19, 6'0, 230lbs

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[quote]anthropocentric wrote:
Great job! It shows a lot of dedication with the achievements in your photos. Judging by both your training and the pictures however, the legs just do not compare to your upper body.

You need Romanian Deadlift and Calf Raise ASAP![/quote]

yes, i do need to hit the deadlifts, but calf raises… ohhh man, ive done everything i can think of for my calves. i did a three month blitz, meaning calf workout everyday. then i did light weight high reps, on leg and bicep days, did the same with high weight low reps… i dont know, i have very very very thick legs, never played hockey, but ive been told they are hocky player ankles, i just thought they were kankles… oh well, not giving up, strong as hell, just no deffinition.

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You’re lookin really good, specially for a 19 YO.

however, (not to hate, just passing advice) you didn’t list deadlifts in your lifts and your erectors are lagging… start hitting those deads.

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[quote]Hussayn wrote:
You’re lookin really good, specially for a 19 YO.

however, (not to hate, just passing advice) you didn’t list deadlifts in your lifts and your erectors are lagging… start hitting those deads.[/quote]

yeah, becuase i havnt done dealifts in three months, wanted to give the shins a break, i havnt had hair on them in about a yr. but yes, it is time to start deads again. thank you for the advice, kinda foregot how important they are.

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[quote]AlteredState wrote:
Good work. No scratch that, GREAT work for a 19 yr old.

Thank god you listened to our advice and stayed away from AAS. I think you should ditch the clen too. You obviously don’t need it.

You could turn out to be one of the few truly natural successful BBers with more time and muscle maturity.

EDIT: I gave you a 9, not because I think you are a 9, but because I think you are better than a 7.5[/quote]

thank you very much for the kind words, coming from you, it truely means a lot. im very glad i took all of yours advice as well. and correction on the clen, i was never going to take it, a few of the guys at the gym had it, and it was in little shampoo bottles, seemed very shady and i was looking out for them. but anyway, thank you!

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Nice delts. And yea, lower back is lagging behind the upper back which is impressive.

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Great job.

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Dude IMPRESIVE! looking good!

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[quote]Dylanj wrote:
Hussayn wrote:
You’re lookin really good, specially for a 19 YO.

however, (not to hate, just passing advice) you didn’t list deadlifts in your lifts and your erectors are lagging… start hitting those deads.

yeah, becuase i havnt done dealifts in three months, wanted to give the shins a break, i havnt had hair on them in about a yr. but yes, it is time to start deads again. thank you for the advice, kinda foregot how important they are.[/quote]

You are going to go far with the attitude you have and the ability to take advice:) Awesome physique. My name is Eric and people have called me Eric the red but your background is obviously closer to what you described than mine. . .but good physiques for size do run in families that is for sure! ditch the calf training. . .that is genetic, but for some fun throw in some kettlebells for your posterior chain. .more fun than deads;)

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I still think your rating should be higher, I don’t know who’s giving you lower ratings, maybe people your age who are mad because they are no where near your physique. Hell you’re a year younger then me and I can rightfully say…you suck!!! Very impressive physique though, sorry if I missed it earlier but any long time goals? Competing down the road.

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Very impressive! My only tip is to start hitting up your legs more. With 32" legs and a good squat, it certainly does not show in your physique. If you have whole workouts focused on small muscles like biceps and triceps, you should definitely give some more attention to those hamstrings and low back. But you already know this. Excellent work my friend!

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Your background makes me both sad and jealous, and I don’t even know why. It doesn’t have anything to do with your genetics for training either. Anyway, you look pretty good man, keep it up.

How much did you weigh when you started training? And if you could give a timeframe on how long it took you to gain the weight, thatd be great.

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[quote]Defekt wrote:
Your background makes me both sad and jealous, and I don’t even know why. It doesn’t have anything to do with your genetics for training either. Anyway, you look pretty good man, keep it up.

How much did you weigh when you started training? And if you could give a timeframe on how long it took you to gain the weight, thatd be great. [/quote]

well i started training the end of my sophomore yr in highschool. weighing about 155lbs about 5’5

sophomore yr 04-05, if say about 155lbs most of the yr, didnt grow much.

sophomore summer 05, this is when i started really training. getting serious with lifting and diet. at then end of the summer i might have been 180, but also a few inches taller

junior summer 06, this is when i was able to drive and could get myself to the gym on a regular schedule, so i hit a great spurt during this time period, entered my senior yr at around 195 lbs

senior summer 07, same old same old, kept training and eating well, and graduated at about 205-210lbs at 5’10

freshman summer 08, for most of the yr before this i started on this site, gathered new information and started tweaking my workouts a little more, stopped caring about being so lean, and just eating as much as i possibly could, and as clean as i could keep it, and with a little more money to throw at supplements didnt hurt either.

now i weigh in at about 225-230 at 6’0 (i just started to get really achey in all my joints so i think i might need to change that to 6’1 soon)

hope this helped, and also, realize this, i was the nerd with no friends in highschool, so i had plenty of time to go to the gym, since i was friendless and didnt play sports. my mother developed a serious form of breast cancer and my grandfather (not the norwegian one) died, and that pressure to find the right college, and get a good carreer was looming. i had a lot on my mind and working out was a great way to think it all out (for me at least)

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Thank you all for the kind words and advice you all have, summing it up, seems i need to hit the legs and lower back a little harder… in other words…deadlifts! thanks again.

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[quote]PF_88 wrote:
I still think your rating should be higher, I don’t know who’s giving you lower ratings, maybe people your age who are mad because they are no where near your physique.

Hell you’re a year younger then me and I can rightfully say…you suck!!! Very impressive physique though, sorry if I missed it earlier but any long time goals? Competing down the road.[/quote]

well i was thinking of maybe making a carreer out of it, but then i relized i dont think i would want to be made to do something that i love so much, might take something away from it, and i really dont want to lose my passion for training and bbing.

My long term goal is to be 270 lbs with the same deffinition i have now, the only photo that shows acual deffinition is the dbl bi back shot, and still stay natural. i figure if my grandfather looks as good as he does at age 65 then i shouldnt have to worry about using gear to get me to were i want. (thank you all in the steroid forum for beating my senseless about this fact)

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Regarding the career, that is an excellent choice. If you use your passion for income, you will eventually have a boss and that means losing a portion of what lifting really means to you. This is equivalent to me and my guitar playing, it is my escape from reality and I would not make a career out of it either.

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Excellent progress. keep up the good work.

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huge for 19. extremely impressive.

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i hate you

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great job dude, youre a beast. i dont want to play off all your gains to genetics either, im sure yourea really hard worker but shit, having a family background of atheletes cant hurt.

my calves have always been poor too but i thought of a different way to train them and its been working so far so if you want to give it a try its really simple.

just take a heavy weight on the calf raise, say 4-5 plates and just hold it in the top portion for as long as you can which should probaly be around aminute before you start moving up. do 4 sets of that then take some weight off and start doing regular reps in 12-15 reange. do 3 sets of that.