Looks like you could use more shoulders and need to bring up legs as well. I personally would try and lose some fat over the next two months and see what my body looks like to make a better assessment of what needs to be brought up, then I would bulk till Dec or so and then diet for 4 months up till the competition. It’s going to be difficult to do that though if you don’t have a nutritionist or anyone with experience helping you.
Looks like you could use more shoulders and need to bring up legs as well. I personally would try and lose some fat over the next two months and see what my body looks like to make a better assessment of what needs to be brought up, then I would bulk till Dec or so and then diet for 4 months up till the competition. It’s going to be difficult to do that though if you don’t have a nutritionist or anyone with experience helping you.
I will be the first to admit my legs are my weak point.
I have never realized my shoulders needed to come up but now that I look at my pictures I would say your right. I may need to rearrange my split to give my shoulders a sole day of training.
I think it would definitely be a good idea to give shoulders there own day. You’re not looking bad though. Just bring those legs up… But who am I to talk lol?
[quote]johnman18 wrote:
I think it would definitely be a good idea to give shoulders there own day. You’re not looking bad though. Just bring those legs up… But who am I to talk lol?[/quote]
once you slim down (love handles) your lats will look much more impressive, you have decent calves which is a major problem for most people. Hit those front squats hard for your quads, and romanian(stiff legged) deadlifts for you hammys. id also say a mixture of military(standing) bb press and incline bb press to fill out your shoulders/upper pecs some more. GL
This isnt meant to offend but you are not 16% bf. Whatever te actual number is doesnt really matter but youre fatter thab yiu think you are. I only mention it becauase you brought up shelby and 10-15%.
My advice is to lose a lot of fat now. Maintain leanness for some time then reasses your plan.
Ill be straight with you. Based on your height you have about 40-50 pounds ( water included) to lose to get in shape for a show. Pyschologically it will be difficult to handle that in one shot. It may be possible to do a dramatic recomp in one year but unlikely for someobe doing it for the first time.
[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
This isnt meant to offend but you are not 16% bf. Whatever te actual number is doesnt really matter but youre fatter thab yiu think you are. I only mention it becauase you brought up shelby and 10-15%.
My advice is to lose a lot of fat now. Maintain leanness for some time then reasses your plan.
Ill be straight with you. Based on your height you have about 40-50 pounds ( water included) to lose to get in shape for a show. Pyschologically it will be difficult to handle that in one shot. It may be possible to do a dramatic recomp in one year but unlikely for someobe doing it for the first time.
Id start dieting now and see how it plays out [/quote]
No offense taken. I did realize when I posted that number that I was above 16.5% body fat so I put that little phrase about “Plastic home calipers.” I tend to gain weight evenly over my entire body at the same rate so using a supailiac pinch has never made much sense on my body. I had originally written “estimated body fat - 20-22%” but it seemed to make more sense to use a number I could measure. (I track both)
I have been cutting weight for the past 2 weeks and plan to bring my fat level down to the 10% level. At 20+ BF I should have waited all together but the feedback both good and bad has helped and motivated me.
My progress so far:
Down 12 pounds to 203
Body fat calipers read 15.1% I would estimate about 17.5% ??
Still working to reduce fat level.
Eating about 2000 calories per day for 1 more week.
Diet Looks like:
Meal 1) 2 scoops Metabolic Drive, 2 fish oil, 1T flax seed, 1T Psyllium husks
Meal 2) 2 scoops Metabolic Drive, 2 fish oil
Meal 3) 2 scoops Metabolic Drive, 2 fish oil
Meal 4) Turkey sandwich (estimated at 350 calories)
Meal 5) Post workout surge recovery
Meal 6) 1 cup cottage cheese with 6oz yogurt, 1T psyllium husks, greens
After this last week I am looking to start a proper diet and bring my calories back up to about 3000. This 4 week, modified V-diet, was a shove in the right direction.
MOD NOTE
If it is possible to move this thread to the Performance section that would be great.
[quote]eatliftsleep wrote:
so ultralars, if you wouldnt mind, could you please show all of us what you are working with, just so we know what a proper physique looks like[/quote]
This is not important, as the troll never claimed to have a “proper physique” whatever the F that means.