Jun 20, 2007 6:20pm

You're making progress man. Patience is key. Bodybuilding is a marathon, not a sprint. You got to keep at it and make sure you're eating enough to pack on the muscle. Make sure you add weight to the bar when you can. If you can do more than 12 reps or so, add weight even if it's just 5 pounds. Keep track of your sets and the weight used.

Jun 18, 2007 5:02pm

Monday, 06-18-2007 You are doing well by the looks of your recent progress pics...KEEP AT IT...Train well...Eat well...Rest well...repeat !! Be encouraged my friend....you ARE making progress !

Jun 10, 2007 7:09am

Thanks for the comment on my recent pic. Plans from here are to continue with my current diet, weight training, and rest schedule. I will also continue to learn and apply what I learn...just as you are...from Hack Squat and Greg74 (they are great role models) so that I can look like this pic while NOT flexing !

Jun 10, 2007 6:58am

Thanks for your 2 latest comments...first off...yes...do take a pic or two...now...so you can have a current "before" basis for yourself to compare to later...if we most of us waited to the time was right and thought we could now be worthy of "better" pics...we'd never get there...lol...so I encourage you to just..."do it"...lol...Remember...this "building-a-better-body" is a journey...and my friend...you are doing well on your journey. KEEP AT IT

May 31, 2007 2:33am

I do abs twice a week at the end of the workout; combining declined oblique crunches, hanging leg raises, exercise ball crunches and dumbbell side bends mostly, and because I am only doing 2-3 exercises and 6-8 sets twice per week I am still able to give it some real focus and have made some good progress. Having said all that I think I need to change things to take it to the next level!

May 31, 2007 2:29am

Regarding abs I am by no means a role model, but I read that you should treat abs like any other muscle, if you just want a flat toned stomach do lots of low weight reps, but if you want thick muscle definition reduce the number of sets/reps with higher weights and allow plenty of rest for the muscle to recover & grow.

May 31, 2007 2:11am

However I am the first to admit I need to do more cardio and fat burning, as I am now beginning to stall on leaning down and have not yet achieved the look I want (although my waistline has shrunk and I do feel a lot smaller in clothes) Also I have not given up certain things like alcohol that I know will horrify a lot of people on here, and I guess if really want the washboard abs I should.

May 31, 2007 1:58am

Most of my fat loss so far has come from changes in diet, i.e, eating little & often, reduced fat and 'treats', and reduced sugar, for example I swapped coffee with 2 sugars for green tea, and from upping the intensity of my workouts by doing lots of supersets, dropsets and reducing the rest between sets - working on the principle that bigger muscles burn more calories!

May 29, 2007 6:11am

Thanks for your note...You'll enjoy your new digital camera when you get it...And, yes, it probably will help you to see your progress better in pics ! You are doing a great job now...just keep at it...same goes for me...train hard, rest well, stay focused.

May 27, 2007 5:45pm

You're right, you got to start somewhere. I think you should have a strong core before putting all that weight on your chest and crunching Start small, work your way up cause I'm tellin you, it's hard on your back if you're not used to it.

May 27, 2007 9:47am

Great man.....KEEP at it....doing much more ABS work now..too...will shoot pics and post soon....You posting new pics soon too...?

May 26, 2007 6:23am

Thanks for the "add-on" too. Keep up the great workouts !

May 12, 2007 6:16pm

About cardio, I don't do much realy. I've been lifting forever though, doing the hard ****, squatting every Sunday since I can remember. I have a really fast metabolism which makes it hard to add muscle but getting rid of fat, I just adjust macros really and eat cleaner.

May 12, 2007 5:59pm

Thanks for your comments bro, I got to let you in on something though. Anytime abs are showing real clearly, it's a pretty good bet the guy is flexing them. Don't tell anyone. I wish you luck in your bodybuilding endeavors. You are lean and that is good cause now you can bulk up. Squats, deadlifts, bent over barbell row, pullups, benchpress, and military press. do that stuff every week and eat.

May 11, 2007 11:31pm

mate.... you need to add your measurements. i have updated mine. al

May 5, 2007 8:51pm

1-2 a week and basketball 3 times a week. So when i get some more hydroxycut hardcore, the gut should fall off in about a month or so.

May 5, 2007 8:49pm

mate the weight gain is most likely the recovery from the the run. I have dropped 2 kgs, but thats no big deal as i can normally move around 1-2 kgs gain or loss in a week any way. Have cahnged my diet again and no carb meals at all after lunch and smaller meals more often. Eating breakfast again helps. I have been hitting the home gym