[quote]pumped340 wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Your progress tells us quite a bit about you. You are 6’3". That means where you are now is about where I was relatively at only 150-170lbs at 5’10.5". If I was gaining a ton of fat at only 170lbs it would mean my diet was fucked up or I was not training anywhere near as intensely as I thought I was.
Even with average genetics, you should be able to hit around 220lbs without much of a problem. Do you understand that 6’3" is considered to be VERY tall?
Of course there are those with poorer genetics, however the truth is, MOST people are not in that group. They simply never learn how to train anything like the guys thought to have better genetics.[/quote]
Did you read the first post? I’m 6’0", that quoted post wasn’t directed at me.
[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
Do you really expect me to defend that statement? I stand by it 100%. But to clear things up where I said “and” should have been “and/or”. And my definition of fat is when you no longer look like you lift weights while wearing a proper fitting shirt. If you cant see your dick, youre obese.
The fact of the matter is that you are making every excuse possible to keep yourself from making progress. Not only that but you are shoving in peoples faces unsolicited via starting this thread.
You choose to only lift 4 days a week, when you could easily do more, and simply claim that “it doesnt matter much”. Then you say you dont do cardio “because it doesnt matter much”. Guess what. When you combine a few things that dont matter much they start mattering a lot more. The only thing we don’t know about you is your diet. But I feel like it would be safe to assume that you aren’t doing everything in your power to make progress.
How much stronger have you gotten in your primary lifts for each muscle group in the past 10-12 weeks? [/quote]
My progress is fine. I have gained a decent amount on pretty much ALL of my lifts in the past 10-12 weeks. This thread isn’t just about my progress. I just upped calories with more healthy food because I stopped gaining weight for 2 weeks so, yes, I am doing what I can to progress.
As I mentioned I did cardio for 3+ years, when I stopped the results weren’t that different so I’m in a pretty good position to make that judgement call for ME.
I haven’t made any excuses as to why I can’t progress, because I CAN progress. The muscle just comes with a lot of fat, as I’ve said probably 20 times in this thread. To make blanket statements that someone who is gaining fat under 200lb. without knowing anything about them is just ridiculous in my opinion[/quote]
Acceptable fat gain is relative. I don’t think it’s ridiculous for someone who’s tall (6’) to be able to easily get to 200+ pounds while looking like they lift weights the whole time (obviously not if they start out at 140 but those first 30pounds should fly on). Most of the time statements like the one you quoted me saying in another thread DO apply. If theres anything to take from this site it’s that almost no one who is stalling early is working as hard as possible.
I don’t expect people to work as hard as possible 365 days a year, life happens. But too many people dont understand what hard work in the gym and kicthen is. In some cases ‘hard work’ means doing three 30minute cardio sessions on off days in addition to the 1 or 2 sessions on training days. For me, hard work is and always will be battling my shit appetite.