benny boy Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Progress?November 23rd 2006http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/ctzn_smith/Random/23nov06002.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/ctzn_smith/Random/23nov06003.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/ctzn_smith/Random/23nov06004.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v179/ctzn_smith/Random/23nov06005.jpg November 28th 2007http://buzznet-32.vo.llnwd.net/assets/users16/ctznsmith/default/28th_November_2007_2--large-msg-119629505192.jpg http://buzznet-99.vo.llnwd.net/assets/users16/ctznsmith/default/28th_November_2007_3--large-msg-119629505863.jpg http://buzznet-21.vo.llnwd.net/assets/users16/ctznsmith/default/28th_November_2007_7--large-msg-119629507829.jpg http://buzznet-37.vo.llnwd.net/assets/users16/ctznsmith/default/28th_November_2007_5--large-msg-11962950652.jpg I know I've maid progress in the year, but at the moment I don't feel like I have moved on much from where I was around February/March time. In terms of weight and size, I've made slight strength gains I think. Time to renew my efforts and try to push myself harder! Also can someone post a picture of what the muscles on your back 'should' look like especially the lower back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Wow, definitely some good progress! Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beforewisdom Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 It looks like you put weight on and all good weight, not easy to do!Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Looks like a nice gain in the upper torso - top of the chest/shoulders/bicep. Solid work bro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odidnetne Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Definitely more filled out at the top, I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann78 Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Well done bro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Nice work. Keep it going! I look forward to seeing more pics as you continue to progress. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 I have put a lot of mass on my lower back the past three months. Just a lot of deadlifts and squats. To me reading your training log it doesn't seem like you do enough volume of lifting, it might work for you though. Definitely your front delts/chest look bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny boy Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 I have put a lot of mass on my lower back the past three months. Just a lot of deadlifts and squats. To me reading your training log it doesn't seem like you do enough volume of lifting, it might work for you though. Definitely your front delts/chest look bigger. I think I know what you are saying. I'm currently doing a 5 x 5 and finding I can lift pretty heavy for more reps that way so where I was hitting 18 reps on a good day then I'm hitting 25. I assume that is what you mean by volume. I'm considering going for a rep pattern of 3 x 10 after this cycle, to see if that really does promote more hypertrophy as some of the stuff I've read suggests, but I'm a little scared to lose my strength gains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 You'll have to cut the weight down some I'm sure. Currently I'm doing 4 sets of 8-10 reps if possible, sometimes it drops below that when I'm trying to work up to a new weight. 4x10 works well for me, but I did the 5x5 thing for a few months and it worked very well. My bench went up 30 pounds in that time. I feel better with what I am doing currently. Mainly what I mean is for example, today you trained chest, and only one shoulder exercise, 2 chest exercises. You may benefit from doing more exercises, maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny boy Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 You'll have to cut the weight down some I'm sure. Currently I'm doing 4 sets of 8-10 reps if possible, sometimes it drops below that when I'm trying to work up to a new weight. 4x10 works well for me, but I did the 5x5 thing for a few months and it worked very well. My bench went up 30 pounds in that time. I feel better with what I am doing currently. Mainly what I mean is for example, today you trained chest, and only one shoulder exercise, 2 chest exercises. You may benefit from doing more exercises, maybe not. Ah okay, I see what you mean. Just felt like the gym was taking up too much time. So for this period moved to a few core exercises per day/session and the aim is to work really hard on those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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