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Narc
13-12-2009, 17:01
A few months after I first started lifting I began keeping track of my bodyweight increase over the years with a quick snap every 50lbs or so, and seeing as I have finally just about hit 275lbs I thought some of you might find this little collage amusing. Pics are, give or take a pound or two either way:

Top left - 125lbs March 2004
Top right - 175lbs May 2006
Bottom left - 225lbs April 2008
Bottom right - 275lbs December 2009

So, 325lbs for 2011?

plateau2
13-12-2009, 17:23
**** 325 you will still look skinny until you weight 400lbs!!

Narc
13-12-2009, 17:24
Valid point.

steve
13-12-2009, 17:49
Amazing difference!
I bet you're gutted that you've lost the peak on your biceps though?:flamethrowingsmiley

FAT SAM
13-12-2009, 18:21
Nice gains mate. In the second pic you look similar to Craig the 80kg lifter at the BDFPA comp. 325 would be HUGE mate.

Crystal
13-12-2009, 18:36
Nice! Frickin' huge difference mate.

Excellent that you have had the vision to document the weight gain!

Vinny
13-12-2009, 18:42
Did your landlord take the last two pics:a2a:

...oh and I forgot, your collar size hasn't changed from the time you took the first pic:023:

666
13-12-2009, 19:13
Ha ha nice - and your appetite hasn't changed a bit!

ATZ
13-12-2009, 19:36
You probably look best at around the 225lb mark personnally. I still can't believe how skinny you started out though!

FAT SAM
13-12-2009, 19:49
You probably look best at around the 225lb mark personnally.

I've heard JLS need a 5th member.:flamethrowingsmiley

ATZ
13-12-2009, 20:28
I've also heard Sumo Uk are recruiting Sam. Probably be too much cardio though...

FAT SAM
13-12-2009, 20:32
I've also heard Sumo Uk are recruiting Sam. Probably be too much cardio though...

HAHAHA fair play mate that was a decent comeback!!!

You better run along and oil up with your band members. I'm gonna go eat some sushi. I know which one i'd rather be doing...

PikeKing
13-12-2009, 20:45
I had that bike poster up when I was as uni!

....and how do you have time to pose for photos when you should be eating

steve
13-12-2009, 21:04
I've heard JLS need a 5th member.:flamethrowingsmiley

LOL

There is no way you can compare the 225lb pic with JLS. JLS would probably be closer to the 125lb pic.

chi
13-12-2009, 22:05
Mrs Chi says how the hell can a grown man ever be under 10 stone? And good going on getting hoooooyge

ATZ
13-12-2009, 22:53
Can we see the ripped abz from when you were 125lb?

Narc
14-12-2009, 10:44
Found it in my journal attachments, hahaha, SWOLE!

http://www.iron-city.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=803&d=1208796388

JumboTron9million
14-12-2009, 11:06
Looking at that your body wants to weigh 220, tops...lol. The chub to lean gain % has changed for the worse as your BW has gone up, you have reached the point where you will now get very fat. Get on vitamin T immediately and solve this problem.

lol.


fo' real tho, thats some big ole BW gains, nice one.

Narc
14-12-2009, 11:09
My body wants to weigh 150 tops, fortunately though it doesn't get a say in this.

JonnyJames
14-12-2009, 11:10
Found it in my journal attachments, hahaha, SWOLE!

http://www.iron-city.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=803&d=1208796388

**** I need to find some photos of the 10st kung-fu me. We could have an abz-off.

666
14-12-2009, 12:07
I don't want to click the abs link at work in case people think I'm a pedo.

Crystal
14-12-2009, 16:05
Found it in my journal attachments, hahaha, SWOLE!

http://www.iron-city.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=803&d=1208796388

Tim! This is the picture I couldnt find that I wanted to put on your T-shirt!

Dammit!!!!:thumbdown:

ocaz
14-12-2009, 19:33
Wow it is incredible although the final pic looks abnormal with some muscle poking through the fat lol

I have asked you about this before but do you think you are close the point where you will cut back because as Gav said it is clear you body wasn't designed to carry that amount of weight and are you worried about gaining more fat for small increases in muscle?

