still training but I cant seem to make much progress anymore :/ my diet has gone pretty bad (way too much carbs and not enough protein) so thats probably the reason.

gonna start fresh in the new year and be more disciplined with my diet!

merry christmas everyone and stay strong you ballers!

zatic

Zurich15366 Posts

December 25 2012 23:45 GMT

#102

On December 21 2012 03:11 Malinor wrote:
Yes, I plan to have surgery for that, but it won't be soon. I think mid 2013 is realistic. Of course you will get updated pics then.

Doesn't skin recede naturally over time? It's an honest question, I really don't know.

Uhh Negative

United States1090 Posts

December 26 2012 14:00 GMT

#103

On December 17 2012 02:33 Drowsy wrote:
very nice man!

You considering going on the sauce and competing in non-natural bbing?

Sorry, super late response, but no, I'm definitely staying natural for life. Absolutely nothing against those that decide to use, just a personal decision on my part. I'm still super small (still barely under 160lbs on my reverse; working my way up slowly) so naturally I still have pretty much a lifetime of work ahead of me. Probably my favorite bodybuilder role model is Brian Whitacre (one in the middle):

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In this picture he is standing next to guys that weigh a lot more than him and he still looks like he fits in. He competes around 165 and it gives me hope for us smaller framed guys that we too can achieve some awesome things. Keep training hard, everyone!

Malinor

Germany4750 Posts

December 26 2012 16:32 GMT

#104

On December 26 2012 08:45 zatic wrote:

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Doesn't skin recede naturally over time? It's an honest question, I really don't know.

Yeah it does, but it gets harder the older you get (and within this realm, 29 is a lot worse than i.e. 22) and it is also a question of how much weigh you lose. Obviously I will have professional consult beforehand, but there is just too much skin at some places that I don't believe it can straighten itself out without help. If you 'only' lose 20kg, things are different.

hunts

United States2113 Posts

January 16 2013 06:09 GMT

#105

Not much to look at but here goes. That's about a year ago, I've always been very skinny my whole life, always very weak, never had much of an apatite.
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this is about a week ago.
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I'm trying to gain size since I've always been small weak and pathetic, will take more pictures in about 6 months, any comments and critiques are very welcome.

Uhh Negative

United States1090 Posts

January 17 2013 01:10 GMT

#106

On January 16 2013 15:09 hunts wrote:
Not much to look at but here goes. That's about a year ago, I've always been very skinny my whole life, always very weak, never had much of an apatite.

I'm trying to gain size since I've always been small weak and pathetic, will take more pictures in about 6 months, any comments and critiques are very welcome.

Consistency, hard work, and time are all you need. Keep working, the results will come. Patience and perseverance are the hardest parts.

FFGenerations

7088 Posts

January 17 2013 08:26 GMT

#107

very nice hunts
you dont wanna focus too much on gaining weight (you look good). just eat enough to recover.
otherwise you end up like me, overweight in the longterm and learning that you should haven't gone so downright crazy about it, just eat for recovery and not to put on weight

ModernAgeShaman

Norway484 Posts

January 17 2013 09:03 GMT

#108

On January 17 2013 17:26 FFGenerations wrote:
very nice hunts
you dont wanna focus too much on gaining weight (you look good). just eat enough to recover.
otherwise you end up like me, overweight in the longterm and learning that you should haven't gone so downright crazy about it, just eat for recovery and not to put on weight

a moderate surplus in the long term will lead to mostly muscular weight gain and insignificant bodyfat gain.

on the other hand, drinking 4 liters of whole milk a day on top of other foods is a sure fire way to make yourself fat, quickly. Especially if you aren't working out correctly

hunts

United States2113 Posts

January 18 2013 22:18 GMT

#109

Thanks, but just by eating enough to recover you won't be gaining weight, at least not at a very good pace. Obviously clean bulk is much better than a dirty bulk, but if you just eat to maintain or to recover you won't really grow. I've always been really small, always had a hard time making myself eat, so i've been just trying to kinda stuff myself, feels like I'm still really small though :/

Sorry, not trying to come off as a dick by disagreeing. It seems really hard to find that point in caloric intake where you can continue to grow but not put on too mcuh fat. Though from what I know its impossible to grow without putting on SOME fat.

Cambium

United States16368 Posts

January 24 2014 03:34 GMT

#110

Let's post our progress here again...

phyre112

United States3090 Posts

January 24 2014 04:36 GMT

#111

On January 24 2014 12:34 Cambium wrote:
Let's post our progress here again...

Since it's not november anyway, probably better to just make a "progress pics" thread, or use the success stories sticky instead of necro'ing this ancient thing....

Cambium

United States16368 Posts

January 24 2014 07:33 GMT

#112

On January 24 2014 13:36 phyre112 wrote:

Show nested quote +

Since it's not november anyway, probably better to just make a "progress pics" thread, or use the success stories sticky instead of necro'ing this ancient thing....

Success stories is a good idea, let's use that