Shit, that picture was a lot bigger than I wanted!
[quote]flipcollar wrote:
[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
[quote]ryanbCXG wrote:
DD looking really thick. You seem pretty lean, do you just have really shallow abs? Seems like they should out way more[/quote]
I seem to hold fat exclusively in my stomach. My chest, shoulders, arms, back, and legs are all pretty lean.
Weighed 198 this morning at 5’10, which makes me little according to some people, lol. =0)[/quote]
you’ve got 15 lbs on me, and you’re like a million times stronger on the bench press. I won’t be calling you little any time soon.[/quote]
HAH!
Don’t worry, I’ll have dead back to at least respectable in the coming months, I’m still learning sumo. I don’t know what the heck I’m ever going to do with back squats again though. lol.
[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
[quote]ryanbCXG wrote:
DD looking really thick. You seem pretty lean, do you just have really shallow abs? Seems like they should out way more[/quote]
I seem to hold fat exclusively in my stomach. My chest, shoulders, arms, back, and legs are all pretty lean.
Weighed 198 this morning at 5’10, which makes me little according to some people, lol. =0)[/quote]
Not little. I need to steal your arm thickness
Ohh just saw your pics DD.
Damn you’re pretty damn thick, and that beard is legit. Awesome job
I’ve made some pretty solid progress in the squat/DL since the last check in from February I believe? Squat from 450lbs to 485lbs, deadlift from 550lbs to 575lbs. I’ve actually squatted 50 days in a row now, and have been hitting PR after PR. Before the daily squats, my best was 462. Today I did 485, and then doubled 462. In a few weeks I plan to cut down the frequency on the squats and make an end of the year push for a 600lb deadlift.
I can also jump really far now haha. I’ve added like half a foot to my broad jump in the last few months, which I’m really proud of, but no one seems to care too much about my jumping vids so I’ll refrain from linking any of them.
[quote]DoubleDuce wrote:
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Nice progress, Duce! You were big before, but you look huge, now!
[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
Quick back shot. Weighing in at 199 this morning. Prepping for a Physique show. [/quote]
Start studying how to pose. I cannot stress strongly enough how much it affects how you appear on stage or in pictures.
For example, in this picture you are doing exactly what I used to do, pinching your scapulae together instead of spreading your back and shoulders and wide as they can go. And posing involves the entire body. So, even though this is an upper body shot, you should be posing from the waist down, as well, even if that part of you is not visible in the shot, because it affects the rest of your posture.
A very good rule I learned from someone I wish I could remember years ago was that all posing starts from the toes. You plant your feet, starting with your toes, and start flexing from the toes and working your way upward through every muscle in your body until you hit your face, and you flex those muscles, too, into a smile! (^^)
I’ll try one more time and see if I can’t get this photo to stay upright.
5 Internets for anybody who can identify my location based upon the clues in the picture, heh.
[quote]Cortes wrote:
5 Internets for anybody who can identify my location based upon the clues in the picture, heh. [/quote]
I’m guessing VIPs, based on my new and extensive knowledge of Japan I got in that other thread.
I have nothing worth looking at at this point, but have begun working at it again.
Maybe by November or so if there is another one of these threads.
3.5 weeks into Summer Muscle gaining phase. Sitting around 198-199 in the mornings.
3.5 weeks into Summer Muscle gaining phase. Sitting around 198-199 in the mornings.
[quote]SkyzykS wrote:
[quote]Cortes wrote:
5 Internets for anybody who can identify my location based upon the clues in the picture, heh. [/quote]
I’m guessing VIPs, based on my new and extensive knowledge of Japan I got in that other thread.
I have nothing worth looking at at this point, but have begun working at it again.
Maybe by November or so if there is another one of these threads.
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Heh, yes, the name is VIPs, pronounced vips, no less. And what is VIPs?
[quote]Cortes wrote:
[quote]SkyzykS wrote:
[quote]Cortes wrote:
5 Internets for anybody who can identify my location based upon the clues in the picture, heh. [/quote]
I’m guessing VIPs, based on my new and extensive knowledge of Japan I got in that other thread.
I have nothing worth looking at at this point, but have begun working at it again.
Maybe by November or so if there is another one of these threads.
[/quote]
Heh, yes, the name is VIPs, pronounced vips, no less. And what is VIPs?[/quote]
I have no idea. I’m still cracking up over the description of the kanji for itchy and pain, so I can’t imagine what a VIPs might be. Possibly something with lasers.
[quote]SkyzykS wrote:
[quote]Cortes wrote:
[quote]SkyzykS wrote:
[quote]Cortes wrote:
5 Internets for anybody who can identify my location based upon the clues in the picture, heh. [/quote]
I’m guessing VIPs, based on my new and extensive knowledge of Japan I got in that other thread.
I have nothing worth looking at at this point, but have begun working at it again.
Maybe by November or so if there is another one of these threads.
[/quote]
Heh, yes, the name is VIPs, pronounced vips, no less. And what is VIPs?[/quote]
I have no idea. I’m still cracking up over the description of the kanji for itchy and pain, so I can’t imagine what a VIPs might be. Possibly something with lasers.
[/quote]
It’s the bathroom of one of Japan’s infamous Love Hotels.
[quote]Cortes wrote:
[quote]SkyzykS wrote:
[quote]Cortes wrote:
[quote]SkyzykS wrote:
[quote]Cortes wrote:
5 Internets for anybody who can identify my location based upon the clues in the picture, heh. [/quote]
I’m guessing VIPs, based on my new and extensive knowledge of Japan I got in that other thread.
I have nothing worth looking at at this point, but have begun working at it again.
Maybe by November or so if there is another one of these threads.
[/quote]
Heh, yes, the name is VIPs, pronounced vips, no less. And what is VIPs?[/quote]
I have no idea. I’m still cracking up over the description of the kanji for itchy and pain, so I can’t imagine what a VIPs might be. Possibly something with lasers.
[/quote]
It’s the bathroom of one of Japan’s infamous Love Hotels.
[/quote]
High end rub and tug?
[quote]Cortes wrote:
[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
Quick back shot. Weighing in at 199 this morning. Prepping for a Physique show. [/quote]
Start studying how to pose. I cannot stress strongly enough how much it affects how you appear on stage or in pictures.
For example, in this picture you are doing exactly what I used to do, pinching your scapulae together instead of spreading your back and shoulders and wide as they can go. And posing involves the entire body. So, even though this is an upper body shot, you should be posing from the waist down, as well, even if that part of you is not visible in the shot, because it affects the rest of your posture.
A very good rule I learned from someone I wish I could remember years ago was that all posing starts from the toes. You plant your feet, starting with your toes, and start flexing from the toes and working your way upward through every muscle in your body until you hit your face, and you flex those muscles, too, into a smile! (^^)[/quote]
Yes, posing is something I need a lot of work on. I can flex my lats independently and stuff just sitting down, but making them ‘spread’ is just something I have no idea how to really do.
And front shots I do much better with the ‘from the ground up’ strategy, because I can focus on calves then Quads, while I really have not idea how to flex my hamstrings without doing a leg curl motion. lol
Looking very good in your update, btw.
[quote]tworkinhard wrote:
Swelfie. Still just trying to maintain the summer cut. Sitting right around 210 lbs. [/quote]
Damn lean man. How tall are you?