So you’re against guillotine press I imagine? I’ve heard a decent number of people say it really helps their upper chest but I’ve also heard some people bring up issues with their shoulders.
Excellent thread.
One request:
Bwhitwell, could you keep some space between full stops?
[quote]tolismann wrote:
Bwhitwell, could you keep some space between full stops?[/quote]
A guy with all this experience comes here, and THAT’S all you can see??
[quote]bwhitwell wrote:
[quote]BruceLeeFan wrote:
Not even kidding here. He has the coolest haircut ever! You have to be somewhat awesome to pull that off.[/quote]
It was 1987.[/quote]
Good year
I’m looking forward to following this thread. I always find it interesting that even those who have had great success say they would have done a lot of things differently.
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
You have one of the finest physiques on these forums. As one member has said, you sell yourself short, and I’m sure many here would agree. And I;m sure I’m not the only one who is curious how you train and eat, etc.
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Maybe it’s just me, but BW’s leg size and proportions seem better than those of many golden age pros compared to their upper bodies… BW, how far did you make it in competition? Really great physique…
Arnold for comparison (sorry, first decent pic I could find on google just now, never mind the stupid montage)
Bwhitwell, you know I love you, man, so hopefully you will forgive this tangent…but posts like this:
[quote]tolismann wrote:
Excellent thread.
One request:
Bwhitwell, could you keep some space between full stops?[/quote]
Piss me the fuck off. This man takes time from his day to write all of this and the mentality is to find a fault and request he fix it for your own reading enjoyment?
Do you really understand how retardedly arrogant and disrespectful that is?
This is one of the main reason more serious lifters won’t even waste their time here…too many people looking for everything wrong in what you write or those who ask for more and more as if the advice you gave isn’t enough.
This is no different than some jackass requesting I email him any further advice because they can’t be bothered to log in and read anything.
Once again, excuse the tangent.
Serious questions. What one piece of advice would you give to someone trying to reach the next level. If you had to give one reason for your success from “occasional lifter” to “bodybuilder” what would it be?
[quote]bwhitwell wrote:
While competing, I trained 6 days a week,chest & triceps,back & biceps, and legs & shoulders. I followed the low fat, high carb, mod protein diet back then without putting much effort into eating huge amts. I never did cardio while getting ready for a show because I was always fairly lean year round. If I had to do it all over again, I would NOT have done it that way.[/quote]
Could you explain why that is?
any recent pics? it would be interesting see how your physique has matured since the 80’s.
[quote]tolismann wrote:
One request:
Bwhitwell, could you keep some space between full stops?[/quote]
gawdammit.
Prof. X, would you please ban tolismann if he ever misses punctuation or makes a spelling/grammatical error?
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
You have one of the finest physiques on these forums. As one member has said, you sell yourself short, and I’m sure many here would agree. And I;m sure I’m not the only one who is curious how you train and eat, etc.
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very balanced,size and shape at top!
Can you go more in depth as to what you really mentioned about the “basics”, like just basic things a young bodybuilders training session should look like.
[quote]bwhitwell wrote:
Well, I was afraid someone would do something like this, its puts pressure on me to dazzle or amaze people with something NEW. [/quote]
I’m sorry BW. I didn’t intend for that.
Thanks for taking the time with us here. You’ve displayed the type of decorum more iron men should have, and I knew that by starting this thread, we could all learn something - no matter what our present level of development.
[quote]pumped340 wrote:
So you’re against guillotine press I imagine? I’ve heard a decent number of people say it really helps their upper chest but I’ve also heard some people bring up issues with their shoulders. [/quote]
I think the guillotine press should be treated like a isolation exercise with controlled, constant tension, higher reps (12-15) to avoid stressing the shoulders.
[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
You have one of the finest physiques on these forums. As one member has said, you sell yourself short, and I’m sure many here would agree. And I;m sure I’m not the only one who is curious how you train and eat, etc.
[/quote]
Maybe it’s just me, but BW’s leg size and proportions seem better than those of many golden age pros compared to their upper bodies… BW, how far did you make it in competition? Really great physique…
Arnold for comparison (sorry, first decent pic I could find on google just now, never mind the stupid montage)
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The 1987 Coastal USA was my highest level show. I won the middleweight and overall. The heavyweight winner was my height and weighed 250lbs, an absolute monster for that time. Hie name was Stanly “Curly Top” Mcray and I beleive he eventually turned Pro. I knew I was lucky to get that win and decided to stop competing.
[quote]Faddy wrote:
Serious questions. What one piece of advice would you give to someone trying to reach the next level. If you had to give one reason for your success from “occasional lifter” to “bodybuilder” what would it be?[/quote]
Determination (and unbalanced life). My friends were competitive BBs, I read BB magazines and books-(no internet at that time),I didn’t party or stay put late, I pretty much was dedicated to BB for 8 yrs. I did manage to graduate from college, have a child, and go through a divorce>( not due to BB).
I think to be better than everyone else, you have to WORK harder than everyone else, in and out of the gym.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]bwhitwell wrote:
While competing, I trained 6 days a week,chest & triceps,back & biceps, and legs & shoulders. I followed the low fat, high carb, mod protein diet back then without putting much effort into eating huge amts. I never did cardio while getting ready for a show because I was always fairly lean year round. If I had to do it all over again, I would NOT have done it that way.[/quote]
Could you explain why that is?[/quote]
I have learned quite a bit from the members of T-Nation.
- low fat, high carbs- bad
- High protein, mod fat-good
- Staying lean all year- bad
- Eat more than I feel like I want to- good, ( still an issue at times)
- Way too many exercises with medium intensty and high density-bad
- Too many isolation exercises-bad
- Not getting strong, using feel and pump as the assessment for a good workout-bad
I am sure there is more that, but all I can think of now.
[quote]Iconic24 wrote:
Can you go more in depth as to what you really mentioned about the “basics”, like just basic things a young bodybuilders training session should look like.[/quote]
Compound exersises like BP,MP,Squat,DL,any exersise that allows large increases in weight progression. I spent alot of time trying to sculpt before I had any mass. I guess I was genetically blessed to get the little bit of muscle that I obtained.
