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Does anyone else think Rosyln is gorgeous?...My name is Mike and im 22 (feb 18th 1982) I was at 175lb before, 5'10 , 4.8% body fat..then i had a wakeboarding accident and lost 20 lbs of muscle sitting around not touching the weights. I'm looking foward to getting and giving info on this board. Looking for some new training regimines and diets so if ya got some good ones, send them this way! Rosyln, if you're ever in FL...get in touch with me

Yes rosyln is absolutly gorgeous and Ilove2swim2 is Hott too.

Do either of you like younger men?

Blake
Age 19
Hieght ~5'10.5"
Weight ~196
Bench ~275
Squat ~390
Dead Lift ~375
MilitaryPress ~200
Hang Clean ~205
6-17-07
Put this in your profile if you or someone you know is fighting, has survived, or has died in a pokemon battle

Greetings all,

My name is John, and I'm 24, born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa.

I started gyming when I was 16, and maintained exercise until I was 19 or so. Since then, I've struggled to put together a solid month of workouts. From time to time, I become motivated, and I join a gym and workout for a few weeks, but then I lack the willpower to push on. Normally I make the mistake of overtraining, and right at the beginning, so the pain keeps me away for almost a week. That normally does it for me. From there, I might only hit the gym six months later...

Anyway, I joined the gym once again this week. I am motivated right now, but I've also decided to take it seriously. Consequently I'm looking at a totally different diet (my current one is horrendous), and since joining the gym on Monday, I've had three workouts. I'm sore right now, but it's not as bad as it has been before.

I had an appointment with a biokineticist yesterday, and the results are that I am unfit (fitness rating is "fair" which is below "acceptable" on the scale). That makes sense, since I haven't exercised in months.

Some measurements taken yesterday:

Weight: 75kg
Height: 177cm
Body fat: 14-16%

Right forearm: 33.5cm
Left forearm: 33cm
Right bicep/tricep: 36.5cm
Left bicep/tricep: 36cm
Right calf: 40cm
Left calf: 38cm
Right quad/hamstring: 55cm
Left quad/hamstring: 56cm

I hope to gather some useful info regarding routines, diets, supplements, and anything else related to weight training!

Hi im a new user here and new to bodybuilding.
im 19 years old and i Live in Chicago, IL.
I weigh around 135lbs and im around 5'5"
I've always been a skinny guy.
I joined ths forum to learn about bodybuilding and other related subjects.
I'm looking forward to getting bigger, get toned, and enjoy my stay on this forum.

Hey all.
My name is Dana and I'm a Navy Pilot in Norfolk, VA. I realize not every guy can be fortunate enough to go through school with a girl's name, so my condolences to all. I learned some valuable influential people motivation skills through various physical contacts in my early youth. There is no shame here, so bring it if you dare. I basically joined because confidence is a main factor in how we do in the showoff community. More often than not, we lack in esteem. Maybe I can help someone gain some much needed self respect. A little about meeself:
Age:32
Weight:205 and climbing
Waist:36"
Chest:47"(cold)
Arm:15"(cold)
Thigh:24"(cold)
Bench:290
Squat:390
I used to work out heavily till age 21 and then I took a nine year hiatus for various BS excuses. I am back full bore as of a year and a half ago, stronger than ever, and dealing with age issues like slower metabolism, lower motivation, longer recovery times, etc. I've got no patience for jackasses, so if you want to cross swords f*** off and don't waste my time. Otherwise, glad to meet ya

RIP 2004-2007

Hey...I'm Sal. I'm 30 years old with a *little* weight training experience. I'm 5'9, and a lean 160 down from about 175-180 fatty. I always thought I was a hard gainer until I hit 25 and then the pounds started coming on, but not in a good way! I hope to get to around 175-185 by next summer, but the good way. I'm a member of a car board, and I've learned A LOT by being a member, so I'm hoping the same happens here.

Hello!

Name : Simon, but everybody calls me Si
Age : 28
Location : Vancouver, Canada

Weightlifting for about 2 years now. I was looking for workout and training tips and stumbled on to this board. Max-OT has changed my deception of working out. That program has really helped me out immensely.
Im currently trying critical bench.
This is one site I try to visit daily.

Love to play sports, from Soccer, Tennis, Softball, Paintball, Hockey.. Hockey... Hockey.... did I mention Hockey? If not.. I like to play Hockey.

Im addicted to playing hockey, watching football and crispy cream doughnuts. Damn those good doughnuts. Oh yeah.. and Tim Hortons coffee... damn Tim Hortons coffee.

Getting married September next year.. we are planning on heading somewhere tropical to get married.