ATZ
14-12-2009, 20:23
James, you forget in the land of the swole that any weight is good weight. IMO if you increase BW by 20lb and your bench only goes up 20lb too you haven't gotten THAT much stronger, well not at Tim's weight anyway, as decreased leverages play a large role.

Narc
14-12-2009, 20:45
I am no bodybuilder, I couldn't give a **** about the fat to be honest, provided I am getting stronger. But even from an aesthetic point of view my preference is unreservedly with the last pic, the rest just look like a skinny guy to me, like any 140kg deadlifting prick in any gym you care to look, and to quote Mike Bell... "I'd rather be dead than average".


Aled, you really do come out with some mentally deficient faggotry of the highest order sometimes. If your bench goes up 20lbs, you have gotten 20lbs stronger, it really is as simple as that, opinions have nothing to do with it, this is a fact, and adding 20lbs of bodyweight when you already weigh 250+ has a far lesser effect on strength than on someone who weighs 150, this is another one. All this leverage bollocks is yet more bullshit weak people come out with to justify their pitiful lack of achievement, my joints are in the same places they have always been and my limbs haven't gotten any shorter. In my opinion gaining no strength in as long as I can remember and if anything losing some despite the fact you can't even squat 120kg at 100kg bodyweight after years of training is, frankly, tragic, and not the resume of someone whose opinion on what constitutes strength I am likely to give much credence to. 16% bodyfat, two two abs under the right light when you squint and a 65kg overhead press, wow, incredible! Do excuse me while I get on the yoghurt weaving, lemongrass and mungbean ryebread sandwhich diet so I too can achieve such incredible feats of strength and physical prowess!

FAT SAM
14-12-2009, 21:12
Louie Simmons says no one gives a flying **** about strength for bodyweight. This is true, but generally the guys who are strong at lighter bodyweight usually turn into absolute animals when they finally decide to pack some real size on. The ones who bitch about us 'fatties' being stronger then them are those that are small and weak. Being 'light' is not an excuse to be weak, if you want to talk about strength to bodyweight which you clearly always bring up me and narc still have a much higher wilks than you do!:flamethrowingsmiley

van_halen
14-12-2009, 21:16
And from the front
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/89/l_96c95149725a401786cf876f4cd35f1b.jpg

steve
14-12-2009, 21:16
I am no bodybuilder, I couldn't give a **** about the fat to be honest, provided I am getting stronger. But even from an aesthetic point of view my preference is unreservedly with the last pic, the rest just look like a skinny guy to me, like any 140kg deadlifting prick in any gym you care to look, and to quote Mike Bell... "I'd rather be dead than average".


Aled, you really do come out with some mentally deficient faggotry of the highest order sometimes. If your bench goes up 20lbs, you have gotten 20lbs stronger, it really is as simple as that, opinions have nothing to do with it, this is a fact, and adding 20lbs of bodyweight when you already weigh 250+ has a far lesser effect on strength than on someone who weighs 150, this is another one. All this leverage bollocks is yet more bullshit weak people come out with to justify their pitiful lack of achievement, my joints are in the same places they have always been and my limbs haven't gotten any shorter. In my opinion gaining no strength in as long as I can remember and if anything losing some despite the fact you can't even squat 120kg at 100kg bodyweight after years of training is, frankly, tragic, and not the resume of someone whose opinion on what constitutes strength I am likely to give much credence to. 16% bodyfat, two two abs under the right light when you squint and a 65kg overhead press, wow, incredible! Do excuse me while I get on the yoghurt weaving, lemongrass and mungbean ryebread sandwhich diet so I too can achieve such incredible feats of strength and physical prowess!

Ouch!

PikeKing
14-12-2009, 21:19
well thats one less regular IC user

chi
14-12-2009, 21:21
nah, Aled loves an argument (as well as us) he will stay.

FAT SAM
14-12-2009, 21:22
Keep him it would be boring if everyone on here worshipped the swole!

