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wacky posted:I understand that for your guy's goals it isn't big (you are looking to go into the 225+ range) but rest assured, the general population would consider 180 big especially when compared to 160 because even though I am happy where I am now and definitely muscular unlike how I used to be, I know I would be more grownup sized and less boyish sized at 180, if that makes any sense. But yeah, once you adjust the meaning of big to describe bodybuilders and large powerlifters, I know we are talking 250lbs and poo poo. I am, on average, 183 and your height. I don't look bad, but most people wouldn't consider me "big." Big, at least for "normal people" like you seem to want, is 190+, and at your rate of gain you're going to be there in your mid-twenties. Why are you wasting the prime years of your metabolism? e Oh poo poo page snipe Sagesse posted:Alright, update time. Want this to stay on the new page. Good work, and seconding nickhimself -- start weights now.
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My rate of gain is 1lb/week when I put my mind to it. I have been gaining a pound a week for months now. I got set back at one point due to an internship that brought me back down to 145 after I had made it up to 155 and now I got it all back plus more and I'm still gaining a pound a week. Edit: more importantly, the picture of TheFace at his lowest is a place that I think looks good for my goals (although with smaller bf%.. no offense) wacky fucked around with this message at Aug 14, 2010 around 17:45 |
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Clever Gamma posted:I am, on average, 183 and your height. I don't look bad, but most people wouldn't consider me "big." Big, at least for "normal people" like you seem to want, is 190+, and at your rate of gain you're going to be there in your mid-twenties. Why are you wasting the prime years of your metabolism? guys, he says he goes to the gym 3 times a week. I think he's just talking about changing his diet to gain muscle instead of losing overall weight.
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quarkman posted:Thought it was time for a more ULTIMATE transformation from me. There's a little bit of E/N for the lurkers so feel free to simply peruse the pics (the You look like a skinny, shirtless Dynamo from the Running Man. Good work. And yes, it is.
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RealKyleH posted:Old Pic: (Yes I know they're not in order) Okay, this is loving crazy. I've always remarked how much you look like a co-worker of mine, even at one point suggesting you may secretly be him. Now I see you are a Gators fan? He's a massive Gators fan. You wouldn't happen to have a cousin/brother named Eric B. would you?
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I added Peekaboo Saint's before pic to the OP. I knew somebody must have it saved. Thanks! Even with all the amazing transformations in here, setting the bar pretty high, that's still the one I think we should all look at every loving day of our lives and say "gently caress YEAH." There is no god but Peekaboo Saint and Uziel is her prophet.
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nickhimself posted:Don't wait to start lifting weights. The more muscle you have, the more calories you'll burn throughout the day. Also, it'll help fill out some of the loose skin you acquire through weight-loss. I lift, but it's more for burning calories than increasing muscle mass. I want to get as low as I feel comfortable and then start getting really hardcore into filling out with muscle.
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Sagesse posted:I lift, but it's more for burning calories than increasing muscle mass. I want to get as low as I feel comfortable and then start getting really hardcore into filling out with muscle. Why? It'll be way harder to put muscle on from a really low weight. Body fat is a huge advantage when trying to get bigger and stronger. You should exploit it while you've still got it. The beautiful thing about starting from fat as opposed to skinny is that you can eat at a deficit, get leaner, and still make decent gains. This will not be as easy to do if you start out from a very low body weight.
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mobn posted:Why? It'll be way harder to put muscle on from a really low weight. Body fat is a huge advantage when trying to get bigger and stronger. You should exploit it while you've still got it. The beautiful thing about starting from fat as opposed to skinny is that you can eat at a deficit, get leaner, and still make decent gains. This will not be as easy to do if you start out from a very low body weight. Do what mobn says please, as an underweight goon it really sucks trying to put on muscle. I'd love to be able to eat at a deficit and have some weight to throw around, instead of having to eat 3000+ calories and lift probably the lowest weight in the gym. Be the next Nukka
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mobn posted:Body fat is a huge advantage when trying to get bigger and stronger. I knew I put on those 40 pounds from drinking Mountain Dew on for a reason. Those 40 are gone from lifting a lot, diet, and yoga. I still have 10-20 to go, but I will be lifting it all the way down. I just fell under 200 for the first time in 8 years. When I hit 190, I will post pictures. I promise.
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Okay. Mad props to everyone in this thread. Great work! It's been a long time since I've posted in one of these, but since I'm almost done with my cut to 200, I figured I'd post here. Pic on the left is from 2006: 175 lbs, 14% bf Right is from a last month 2010: 210 lbs, 11% bf Currently sitting at about 205, 10% bf. Cutting to 200 ~9-10%. My goal is to drop my 5k to sub 19 and also be competitive in the Clydesdale class in cycling. My lifts were sitting at about 330 bench/445 squat/510 deadlift at 6'3" 220lbs. I've lost about 10% of my strength over the course of my two month cut from 220 to 205. I expect to lose maybe 2% more, overall, which isn't too bad. 
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Flat Eric posted:drat.
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Flat Eric posted:Holy poo poo. I'm straight but I think that just gave me a semi...
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Flat Eric posted:Unimpressed. It is not a STIHL.
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Flat Eric posted:God drat. See, this is why I was so keen on restarting this thread. Ulterior motives all the way.
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Flat Eric posted:My goal is to drop my 5k to sub 19 Distance running is for twinks! At your size, you could excel at 100-400M.
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Be careful of splinters!
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Everything about your shoulders is good. Everything. Holy poo poo.
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Edit, decided to post in the small improvements thread. Change not epic enough.
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Flat Eric, unless you're looking to lose weight by losing a leg try some of this: http://www.stihl.com/isapi/default....ing/default.htm Still hot tho 
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Liface posted:Distance running is for twinks! At your size, you could excel at 100-400M. Oh, and since this is a transformation thread, more pics...
