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Motivation Level: 10/10
Personal Info And Background:
Real Name:
James Funkhouser
Sex:
Male
Age:
19
Location:
Virginia, United States
Occupation:
None as of now.
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When I Started:
Apr, 2007
How I Started:
I had always heard about working out, always watching the kids who were much more athletic than me doing sports while I sat back and ate junk food. I changed myself in the summer of 2005, dropping 47 pounds of fat. It left me pretty skinny, along with a growth spurt making me 6'5". I finally got around to lifting and I've kept up with it since.
Why I Love It:
I like watching my body adapt. I like watching any body adapt. It's something that we all have that is quite amazing, watching how our body tries to give us help by increasing muscle size to make the task at hand easier. A spectacular thing the body is.
How I Stay Motivated:
I started lifting weights, really focusing on it, when my mom died of rectal-colon cancer last November. It is my relief.
BB Accomplishments:
Right now? My chest increased in size but I'll have to measure it. I get complements about it all the time at school. I have to say though, a lot of you on here are huge. That's what I want to be. I'm looking forward to this.
Yeah I just got started in further changing my life as I have recently started picking up weights. I as fascinated with "Pumping Iron", Schwarzenneger and Mike Katz. I was originally an obese person, maxing out at 250 pounds. I dropped all that weight through large amounts of walking and dieting, an ...
I originally was very plus size. I'm not sure what my body fat index was, but I'm sure that it was definently in the unhealthy range. Two years ago, I thankfully stood up, walked outside, breathing in the air that had grown to be so alien to me, and began to walk. I was tired of being fat.
Now I've lost 47 pounds, with my current weight of 193 lbs, along with a growth spurt that has shot me up to 6'5". I figure that I'm long enough, so why not be wide enough also? I want my chest and shoulders to be wider, thicker. I want my arms to be cut, thick, large, seeming as if they could do anything. I want my stomach to be flat, the definition of well cut abs and obliques immenatin from my body.
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Lifting has been going well. Despite a stint with a decline in bench strength, I've been bringing myself back up again. Trying to mass gain, I get about 2-3 pounds a week. Having some trouble with sleep, but since it's the summer, I still can get about 10 hours in total. I just have trouble...
Seems like a long time since I last heard from you, but probably not as long as I think. How's everything going? I'm guessing school and lifting has kept you busy. Hope your Thanksgiving has been good!
Good grief, I'm about to leave on a vacation (next week) and realized I better check in and see how things are going for you again. I'm expecting that they are going well both at school and in the gym but just want to be sure. I don't think I've ever known someone who weighed a lean 280 before and I'm betting you'll be the first (not actually betting, but you know what I mean).
Oh, and I'm doing okay for the most part. Believe it or not, now that I decided to pack on more mass I'm actually losing weight! Not a bad thing, but a surprise. Hopefully, I end up more defined in the end.
Good to hear from you - and good to see that you are still making some impressive gains. I looked at your new pics and then looked back at the ones from 2008 or so. Clearly, you've added a lot of mass - and width! Great work.
Hey, never thought I'd go a whole month without checking in on you! How's everything going? Training and gaining still? Have you started up classes for the fall?
Dropping down and going heavier might be what you need to spur additional growth. But still 250 is very good - especially given your natural tendency to stay lean. I'm sure you'll get to 280 but as you've discovered the bigger you get the longer it takes to add more. Keep at it though and next year at this time you'll be wondering if you can get to 300!
Congrats on upping your squats - that's one of the keys to keep packing on the mass. I'd say that being too lean used to be a problem for you but anyone on the high side of 250 and moving towards 280 (like you) has clearly figured out how to keep growing - with only lean mass of course. I'm curious, what is your weight up to these days?
Yo, Jimmie, how is it going. You wanna get to 280 pounds? ha ha That's amazing, dude. Hey, hit me with some legs tips. I'm changing my traning. I'm like, crazy, full of doubts. I'd apreciate any help. Thank you!
I'm glad to hear that classes and workouts are both going well. A pound every two weeks is a pretty good rate of gain for solid mass so keep doing what you're doing! My workouts have been off this week because of a combination of allergies and my Crohn's flaring up - but overall I'm doing well. Still not getting lean as I'd like but I'm actually gaining size without gaining weight so I think that's a good sign!
Well, no one said getting to 280 would be easy and I'm sure it takes a lot of food just maintain your mass these days. But, it sounds like you're still packing on the muscle even if it is slower than at first. I'll keep offering whatever encouragement I can - keep up the great work!
I see you posted some new stats and it looks like things are going well with your workout. Of course, now that your arms have caught up with mine size-wise I'll just have to work harder! Keep up the great work and congrats on hitting a couple more milestones in your progress!
It's just been a while since I last checked in on my favorite giant in the growing (lol). How'd the semester end up for you? Taking classes for the summer or taken some time off? And, of course, how's the training going?
