RollingStone's Journal

you can only do one or the other to tha fullest.  You can tell your lats arent fully spread (well actually i cant because i dont think ive seen a picture of your lat spread from the front, but it looks like the go farther) and your traps arent at their biggest.

and regarding proportions...i think my arms are a much bigger problem lol

18 yo
6'0" 208 lbs.
bulking

just give it time.. you're only 19 (i think??).  still growing.

what's the highest amount of weight you can DB curl? i'm just curious.

if i had to pick between your body and mine.. i would pick yours.     my legs somewhat REFUSE to grow. (granted, i haven't trained them in the past.. but i am now, and they seem to remain small).

your arms aren't growing you say?? but i bet you have awesome legs.  i'd choose that anyday over arms.  arms just look cool, but big legs = looks, AND function.

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just give it time.. you're only 19 (i think??).  still growing.

what's the highest amount of weight you can DB curl? i'm just curious.

lol 17

Ive never maxed on curls I can get 100lbs for like 6 thats probably an underestimate though.  Maybe ill try it soon.  Whats your max bb curl?

18 yo
6'0" 208 lbs.
bulking

Saturday

(sets) x (weight) x (reps)

Back Squat  50s
135 x 10
5 x 225 x 6

Weighted leg raise (abs)   50s
25 x 8
25 x 5
25 x 5

Weighted Decline Crunch   50s
10 x 8
10 x 8

T-bar Rows  50s
45 x 10
5 x 115 x 6

Shrugs  50s
4 x 185 x 8

liked tha shrugs, probably the first time ive ever done serious shrugs in my life lol.  Going to keep doing them.

no spotter or tha squats wouldve been heavy 5x3 today.  Not about to do that myself...maybe monday.

18 yo
6'0" 208 lbs.
bulking

ORIGINAL: RollingStone

ORIGINAL: TheSilverFox

just give it time.. you're only 19 (i think??).  still growing.

what's the highest amount of weight you can DB curl? i'm just curious.

lol 17

Ive never maxed on curls I can get 100lbs for like 6 thats probably an underestimate though.  Maybe ill try it soon.  Whats your max bb curl?

135 lbs on the ez curl bar.   

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just give it time.. you're only 19 (i think??).  still growing.

what's the highest amount of weight you can DB curl? i'm just curious.

lol 17

Ive never maxed on curls I can get 100lbs for like 6 thats probably an underestimate though.  Maybe ill try it soon.  Whats your max bb curl?

135 lbs on the ez curl bar.   

Try using a straight bar, you'll be able to get 150 at least.

President of the Emancipation Detoxification. DBB's oldest forum group, punching baby seals since 2/12/08

So this is whats been going through my head lately all tha time.  I wanna bulk up a little more, get stronger etc, i just hate the bloat from eating a lot of carbs.  I actually ate a bunch yesterday and the difference in leanness is just so big i cant stand being high on carbs with all the water retention.

heres one of my recent nutrion section posts (didnt feel like retyping tha same idea)

ORIGINAL: RollingStone

also something id like to point out, i cant say that im sure i ever gained an ounce of fat during my 8 month bulk.  I sure looked fatter, but basically 3 days after i started cutting for the first time i looked more ripped than i did before i started bulking which basically means its just the water and i actually leaned out a bit. All this while i was eating tons and tons of not crap, but not the cleanest of foods, and plenty of burger king / wendys mixed in.  I think i am going to try a very low carb bulk and eat tons of protein and peanut butter.  Carbs on lifting days just so i have the energy to lift good numbers.

so that looks my game plan for a while.  Ill see how it works.  Basically a keto bulk.  Its not that im worried about fat gain i just hate the GAHDAYUM BLOAT lol.  Once its not summer and i dont care as much anymore ill go back to eating as many carbs as my scrawny ecto ass can handle, but i wanna see how this works.

also wanted to put this in to give an idea of what ive been doin lately

ORIGINAL: RollingStone

im not really into planning out calories/ratios exactly but on a lifting day id say i get about 25-35% carbs and its all in the morning before i lift.  On off days its probably more like 15-20%.  Again just a quick approximation, close but not exactly

so ratios will stay about tha same, ill just be eating alot more calories worth of the same foods.  Probably around 4k.  Since this is new for me im going to hopefully keep calories counted in here for a few days until i dont have to measure out and count anymore.

right now would probably be a smart time to take some measurements, ill have them up in a few minutes

18 yo
6'0" 208 lbs.
bulking

bold = new

here are some from apr. 12th
weight: 200 lbs
R bi   14 3/4"
L bi   14 3/4"
Chest   43 1/2"
Shoulders   50"
R Calf   16 1/8"
L Calf   16 2/8"
R thigh   25 3/8"
L thigh   25"
keep in mind these measurements are while bloated from tons of carbs

June 29th 08
really low on carbs right now

weight: 192
R bi   14 3/4"
L bi   14 7/8"
Chest   43 1/4"
Shoulders   51"
R Calf   16"
L Calf   16 1/8"
R thigh   24 3/8"
L thigh   24 1/4"

not bad, very happy with shoulder growth these past months.  theyve been my biggest improvement this (3 inches) and they were one of my weakest points.

18 yo
6'0" 208 lbs.
bulking

Have you ever considered carb cycling?

That's what I do, keep your carbs up for 4 weeks, and then lower carbs and up protein, keeping the calories the same.

If the bloat really bothers you that much you could do 2 week cycles instead of 4.

If you want more info lemme know, I'll PM you.

President of the Emancipation Detoxification. DBB's oldest forum group, punching baby seals since 2/12/08

Wednesday

Seated OH BB Press   50s
115 x 8
115 x 6
125 x 6
115 x 6
115 x 2

Deadlift
135 x 8
225 x 3
355 x 3
365 x 3

Pullup
6
4
4
3
2

BB Shrugs
5 x 190 x 8

18 yo
6'0" 208 lbs.
bulking

Thursday

I didnt even plan on working out today so i didnt carb up and I was pretty weak.  I was forced to speed squat though...

Speed Squat
135 x 7
155 x 7
175 x 7
185 x 7

I really just tried to get real powerful jumps in the first three reps and and then I had no energy left and did a real weak last 4 reps on every set.  I think this is better than trying to keep it up tha whole way.  They make us do 7 reps...

18 yo
6'0" 208 lbs.
bulking

18 yo
6'0" 208 lbs.
bulking

18 yo
6'0" 208 lbs.
bulking

18 yo
6'0" 208 lbs.
bulking

18 yo
6'0" 208 lbs.
bulking