I’m 16, 5’10, and fluctuate between 210 and 220. I haven’t been able to train as much as usual and am packing a bit of a summer gut, but I think I have kept most of my muscle. These pics were taken on my sister’s iPhone, I should have some other shots pretty soon.
What the hell is the point anymore?
Most people lean up for the summer.
My favourite is the arms crossed in front of the body to hide the man boobs. That or the fact that the picture was taken on an iPhone… I mean just look at the quality! But seriously, that’s not a summer gut, that’s a vastly overweight from chronic poor habits gut.
Triceps.
I wrestle so I lean down in the winter and usually start in the fall, so my bulk/cut schedule is reversed compared to most. I will put up more pictures as soon as I can.
I don’t know how the thread title got to be “Mentor”, I typed in “Me at 16” or something along those lines.
What weight do you plan on wrestling?
Are you bulking to add mass or are you just getting sloppy with your diet?
Are you lifting to look good or more for performance?
Your traps are way too small for a wrestler. You should start working on that right away.
You have no pecs. This is more cosmetic, however, as pecs are way down the list of what a wrestler needs to have developed.
You are overfat for a wrestler. If you aren’t able “to train as much as usual,” then don’t eat so much. This does not mean you should go on a diet. It just means chill out with the food when you’re not training hard. A “bulk” is not a bulk if you are not training hard.
Other than that, you have good bone structure and could really lay on some lean mass if you followed a good plan.
I plan to wrestle at 189 for individual tournaments, but my team has no legit 215 lber (and hasn’t for years), so I will take most dual meets at 215. As long I’m strong enough, I don’t think the sacrifice in weight will hold me back too much. Ideally, I’ll be 195-200 and just suck down to make 189 (which is really 191) for tournaments.
I lift primarily for performance, but I also like to look good. If you train for one your usually training for the other, so I don’t make much of a distinction other than in the muscle groups I focus on.
I wrestled at 189 this season. I think I bulked pretty good for a few months until I hit 205, the body just wants to grow after a long wrestling season. After that, summer came along and my diet just got sloppy along with my training. I stayed in bulk mentality, overate when I shouldn’t have, and went out a lot more than I used to. The last 10-15 lbs have been fat.
I’m going to Vietnam for 17 days in a little under a week and I can’t eat shellfish, which is common there, so I think I’ll lose some weight there. I plan on kicking up the the training intensity and cleaning up the diet when I return.
Lifts?
[quote]KombatAthlete wrote:
I think I bulked pretty good for a few months until I hit 205, the body just wants to grow after a long wrestling season. After that, summer came along and my diet just got sloppy along with my training. I stayed in bulk mentality, overate when I shouldn’t have, and went out a lot more than I used to. The last 10-15 lbs have been fat.
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Yeah man, once you gain a little to much fat for your taste its time to maintain for a couple weeks. Most people either cut right away or keep bulking, either way its not a good idea.
Deadlift: 420
Pendlay Row (basically a strict row with the back strait and almost perpendicular to the ground): 235
Suspended Chain Push-Ups: 8 deep, clean reps with 50 lbs added on.
Overhead Press: 60 lb DB’s x 6 done one arm at a time (standing). I work out alone and don’t have the space, skill, or floor to ditch a barbell from overhead, so I don’t feel comfortable doing heavy barbell presses anymore.
At wrestling camp we had this fitness test sort of thing and I did 6 chins (max reps) and 56 pushups in a minute.
You look like shit why even post
[quote]shizen wrote:
You look like shit why even post[/quote]
Way to turn people away from actualy gaining fat in a bulk.
He posted to show his progress and seeing how I dont personaly know any 16 year olds who can deadlift 420 I think its good.
Save the mean comments for the dumbasses who arent willing to actualy bulk or come on here asking questions that have been answered 100000 times.
Not that I cant see where your comeing from, because I can. But being willing to gain fat when everone else is showing off thier abbs takes alot. And should show that the OP dosent deserve the same treatment as the average 140lb kid asking about his bodyfat%
n3wb
[quote]n3wb wrote:
shizen wrote:
You look like shit why even post
Way to turn people away from actualy gaining fat in a bulk.
He posted to show his progress and seeing how I dont personaly know any 16 year olds who can deadlift 420 I think its good.
Save the mean comments for the dumbasses who arent willing to actualy bulk or come on here asking questions that have been answered 100000 times.
Not that I cant see where your comeing from, because I can. But being willing to gain fat when everone else is showing off thier abbs takes alot. And should show that the OP dosent deserve the same treatment as the average 140lb kid asking about his bodyfat%
n3wb[/quote]
Their is no reason any athlete or bodybuilder should ever be that fat.
This is a result of poor eating habits.
His strength is acheivable easily by the average bottom-heavy high school athlete. I know, I was one.
To the OP: Clean up your diet, and concentrate on wrestling.
You’d be a much stronger wrestler between 165-180 lbs. anyway.
Go from there…slowly…if you want to move up weight classes.
It’ll probably take you at least 2 years to be solid over 200 lbs.
There’s no need to rush into it.
[quote]MetalFuel wrote:
n3wb wrote:
shizen wrote:
You look like shit why even post
Way to turn people away from actualy gaining fat in a bulk.
He posted to show his progress and seeing how I dont personaly know any 16 year olds who can deadlift 420 I think its good.
Save the mean comments for the dumbasses who arent willing to actualy bulk or come on here asking questions that have been answered 100000 times.
Not that I cant see where your comeing from, because I can. But being willing to gain fat when everone else is showing off thier abbs takes alot. And should show that the OP dosent deserve the same treatment as the average 140lb kid asking about his bodyfat%
n3wb
Their is no reason any athlete or bodybuilder should ever be that fat.
This is a result of poor eating habits.
His strength is acheivable easily by the average bottom-heavy high school athlete. I know, I was one.
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True, but at least it shows hes willing to sacrifice to get stronger/bigger.
Advice to the OP because I have been in the exact same position as you weight and strength wise. Eat enough so that you can have good strong workouts and focus on raising your lifts and putting on muscle will take care of its self. The fat gain is due to eating when your not hungry.
And the eat everything in site thing people always say is for the extremley skiny. Me and you should only worry about getting enough protein and eating until we are full a 4-6 times a day.
Also lifting 4-6 times a week realy helps keep the fat gain at bay.
I agree with an earlier post regarding a good weight for you to wrestle being around 189. I don’t think you could get much too much below that with your build.
With the physique im seeing I HIGHLY doubt you can dl 420. Honestly you just look like some fat kid with no muscle thats my opinion.
uuuuuh…nice iphone?
wait wait…didn’t you used to weigh very little and said you were going on a bulk and stuff and you bulked to this? No offence man, but you just gained tons of fat. Newb I usually see your points pretty good, but this as a bulk for 16 lol…it ain’t that good man lol. If your a wrestler and lifting and “bulking” you DEFINAETLY should not fucking look like that lol. I’m confused.
[quote]rasturai wrote:
but this as a bulk for 16 lol…it ain’t that good man lol. [/quote]
Im not saying he couldnt have done better, Im just saying that putting on fat knowingly is not easy for a teenager. It says that he cares about strength and muscle more than how much fat he has to put on. Wich I respect alot.