Hmm yeah.. thats it.. all that talk about doughnuts.. hmm need to find myself some crispy cream doughnuts.......

Si,

Hello all!

I look forward to getting some good advice!

I have a work out that I'm doing, and I was wondering what you thought of it, and if you have any advice on things I should change or add or take away.

I'm 19 yrs old, 20 in November. I was 13 stone about a year ago, but then I lost 3 stone by not eating any crap. But my build became a lot smaller and I started exercising. That was over 3 months ago, and the changes to my body have been quite dramatic.

I started running, 3-5 times a week, 6.4mph for 35-45 mins. And I'm doing weight training with free weights 3 times a week (sometimes only 2 times a week depending on how much sleep I've got). This is my routine:

Junan Taiso Body conditioning (a 10-15 mins stretching routine that ninja's use, with similarities to Yoga)
Squats 28 kg 3 sets of 10 (full squat)
Bench Press 33kg 2 sets of 8
Butterfly Bench 10kg 3 sets of 10
Dumbell each hand 10kg 4 sets of 10 glute steps (On a step with my leg slightly extended behind me, and lowering until it reaches the step below)
Behind head pull over 18kg 2 sets of 8 (on a bench moving a barbell behind my heard with a narrow grip)
Behind Fench Press 23kg 2 sets of 8
Barbell Curls 23kg 2 sets of 6 (pausing at the top and contracting for a couple of secs)
Push Ups (wide) 3 sets of 10
Upright Rowing 23kg 2 sets of 8
Sit-ups 3 sets of 12 inclined twist crunches, 2 sets of 12 elbow to knee crunches, and 2 sets of 12 elevated leg sit ups.
Barbell Forearm Curls 13kg 2 sets of 15 on both underarm and forearm.
Dumbell Curls 10kg 2 sets of 8
Then a warm down and some stretches.

I'm 5ft 8inches and weight approx. 135.5 lbs. Shreddies for brekkie, sandwich for lunch, workout mid afternoon, bananna after, glass of milk early evening, then dinner and maybe a pudding late evening. I also smoke about 15 rollies (Drum Mild with filter tip) a day, and weed in the evenings.

P.s. Sorry if this is in the wrong section, my brother is rushing me to get on the computer :)

Welcome to DB-
Yes, this is the wrong section to post actual training questions in- For better results, post those questions in the training forum. Off the top of my head though, you're working out too much in one day- Typically, the best results come when you split your workouts up into one or two muscle groups per day. You have to give each body part the attention it deserves- Concentrating on one or two a day means those muscles get all of your focus and energy, and you're able to do more exercises and sets for them, whereas a full body workout will mean some muscles aren't getting a proper workout because you run out of steam. Another problem I noticed with your routine is that you do a lot of upper body work, and hardly any lower body work at all. If you're serious about gaining, most of your results will actually come from a strong lower body- Build strength in your legs and lower back, and the rest will fall into place.

Sorry it was in the wrong section dude, my brother was squeezing me off the chair so I didn't get a chance to check where I was. Cheers for the advice, it makes sense. I'll post this again in the training section, cause your right, I noticed today when looking in the mirror that my legs are defined, but quite skinny in comparison to the rest of my body. It makes sense to work out the lower half, as that supports my entire body. Thanks for the advice man, I like this forum!

ORIGINAL: Olorin

Greetings all,

My name is John, and I'm 24, born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa.

...

Anyway, I joined the gym once again this week. I am motivated right now, but I've also decided to take it seriously. Consequently I'm looking at a totally different diet (my current one is horrendous), and since joining the gym on Monday, I've had three workouts. I'm sore right now, but it's not as bad as it has been before.

Took a few "before" pics this evening:

http://www.discussbodybuilding.com/albumphoto.asp?albumid=21&asortType=3&apage=1

McDonalds Quarter Pounder DeLuxe McMeals ruined my six pack!

My name is Ben. I'm 25 and looking for a way to get my body in shape. I sit at a computer all day and don't have a whole lot of time or money to put into excercising but feel like I and my wife need to start somewhere.

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Hi Ben.

You don't need a whole lot of time or money to become fit.

All you need is the dedication to put aside 30 minutes about 3-4x a week. Nothing hardcore. But routine like. And to have a healty diet. This does not mean 1) no food 2) salads for every meal

The people that cannot get fit are the ones who simply won't dedicate any time to exercise. No amount of money or time will matter if you just don't make the time to do it. So this quest, isn't about either. You just have to find something you like and do it. Go on hikes 3-4x a week, 30 minutes, nothing hard. Just to get into a routine of exercise.

