One Year and Fifty Pounds Later
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09-23-2005 11:10 AM
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One Year and Fifty Pounds Later
See if you can figure out which one is the before pic. I started off at 142 pounds around 7% bodyfat. I'm currently 188 pounds around 9% bodyfat. Four months ago, I got up to 192 pounds at about 13%, then I cut down to around 170 at 7% --- I lost a ****load of muscle in the process, due to a combination of getting sick (can't help that) and low-carbing it (never again).
All of my bodyfat measurements were done with a pair of accumeasure one site calipers. They are relatively precise, but I think they put me about 2% below where I really am.
By this time next year, I intend to be well over 200 pounds. My own evaluation is that I still need to focus on general mass, but criticism to the contrary is welcome.
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09-23-2005 12:00 PM
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Good job man.
Hope you hit that 200lb goal. That's what I'm shooting for before my cut in Feb/March.
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09-23-2005 01:29 PM
officially an adult
lol...In your first pic you are 142 soaking wet...literally
Good job...
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09-23-2005 06:21 PM
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Keep it up bro… hit the basics.
Don’t be in a rush.
How tall are you?
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09-23-2005 06:33 PM
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Thanks for the support guys. I think I'm 5'10" +/- 1" --- haven't had that officially measured in a looong time.
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09-24-2005 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by James
Don’t be in a rush.
That's the hard part.
My friends and family, especially those who haven't seen me in a while, keep telling me how hyooge I am compared to where I was --- but I can't help but think that they're blowing smoke up my ass. When I look in the mirror, my brain sees the exact same thing it saw 1 year back. 
If it wasn't for measurements, I would have gone nuts looong ago.
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09-24-2005 01:47 AM
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Looking good Nab. Well proportioned so far and another 50 will look good.
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09-24-2005 02:08 AM
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Originally Posted by bioman
Looking good Nab. Well proportioned so far and another 50 will look good.
Thanks bioman; although if I had a proper wheels shot, you'd note that I'm a bit bottom heavy.
14.75 inch arms and 18 inch calves!
Guess who's got the runner's DNA?
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09-25-2005 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Nabeshin
That's the hard part.

My friends and family, especially those who haven't seen me in a while, keep telling me how hyooge I am compared to where I was --- but I can't help but think that they're blowing smoke up my ass. When I look in the mirror, my brain sees the exact same thing it saw 1 year back.
If it wasn't for measurements, I would have gone nuts looong ago.
U will..i used to be really heavy, and i still see that when i look in the mirror......Body image is a bitch....!!!
U look good
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09-27-2005 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by wranglergirl
U will..i used to be really heavy, and i still see that when i look in the mirror......Body image is a bitch....!!!
U look good

Thanks for the encouragement, WG.
You're lookin' pretty go---
* Nabeshin sees WG's new avatar *
WHOA! 
(OK brain, don't say anything lewd...)
You're looking very good also. Distractingly so. 
....
I think now is good time for me to stop talking.
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10-02-2005 12:45 PM
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the average person who works out puts on 8 pounds of lean muscle mass a year
you put on 50?
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10-02-2005 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Nabeshin
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Lookin' pretty good, you put on some good size and pretty minimal fat gain.

You may want to assume your BF around 12% though--but I think you already addressed this issue.
Overall mass is a good goal. You've kept pretty lean, so I wouldn't worry about leaning out just yet.
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10-02-2005 01:13 PM
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Well, first of all, I really only put on 46 pounds --- fifty is rounding up. 
Second, I definitely didn't put on 46 pounds of muscle. I'd say about 8 of those pounds resulted from proper hydration for the first time in my life, coupled with carrying around a far greater quantity of food in my gut than previously. I'd also wager that another 8 or so pounds were fat.
So, all told, we're looking at about 30 lean pounds in a year. This reconciles well with my arm measurements, which have gone from a little under twelve inches to a little under fifteen inches.
Definitely atypical progress for the average lifter, but the average lifter isn't a newb.
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