25lbs gained :D (Progress photos)

spiritcrusher

I haven't been able to dig up pics but basically the story is, I was 6'2 and near 300 lbs.

I lost 120~ lbs and hit about 176 lbs when I realized I hated being skinny more than I hated being fat. So I started body building, I didn't start taking pictures when I was big but I've gained a lot of great weight in the last year and here's a few progress photos, the last one being most recent:



A little over half a year ago.



Around 3 months ago.



Last night.

aippolito1

Great work! I can't wait til all my fat is gone and I have a sexy back again :happy:

OBXGal

Wowza! Great job! :drinker:

eeeekie

rawr lmao jk. You look great though!

spiritcrusher

Thanks

Made the pics a little smaller, they were a bit big.

DancingYogini

Hey...you brought sexy back Awesome job!!

jmafte

Nice work. I have 5 pounds to lose before I start trying to start gaining back in muscle. What sort of diet plan are you following for that?

MissbusyLizzie

Daaaang! haha

nokittyno

Very nice, beautiful back and shoulders.

abeautifulvoice

Very nice! You look great

CriticalX

great job!!!no front pics? what u weight now? 201? do u have any messurements? whats ur body fat %?

hroush

Great job. I'm about where you are when you decided to start building muscle. I've been lifting for over a month now and starting to get into the heavy weights. I still have a small stomach to lose, but hoping the lifting will take care of that for me.

spiritcrusher

Thanks everyone

Nice work. I have 5 pounds to lose before I start trying to start gaining back in muscle. What sort of diet plan are you following for that?

My diet actually isn't the best but it's been consistant and working so far.

I'm trying to follow 40/40/20 (P/F/C) on the macros.

My daily carb intake is usually under 50-70g.

I have a protein shake in the morning, in the afternoon I have a Chobani yogurt, after my workout I have another protein shake then I have a really big dinner. Usually over 1.5 lbs of meat with veggies and occasionally some starches like sweet potato or things like buckwheat. I stay away from bread, pasta and simple carbs in general. I drink only water, even with the protein shakes.

I eat below maintenance oddly because I don't want to increase body fat, I want to continue cutting it as I gain lean mass. I eat about 2,000~ calories daily.

Let me know if you have any other questions

ImperfektAngel

WOW!

spiritcrusher

great job!!!no front pics? what u weight now? 201? do u have any messurements? whats ur body fat %?

Waist is 31"
Arms are 17.5"
Chest is 42.5"
Body Fat is around 14% at the moment
202 lbs

I'm waiting for my next ab/chest day before I take my next progress front photos.

NightOwl1

Got any good suggestions for back exercises?

spiritcrusher

Got any good suggestions for back exercises?

Best advice is to change your workout every time and to dedicate an entire workout to major muscle groups!

The best mass builder for the back is bent over barbell rows and isolated bent over dumbell rows.

The most important thing that I've done for back width has been wide grip pullups and wide grip lat pulldowns.

For the lower back, deadlifts can't be topped.

And for the lower lats, seated rows are incredible.

sweetage123

dibs.

Heatherbelle_87

*drool* I can never turn away from a good muscle pic!

javarushed

Great Progress!

Danlol

You look freaking great!! You have a "Back Pack"! Very Hott!

spiritcrusher

I really appreciate the feedback!

TheBraveryLover

Oh my. *Very* good job! You look great!

spiritcrusher

Thank you

clhiter

great job, you demonstrate that this site is more than just becoming thin and skinny, it is becoming fit--to include mentally fit where you feel good about what you are.
i have decided to stop weighing in and only measure--once i loose 1 inch in waist i will weigh in.

spiritcrusher

great job, you demonstrate that this site is more than just becoming thin and skinny, it is becoming fit--to include mentally fit where you feel good about what you are.
i have decided to stop weighing in and only measure--once i loose 1 inch in waist i will weigh in.

I appreciate it.

I weigh myself once a month, weight is too inconsistent to track daily. I take measurements and see how my clothes fit to see my progress.

Brandicaloriecountess

Oh my! Very nice.

spiritcrusher

Thank you!

chrisdavey

nice work mate!

spiritcrusher

Thanks buddy

Quieas

Wow! You look great! :bigsmile: