[quote]BIGRAGOO wrote:
I’m a bodybuilder that also trains for strength. I’m entering my first comp in Oct. and am now piecing together the fine details of competing. Watching Da Freak goes through his transformation for his competition was very inspiring, and I want to do the same. [/quote]
If you have any questions start a thread, I know there are a lot of us here that can answer them. -T
Mad Titan, it’s your chest and back that make you look thicker than you really are. Good job as far as proportion.
As far as myself, I’ll call myself a “bodybuilder” after I finish dieting down.
I consider myself kind of a hybrid. When I was young, I worked out in a bodybuilding gym. Later on in college, I started training with a group of powerlifters. I started focusing more on powerlifting, but after a year or two I wasn’t liking how I was looking. My bodyfat was out of control (I can’t hold 230 well at 5’10"), I had a big butt, big chest, and the rest of my muscle groups looked underdeveloped. And my gut was fat and I was developing a double chin.
As I get older, I am doing a mix of bodybuilding/powerlifting moves. I also am doing cardio 3 to 4 times a week and Karate 3 times a week.
Lifts are flat bench: 315 times 6, incline: 315 times 5 (yes I incline as much weight as I flat bench), squat 550 times 5, and deadlift 600 times 1. With the cardio I have added in, my weight is approaching 210 (which should put me at about 12% bf).
I don’t want to have a bunch of non-functional muscle (maybe it is all the powerlifters I used to hang with), but I don’t want to look out of proportion or fat either.
I do Olympic routines only and have managed to build a good physique. Moderate sets, high weight and low reps. I have been doing this type of a routine for a long time. I am 6’3 260 with about 11-12% BF.
just a bloke that lifts stuff up
been training 17 odd years now, but only been lifting compound “properly” for about 3 years.
goals not too far off, need to add 10lbs of muscle and drop 2% so another year if i’m lucky
I’m not sure how I would class myself really. My goal was always to get to 250lbs - I started at 155lbs about 3 years ago and am currently at 205.
I train with the traditional westside 4 day template, lift weights to get stronger and eat food to get bigger. Cardio wise, I also do karate twice a week, although it is hardly aerobic work.
Bodybuilder all the way here.
I’ve been training for the last 7, almost 8 years. I began training at 15, mainly to improve in other sports and lose a couple of pounds since I had always been a bit overweight.
I follow a bodybuilding split routine, working each bodypart once a week and doing specialization work on weakpoints one time a week on my off-day.
Right now I don’t do any cardio since I’m off-season and in mass-building mode. I go out for walks about 3 times a week to keep the heart healthy but that’s about it. I’ll be doing up to an hour of cardio leading up to my next show, to be held on July 8th.
I get closer to my optimal look everyday, but bodybuilding is a long and fulfilling journey, as I always strive to improve and I don’t think one can ever be 100% satisfied with his physique.
DF
[quote]DaFreak wrote:
I get closer to my optimal look everyday, but bodybuilding is a long and fulfilling journey, as I always strive to improve and I don’t think one can ever be 100% satisfied with his physique.
DF[/quote]
What the hell do you have to not be satisfied with?! (j/k)
To answer the question in the original post, I have decided to stick with powerliting as my primary goal, athstetics are a close second (and often make me lose track of my PL goals)
“For how many years have you been training?”
I’ve been training incorrectly for powerlifting for a couple years, many years ago, but more recently I’ve been training for PL more correctly for about 8 months (with a bulking cycle and a quick fat-loss cycle in there, each of which lasted about 3 weeks).
“What routine do you follow?”
I’m using a Westside template called the “I Need Some Mass” template that is outlined in the elitefts training templates booklet.
“Cardio (y/n) if yes how often:”
Yes, but it’s something I need to get more clearifacation on. I’m currently only doing 35 min. uphill, slowly, on a treadmill, 2 days a week. I was sprinting for 12 minutes (sprint/rest was 30sec/1min) 3 times a week but didn’t want to continue because of possible CNS overload.
Are you currently close to your strength goals?
No, I would like to be benching 405 raw, squatting and deadlifting over 500 by next October (the goals will get more specific as I get closer to them).
“***Optional—what is your ultimate goal in the 3 major lifts?”
Ultimatley, I don’t know how far I will take shirted competitions, so I don’t know how much time I’m willing to spend learning with the best shirts, but I would really like to eventually bench 455 raw, and squat and deadlift in the 600s without the use of steroids.
