Pics...please critique

Manu20 · 08-13-2004, 05:55 PM

Alright guys heres some recent pics of me. I am currently 5'9" and 182lbs and 10.5% bf. I am cutting and will be bulking in about 2 months. I would like to know what you think and what I need to really concentrate on improving and if you have any advice to help me accomplish the improvements. There are no leg pics but thats because my legs are my best part and I work my legs very hard and know its my upper body thats lacking.

Manu20 · 08-13-2004, 06:21 PM

Heres a few more...

kelsey · 08-13-2004, 06:23 PM

shoulders look really good , i would say big compound pushes and pulls,
and KILL arms like once a week.
arms,chest and some lat width\ movements

you said critique, so far so good

Manu20 · 08-13-2004, 06:33 PM

Thanks for the response..ya my shoulders, back thickness, and legs are my strong points and my chest back width and arms are my weaker points. For my back I do pull ups, deadlifts, and bent over rows. My chest I do flat, incline, and declince dumbell press. And for arms I do barbell curls, incline db curls, hammer curls, skull crushers, dips and close grip bench press. Any changes you would make or suggestions of exercises?

Manu20 · 08-13-2004, 06:34 PM

Arms are defintely my weakest point so any help in that area would be greatly appreciated.

**jweave23** · 08-13-2004, 06:46 PM

I don't think you're very out of proportion up top, from what I can tell. I would maybe try and focus on back and bi's, get your pulling exercises down

What is your training style?

Manu20 · 08-13-2004, 06:50 PM

My split is:
Mon: Back/abs
Tues: chest
Wed: off
Thurs: Legs/biceps
Fri: cardio/abs
Sat: Shoulders/tri's

I usually do 3 sets for each exercise and 6-8 reps. I listed exercises I do in the post above for chest, back,and arms. I am happy with my shoulder and leg routine I would like some advice on the others though.

**jweave23** · 08-13-2004, 06:54 PM

That is a decent split but I would try HST training if you feel experimental, it's been working wonderfully for me!

Also what's your: age, diet, supplementation like?

Manu20 · 08-13-2004, 06:54 PM

Also, Jweave do you have a certain training style you would recommend I read up on and consider doing?

Manu20 · 08-13-2004, 06:54 PM

Lol I posted right after you..thanks I will look into that.

Manu20 · 08-13-2004, 06:58 PM

I am 21...right now I am cutting until the end of august. My diet consists of 250-300 grams of protein, 200-250g of carbs on workout days, and 100-150 on non workout days, and fat about 60g. I eat mostly clean and healthy foods. I have learned so much about diet in the last year. I have been cutting for 6 weeks and am already leaner than after my last cutting cycle last summer and I eat more. I will be bulking once tha fall semester starts so I'm trying to get things down. My supps include: whey protein, flax, sesathin, ice, body octane, multi, joint pills, vitamin c and e, fish oil, and am currently testing lipoburn for legal gear. Once I am done with the testing I will prolly end my cutting.

Manu20 · 08-16-2004, 04:46 PM

Shameless bump for any more opinions.

dickwootton · 08-16-2004, 08:11 PM

manu have you done any cycles?
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MaDmaN · 08-16-2004, 08:47 PM

Good overall shape,just keep banging 10lbs pounds of lean mass is a good gain in one year.

Manu20 · 08-16-2004, 08:58 PM

I've done a 1t/4ad cycle for 4 weeks, m14add, and m1t(2 weeks). I have been taking time off and in the next few months wnat to do a good cycle of sledges sterile solutions.

Manu20 · 08-16-2004, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaDmaN

Good overall shape,just keep banging 10lbs pounds of lean mass is a good gain in one year.

Thanks bro. 10 pounds would be nice. I don't like to do the all out bulks...I like to add muscle slowly while staying lean so 10 pounds would be nice and put me where I would like to be.

HardHatArea · 08-16-2004, 09:18 PM

Bro you look pretty good. I would recommend maybe putting some thickness on your pecs. Dumbell presses always worked well for me. You and I have the same body type. I'm 5'11 and 187lbs.

Someone recommended compound exercises. I second that.

Manu20 · 08-16-2004, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by HardHatArea

Bro you look pretty good. I would recommend maybe putting some thickness on your pecs. Dumbell presses always worked well for me. You and I have the same body type. I'm 5'11 and 187lbs.

Someone recommended compound exercises. I second that.

Thanks bro. I agree...I have been trying to build up my pecs better..its a slow process but its coming along. I will be switching to HST pretty soon so I am excited to see how changing to this routine helps me with my gains.