Narc
14-12-2009, 21:26
Lol, Aled and I have been having these arguments for as long as IC has been around and will no doubt still be having them long after IC is dead. I've always suspected that deep down he'd actually quite like me to convince him.

van_halen
14-12-2009, 21:26
I am no bodybuilder, I couldn't give a **** about the fat to be honest, provided I am getting stronger. But even from an aesthetic point of view my preference is unreservedly with the last pic, the rest just look like a skinny guy to me, like any 140kg deadlifting prick in any gym you care to look, and to quote Mike Bell... "I'd rather be dead than average".


Aled, you really do come out with some mentally deficient faggotry of the highest order sometimes. If your bench goes up 20lbs, you have gotten 20lbs stronger, it really is as simple as that, opinions have nothing to do with it, this is a fact, and adding 20lbs of bodyweight when you already weigh 250+ has a far lesser effect on strength than on someone who weighs 150, this is another one. All this leverage bollocks is yet more bullshit weak people come out with to justify their pitiful lack of achievement, my joints are in the same places they have always been and my limbs haven't gotten any shorter. In my opinion gaining no strength in as long as I can remember and if anything losing some despite the fact you can't even squat 120kg at 100kg bodyweight after years of training is, frankly, tragic, and not the resume of someone whose opinion on what constitutes strength I am likely to give much credence to. 16% bodyfat, two two abs under the right light when you squint and a 65kg overhead press, wow, incredible! Do excuse me while I get on the yoghurt weaving, lemongrass and mungbean ryebread sandwhich diet so I too can achieve such incredible feats of strength and physical prowess!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I could't agree with this more. JB knows how much I hate "weight-class" lifting. In a strength sport the only goal should be to lift more weight. A 200kg man who can deadlift 300kg is more impressive to me than a 75kg man who can deadlift 295kg any day of the week. A ****ing ant can lift more than all of us in %age bodyweight and I can KILL an ant with my little finger :cutup:

Narc
14-12-2009, 21:27
WORD to that Mr Manatee my swole brother, lol.

Loving the ant analogy, I shall use that, credited to your good self of course.

ATZ
14-12-2009, 21:31
Do you honestly think I give a **** about how much I can squat? I'm plenty strong enough to compete at my sport, and if I was able to spend more than 2 sessions a week in the gym for 9months of the year, without niggling injury and soreness as well as rugby training 3 x per week and having a full job then that insult might actually mean something. Talk about stating the obvious there Tim, the old ad homien attack never was or is clever, and doesn't add anything to my point.

There's no way you can try to tell me decreased leverages don't play a role in your poundages going up, else why do all natural lifters chase that weight gain? It's all muscle right?

And I'm taking NOTHING away from your acheivements here. What you've done is a credit to hard work, commitment and sheer bloodymindedness, not that you probably need my acceptance anyway.

However, this inferiority complex you have with being small or average is pretty telling being a former skinny. Tell me what's impressive about carrying a load of non-functional mass if it means you can claim to be 140kg? If that's what has to happen for acceptance here now I'll enjoy feeding my face. I find gaining that sort of weight as impressive as you might find someone getting as lean as you in the above pic.

van_halen
14-12-2009, 21:31
http://www.bigguts.com

van_halen
14-12-2009, 21:32
Do you honestly think I give a **** about how much I can squat?

Yes?

ATZ
14-12-2009, 21:40
And Sam, who gives a shit about what Louie Simmons talks out of his ass. Baring inventing one of the greatest lifting systems this is the same man who says he's never seen a bench shirt complete a lift, and who justified the Hoff having a foam pad down his singlet by stating the sport needed young men like him. Ok, so gear whoring crane gear wearing cheating lifters, good going Louie. Anyway, back on topic.

van_halen
14-12-2009, 21:43
Hoff having a foam pad down his singlet

Sometimes every man feels inadequate. Singlets can be quite revealing

FAT SAM
14-12-2009, 21:46
And Sam, who gives a shit about what Louie Simmons talks out of his ass. Baring inventing one of the greatest lifting systems this is the same man who says he's never seen a bench shirt complete a lift, and who justified the Hoff having a foam pad down his singlet by stating the sport needed young men like him. Ok, so gear whoring crane gear wearing cheating lifters, good going Louie. Anyway, back on topic.

