Progress pics thread

[Mahou]

I'm jealous Reach.

Came down with strep today....stupid girl from work got me sick. So I'll be out of the gym for a few days.

[leonid]

My weak ass body will never improve lifting anything heavy anymore. This is where it stops

[Reach]

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

Mahou: Here's the build if you're curious: http://www.roguecanada.ca/sml-2-rogu...te-squat-stand

Can't believe how solid it is. Can't recommend rogue's stuff enough to anyone looking for quality home gear.

[Mahou]

Originally Posted by Reach

Mahou: Here's the build if you're curious: http://www.roguecanada.ca/sml-2-rogu...te-squat-stand
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Looks sweet - but it's definitely out of my budget out of the moment. Plus, I don't have a place to where I can put it at the moment :(

Kind of bummed out too. I was sick for two days, and did some drinking since I saw an old buddy of mine. Today, I decided to do an full upper body workout that ended with some pullups. I lost some strength, but not too much. Oh well. :(

[Xiz]

Day 1 to Day 90:
6'1
Successfully went from 139 - 161 pounds

I still have a looooong way to go, and my legs need a lot of work but I can start to see the difference.

[AragakiAyase]

wow beast

[Mahou]

Not much but a very huge deal for me. I was able to rep 225 5 times on the decline today. So far, that's one of my goals hit for this year.

[andy-o24]

Gotta start somewhere, right? Here's the sack of meat I'm working with. 6 foot, 140 pounds. No diet, no routine. Just looking to get some definition. I'll check back in in a couple months if we see some progress.



P.S. SCWolf is looking fine, goddayum.

-o24

[Dynam0]

Posting for historic purposes (5'11 - 155lbs)

Is it possible to get jacked doing only body weight exercises? Not that I can't afford a gym membership or anything but just curious :)

[andy-o24]

It's totally possible. The guys at Calisthenic Movement have some information on it and exercises you can do. You should check out their videos as a starting point.

-o24

[SCWolf]

Originally Posted by Dynam0

Is it possible to get jacked doing only body weight exercises? Not that I can't afford a gym membership or anything but just curious :)

Depends on your definition of jacked. Also what bodyweight exercises are you referring to specifically?

Here's a random guy that I found on Google images that is a pretty realistic example of what you could expect from literally only doing bodyweight exercises (naturally of course)

[Reincarnate]

Dynam0: You might like

https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/

What kind of results can I expect from bodyweight training?

[TheThong]

#goals

Ain't nobody got time for that. My exercise is walking around at work non stop. Haha. Need to get back into proper working out soon though.

[Dynam0]

Originally Posted by Reincarnate

Dynam0: You might like

https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/

What kind of results can I expect from bodyweight training?

Thanks man, really easy to make a weekly routine and tons of exercises to learn :D
Will report back here once I notice some differences in my endurance/strength

also @SCWolf jacked as in similar to the guy you just posted, not body-building jacked but fit would be a better word :p

[Reach]

Dynam0, all that you need to understand is that getting jacked is a metric of basically 3 factors:


1. Progressive overload - subjecting and training the body to handle increased resistance over time.

2. Proper nutrition - eating the necessary macronutrients required to allow the body to build muscle. This means high protein intake (studies show at least 0.6 grams per lb body weight for optimal results) and more importantly, a caloric surplus. Increasing your mass means increasing your energy (yay for physics), and that excess energy has to come from food sources (since the body did not evolve to efficiently turn calories from fat into muscle). Alternatively, if you need to lose fat then you decrease caloric intake, but in your case you need to build muscle not lose fat.

3. Rest - exercise is merely the stimulus for growth. Actual growth happens while resting. Optimal recovery involves getting lots of sleep, but the exact amount depends on your individual genetics.


So if you're wondering whether or not a program is capable of getting you jacked, you only really need to ask whether or not the program is capable of fulfilling the first condition. The other conditions are unrelated to training.

In which case the answer is obviously yes, you can get jacked with a body weight program because it is possible to program progressive overload into your training. Most programs that involve training can meet this condition. Some can't though (e.g. running, which is ironically what most newbies gravitate towards when they start working out to look better).

The only problem with bodyweight training programs is that it's more DIFFICULT to effectively incorporate progressions, generally because you have to get much more creative than simply adding more weight to the bar. However, it is still very much possible. You basically have to learn how to put the body into positions that put more tension on the muscle utilizing torque and levers.

After mastering basic bodyweight movements for many repetitions (I would stay away from rep ranges higher than 15 for growth), I would look into progressions that gymnasts use. Static holds can be just as effective for growth as repetitions. Anyone that has ever watched high level gymnastics knows the competitors are often very muscular, and many of them only do bodyweight training. The progressions they use to get that big are available on the internet, and many of them are extremely difficult. As with weights, it'll take years to carve out a nice physique so don't expect it to come quickly.

[Dynam0]

End of Q3 pic~ see you at new years :p

[Dinglesberry]

h0ly shit the wrist muscles tho!!! lol wtf the previous pic was posted like 2 months ago, gg

i always pictured u as goku lolz, someday youll hit super saiyan 3

[Mahou]

Dang Dynam0. You look way more cut and fit now than before. You're making some good progress.

Originally Posted by leonid

My weak ass body will never improve lifting anything heavy anymore. This is where it stops

Are you injured?

[SCWolf]

Dynam0 looking fit as hell

[Arch0wl]

you can see your triceps boi ;)