how many of you went from SMALL to big
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Beowulf
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I am 6', and I started out in the 140's with a gut about 4 years ago. My arms must have been around 10-11" I've had a lot of ups and downs since then, but have made a lot of progress in the last year, especially. I am by no means "big" now, but I am an increasingly lean 198-9lbs (arms creeping on 16").
bigpetefox
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Age 14 @ 135-140lbs.. Age 16 @ 215-223lbs.. I keep a steady 198-210 these days, and my strength stays the same pretty much.. I started out powerlifting, all I did was squat one day, bench 2 days later, and deads two days after that going up 5-10lbs each time..
jomi822
Banned
i have always been tall, but always VERY thin. people used to make fun of me for being able to see my ribs. my legs were like spaghetti.
The beginning of my soph year of high school i was 180lbs at 6'2, not particularly strong but not particularly weak. Good muscle structure but not developed whatsoever. i started to lift for about 30 minutes after every track practice (i was a high hurdler and high jumper). i put on about 10lbs up to 190 in about a month and got my bench from 180-245.
i then had lacrosse season, and dropped back down to 180. after lacrosse i became very serious about training and nutrition. i put on about 40 lbs during the summer between my soph and junior year of highschool.
The beginning of my soph year of high school i was 180lbs at 6'2, not particularly strong but not particularly weak. Good muscle structure but not developed whatsoever. i started to lift for about 30 minutes after every track practice (i was a high hurdler and high jumper). i put on about 10lbs up to 190 in about a month and got my bench from 180-245.
i then had lacrosse season, and dropped back down to 180. after lacrosse i became very serious about training and nutrition. i put on about 40 lbs during the summer between my soph and junior year of highschool.
CHAPS
Registered User
I started at 200lbs at around 25% +BF and now i'm 266lbs at 13%, arms were like 15" when i started give or take, now they are 19.25". I was a fat bastard then i went down to 175lbs at 13% then i just kept getting more and more serious about lifting. I think part of why i put on size so easy is because i was fat, so it's very possible that my fascial tissue has already been stretched out, plus carrying around excess fat means your body will put on muscle as well to compensate for the extra load. Oh ya and i was the 200lbs in grade 8! YUCK! I lifted on an off before that just curls n stuff.
somewhatgifted
Registered User
from 145 to 220 in 5.5 years, im 6'3" so 75 pounds always been lean always around the same BF %. At 18 i had 12.5 inch pythons now im under 18". but my chest/back measure is the best gains to date. Ive only learned to eat in the last 9 months or so.
anabolicrhino
Well-known member
1982= 185 Just lifting and eating
1984= 200 lifting eating and supps(Aginine?ornithine)
1987= 185 different lifestyle lots of tripping, not much protien
1991= 220 fat need to change lifestyle
1993= 195 lean and mean still not pumping big iron
1996= 200 creatine is the hype, but it makes me smooth as a cucumber
1998= 205 mark mcguire hits 70 and the andro wars begin
2000= 220 new girlfriend calls me fat
2003= 190 lost fat and girlfriend, Started pumping weight again
2004= 200 start visiting Anabolic Minds!
2005= 210 lean hard and tired from all the gym time, need to adjust training as age and sport injuries start to slow me down
2006=200 I am as ripped as ever with good muscle group seperations, the weights are starting to feel heavy and I am moving to more stretching and martial arts. The advent of "cissus" may keep me pumping longer than I anticipated
1984= 200 lifting eating and supps(Aginine?ornithine)
1987= 185 different lifestyle lots of tripping, not much protien
1991= 220 fat need to change lifestyle
1993= 195 lean and mean still not pumping big iron
1996= 200 creatine is the hype, but it makes me smooth as a cucumber
1998= 205 mark mcguire hits 70 and the andro wars begin
2000= 220 new girlfriend calls me fat
2003= 190 lost fat and girlfriend, Started pumping weight again
2004= 200 start visiting Anabolic Minds!
2005= 210 lean hard and tired from all the gym time, need to adjust training as age and sport injuries start to slow me down
2006=200 I am as ripped as ever with good muscle group seperations, the weights are starting to feel heavy and I am moving to more stretching and martial arts. The advent of "cissus" may keep me pumping longer than I anticipated
tattoopierced1
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I was 158lbs 2.5 years ago at 6'7", sitting around 210lbs now.
