Wish Me Luck

[house1]

your doing well bro -- keep on the track your on -- start posting up pics every couple weeks so we can see whats going on -

try to get someone to take them for you -- and have them take them from the floor looking up at you -- pretty much from a judges viewpoint -

[coffee-guy]

:ghey:

STFU

looking good bro....keep it up

getting there...still plenty of time...just be consistent

lookin real good, ull come in just fine

Thanks bros

Looking good brother. It's hard to judge you from just that picture but I would say you may want to focus on your lat width. You look very proportional which definitely helps on stage. Just make sure you come in lean enough. I don't know how many times I see guys get on stage and they look like they are 4-5 weeks out. They take the size over the leanness and the leanness will win every time. Congrats on doing your first show natural. You'll do just fine brother. It will be a long 12 weeks but it's all worth it. I give props to anyone who has the discipline to diet that strict for 12 weeks.

If you have a chance post some progress pics a couple weeks from now. Would like to see you progress. Good luck brother.

I am shooting for a weight but if I come in lower than that with better conditioning I will be happy. Thanks for the encouragement!

Nice but critical. You should have gotten your tatoo bigger. Your young, your patient as evidence by your still being natural. Id say keep doing what your doing and your gains will come . You have a nice overall shape and adding the thickness to it slowly will keep that. Good Luck.

Thanks bro - that means a lot coming from you.

I really can't give you too much in the way of comments now; it's funny, when we comment on bodybuilders they're on stage and all dieted down, we don't even have a concept of them being 12-14% bf when we can't see their muscles well. However, you look like you have nice size to your quads, good lats, and pretty wide shoulders. Make sure to bring up your traps and outer chest.

Another thing -- not to scare you or to encourage AAS use -- but you will notice a difference in the physiques of those who use and those who don't. I'm not sure how big your show is, but in a big one that I did naturally, I was 5'9 and a middleweight. A lot of my opponents were 5'6 and in their 30s, and I was 24.

It's a wonderful road, though, you amaze yourself every time you diet for a show...good luck

Yeah - I'm not happy with my hamstrings, shoulders, lats, traps, chest and most of all arms! I am still a work in progress but I am anxious to see what I look like at 4% etc so I will at least have that experience under my belt.

your doing well bro -- keep on the track your on -- start posting up pics every couple weeks so we can see whats going on -

try to get someone to take them for you -- and have them take them from the floor looking up at you -- pretty much from a judges viewpoint -

I hadn't thought about taking pictures from the floor. That's a damn good idea - duh. THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP BRO...

In case anyone wants to know - House1 has been my mentor through my first few weeks and he has been extremely nice, patient and helpful the entire time. Helluva a guy....

[coffee-guy]

Good quads fog. Most guys don't have legs.

:D Thanks Bro... :D

[Shibby]

Fucking green posts

[Shibby]

:D.

[coffee-guy]

Fucking green posts

Yeah - I've learned that they get under Rado's skin :D...

[go Yankees]

hams are really tough...there have been people competing for years who don't even have a dimple in them. Sometimes I feel my own ham workouts are missing something. If your gym has a standing ham curl, try it -- mine doesn't have one. Also, I've read a lot about stretching your hams between sets helping their growth and developmen

[Chadd77]

hams are really tough...there have been people competing for years who don't even have a dimple in them. Sometimes I feel my own ham workouts are missing something. If your gym has a standing ham curl, try it -- mine doesn't have one. Also, I've read a lot about stretching your hams between sets helping their growth and developmen

I hate our standing ham curl machine. (in the voice of forest gump) "And that's all I have to say about that". :nerdnew:

[coffee-guy]

I've lost 15 pounds now...

Alright - I am down to 189 as of 7a.m. this morning....

I am starting to like what I see in the mirror. I don't seem to be losing any muscle mass but the fat is melting. My pants still fit very tight on my thighs but the waist is VERY loose :D. I know that my waist is getting much tighter and 10-15 people at the gym said something about my DRASTIC changes to me for the first time yesterday.

I still haven't added in cardio yet but I am not ruling it out by any means. I will jump on it as soon as my body stalls out on my fat loss (I'm terrified of losing muscle mass with excessive cardio).

I am going to guess myself to be around 8%-9% right now (more towards the 9% mark).

Here is my journal for week 11. Today puts me 10 weeks out - yeah baby - ain't nuttin but a peanut......

[coffee-guy]

10 Weeks Out

Alright guys - just an updated picture...

I am now 10 weeks out - actually 9 weeks and 5 days (my last post originally said 12 but I figured it up wrong - it was 11 weeks out)....

Be nice but critical :D......

[coffee-guy]

P.S. If someone can get them side by side that would be awesome...

[SloppyJo]

P.S. If someone can get them side by side that would be awesome...

Here ya go bro

[meat12]

Nice work bro

[daf2]

keep it up man looking good

[Shibby]

That's quite a change in 8 days :bravonew: