How is my progress?

[guess]

I was originally 147 ibs at the bottom original photo. The last (bottom last) photo is my "before" pic at 147 ibs. Now I am at 165 ibs in the 3 new pics and was wondering how my progress is in terms of muscle gains? Does it seem like the extra weight gain is muscle? I ask so I know if I should make changes to my approach. Tx!

 

[Beedeezy]

Can't see all of the photos, but you look hungry.

 

[thqmas]

I was originally 147 ibs at the bottom original photo. The last (bottom last) photo is my "before" pic at 147 ibs. Now I am at 165 ibs in the 3 new pics and was wondering how my progress is in terms of muscle gains? Does it seem like the extra weight gain is muscle? I ask so I know if I should make changes to my approach. Tx!

Before I give you an answer, can you please explain what's your approach?

 

[guess]

Before I give you an answer, can you please explain what's your approach?

My approach is 2-3/wk shoulders, chest with the regimen you suggested in my previous post from November - I have been doing since then:
T Bar Row or Barbell Bent-over Row
Cable Seated Row
Cable Pulldown
Dumbbell Bent-over Row
Dumbbell Pullover
Barbell Shrug

I do slow 6-8 reps x4 at 80-85% maximum 1 rep and pay attention to form.

 

[snake]

It looks like you have put on more mass and have a fuller look. You may have added some fat but you look alright. You should be able to tell if you're putting on muscle. If you're lifting more, you're putting on muscle; fat doesn't move weight.

 

[mickems]

IMO, you actually looked better in your other pics from Nov. What happened?

 

[ToolSteel]

What do you do on leg day?

 

[AlphaD]

What do you do on leg day?

Leg Day? What the Hell is that?

 

[John Ziegler]

Oh ya I remember you. Your the guess my bodyfat guy right ?

You look skinny and ripped dude. Not saying that's a bad thing to each its own. Bruce lee was skinny and a lot of people think that he looked awesome. Some girls like skinny guys after all it makes your dick look bigger. The best part about it is your lifting weights working out and looking good.

 

[guess]

It could be lighting and not flexing cause I was flexing in the other photos. Here are the ones flexing better lighting... not sure if it helps show any progress if any. Otherwise, what happened was the holidays, changing environments, etc..

 

[guess]

Oh ya I remember you. Your the guess my bodyfat guy right ?

You look skinny and ripped dude. Not saying that's a bad thing to each its own. Bruce lee was skinny and a lot of people think that he looked awesome. Some girls like skinny guys after all it makes your dick look bigger. The best part about it is your lifting weights working out and looking good.

Haha true thanks!

 

[guess]

What do you do on leg day?

I do running, squats, calf raises, and kickboxing.

 

[thqmas]

I actually think you look ok, and that you have good genetics.

people are so focused on the biceps to mesure progress sometimes... You progressed well. Your core is bigger. Your extremities, on the other hand, haven't grow as much. But the good news: That's ok and that's perfectly normal for some.

You know, some guys grow from the core to the limbs (don't know how to translate it to English) but I mean that the whole body grow and that the extremities grows last (arms and legs).
On the other hand, you have the guys that the arms and/or delts grow very quickly.... but nothing else really.
And than you have the genetically gifted freaks, that gain everything proportionally. You know, that's the same guy that eats everything, do a little girl workout and only gain muscle somehow... We'll leave them bastards out of the equation for now (You know who you are, and we hate you).

Just give yourself more time, keep training and eating. Don't worry about body fat (you obviously have the genetics to get rid of that fat quickly).

And please stop running... just for a while, to see the effect? Isn't kickboxing enough?

 

[guess]

I actually think you look ok, and that you have good genetics.

people are so focused on the biceps to mesure progress sometimes... You progressed well. Your core is bigger. Your extremities, on the other hand, haven't grow as much. But the good news: That's ok and that's perfectly normal for some.

You know, some guys grow from the core to the limbs (don't know how to translate it to English) but I mean that the whole body grow and that the extremities grows last (arms and legs).
On the other hand, you have the guys that the arms and/or delts grow very quickly.... but nothing else really.
And than you have the genetically gifted freaks, that gain everything proportionally. You know, that's the same guy that eats everything, do a little girl workout and only gain muscle somehow... We'll leave them bastards out of the equation for now (You know who you are, and we hate you).

Just give yourself more time, keep training and eating. Don't worry about body fat (you obviously have the genetics to get rid of that fat quickly).

And please stop running... just for a while, to see the effect? Isn't kickboxing enough?

Thanks! That was very helpful!
I just wanted to keep things in check so I know where to continue since starting and following a right direction. I tried weight training for 2 years (4 yrs ago) but did too much cardio and 50-60 reps with minimal progress. Then I had a traumatic injury where I couldn't walk for 6 months so lost all the gains and didn't get back into weight training till this past November, 1.5 yrs after injury. This time around, I started your approach by initially building the core, and, also focused on low rep (6-8), heavy weight and slowly progressing to heavier weights. I just started incorporating weight training exercises for the extremities last week in addition to the core and with good diet and form, hopefully will make more progress.

Genetics make a lot of sense and is often forgotten. I completely agree!
Also, I only do short sprints now as a warm-up and only 2 times per week to maintain a good cardio heart rate for kickboxing (it is off-season right now) but make sure I compensate with calories. It also help me feel refreshed but I'm not doing the long distance running as before - I don't want to eat up the muscle... that was another mistake I was making!

 

[Dex]

Wow, those wrists look skinny. Do you have any grip issues? Maybe it is the pictures, Idk.

 

[snake]

Then I had a traumatic injury where I couldn't walk for 6 months so lost all the gains and didn't get back into weight training till this past November, 1.5 yrs after injury.

Brother if you went through something like that, you've come a long way. Most guys would lay down and use an serious injury as an excuse to sit on their ass. Hat's off to you my man!

Wow, those wrists look skinny. Do you have any grip issues? Maybe it is the pictures, Idk.

I have shit for forearms, never lost a DL max because of my grip. Some guys are just built that way.

And please stop running... just for a while, to see the effect? Isn't kickboxing enough?

Good solid advice here. If you're over training, you're not going to put much mass on. Remember that your body can not serve two masters. You can do both (lifting and running) but only a few can do it at a top level; even fewer for any length of time.

 

[Flyingdragon]

R u 12 years old?

 

[hulksmash]

Brother if you went through something like that, you've come a long way. Most guys would lay down and use an serious injury as an excuse to sit on their ass. Hat's off to you my man!

I have shit for forearms, never lost a DL max because of my grip. Some guys are just built that way.

Good solid advice here. If you're over training, you're not going to put much mass on. Remember that your body can not serve two masters. You can do both (lifting and running) but only a few can do it at a top level; even fewer for any length of time.

As addendum, either bulk or cut. One master at a time.

 

[guess]

R u 12 years old?

Flip the number, 21. So I guess in that sense you're close

 

[saltylifter]

What are your goals in this journey your doing man?
I could help more if you gave me a little more info.
how your training and what your eating would help ?
and if your moving more weights your gaining muscle.
keep it up man