CHAPS
Registered User
I think i coulda been bigger AND leaner by now i literally JUST learned how to diet to keep all my muscle, really low carbs just don't go well with me, i'm finding that eating a reduced calorie 40/40/20 mix is good for me, it keeps my strength up higher so i can lift more and maintain more muscle. I made the mistake of drastic dieting like 4 times in the past and lost boatloads of fat AND muscle, i think i coulda had atleast 15lbs more muscle on me now if i didn't make mistakes like that. But i still have lotsa time, and from the sounds of it alot of you guys must have some tiny ass joints to be startin at around 120lbs or so.
somewhatgifted
Registered User
CHAPS said:
Dude im not tiny but my smal joints allow me to appear to have more weight but when i go shorts in the summer its chicken leg time. I have fused ankle bones and cant develope sideways muscles on my ankles and calf training is compromised some. I have trouble hitting the outer head of calves and 18" arms with 14" calves justs sucks, i have some cree native in me and ive noticed some natives have narrow hips/lower body and wide shoulders/long arms(ahem me). Cheers to apes.
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max-rot98
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when I started lifting I was roughly 125lbs at the very most. Very skinny and lean. When I graduated high school I was a ripped 155lbs. Now at 23yrs old when I stopped bulking about 1.5 months ago I was 245 due to dieting I am roughly 232lbs. I won't even venture a guess at bf% but can still see my top 4 abs and my serratus. Oh and I am 5'11".
TheUnlikelyToad
Well-known member
Because pictures are worth so much more...
khan8
Banned
awesome changes
i am going to take a before picture once i am able to train every body part then i wil take an after picture after my bulk, which will prolly take a lonnnng time because im bulking until i no longer think i have puny arms (right now their 10 inch),
right now i can only do curls, tris, legs, forearms *pissed*
rotator cufs suck *angry*
i am going to take a before picture once i am able to train every body part then i wil take an after picture after my bulk, which will prolly take a lonnnng time because im bulking until i no longer think i have puny arms (right now their 10 inch),
right now i can only do curls, tris, legs, forearms *pissed*
rotator cufs suck *angry*
somewhatgifted
Registered User
khan8 said:
theres nowhere to go but up.:bb: :bb2:
jomi822
Banned
khan8 said:
haha no i did not but i was already drinking a gallon of milk a day at that point just for the heck of it. 40lbs from the end of lacrosse to the beginning of junior year is extreme but i was so undeveloped at that point that it was possible without gear.
i was however called down to one of the school faculty's office to be questioned about whether i had used steroids, on a side note. at that point i thought nitro tech was cutting edge psycho material. the only thing it nitro teched was my ass
ottomaddox
Registered User
When I was a senior in highschool, I was 6'3" tall and weighed in at 150lbs wet. Now I try to stay somewhere between 215 and 230. The most i've ever weighed was 245lbs, but I felt tired and slow at that weight.
gotripped
Banned
ottomaddox said:
I sorta felt tired and slow at 195. But I was on Superdrol and trying to run 2 miles. My ass felt like it was the size of Oprahs.
booty booty booty rockin everywhere. rockin everywhere. rockin everywhere.
What is it with SD/PP and the almost instant butt jiggle once it kicks in? Perhaps estrogen?
Zombie
Registered User
well it seem very instresting reading about the progress that everybody has made, when i started lifting i was 208 lbs im short like 5'8 i was really over weight, that like a 1 year 8 months, when i started i had
11 inch arms
38 inch chest
44inch waist
26 inch legs
now im 178
16 inch arms
44inch chest
36.5 inch waist
22.5 legs
everybody keep the good work and keep on growing
11 inch arms
38 inch chest
44inch waist
26 inch legs
now im 178
16 inch arms
44inch chest
36.5 inch waist
22.5 legs
everybody keep the good work and keep on growing
somewhatgifted
Registered User
gotripped said:
I was laughing then i realised you didnt type Oprah, too bad. lol
CROWLER
Anabolic Innovations Owner
I used to compete in triathlons in my early thirties at 155lbs now I compete in the clydesdale division at 225lbs and hope to get to the 250lb class by next year or the one after, by then my grandson should be old enough to go watch his grampa.
Do I qualify as going from small to big?
CROWLER
Do I qualify as going from small to big?
CROWLER
Mulletsoldier
Binging on Pure ****ing Rage
CROWLER said:
You classify as going from small to a Crowler..
kwyckemynd00
Registered User
WOW...great transformation. Talk about beating out genetics- those initial stats were on the "horrible" side and now you've got some damn good stats. Good freggin' job.Zombie said:
gotripped
Banned
khan8 said:
I'm guessing he contained a large portion of fat downstairs and in the abdomen.
I wonder what his calves measurements are. 16 Inch arms is getting fairly sizeable. if one has only 14 inch calves. Yes I know alot of people have that. Nevertheless it's a good recomp although concentration on legs is very important.
I try to keep my arm and calf measurements relatively the same now. Since I've learned that looking like the robot transports on War of the Worlds is not the most attractive of things.