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bengraven posted:Okay, this is loving crazy. I've always remarked how much you look like a co-worker of mine, even at one point suggesting you may secretly be him. Now I see you are a Gators fan? He's a massive Gators fan. No and I am not a gators fan. The girl in the pic is a gator.
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Flat Eric posted:Okay. Mad props to everyone in this thread. Great work! How tall are you?
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Mr Asshat NZ posted:How tall are you?
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Mr Asshat NZ posted:How tall are you? He said he is 6'3. Ultimate seems to have a sliding meaning in this thread and if you're still working maybe most of us are still not there, but good work. +mad hating on you. M4dM0nk fucked around with this message at Aug 15, 2010 around 06:56 |
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Looking at all these pictures has really made me want to fix this aspect of my life. I don't even really know where to begin though. You guys all look amazing and I'm glad you're succeeding.
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Pillowpants posted:Looking at all these pictures has really made me want to fix this aspect of my life. I don't even really know where to begin though. The FAQ that's stickied is a good place to start.
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Pillowpants posted:Looking at all these pictures has really made me want to fix this aspect of my life. I don't even really know where to begin though.
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Fatty Patty posted:you look sexy as hell. But...what happened to the neck tattoo? The first picture looks like it was taken at Halloween. See the green inflatable thingy?
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I've waited a long time to be able to post in here. I'm feeling pretty good about myself today (though it was my birthday on Friday and I probably fell off the wagon a bit), so I guess I'll go ahead and give transformation post a go. I'm by no means finished, but a 110 lb loss in less than a year is definitely enough to qualify as an ultimate transformation. 340 lbs, 6'3": October 1st 2009, 22 years old Shirt: 3XL Pants: 48x32 carpenter fit  230 lbs, 6'3": August 13th 2010, 23rd birthday Shirt: Large Pants: 34x32 Levi 505's normally, pictured are 34 shorts   Don't judge my clothes, I had a nice relaxing day around the house and just kind of put on whatever. Neat, slightly outdated progress chart  I feel absolutely incredible. I spent the last hour or so combing through my Pictures folder looking at all my old fat photos from college and it makes me feel like a completely different person. There are still days where I have that fat kid mentality (I haven't weighed what I do now since middle school) and feel bigger than I actually am, but taking a trip down memory lane like this makes me feel awesome. Since I'm tall, I am not entirely sure where I'd like to stop with the weight loss. I'm going to see how I look/feel in about 20 to 30 pounds and then decide from there. Long story short: I went from being hideously fat and depressed about it all throughout high school/college, then I graduated and made a total lifestyle change, lost 110 pounds, got a hot boyfriend, and now life is good.
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That lumberjack pic is hot. Perfect placement of the shirt too.
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Drone posted:340 lbs, 6'3": October 1st 2009, 22 years old Hoooly poo poo this is good. Is there any chance you grew up in New Zealand? Because you look exactly like a guy I went to school with and I'm pretty sure his birthday was in August too. Edit: Oh wait duh, you're 23 and I'm 39, so yeah it's not you. But you have a double.
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Humanoid Female posted:Hoooly poo poo this is good. Is there any chance you grew up in New Zealand? Because you look exactly like a guy I went to school with and I'm pretty sure his birthday was in August too. Nope, midwestern United States. I run into people who look shockingly similar to me (or at least, similar to how I used to look) all the time, though. The only thing that I wish I could really improve upon would be this excess skin, but that's going to be a factor of time + filling it in with muscle instead of fat, I guess. But I don't really have any desire to be anywhere near as built as some of the people who post in this thread.
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Flat Eric posted:I remember your other transformation pictures from another thread. And I was just as aroused by those as I am by these.
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| # ? Aug 15, 2010 19:20 |
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nickhimself posted:I went from 240 to 139 without touching a weight. After I started lifting weights, I seriously regretted that decision. I wish I had been lifting from day one. Do mean you regret it because there was no reason to lose weight first and then start lifting? Or do you regret it because there were some consequences to losing weight (e.g. loose skin) that you could have avoided had you started lifting from the beginning? Sorry to be pedantic, just curious.
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zaff posted:Or do you regret it because there were some consequences to losing weight (e.g. loose skin) that you could have avoided had you started lifting from the beginning? There's a difference between just not being fat, and actually looking good. If you just don't want to be fat then don't bother with weights who cares, if you want to actually look decent when you lose weight then you should probably lift weights.
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Arakan posted:There's a difference between just not being fat, and actually looking good. If you just don't want to be fat then don't bother with weights who cares, if you want to actually look decent when you lose weight then you should probably lift weights. Having muscle even at higher weights will make you appear slimmer because you'll have better proportions and better posture. People with muscle "carry" their weight better and look less doughy. Plus weightlifting helps metabolism and you'll be able to make some good strength gains as a beginner no matter if you're losing weight or not. "Waiting til I'm skinny" just takes longer and postpones the time til you're actually looking good.
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Flat Eric posted:Jesus H. Christ, I miss the lumberjack show they used to do at the State Fair...
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zaff posted:Can you expound on this statement? I regret not lifting weights when I was heavier for the following reasons: 1. In many cases, lifting while fat gives you a higher starting strength than lifting when rail thin. 2. Muscle helps you drop weight easier as it will burn calories by itself without added work. Working out to gain muscle also helps you burn calories. Win win. 3. If I had started when I was fat, I'd (presumably) be lifting more now, as I would have started higher and hopefully lost little to no strength throughout the process. 4. It's easier to gain muscle while you're fat and cut weight than it is to cut weight then try gaining muscle. While this may not be the case literally, it's definitely a psychological mindset you get yourself into that makes you think "dammit, why didn't I do this forever ago?"
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