Well, when you're deadlifting 310kg aged 63 maybe you'll have a right to 'talk out of your arse' aswell.

Narc
14-12-2009, 21:49
Do you honestly think I give a **** about how much I can squat? I'm plenty strong enough to compete at my sport, and if I was able to spend more than 2 sessions a week in the gym for 9months of the year, without niggling injury and soreness as well as rugby training 3 x per week and having a full job then that insult might actually mean something. Talk about stating the obvious there Tim, the old ad homien attack never was or is clever, and doesn't add anything to my point.

There's no way you can try to tell me decreased leverages don't play a role in your poundages going up, else why do all natural lifters chase that weight gain? It's all muscle right?

And I'm taking NOTHING away from your acheivements here. What you've done is a credit to hard work, commitment and sheer bloodymindedness, not that you probably need my acceptance anyway.

However, this inferiority complex you have with being small or average is pretty telling being a former skinny. Tell me what's impressive about carrying a load of non-functional mass if it means you can claim to be 140kg? If that's what has to happen for acceptance here now I'll enjoy feeding my face. I find gaining that sort of weight as impressive as you might find someone getting as lean as you in the above pic.

Yes, I honestly think you give a **** how much you squat, are you really going to try and pretend that you don't? You train with weights and have been posting on weightlifting forums for what, five years? My point is, you have the audacity to sit back and criticise the way someone has increased their strength, as if it somehow doesn't amount to very much because they didn't stay at 60kg bodyweight at the same time, when you yourself as demonstrated in your journal have gained absolutely NONE in three years!


27/11/06

3min X-Trainer and Dynamic Warm Up

Squat:

60kg x 2 x 8 (More warm-ups in between sets)
80kg x 5
100kg x 5
110kg x 3
120kg x 3 x 3


04/10/09

Agile 8 warm-up plus stretches.

A1 Squats: 60 x 2 x 5 / 80 x 5 / 100 x 3 / 120 x 3 x 3


****ing decreased leverages, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT CAUSED THE STRENGTH GAIN, IT'S STILL STRENGTH GAIN! If the mass is contributing to my strength then it's functional, and I'm not arguing the impressiveness of carrying it around, I'm arguing the impressiveness of using it to lift heavy weights. Though yes, I also find it far more impressive as an achievement in itself than walking around carrying **** all, as I know what kind of work has to go into it and all the bullshit you have to put up with from the skinnies....

ATZ
14-12-2009, 22:14
You're picking far too easy a target with my squats. When I was lifting three years ago I'm not even sure i could squat properly, I'm still not convinced I can now. If it were my absolute priority I'd have done something about it, lifting in general to me is not though, even though I have an unhealthy interest in it and enjoy doing it. I'm certainly no weaker than 3 years ago. Do I like to lift? Yes. Is it my number one priority no.

My own strength should have no bearing on me questioning how you've done things, if there were nobody here to challenge your view what would you do? Wallow in your own pit of self congratulation? What's audacious about challenging the norm held view here? There's plenty of guys at 100kg stronger than you, gear or not.

Yes you've gotten stronger, yes you're stronger than me, Ive not once questioned the validity of how you've acheived you goals. I just wonder how much you would progessed at a semi sensible weight. I'll just sit back and see how enjoyable and how sustainable things are for you at this new "swole" BW in future.

FAT SAM
14-12-2009, 22:20
There's plenty of guys at 100kg stronger than you, gear or not.

Not so sure about that mate. A lot of decent 105kg strongmen (on plenty of gear) have a hard time push pressing 140kg, for example. Also i haven't seen many (can't think of any off the top of my head) natural guys who weigh 100kg press a 135kg log. All these phantom 'friend of a friend who weighs 100kg and squats 300kg' that everyone goes on about usually turn out to be either bullcrap, high or done in gear while on enough gear to kill a small rhino (or all of these).

plateau2
14-12-2009, 22:24
Well, when you're deadlifting 310kg aged 63 maybe you'll have a right to 'talk out of your arse' aswell.

Well I'm neither of those but I still reserve the right for arse talking!

