’6… just does not add up.[/quote]
Huh? How do you figure this? I’ll agree 18" arms look bigger the shorter you are, but that doesn’t mean getting to that circumference is easier. I’ll say the opposite and argue that a 6’2 person will on average have an easier time reaching a larger arm size than a shorter person. The caveat being the shorted person will appear to have a bigger arm just because it’s harder to fill out a larger frame.
Being taller and stocky I have an easier time putting on mass than most of my shorter peers, however they don’t need to get as big, measurments wise as I do to appear as big, so it all evens out, good things come with being tall, good things come with being short but like I said, it’s easier for me to grow bigger than most short dudes and thus 18 inch arms on someone 5’6 are more impressive.
[quote]Joelsopher wrote:
[quote]No Payne No Gain wrote:
[quote]Short Hoss wrote:
Good job, man. Can’t wait to get to 18 myself (although I’m only 5’6).[/quote]
hat the hell does thet have to do with anything???[/quote]
because being 5’6 you can easily achieve 18" arms depending on your body weight, obviously you cant if you only weigh 130LBS. but you cant say a person who is 6’2 can get 18" arms just as easily as a person who is 5’6… just does not add up.[/quote]
Obviously taller guys have to be holding a lot more muscle to look like a bodybuilder, or get arms that actually look 18" or whatever but as far as actually getting arms to measure that size, I don’t see how it’s any harder for us tall lifters. 18" is still unimpressive on someone my height (6’5) but I can’t say I’ve found it that difficult to get my arms to grow to that. Interested as to why you think this?
[quote]sam_sneed wrote:
[quote]Joelsopher wrote:
[quote]No Payne No Gain wrote:
[quote]Short Hoss wrote:
Good job, man. Can’t wait to get to 18 myself (although I’m only 5’6).[/quote]
hat the hell does thet have to do with anything???[/quote]
because being 5’6 you can easily achieve 18" arms depending on your body weight, obviously you cant if you only weigh 130LBS. but you cant say a person who is 6’2 can get 18" arms just as easily as a person who is 5’6… just does not add up.[/quote]
Huh? How do you figure this? I’ll agree 18" arms look bigger the shorter you are, but that doesn’t mean getting to that circumference is easier. I’ll say the opposite and argue that a 6’2 person will on average have an easier time reaching a larger arm size than a shorter person. The caveat being the shorted person will appear to have a bigger arm just because it’s harder to fill out a larger frame.[/quote]
Agreed, clearly… beat me to it.
18" from ~12" over the past 2 years. 6ft 230 but they still look pretty small.
[quote]Tumbles wrote:
18" from ~12" over the past 2 years. 6ft 230 but they still look pretty small.[/quote]
looking good dude.
[quote]austin_bicep wrote:
Being taller and stocky I have an easier time putting on mass than most of my shorter peers, however they don’t need to get as big, measurments wise as I do to appear as big, so it all evens out, good things come with being tall, good things come with being short but like I said, it’s easier for me to grow bigger than most short dudes and thus 18 inch arms on someone 5’6 are more impressive. [/quote]
ok you guys stumped me, i never really thought about the weight gain thing, yah if your short and u have to gain 10 lbs to get ur arms to move an .5 of an inch, or one inch, u will notice 10 lbs is a lot cuz how short u are… 10lbs on a 6 foot + guy you would hardly notice.
Tumbles, arms do not look small AT ALL. Nice man.
[quote]Tumbles wrote:
18" from ~12" over the past 2 years. 6ft 230 but they still look pretty small.[/quote]
nice work Tumbles.
i’m right about there too. 6’1", 222lbs just shy of the 18" marker (dry and unflexed)
never measured them post arm workout/flexed before, might be interesting.
Holy shit, 18’s unflexed dude? That’s like prob close to 19 flexed. That’s a big-ass arm. If I remember correctly, you didn’t always have standout arms. What have you done to bring them up?
