So true. But you only have one shot at that. The next pic needs as good a lighting or better. So… let’s see.
The pic is clearly better. Let’s see if OP posts a pic next month.
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Well guys i did messuring of my own here are results.
Chest 101cm - 102cm
Shoulders 117cm- 119cm
Belly 80cm-80cm
Biceps 36cm-36cm
Lifts gouing up sickly every week +5kg squads and dradlifts
Benching 2.5kg a week
Foto update just for sience hehe
(Buyght new phone samsung galaxy s22)
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For future reference, this is still not a great pose for tracking progress, although I guess if every picture you take is exactly like this, you’ll be able to gauge progress over time. But the lighting is awful/inconsistent across your body, and the pose is… odd.
Perhaps try to not have your body at an angle like this. Face the mirror directly, try to get your arm holding the camera out away from your body to show more, put your hand down to your side. A straight-on shot is FAR more useful. You could still put one leg forward/ angled to show more that way. And then figure out a way to take a consistent, also straight-on, back shot. This is more difficult, but can certainly be done.
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I’ve found the camera-backwards-behind-your-head setup to work reasonably well for these shots—see, for example, the one near the end of this post. (Ignore the fact that my phone is old and the camera is crap; hopefully you get the idea.)
It’s not perfect, but it works.
I much prefer flexed photos. Show your muscle development. I don’t care what pose or poses you pick. But do the same ones. And most certainly picking consistent lighting is very helpful.
Now let me give you an example why I want flexed poses. Most here have heard of Frank Zane. He did an outdoor seminar in Tallahassee many years ago. He had on shorts. His thighs (unflexed) looked worse than most anyone with any chance of placing in a bodybuilding contest that I had ever seen. Someone at the seminar noticed the same thing and asked if he had been hurt and couldn’t train legs. He pulled his pants leg up higher and flexed. His thighs looked like they tripled in size. And the muscle separation of all four quad heads popped.
I assure you that everyone on this sight would say that he needs to train legs if they only saw his legs relaxed.
Disclaimer: I trained with weights for the sole purpose of competing in bodybuilding contests. So I didn’t care what I looked like relaxed. My recommendations will be with competition in mind.