FAT SAM
14-12-2009, 22:26
Point is Louie has been totalling elite for twice as long as i've been alive. He's bound to know a thing or two and talk some sense.

ocaz
15-12-2009, 06:11
I feel ATZ is getting a raw deal, he is entitled to his opinion although he has to realise what Narc is doing may not be too his liking (and it is not something I would work towards either) BUT Tim set out on a path with his goal in mind and he is doing it so well done. As I have said before people have different training goals, what Narc has achieved in the pursuit of his goals is quite incredible, I would be interested to know what your lifts have changed since the fight club pic to you present stage too?

You could probably rip me a new one with my training progress in terms of weight lifted I guess - not sure without looking back myself but I have made progress in what I have wanted to achieve as my body composition has improved and I used to weight less than 10 stone about 5 years ago and am now about 13.5 stone with a lot more functional strength.

My concern (not that I am nearly crying at my computer screen at the thought of it or anything lol) are the long term health implications in years to come because as I pointed out it is clear your body is not designed to carry that sort of weight and do you think about where you will go in the future? As all that is going to impact your joints etc and although your young still you may incur more injuries as you get older.

Narc
15-12-2009, 07:29
You're picking far too easy a target with my squats. When I was lifting three years ago I'm not even sure i could squat properly, I'm still not convinced I can now. If it were my absolute priority I'd have done something about it, lifting in general to me is not though, even though I have an unhealthy interest in it and enjoy doing it. I'm certainly no weaker than 3 years ago. Do I like to lift? Yes. Is it my number one priority no.

My own strength should have no bearing on me questioning how you've done things, if there were nobody here to challenge your view what would you do? Wallow in your own pit of self congratulation? What's audacious about challenging the norm held view here? There's plenty of guys at 100kg stronger than you, gear or not.

Yes you've gotten stronger, yes you're stronger than me, Ive not once questioned the validity of how you've acheived you goals. I just wonder how much you would progessed at a semi sensible weight. I'll just sit back and see how enjoyable and how sustainable things are for you at this new "swole" BW in future.

But Aled, I don't WANT to be a 'semi sensible' bodyweight whatever the **** that is, I don't want to lift sort of ok weights I guess for my meagre weight, I have no interest in that. I want to lift the absolute most that I can lift and am perfectly prepared to carry around a little fat in aid of doing so, which is my decision. So your argument is sort of like me coming along and saying "hey Aled, rugby is shit mate, you should do lawn bowls instead".

ATZ
15-12-2009, 08:19
I'm not saying lifting is shit though? You're making a strawman argument out of my original point, which was: any weight is good weight as long as it means you shift more plates. You've reinforced this yourself with subsequent rants so what exactly am I taking out of context? You were the one to begin the childish reference to my strength levels, not that I ever questioned yours, how about you come play 80minutes of rugby and see how gay it is for real?

Mate, carry on, like I said I've got respect for how you've done it if not quite understanding why you've done it in the manner you have. I just don't know why you and Sam have to turn every discussion like this into a good old bro down "How much do YOU squat though?" "Post pics or STFU"

ATZ
15-12-2009, 08:25
Actually looking back at my original post I can see how you may have misinterprited that as me questioning the validity of your strength gain. It wasn't meant to do this in my head but reading it back it does. Some degree of leverage change has helped no doubt in this regard but I didn't mean it to sound as putting BW on equals automatic bigger total.

snipey
15-12-2009, 08:31
to carry around a little fat

Understatement of the year! lol

JumboTron9million
15-12-2009, 08:35
hehehehe...gotta love IC.

Narc, in all honesty mate i think you could drop 40lbs and be just as strong. I too have been a big galump, and it was loads of fun and in certain lifts I was pretty strong (pretty weak in certain others to!) but in retrospect the path of bodyweight gains regardless of composition was not the most productive one for me.

I felt a lot better, trained a lot better and in all honesty feel that had I trained for strength been much stronger at this kind of body comp weighing 17 1/2 stone versus being at 19-20 stone in the "weight gains = strength gains" era.
Granted there was more than changes in diet afoot!

