here i’ll go first, year’s training implies true dedication not one day a week or i took three years off etc.
Three years.
5’11" - I’m shorter now that I lift! (6’0" on the nose)
Starting weight 148lbs —current weight 203lbs.
BF then 10-12% currently 12-15%.
Please share, i want to know that some of you didn’t start as monsters!
ME ME ME ME!!! lol
Lets see, almost 5 years now. First one was all biceps and bench press lol.
6’2
Starting weight: 150-155 lbs
Current weight: 274 lbs
Bf: then uhhh I’d venture 8-10% currently 13-14%
I’ve been training 29 months.
I’m 5’10"
I started at around 145lbs at 12% BF.
My current weight is about 220lbs at no more than 16% BF i would guess.
Max: 1rm
Bench: 310
Squat: 415 ATG
Deadlift: 585
[quote]waylanderxx wrote:
ME ME ME ME!!! lol
Lets see, almost 5 years now. First one was all biceps and bench press lol.
6’2
Starting weight: 150-155 lbs
Current weight: 274 lbs
Bf: then uhhh I’d venture 8-10% currently 13-14%[/quote]
You’re a big mofo. We should make a Waylanderxx, How do you train? thread.
[quote]cyruseven75 wrote:
here i’ll go first, year’s training implies true dedication not one day a week or i took three years off etc.
Three years.
5’11" - I’m shorter now that I lift! (6’0" on the nose)
Starting weight 148lbs —current weight 203lbs.
BF then 10-12% currently 12-15%.
Please share, i want to know that some of you didn’t start as monsters! [/quote]
None of the biggest guys here (bodybuilders, that is, dunno about the PL guys) started out as anything other than stickmen 
Training for almost 3 years
6’2"
started at a chubby 165
Now a much leaner 236
Aiming for 320+
18 years old
got here at 19 at 155 lbs
got up to 212 last winter, sitting at lean fighting weight of 187 right now, headed back up though.
22 years old now btw.
Been training seriously for a little over a year.
At 5’10 I was below 170 last summer(after losing some fat), now I’m up to about 222, definitely not entirely lean gains though.
But yeah… 55lbs in just over 6 months. 
Working on leaning back down at the moment, but I can’t wait to see where my next bulk takes me.
Edit: As for my bodyfat, I have no idea what it’s at, but it’s probably around 3-4% higher than last summer.
155, spring 2006
Nov - 2007
212-215
current, 190 or so.
Next step, this lean, and back at 215
[quote]WS4JB wrote:
Nov - 2007
212-215[/quote]
well done dude. how long did the cut take? what were the body fat percentages at these different levels?
for me:
6’0.5’’ @ 196lbs, 13.7% bf
I dont know about the BF%. I don’t trust the scales or the handheld devices a lick, and its pretty damn hard to find somebody who knows how to properly use the calipers, I just went by waist measurement and the mirror.
Went from being snug in a 34 waist jean to being able to wear 29 inch waist jeans, though they are a big snug in the quads.
I had some extra motivation to cut for an acting gig, so I lost most of the fat in about 12-16 weeks. Didn’t get on a treadmill or any other form of cardio machine, adjusted the diet, added some HOT-ROX, did some complexes and some occasional HIIT at the football stadium on top of my usual lifting in the 6-8 rep range.
Training for 15 years
starting weight around 80 pounds (age 5)
current weight 295 (age 20)
BF is prolly around 20ish now
height 5’10
maybe, i’ll start and actual “cut” when I’m weighing around 315
prolly around May
[quote]cyruseven75 wrote:
Please share, i want to know that some of you didn’t start as monsters! [/quote]
I was a skinny kid. Monsters are built. They don’t magically appear out of the uterus.
Started out at
5’9 250lbs bf…30%+
Got down to about 180-185(still no muscle)
Been training for real for the last year.
Now 5’9 200lbs maybe 12-15% bf
Bench 290x1
Squat 340x5
Deadlift 404x6
Pics in profile show progress from my No muscle stage to where i was at a couple months ago.
Started out at 18 years old, 6’1", 160lbs, roughly 15% bf.
After a year and a half of serious training, got up to 225lbs at roughly 17% bf… now at 200lbs at 10-11%…
It’s a journey. Rome wasn’t built overnight. Good job guys, way to keep yourselves accountable.
I’m about 5’8/5’9 (depends on how well I’ve slept -lol). Started at 150 lbs, running way too much (3-5 miles 3x a week), and couldn’t put on a pound.
Slowly worked my way up to 220 at my largest, and even had my top 4 abs showing (won’t guess to my bf% because everyone underguesses theirs anyway). I’m more comfortable around 205-210, moreso 205 in recent years, and can maintain it fairly easily.
Cutting for a show now, and while everyone’s saying I look shredded at 186lbs, I know I need to get down a hell of a lot more to display the level of conditioning I will need.
Just goes to show you how much muscle you need to build 1st before you cut
S
[quote]Professor X wrote:
cyruseven75 wrote:
Please share, i want to know that some of you didn’t start as monsters!
I was a skinny kid. Monsters are built. They don’t magically appear out of the uterus.[/quote]
LIES !
If you take enough No-Xplode you WILL BE HUUGGEEEE.
Imagine the woman drinking no-xplode every day for a month !
Baby would get some and would be HUUGGEEE !
[quote]Professor X wrote:
I was a skinny kid. Monsters are built. They don’t magically appear out of the uterus.[/quote]
QFT!