Longhornrob
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Well thanks. I am one of those weird people who can grow thirty pounds but still see the 135 lb body I had when I started lifting seriously as a young teen. You see burley. I see skinny.
Well thanks. I am one of those weird people who can grow thirty pounds but still see the 135 lb body I had when I started lifting seriously as a young teen. You see burley. I see skinny.
You are right! But that doesn't stop me from trying my ass off to look like Odiem, even though I'm a lot older and lack his geneticsWe all go thru are own stages in development . All of us are in different stages relative to just us . We are all more developed physically than when we started this journey, but reaching our own individual potential is the goal . Not to look like someone we never will...
Brother, this is sooooo true. People tell me all the time that I'm big, but for me I'm never as big as i want to be and probably never will be !!
Best quote ever...so true!
No doubt we all have this going on, I know I do. People, especially my girl, tell me how good I look since I started back to the gym. But when I look in the mirror I see a small fat guy. I know I will always see that in the mirror, because that's my motivation to keep going.
We all go thru are own stages in development . All of us are in different stages relative to just us . We are all more developed physically than when we started this journey, but reaching our own individual potential is the goal . Not to look like someone we never will...
What your girl says don't count, my mom used to tell everyone how smart I was. That's their job.People, especially my girl, tell me how good I look.
Lol, that's true, but you have to know my girl. She is very to the point and doesn't say things to flatter people. What speaks the loudest is what she doesn't say. She hates me going to gym, because she has now become very insecure. It's a catch 22 for her I can tell. She likes what she see's, but she knows others like what they see as well.What your girl says don't count, my mom used to tell everyone how smart I was. That's their job.![]()
Nice improvements, gun. There may be only a 5 lb difference in weight but you did some serious recomposition. Well done.
With limited equipment, you have to get creative some times but you can do it. Anything counts as weighted resistance. Barbells, sandbags, logs, bulky rocks, tires, sledgehammers, even your body.
There is an interesting dynamic developing in the professional fitness community. Those who are over-equipped(via equipment, space, or even degrees/certifications) don't seem to have any more success than those who severely lack in one of the above areas. People can get absolutely jacked just using odd implement lifting, seriously challenging calisthenics, etc. Sometimes, the perfect gym limits us by giving us too many options. Never forget the value of the KISS principle. (Keep It Simple Stupid)
Okay so this is me after sobering up and doing jack shit while i was clean for a few years. June of 2014
And this is Decmber 6 months later after first cycle. On my second cycle now since getting sober. I ran a few back in the day but obviously lost it all. I must have been sucking in on the before pick because i was 185 and was 180 in the after pic. I wish i put forth the effort a lot of you guys do, sorry butbi dont. It also hasnt helped.moving away from base where i had a perfect gym. Theres nothing out here in the stix. However my wife told me today to order this smith machine i found. With limited space it sure as hell beats resistance bands and prison routines.
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Very noticeable improvements gun !! Great job, keep hittin it hard and imagine how youll look with ten more pounds[emoji4]Okay so this is me after sobering up and doing jack shit while i was clean for a few years. June of 2014
And this is Decmber 6 months later after first cycle. On my second cycle now since getting sober. I ran a few back in the day but obviously lost it all. I must have been sucking in on the before pick because i was 185 and was 180 in the after pic. I wish i put forth the effort a lot of you guys do, sorry butbi dont. It also hasnt helped.moving away from base where i had a perfect gym. Theres nothing out here in the stix. However my wife told me today to order this smith machine i found. With limited space it sure as hell beats resistance bands and prison routines.
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