JB
15-12-2009, 08:49
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I could't agree with this more. JB knows how much I hate "weight-class" lifting. In a strength sport the only goal should be to lift more weight. A 200kg man who can deadlift 300kg is more impressive to me than a 75kg man who can deadlift 295kg any day of the week. A ****ing ant can lift more than all of us in %age bodyweight and I can KILL an ant with my little finger :cutup:Seriously? You're just frustrated at your inability to pull a woman under 20 stone or 40 years of age.

:euro:

666
15-12-2009, 08:51
Ha ha ha damn I went to bed too early last night...

Narc
15-12-2009, 09:11
Ahhhh we haven't had a good throwdown like this in ages! dancingban

Narc
15-12-2009, 09:28
hehehehe...gotta love IC.

Narc, in all honesty mate i think you could drop 40lbs and be just as strong. I too have been a big galump, and it was loads of fun and in certain lifts I was pretty strong (pretty weak in certain others to!) but in retrospect the path of bodyweight gains regardless of composition was not the most productive one for me.

I felt a lot better, trained a lot better and in all honesty feel that had I trained for strength been much stronger at this kind of body comp weighing 17 1/2 stone versus being at 19-20 stone in the "weight gains = strength gains" era.
Granted there was more than changes in diet afoot!


Perhaps, but I want to get stronger, not just stay where I am, and you can't deny that ultimately bigger = stronger. And the thing is I really don't feel any need to drop 40lbs, I am more than happy with my current bodyfat levels. Plus let's be honest the 'other' changes do make a considerable difference, I feel certain having dropped 40lbs au natrel I would look nothing like that! One thing I would like to achieve though is that ****ing kick ass beard.

JonnyJames
15-12-2009, 09:42
One thing I would like to achieve though is that ****ing kick ass beard.

Agreed.

JumboTron9million
15-12-2009, 10:07
Err....ya just stop shaving and it happens dude.

simples :035:

JonnyJames
15-12-2009, 10:41
Err....ya just stop shaving and it happens dude.

simples :035:

Not for me... :011:

JB
15-12-2009, 10:47
Who did all the Star Wars tags?

JumboTron9million
15-12-2009, 10:54
Not for me... :011:

Oh dear. That is unfortunate - I have a manly stubble at my disposal within 2 days, and within a week a mini-beard. Having said that I also drive a hot rod, live with a statuesque 6 foot tall blond and do numerous things that are beyond beta comprehension but such is life eh Narc.

Narc
15-12-2009, 11:19
My beard grows in illogical patches and at vastly differing speeds, quickly effecting an adroit impression of a homeless person with a patchwork quilt of pubic hair on his face, it is the cause of much distress to me. I can't work out whether that is an "isn't that right for people as awesome as us, Narc" or a "that's what it would be like for you, if you were in any way as awesome as me, Narc", so I shall assume effrontery and continue the theme of this thread by saying ah yes Gav, but you are also now built like a netball pro!

http://www.ez-sports.net/images/phd.jpg

PikeKing
15-12-2009, 11:36
Everyone should grow beards, we should have a post your beard pics thread

Narc
15-12-2009, 11:46
That's a great idea actually, do it! I am making a concerted effort over christmas, just over a week in so far, I am thinking if I get it long enough maybe it'll cover up the bare patches!

PikeKing
15-12-2009, 11:48
I think the more you let it grow, the better it actually grows

JonnyJames
15-12-2009, 12:07
I have made a concerted effort a couple of times, but only when Z is out of the country.

If I grow a beard she won't submit to my lusts, natural or un-natural.

JumboTron9million
15-12-2009, 12:28
You were included in the alpha group on account of managing to build some good numbers Narc, fear not. In fact, I'm a little surprised you can't grow a beard? Let down, almost.

As for a netball pro - yup :) Just call me Captain Athleticism. Unless you count shoulder immobility, hip problems, atrophied leg and damaged SI's and being somehow "not athletic"....lol.

