2.5 months bulking progress

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you can see my pics from May /07 HERE:

http://training.fitness.com/photo-gallery/1-months-progress-24474.html


Now these are the most recent. I've also got a new camera (finally). I've gotten myself tied up with a summer job that sucks up about 65+ hours of my mon-fri week, so I'm reduced to about 1-2 hours per week working out. Also I havn't really had the time to eat as often or as cleanly as I'd like to, which will change when I head back to college in sept.. I'm 19 y/o 6', 165 lbs. I gained around 15 pounds, and my electronic BF scale says I gained 3-4% body fat, so take that for what it is.

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This is the best I can possibly make my abs look. I can definately feel the progress being made since last time, but there is deifnately more fat around them now. I'm debating on whether or not to do a quick cut and take off 5 or so lbs of fat in sept, and then start off clean slate for 8 or so months of clean bulking.
 
Honestly man I would scrap that little cut idea. Just keep bulking and make sure you get that muscle. Whats your routine like?
 
I don't think much could be gained from a cut at this stage because you're not carrying that much fat. Keep bulking and gaining strength and think about a cut when you're nearer 200lbs
 
NBS 4life said:
Honestly man I would scrap that little cut idea. Just keep bulking and make sure you get that muscle. Whats your routine like?
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Quite honestly my routine is shat right now. I still feel muscle development either way, but I'm getting about a half of what I normally would like to get in. When I get back into routine I'll be doing mon, wed, fri. 1 hour each. right now I'm at 1 hour on the weekend, and like 30-45 mins. on wednesday

My rotuine itself involves: DB punches, DB bent over rows, sitting DB punches, curls, push ups, weighted sit ups, front/side planks, side holds, leg raises, chairs, dead lifts, inverse leg raises, and all in no particular order. I don't hit the same muscle twice in one workout (so it means I only do around 4 or so from the lsit each workout). Like I don't do bent over rows, and then do curls right after. I randomsie these exercises, and kind of pick and choose before I start, so pretty much every workout is a bit different.

Right now I'm in a strength sort of phase, with 1-4 reps of my max. Curls I'm at 35 lbs, bent over rows 80 lbs, DB punches 55 lbs, dead lifts well I use all of my weights, and I could still do more, (I'm going to buy more soon) but that's like 150 lbs, 35 lbs weighted sit up (I do that at 12 reps though, I don't want to go too heavy on the sit ups just yet, I still don't have too developed ab/lower back muscles).

EDIT: and everything is in sets of 3.
 
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lookin good bro. keep up the clean eating and lifting!
but you seriosly have to get a better routine! i dont see any squatting in there! wheres the pullups, and overhead pressing?
 
Proteinboy said:
lookin good bro. keep up the clean eating and lifting!
but you seriosly have to get a better routine! i dont see any squatting in there! wheres the pullups, and overhead pressing?
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Yeah I know. I don't go to the gym, I just use what I have for now. I have a set of adjustible dumbells (160 lbs total) and myself. I plan on getting one of those back-of-door-frame pull up bars or something come sept, and I'm settled in my new apartment.
 
Good progress. I agree with the others though, you should bulk up more if you can. 6 feet at 165 pounds, that's still pretty light. Try and fit that workout in....I used to have a job where I got an hour for lunch, and the gym was 5 minutes away, that meant I could squeeze in a 50 min or so workout. And it worked great for me.

Def try and fit squats in if you can. When you want to add bulk, squats are almost the magic bullet!

Great progress so far! Set some short term and long term goals and keep going!!
 
Yeah, I don't really get a "lunch break" per say. I'm paid the whole time I'm there, and if I get a chance to snarf down some food then that's my only oportunity.

Anyhow, I was already doing deadlifts and chairs, but yeah now squats are definately going in. Well, back in college, I would stair run, 13 flights up to my room, twice a day. So once I go back to college in sept., I can start stair climbing again too.

Oh, I found some old pics, what I looked like before I lost my weight. They're real crappy, but you get an idea I guess.
17, unknown weight, size 40:

18, Summer last year, 213 lbs, size 36:

I'm now down to a 32.
 
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