Marc C. David - NGA CPT
Author of NoBull Bodybuilding
www.nobullbodybuilding.com

Thanks for the feedback. My wife and I are currently working out times to get it done. The kids have been making it a challenge but I think we're getting there.

Thanks again.

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ORIGINAL: bmwoh

Thanks for the feedback. My wife and I are currently working out times to get it done. The kids have been making it a challenge but I think we're getting there.

Thanks again.

What do you do for lunch?? Start bringing your lunch and use your lunch hour or a portion of it to exercise, even if it's just going for a walk.

Paul

A friend helps you move, a true friend helps you move bodies.

Howdy Y'all!

Mark T. here, of course new to this forum...

I'm anxious to get back into bodybuilding after a number of years of slacking, slacking not by choice, but because of:

1. Tight finances (no $$$ for proper eating and weightlifting equipment or gym memberships).

2. Long-term extreme aerobic excercise activity (too much bicycling when I didn't have a vehicle, two years as a commercial hiking and backpacking guide in Grand Canyon National park, routinely hiking 10-18 miles a day usually with a 50-80 lb. pack in 100+ degree heat).

3. Because of other work/time constraints resulting in eating a lot of fast food and other crap.

4. A sugar "addiction".

I'm 5'6" tall and have only weighed about 120 lbs. most of my life prior to and after my weightlifting efforts, due to a high motabolism, years of poor eating habits, and when I get stressed-out I lose my appetite. Even when I've had success working out I've always been a very hard gainer. The best I've been able to do is get up to about 128 lbs. lean, no fat. So far, weight gain shakes have done nothing more than give me a "spare tire" and nothing else on my otherwise skinny frame. I have had good results with amino acids and free weights for my upper body, but have a harder time getting lower body results I.E. legs.

So now I've cut out sweets from my diet; working on eating 3-5 square meals a day; and avoiding frozen or heavily processed foods, instead eating fresh meats, dairy, veggies and fruits, as well as taking vitamins. Recently dislocated my collarbone in a motorcycle mishap so just concentrating on nutrition until I heal up and can begin lifting again. Looking for advice on some good choices for amino and also carb supplements. I have "0%" body fat, and seems like I should have SOME, so right now I'm trying to gain overall body weight including a little fat.
Any advice for a hard gainer, fast metabolism, very active skinny guy would be most appreciated!!!

Hello to DB and all its members! My name is Jordan and I have been traing hard for two years. As with everything else in life I thirst for a knowledge in my hobbies that can take me to the next level, although I consider my wieght training to be much more than a hobby. When I started lifting two years ago I was 6'4" and a thin 170. Now I am a good 220. Im still bulking so there is a higher bf% than Id like to see but thats all in the territory. I have hit a plateau as of late and feel almost burned out. I found this site and along with it came that burst off enthusiasm I was looking for. Along with the wealth of knowledge on training techniques and nutrtion I think Ive found a winner! I hope to contribute all I can! Thanks for a great place for like minds to meet!

NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER.

Hello everyone!

I have been reading the DB forum quite a bit and have decided to join. A little bit about my self, hmmmmm, well I'm a quitter, I start something and never carry it through to the end. Really want to change that! Have identified that as my main character flaw and want to make some changes. Now a little bit why I want to start body building. As you can tell from my nick, I'm skinny and have always been.I'm 5'11 been hovering at around the 134-135lbs range for about 4 or 5 years now. I'm almost never hungry and eat ones or twice a day. I never worked out in my life, don't know the difference between a bar or dumb bell. I'm here to learn, get in shape and WILL stick around.

Looking forward to meeting all of you,

Skinny

Hello, everybody,
My name's Archy and I'm a skinny Ph.D student. I'm 5' 9", 150 Lbs. I was involved in jogging, car mods, guitar playing a lot. And now I think I need some musles to make me bigger. I'm reading thru the forum daily now. You guys rock!

Welcome to DB!

Marc C. David - NGA CPT
Author of NoBull Bodybuilding
www.nobullbodybuilding.com

Hi Guys!
Just found this great website through google. Looks like alot of great information!! I happy to be a member.
I'm 40 years old. 6 Ft 208lbs. I've been bodybuilding for about 15 years. I workout 4-5 times per week. I would like to
gain a little more weight. Maybe get up to 220. Hopefully this site will give me more info on that.
Good to be aboard!

Hey what's gonig on guys, I jsut recenetly joined this forum. I am very new to lifting and the such but I have been lifting for about 3 weeks now because there is nothing else to do in college! Hopefully I will get to meet a bunch of you guys and get some much needed information. Thanks!

hi my names Swift Paw Im 16year old female I love working out and in corently involed in wrestling and arobics if you can belive it...anyhow despite my contant work out I still need that certain some one to push me and help guid me to understand how to be come better with my work out plans and lifting and etc..

