My transformation. Critique away

I started working out because of a severe leg injury.  I started getting more into bodybuilding from there and I love it.  Critique away people!


My before picture:




My after picture(s):



Rear Double Bi:



Calves:






That's all I have time for right now, but I will be adding pictures in the future!  Thanks for your help guys.


I know my lats need A LOT of work so I have been hitting them very very hard lately.  Other than that, what needs work?

EDIT:


Some new ones for you guys.  I will post my routine if anyone is interested.













The best I could do for the leg shot.


Biceps are a definite weak point for me.  I am going to start hitting them twice a week.  A few sets after squats and again on arms day.  There you go guys.  Let me have it. 

"Quotes are nothing but inspiration for the uninspired."
-Richard Kemph

That's a tough front pic to judge off of. Do you have a front relaxed or front double bi? Also, where are the legs?

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Definate improvement.  But ya, that front pose is kinda close up to really judge the differences in size. 

"True genius, in many fields of human endeavor, is often revealed in elegant simplicity."

- A smart man

Journal: http://www.wannabebigforums.com/showthread.php?t=117358

size is hard to tell but a huge improvement in muscle definition from your before. Good job man, keep it up!

6'3"  @213

Squat 1x20x275

press:200, Deadlift:475, Bench:300, P.clean:235, Squat:385

"The only failure that is final is to stop trying to improve"

The after photo pose looks a bit hard to compare with otherwise, but even so, there's a MASSIVE improvement.
Well done!

How long'd it take you to get to where you are?

Looking good.

I can't believe your calves, thats amazing.

How did you get those calves??

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"Quotes are nothing but inspiration for the uninspired."
-Richard Kemph

Awesome man! good work, this site is inspiring.

Ya man, good job.  Definately gaining some quality mass!

"True genius, in many fields of human endeavor, is often revealed in elegant simplicity."

- A smart man

Journal: http://www.wannabebigforums.com/showthread.php?t=117358

Thanks guys, I have been hitting it hard lately.  I appreciate all the comments.

"Quotes are nothing but inspiration for the uninspired."
-Richard Kemph

Wow, that reminds me of my transformation as well. How long has it taken you to achieve that?

BULKING LIKE A BEAST! AND IT FEELS SOOOOO GOOD!

Supps: 100% Whey protein, Creatine Ethyl Ester, Fish Oil, Jack3d

I have been working out for about 4 years, but I really started getting serious about in the last two years.  I am an ecto so it's pretty hard to put on mass and keep it.

"Quotes are nothing but inspiration for the uninspired."
-Richard Kemph

Your good to cut from right there.  Looks good.  YOu added a good amount of weight onto your frame.

Should I start cutting now or add 5-10 more lbs onto my frame?

"Quotes are nothing but inspiration for the uninspired."
-Richard Kemph

ManU10,
   Looking beast!  Can we have some stats?  Height, weight, age, measurements.  Thx!  Good workin' out!  :)

Stats

Age: 19
Height:  5'7"
Weight:  175 lbs.

Chest: 39.5"  
Arms:  15"
Quads: 27"
Calves: 17"
Shoulders: 44.5"
Forearms: 12"
Waist: 32"
Neck: 15.5"

Haven't checked the bf% in a few weeks but last time I checked I was sitting at 12%.


I am wanting to increase overall size, but my main goals are 195 lbs. at 10% bf.  42" chest and 17" arms.  I have some work ahead of me!

"Quotes are nothing but inspiration for the uninspired."
-Richard Kemph

5 more lbs max.. Don't add anymore past that your BF% will be to high.  Your 195 goal should be a 1 year goal.  maybe even a 2 year.. I mean you can get there in 6 - 8 months but you will just look fat... or like you some what work out.. just a bigger guy.. 

But if you were at 10% coming from say 165 - 175 at 5% or 7%  then you would look very beastly.  Regardless your goal is going to take atleast a couple years.

Can you please tell me your calves workout i am highly interested

Height: 5'7
Weight: 150 lbs
Biceps: 15.5 inches
waist: 32.5 inches

calves are more genetic than anything, they can grow a little, but yours may never look like his.

working on explosive phase
vertical: 35
weight: 206

Big 3: 300/440/515

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.

IBendBarbells


5 more lbs max.. Don't add anymore past that your BF% will be to high.  Your 195 goal should be a 1 year goal.  maybe even a 2 year.. I mean you can get there in 6 - 8 months but you will just look fat... or like you some what work out.. just a bigger guy.. 

But if you were at 10% coming from say 165 - 175 at 5% or 7%  then you would look very beastly.  Regardless your goal is going to take atleast a couple years.

Yeah I wasn't expecting to get there any time soon.  That is my overall goal.  I have smaller goals set for myself, those are just the major ones I am looking to accomplish.  Thanks for the advice as well.

"Quotes are nothing but inspiration for the uninspired."
-Richard Kemph

cody


Can you please tell me your calves workout i am highly interested

I work my calves on leg day, immediately after squats.

Tri-set

Calf Raise on Leg press machine  x30
Standing calf raise w/ no weight.  x30
Standing calf raise on flat ground x30

I do this three times.

As RollingStone said, calves are way more genetics than anything.  I see guys in the gym waaaaay bigger than me busting ass on calves and they never seem to grow.  I just got lucky I guess. 

"Quotes are nothing but inspiration for the uninspired."
-Richard Kemph

ManU10


Stats

Age: 19
Height:  5'7"
Weight:  175 lbs.

Chest: 39.5"  
Arms:  15"
Quads: 27"
Calves: 17"
Shoulders: 44.5"
Forearms: 12"
Waist: 32"
Neck: 15.5"

Haven't checked the bf% in a few weeks but last time I checked I was sitting at 12%.