Anyway, I can rest easy knowing that being bigger than you is only ever 6 months training away. :flamethrowingsmiley

plateau2
15-12-2009, 12:28
My beard grows in illogical patches and at vastly differing speeds, quickly effecting an adroit impression of a homeless person with a patchwork quilt of pubic hair on his face, it is the cause of much distress to me. I can't work out whether that is an "isn't that right for people as awesome as us, Narc" or a "that's what it would be like for you, if you were in any way as awesome as me, Narc", so I shall assume effrontery and continue the theme of this thread by saying ah yes Gav, but you are also now built like a netball pro!

http://www.ez-sports.net/images/phd.jpg

That can't be Gav?!

JumboTron9million
15-12-2009, 12:42
Course it is Plat, and tbh I've been a fair bit lighter than that during the last year, just under 12 stone at worst, back to 14 or so the now and feeling OK.

ATZ
15-12-2009, 13:24
Oh Gav, that'll never do around here. You need a 40" waist and a sea of cholesterol for blood to be approaching respectability...

Narc
15-12-2009, 13:26
You were included in the alpha group on account of managing to build some good numbers Narc, fear not. In fact, I'm a little surprised you can't grow a beard? Let down, almost.

As for a netball pro - yup :) Just call me Captain Athleticism. Unless you count shoulder immobility, hip problems, atrophied leg and damaged SI's and being somehow "not athletic"....lol.

Anyway, I can rest easy knowing that being bigger than you is only ever 6 months training away. :flamethrowingsmiley


Awesome, well then I am honoured, haha! To be honest all of those definitely count as athleticism in my book, all real athletes are basically ****ed. Hah, I don't doubt it either. So when are we going to see another episode of JBT's kitchen chemistry with 10x/week training again then? The people of IC need their fix man.

Narc
15-12-2009, 13:26
Oh Gav, that'll never do around here. You need a 40" waist and a sea of cholesterol for blood to be approaching respectability...

50", minimum.

JumboTron9million
15-12-2009, 14:36
Will 29" do? LoL.

Narc i train 2-3 times a week in total now at best, once a week if things are bad. Sad I know.

I had a look over '04 journal on here this morning and it made me all melancholic. Them were the good old days methinks.

BTW whoever tagged this thread as "ultimate shrinktrophy" is possibly the funniest person I've never met.

plateau2
15-12-2009, 15:04
Mods: more tags please!

Crystal
15-12-2009, 15:49
Sometimes every man feels inadequate. Singlets can be quite revealing

Oh Manatee, I have missed you mate......

kye
15-12-2009, 16:35
jesus ****ing christ

Sloth
03-02-2010, 15:59
**** me i missed this thread, fair play timmy, you look like an ox in the latest pic, lmao!! awsome what a bit of dedication can do.

LWStrong
03-02-2010, 22:10
Awesome gains mate. Gives my skinny ass hope!

Paul

Narc
04-02-2010, 07:25
Cheers dudes. An ox, awesome.

LWStrong
29-04-2010, 22:41
Bump.

I feel this is appropriate as I am now on a mission to gain weight. Plus, this is a bloody awesome thread anyway! :035:

Narc
29-04-2010, 23:29
We should have a race, Paul. You to 200lb, me to 300lb. Loser buys the Skittles shakes.

FAT SAM
29-04-2010, 23:34
we should have a race, paul. You to 200lb, me to 300lb. Loser buys the skittles shakes.

sweet!

TAT 70
30-04-2010, 06:07
Can i join in on my quest to 252 ?

Narc
30-04-2010, 07:24
You're already about 251!

JonnyJames
30-04-2010, 07:39
Ok then, Can I join in with a 225lb goal?

FAT SAM
30-04-2010, 12:27
Sod it. 330 goal for me. I need some motivation to eat again.

LWStrong
30-04-2010, 12:29
Haha, I like this idea. But first, what are we all already....?

Me--> 165lbs
Narc-> 275lbs
Jonny-> 200lbs?
Will-> 230lbs?
Sam-> 308lbs?


I'm game whatever anyway.

FAT SAM
30-04-2010, 12:31
I hover around 305-310 depending on the scales used.

JonnyJames
30-04-2010, 12:52
I weighed in at 203 post-gym last night.

LWStrong
30-04-2010, 12:57
So I'd have to gain 45lbs....