Ive worked hard to be the top in my class but my school nor friends can tell me the things I need to know like how can I make my work out mean more how can I build more mucle mass despite most my friends being guys they cant tell me

That's part of the problem, swift- Most people don't know much about fitness, and there's a lot of crap and misinformation out there, as well as companies trying to profit from people's misunderstandings about how the body works. Welcome to DB, feel free to ask any questions, there's plenty of good advice around here.

I've been around here for about a week now, but never introduced myself. I'm Matt, and I'm 20 years old. I work out 5 days a week, and I'm on a strict controlled diet. Since beginning training in May of this year I have lost 35 pounds, and 4 inches in my waist. I'm about 18 days off of training for 6 months. My short term goals at the moment are that I want to be able to be comfortable swimming or hanging out in the summer, not having to worry about how I look because I will be fit and in shape. I've lost my weight since I've been watching my diet, and I added the nutrition portion of my routine only 2 months ago. So the weight and waistline reductions (although helped by training) really didn't drop significantly until I added the nutrition portion. I am now highly addicted to weight training, and I count every milligram of everything I eat. My long term goals are to build more onto my large frame, I want to be able to move the weight, and have a good shape and tone. When I started in May I was topping off at 300lbs, wearing size 44in. jeans. I am now 265lbs, wearing size 40in. jeans. I've set my goals at being 225lbs by Jan. 1st which means I'd have to lose approximately 4lbs per week. If it's December 31st and I have to cut a leg off to achieve that there's going to be a bloody mess, but I'll be 225. There's nothing quite like going to the gym and shoving weight around with as much heart as you can muster. Easily the greatest feeling in the world. Oh and for training, you'll see me in the gym at 6am every morning during the week, I take Sat and Sun off.

"Pain is only weakness leaving the body." ~Anon.

ORIGINAL: cpl

That's part of the problem, swift- Most people don't know much about fitness, and there's a lot of crap and misinformation out there, as well as companies trying to profit from people's misunderstandings about how the body works. Welcome to DB, feel free to ask any questions, there's plenty of good advice around here.

Thank you cpl I will look around I see you guys have a teen section maby I can find some thing there so fare Im loveing this site Ive found out lots of new things now I need to find out my total body fat and work from there maby that will inporve my work out plain.

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its better to play ruff and work hard then to do nothing at all....

don't just look in the teen section look all over. Remember, you can get advice from anyone at anytime all you have to do is ask. We have a lot of wise experienced people on this site, I am a certified personal trainer so I know what they say isn't crap (most of it ) Look everywhere on the site, there are some other females in here as well.

ORIGINAL: XXXRicanXXX

don't just look in the teen section look all over. Remember, you can get advice from anyone at anytime all you have to do is ask. We have a lot of wise experienced people on this site, I am a certified personal trainer so I know what they say isn't crap (most of it ) Look everywhere on the site, there are some other females in here as well.

lol thank you so much xxxRicanxxx as we speak i've been looking at all the information I can find and asking some questions and getting back responses
If I need any help or have a question you will be one of the first people I email to ask for your advice.
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Its better to play ruff and work hard then not at all...

Hey, I'm a 22 year old male from Evansville,IN. I'm 6'4 220, and never lifted weights in my life. I just got a membership to a gym, and went out and bought this ANAVOL. My goal is to gain 30 pounds of muscle in a year ...I'd like to be 250....but i dont' know what foods to eat with the ANAVOL....some sites talk about loading...i'm not sure what to do there....on the bottle it says take 3 capsules twice a day, and if you were over 200lb you could take up to 5 capsules a day. Would that be Loading? What forum should i go to ask these questions?

hey everybody. my name is alan and im from cork, ireland. i am 24 years old and ive been working out for about 3 years now. i started off just doing mostly cardio and small weights just to tone. within the past 12/18 months ive started lifting heavier with the intention of getting bigger. 2 years ago i weighed about 150lbs because of all the cardio i was doing. i got fed up so i decided id workout with the intention to bulk up and put on good muscle weight. i now weight 210lbs and am pretty fit. i play american football in the iafl (irish american football league) so as well as getting bigger i also consentrated on keeping my speed and quickness. so far ive been successful.

ive been using various types of regular protein shakes over the past 3 years, my most recent is Prolab Pure Whey protein. its pretty good value and it seems to do the job. but after seeing the results Cell Tech had on one of my buddies in only a month or so i decided that im gonna give it a try. he put on about 15 lbs of muscle.

just wondering if anybody on here has tried Cell Tech and what do they think of it?