I am wanting to increase overall size, but my main goals are 195 lbs. at 10% bf.  42" chest and 17" arms.  I have some work ahead of me!

Wow!  If I could only chop 6 inches off my get away sticks!  Amazing how those measurements look on a 5'7" frame.  Legs are out of control, man!!!  I'll 2nd your idea to work on lats.  Think chest could use some focus too, but as others have said it's a little difficult to judge w/o a front relaxed shot.  Relaxed shots are so much more instructive than posed flexed ones, imo.  What's your diet like and supp stack?  Your beginning pic doesn't strike me as "ecto."  Where's the ecto "skinny"?  Maybe it's just me.  Awesome progress, man!  Good workin' out!  :)

JMBS


Wow!  If I could only chop 6 inches off my get away sticks!  Amazing how those measurements look on a 5'7" frame.  Legs are out of control, man!!!  I'll 2nd your idea to work on lats.  Think chest could use some focus too, but as others have said it's a little difficult to judge w/o a front relaxed shot.  Relaxed shots are so much more instructive than posed flexed ones, imo.  What's your diet like and supp stack?  Your beginning pic doesn't strike me as "ecto."  Where's the ecto "skinny"?  Maybe it's just me.  Awesome progress, man!  Good workin' out!  :)

I played soccer from the age of 4 so the legs have always come naturally to me.  I have been hitting both the lats and chest hard lately, really focusing on compound lifts like deads and a lot of incline press.  I will take some relaxed photos in the next few days and post them so you can get a better picture of where I am at.

Diet is good, have been eating 6 small meals a day and getting anywhere from 220-500 cals over maintenance per day so I am very happy with that.  Mainly consists of chicken, tuna, fish, whole grain brown rice, whole grain bread and veggies.

As far as supplements go, I am taking Jack3d so I can bump up the intensity in the gym.  After workouts I take 5g creatine monohydrate with a simple sugar like a gatorade or banana.  After that I make a protein shake with roughly 40-50 grams of protein.  I try not to overthink and keep it simple.

I have just always been told I am an ecto.  What would you say I look like instead?

"Quotes are nothing but inspiration for the uninspired."
-Richard Kemph

ManU10,
   I love transformation stories like yours!  Let me ask you:  I know you're after 195 @ 10, 42 chest, and 17 arms, but what for?  What is the motivation behind it all?

JMBS


ManU10,
   I love transformation stories like yours!  Let me ask you:  I know you're after 195 @ 10, 42 chest, and 17 arms, but what for?  What is the motivation behind it all?

lol did you study psychology in school

working on explosive phase
vertical: 35
weight: 206

Big 3: 300/440/515

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.

RollingStone

JMBS


ManU10,
  I love transformation stories like yours!  Let me ask you:  I know you're after 195 @ 10, 42 chest, and 17 arms, but what for?  What is the motivation behind it all?

lol did you study psychology in school

RS,
   Does Psych 101 count?!  Idk, when there are a few screws loose in the cranium as is my case, what goes on inside other people's heads fascinates me.  You, RS, are one of the toughest nuts I have yet to crack.  I mean that in all seriousness and in a most friendly way.  I have yet to figure out what makes you tick.  You're an enigma!  ;)  Good workin out!  :)

JMBS

RollingStone

JMBS


ManU10,
  I love transformation stories like yours!  Let me ask you:  I know you're after 195 @ 10, 42 chest, and 17 arms, but what for?  What is the motivation behind it all?

lol did you study psychology in school

RS,
   Does Psych 101 count?!  Idk, when there are a few screws loose in the cranium as is my case, what goes on inside other people's heads fascinates me.  You, RS, are one of the toughest nuts I have yet to crack.  I mean that in all seriousness and in a most friendly way.  I have yet to figure out what makes you tick.  You're an enigma!  ;)  Good workin out!  :)

haha that stuff interests me too.  im in intro to psych right now too haha but i wanna take more psych later on.  But what is it that you "havent cracked" lol.  My motivations are pretty simple even if my goals are changing all tha time.

working on explosive phase
vertical: 35
weight: 206

Big 3: 300/440/515

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.

RollingStone

JMBS

RollingStone

JMBS


ManU10,
I love transformation stories like yours!  Let me ask you:  I know you're after 195 @ 10, 42 chest, and 17 arms, but what for?  What is the motivation behind it all?

lol did you study psychology in school

RS,
  Does Psych 101 count?!  Idk, when there are a few screws loose in the cranium as is my case, what goes on inside other people's heads fascinates me.  You, RS, are one of the toughest nuts I have yet to crack.  I mean that in all seriousness and in a most friendly way.  I have yet to figure out what makes you tick.  You're an enigma!  ;)  Good workin out!  :)

haha that stuff interests me too.  im in intro to psych right now too haha but i wanna take more psych later on.  But what is it that you "havent cracked" lol.  My motivations are pretty simple even if my goals are changing all tha time.

I've seriously jacked this thread!  What is wrong w/me?!  Sorry, ManU10!  :(
 
RS, I'll try to PM you (think I tried once and you don't accept PMs?).  Perhaps I'll move the discussion to your journal.  But you do fascinate me!

JMBS


ManU10,
   I love transformation stories like yours!  Let me ask you:  I know you're after 195 @ 10, 42 chest, and 17 arms, but what for?  What is the motivation behind it all?

In my Jr. High and early High School days I was picked on a lot.  I was pretty dorky.  I started developing a lot more confidence after I started seeing results at the gym.  People stopped picking on me, too.  :)  Now I go to the gym to see how far I can push my body.  It's my lifestyle now.

PS:  Don't worry about the thread jack.  I do it all the time.  haha

"Quotes are nothing but inspiration for the uninspired."
-Richard Kemph