If I really get into shirted competitions, I’d really like to get into the mid 500s on bench.
[quote]DaFreak wrote:
Bodybuilder all the way here.
I’ve been training for the last 7, almost 8 years. I began training at 15, mainly to improve in other sports and lose a couple of pounds since I had always been a bit overweight.
I follow a bodybuilding split routine, working each bodypart once a week and doing specialization work on weakpoints one time a week on my off-day.
Right now I don’t do any cardio since I’m off-season and in mass-building mode. I go out for walks about 3 times a week to keep the heart healthy but that’s about it. I’ll be doing up to an hour of cardio leading up to my next show, to be held on July 8th.
I get closer to my optimal look everyday, but bodybuilding is a long and fulfilling journey, as I always strive to improve and I don’t think one can ever be 100% satisfied with his physique.
DF[/quote]
Man, you need to hang around here more. This site could really use more guys like you that show what bodybuilding is really about. Your work is impressive as well as inspiring. Keep it up.
Da Goo
powerlifting getting high strength in the major lifts is in my opinion the best basic for a bodybuildingtraining periodized / combined of hypertophy for gain muscles and strength not to loose too much strength…
I’ll do at the moment 4 weeks hypertrophy training with very high volume followed by 3 weeks strength / powertraining and afterwards 1 week active recovery…
[quote]Mad Titan wrote:
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man those are some healthy looking shoulders! good job. …
I do the powerlifts, although I have dabbled in the other side as well.
I have lifted seriously for a couple of years now, and mostly I follow a basic westside template. I have alternated that with something similar to ABBH, and sometimes oly lifts. That has worked pretty well for me.
I don’t do cardio, except for warmups (Thib style from the black book). I probably should, though. I could use to lose a little ballast. I don’t want to have to buy new pants.
These days I raw squat 460, dead 455 and bench about 335.
Goals? Squat/Dead 550, bench 405. That would be a nice start.
-folly
[quote]Mad Titan wrote:
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Impressive!
I’m looking to have a physique like yours. Still a way away, but i am a newbie compared to most on here (3 years training, 2 years crap and the last year learning/progressing huge amounts!).
hello-i’m new to the forms so i’ll take this chance to tell you about myself-i’m 30 yrs been training on and off sense i’m 15,mostly bodybuilding untill the last few years-at present im 6 foot 235 at 15%bf.best lifts to date 450 bench raw with pause,585 squat for 2,585 deadlift for 3,as of now i’m dieting down to fight at the arnold classic in the mma portion on march 4 and 5,after that i will begin training for a raw and tested powerlifting meet,haven’t picked one yet-in closing if any one will be at the arnolds it be great to have a cheering section
Powerlifter
I’ve been seriously powerlifting training for a little over a year. I’ve always worked out and done a bodybuilder split. Now I feel I’m wasting time not working on one of the three lifts. I do a varying Westside workout. Day 1 - dynamic bench, day 2 - dynamic sq/dl, day 3 - support work, day 4 - max effort bench, day 5 - max effort sq/dl. Day 6 - off. I’ve been told by an elite lifter to watch out for Westside because it seems like you’re not doing enough. Stay calm and keep at it, it works! I’m just now seeing the results, mainly a pr a couple days ago with a 360 bench in the garage with no shirt, belt or wraps.
My first competition last summer I totalled 1080. My opening bench was the only one that counted as I newbied my second and third attempts and didn’t get them. My second competition in the fall I totalled 1218. Felt much better, knew what to expect, and had a much better idea of the 2nd and 3rd lifts. That was a 352 bench, 425 squat (raw), 441 dl. I’m competing next week and am hoping to go over 1300. I go to the masters class in October. My goal for that is a 400 bench, 550 squat and 500+ dl.
Is there a way to talk to bodybuilders that won’t open their mind and at least try to see that powerlifters don’t just slap on tons of weight and see how much they can do all the time. It’s very frustrating as I know a couple of competing bodybuilders and try to talk to them, but they won’t have it. I understand bodybuilding and totally respect the hard work and determination it takes. They turn up their nose and add to my list of stereotypes for bodybuilders. I’m sure there are nice bodybuilders somewhere, I just haven’t met one yet. Can’t we all just get along?