estfna

thanks for that. their more rounded, from the back they look more like an inverted "U" than a "V"

BIG GRANT

THATS W I ALWAYS DO 2 DIFFERENT EXCERSISES ON THEM M8 HITS ERM AT ALL ANGLES, I DIDNT NO TILL A YEAR OR SO BK THAT UR TRAPS R THE SECOND BIGGEST MUSCLE ON YA BODY. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK M8.WISH I LOOKED LIKE U AT 19.

Mrdaveyk

pictures aint loading up for me

invalid link apparently? just me

i wanna see this progress!

estfna

click the thumb, takes you straight through to imageshack

Mrdaveyk

hhmm still didnt work, but didnt realize you had posted further pictures anyway so dont matter

one hell of a base on you mate! and your lifting strong, you'll cut nicely!

Newbie2k8

Where do you train mate?

estfna

I've got a membership at a place called the Martial Arts Studio on Long Lane near Jacobs biscuit factory and Taskers.

But lately I've been going to BodyPower just off Vauxhall Road, more or less opposite Liverpool Community College.


Yourself?

Newbie2k8

Don't really have time to go to a gym atm, with school and everything... gotta bench and stuff in mine, so just train here. I was thinking of trying Lifestyle in town, you know if it's any good?

estfna

Millenium Lifestyle? That's the only Lifestyle I can think of in town. I've never been there myself but I've heard its generally better than every other Lifestyle's, well, its not that hard considering the others. I couldn't train there, too many idiots tbh thinking they are Rambo.

Also your looking at a very fitness based gym with little free weights, dumbells probably to only around mid 20's and probably a smith machine with 70kg of weight, that's what the Lifestyle I used to go to had. You have to remember they are council run gyms so it's all about making fat people skinny people.

Adelphi isn't bad, got a few mates who train there. There is also a few hard gyms in the same area, Pembroke (I think it's opposite TJ's I've never been), BodyPower, and one in the old 0Five1 nightclub.

estfna

I've had a great week for training. Back on Monday was still hurting on Wednesday.
Went to the new gym on Wed, done legs, had a word with the owner at the end who said I should try and improve my form. He told me to go done today and he would run me through a chest workout.

Got there about 12.15. Flat bench, Incline, Flyes, Chest press.
I am telling you, I have never been worked so hard in my life, everything above my waist was hurting. I didn't have anything left to do any tricep work.

The most surprising thing that came up, using his method: more than usual reps and a few more sets with absolutely perfect form, I was only moving just over what would be half my 1rm. The pump I got was unbelievable, not just that, every muscle was aching like I'd been doing non-stop lifting all day, but the actual session was over in 30mins.

I'm going to wait until my gym months membership runs out then then cancel and exclusively use the new gym. He has loads of experience, won his fair share of shows and is currently in prep for the North West next month. I'm proper chuffed to be honest, now I'm getting what I need. Good advice from people who have been there and done it.

estfna

I've left it a while between picture updates. But in the last month and half/2months I've gone from 13.7 on average to 14.7 on average. That's a full stone added. Granted a fair bit is also fat but there is also alot of muscle gained in that time. I'm pretty pleased on putting it on, even if half is fat, it's still 7lb of muscle gained in 2 months natural.

I joined the other gym if I haven't already mentioned it. Started a whole new training routine which has worked brilliantly. It basically involves high reps working down on each set as I tire whilst increasing the weight going no lower than 10 reps. It's alot of volume training, 4-5 sets including a warm ups and lifting sets with around 4-5 exercises per bodypart. A minute rest between sets and all done within 45mins to an hour.

So it's a cross between intensity and volume training really.

Monday:
Back and biceps not including traps

Tuesday:
Legs

Thursday:
Chest and triceps

Friday:
Shoulders, traps and calfs


Trying to sort out a new diet that works for me as I'm only really getting 6 meals out of 8 I'm supposed to be getting. So I'm going to sort something out with a base of 6 meals. Aiming for daily ratio's of P:250, C:300-350, F:100.

I'm forming the opinion that I'm an endo-mesomorph bodytype in that I don't have to try too hard to put on any muscle, it's not putting fat on that I worry about. I've went out and bought a bike, because gym cardio bores me, I'm out anywhere from 30-60mins a day on it which will help.

Anyway took some pictures before in some poses, I've never really even tryed posing before so don't have a giggle at me.

Looking for honest opinions on which bodyparts are really starting to lag that I can improve on. I know my chest is a bit of a weak point but it is starting to slowly improve. My legs are also a weak point but I'm putting alot of effort into them, however I have clicky knee's that hurt if I put too much pressure on them, so I can either use wraps which give a false sense of security or I can strengthen them. So I've taken to pre-exhausting my legs before any press/squat movement by using the leg extension.

Fire away with any suggestions...

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estfna

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estfna

OK another update, I've really been concentrating on my back. I think I've done quite well, had a few good comments about it, so there is some decent improvement. Got some pics to put up, they got taken about a week and half ago. Arms are now being worked twice a week, but only got them in once this week because I'm having problems with my forearm (discussed here http://www.uk-muscle.co.uk/arms/35422-forearm-pain.html ).

So lots of heavy work this month, really lifting now. Got a pb on leg press, 12 reps at 300kg. I videoed it. Could and should of done more really. I had heavier in me aswell. So next month I'll be saying 350kg for 12 reps. I'll put money on it and I'll video it.

I've been talking with a few people, and had a few chats with Marsbar, I want to do a junior's show in early 2010. That gives me around 18 months to add enough mass, then the last 4 would be show prep. So all in, I've got around 22 months to get big enough. That seems like a lot of time, but in terms of muscle growth it's not actually that long at all. Therefore I will probably be turning to the dark side before Christmas, because I believe that without assistance I haven't got a chance of being ready.

So, the pictures, there is also loads wrong with the posing but I'm not to ****d about that, I'm just trying to show off the muscles.:










I'll get the video up later.

estfna

video of my leg press

300kg, 12 reps pb, could of done more reps/higher weight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBlSEYJZBHc

BIG GRANT

arms and back are ur best points m8,keep wacking them delts and chest hard and keep an eye on the waist dnt let it get to big. im talking from personal experience m8, ive only just started to get control of mine. good work m8 keep at it.