Timmy-> ~25lbs
Sam---> ~25lbs
Will----> ~25lbs
Jonny--> ~25lbs

I don't like my odds...... I'm keen for a "first to gain 25lbs" challenge though?

JonnyJames
30-04-2010, 14:22
Sounds fair. Everyone weigh in nekkid on Monday?

JB
30-04-2010, 14:28
Sounds fair. Everyone weigh in nekkid on Monday?Pics!

LWStrong
30-04-2010, 14:39
Naked weigh in monday morning ftw.

JonnyJames
30-04-2010, 14:53
Pics!

Hmmmmm....

[deliberates]

LWStrong
30-04-2010, 15:04
I've just taken a shot from the front and from the rear, hoping to put together a gay little collage like Timmy has.

Mine won't be anywhere near as crazy though, planning to take pics every 5kg up until 90kg. So i'll have 75kg pics (got now), 80kg pics, 85kg pics and 90kg pics.

Should be interesting.

JB
30-04-2010, 15:07
Hmmmmm....

[deliberates]Don't worry, I don't really want to see them.


Unless you all go for a group naked weigh in that is.

JonnyJames
30-04-2010, 15:49
I think I'll get some front and back ones done anyway actually, now I've hit 200lbs. They'll be useful in reminding me how small that actually is!

FAT SAM
30-04-2010, 15:51
Sylvester Stallone in Rocky 4 weighed 200lbs ha ha. :038:

JonnyJames
30-04-2010, 15:59
He's like 5'6" isn't he? And lean as ****. On me, an 'in shape' 200lbs is small mofo.

FAT SAM
30-04-2010, 16:05
Think he's the same height as me mate. 5'8''. Just saying 200 can look big. Frank Zane won Mr Olympia at 190 ha ha ha..

I still looked small at 250, to put thing into perspective.

LWStrong
30-04-2010, 16:07
Yes, but you would perceive yourself as looking "small" at about 400lbs I presume Sam?

Bigorexia. It's a problem to you know. Don't worry, we're all here to help.

FAT SAM
30-04-2010, 16:09
Yes, but you would perceive yourself as looking "small" at about 400lbs I presume Sam?

Bigorexia. It's a problem to you know. Don't worry, we're all here to help.

Chad Aichs at 380 still thinks he doesn't look big ha ha.

Crystal
30-04-2010, 16:30
Yes, but you would perceive yourself as looking "small" at about 400lbs I presume Sam?

Bigorexia. It's a problem to you know. Don't worry, we're all here to help.

Awesome.

chi
30-04-2010, 16:36
body mismorphia

JumboTron9million
30-04-2010, 16:42
Depends what it's made of.

ATZ
30-04-2010, 17:47
107kg is as heavy as I've been, I'm currently 99kg and a mate who hadn't seen me for a while said I looked "bigger" at my current weight. Bodyfat definately plays a role in how big you look on the beach, but as for just looking just monsterous a 200lb guy at single digit BF would look pretty small coverd up.

TAT 70
30-04-2010, 18:49
I`ll post my start weight up later tonight.
I reckon i`m about 200lbs :sniper:

JonnyJames
02-05-2010, 09:42
Weighed in naked and empty at 199 this morning.

JonnyJames
03-05-2010, 11:56
I say, you fellows, is the wager not on?

Where are your weights?

TAT 70
03-05-2010, 14:14
195lbs

Jamin
24-07-2010, 19:17
i was watching your 150kg bench vid and my wife asked whos that so showed her this thread, she said you looked ill at 125lb lol

Narc
24-07-2010, 20:41
Haha, awesome. That does seem to be the general consensus.

Crystal
24-07-2010, 21:52
Looking ill at 125lbs and 275lbs.

Narc
24-07-2010, 22:23
Ill in the STREET sense, yeah.

Sloth
25-07-2010, 09:43
I know this is an old comment and all, but a now valid response nonetheless

Amazing difference!
I bet you're gutted that you've lost the peak on your biceps though?:flamethrowingsmiley

Doubtful, he's got two now!

ATZ
25-07-2010, 10:59
Double chins?