Drop the carbs?
[quote]Curran wrote:
lat spread[/quote]
should a just called it a spread.
cheese spread?
I would say not to keep bulking. Your probably over 20% bf right now which is abit on the high side. If you maintain the current weight for a while and keep gaining strength, you will probably look alot better in a few months with some fat loss. Like said already, don’t just eat until you have 17’ arms.
Bit hard to see weak spots, but lats would definitely be one - but you need to bring everything up so I wouldn’t focus on any specific part just yet.
To answer your original question, it appears that your chest and back development is relatively weak compared to your arm and leg size.
Looks like you also got some valgus going on in those knees. You should post a video of your squat.
Squats and stick it in her pooper.
you got the weight, now build the muscles
[quote]hardgnr wrote:
I would say not to keep bulking. Your probably over 20% bf right now which is abit on the high side. If you maintain the current weight for a while and keep gaining strength, you will probably look alot better in a few months with some fat loss. Like said already, don’t just eat until you have 17’ arms.
Bit hard to see weak spots, but lats would definitely be one - but you need to bring everything up so I wouldn’t focus on any specific part just yet.[/quote]
I would recommend that you have your bodyfat taken in a Bodpod before you continue any further. I was suprised to find out how much actual muscle I was carrying when I had mine done. It can be very decieving, when you weigh a lot.
It looks like your lats could benefit from some work to give you a better v-taper, of course if you did not have the love handles, that would help out even more. Your chest looks like it is filling out alright, except that it disappears when you raise your arms, something that should not happen.
But as many others have said, it is much easier to pick out weak spots on a leaner physique.
Best of luck to you.
IDK i think some of guys are just oblivious to post dates
hahaha your weak points? you mean your weak points as in where you need to lose fat in or your weak points as where you came up short on bulking? cause im really confused about your weak points
sorry bro
fuckin bump, maybe he’ll see and post new pics
[quote]Kanada wrote:
fuckin bump, maybe he’ll see and post new pics[/quote]
Im sure if he has made some progress he is proud of he would post idiot.
where’s the after bulk pix???
I’m sitting at 208 right now after dropping calories and maintaining with a homebrew carb cycling diet. I could post pictures but it’s really nothing exceptional - I look about the same minus the gay earrings and slightly smaller love handles with a teeny weeny bit more definition in my arms and back. I didnt jump right back into an intense cut because I have continually been making great strength gains. As long as I’m making progress I’m not terribly concerned, the stricter diet will come in time once I’m done riding out my newb strength gains. However, like most guys, I would like to tighten up a little bit before summer so I may see a ketogenic diet in the spring depending on a couple factors.
Oh and I had my bodyfat tested with a 3 point (abdominal, thigh, chest) caliper test on october 27th at 213 pounds and I was at 16.4% So I obviously still have a shitload of work to do but I’m enjoying the strength gains. I would like to add in more conditioning other than doing a complex once or twice a week. I cycle the routines straight out of:
And I guess thats my current situation. Feel free to criticize (constructively or not) just keep in mind my goals are currently performance related not body composition related.
@optheta - I am very proud of my progress but I’ll probably hold off on making a new thread until I shed some fat, have different goals, and need more critique.
Good base, chest and back are the weakpoints and arms are the strongpoint IMO. Good luck with the cut 
Ya, with the cut, still focus on lifting heavy heavy weights so you can ensure that you will maintain hopefully most of the strength that you have gained. I think that is one of the most important parts of training while dieting.
Don’t mind the assholes that are coming in here talking shit on you, they weight half as much as you and need to feel good about themselves.
I agree with ebomb, keep up your strength training; that is to say, if you start losing too much strength, calories may need to come up a little because your muscles are wasting. Of course, some strength loss is expected… unless you’re doing this perfect.
At over 200, my opinion is that incline walking is a good cardio workout (I do mine at 3.6-4 mph and 8 incline).
[quote]rasturai wrote:
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I have a problem with Thibs idea that on an “all out bulk” someone will only put on 25 lbs. of mass over a period of six months. There are guys who go on the “GOMAD” (Gallon of Milk a Day) and put on 25 lbs. in 2 months. Yah, some of it’s fat, obviously, but come on. All out and only 25 lbs in six months? I feel like he did that so that his idea of staying leaner made all the more sense.
Edit 3: He also claims “whole milk” as a staple in old school bodybuilding right after a misleading photo of Arnold. We all know what Arnold thought about milk.