One year of heavy lifting and eating

ilovedeadlifts

My success story isn't neccessarily the same as most. I've always been a pretty small guy and wanted to put on weight to get stronger for my sport (powerlifting).


This is from last spring: (march 2011) 155 pounds



This week:
182 pounds



Really happy with my progress so far. Might not be ideal to some, but I set a goal and I achieved it.

ChitownFoodie

:drinker: Great job!!

juliebeannn

that's GREAT progress!!!! wtg!!!

amnski

Looking great!! nice work :drinker:

kensky

Great results!!

taso42

kick *kitten*, man :drinker:

IronPlayground

Excellent! Great work, man!

Sublog

great bulk, might want to cut some, looks like you're upper teens to me. Try to cap bf levels @ 15% when you bulk.

enewsome2

You look like a different person! Great job.

crzyone

That's not even the same person!!!!??????????????

Good job!!! I like the beard and no ear things much better, too!!!!!

DrMAvDPhD

May I ask what your calorie and protein intake were on average?

leslisa

You're doin' great. Congrats!!!

mama2beau

Yum! Sorry, this is the easiest way to sum it up. You look fantastic. I prefer the newer you. Congrats on reaching your goal!

rachmaree

Good for you for reaching your goal! (And I like beards )

zannyzanzanzibar

Congratulations on reaching your goal, you look awesome

ilovedeadlifts

great bulk, might want to cut some, looks like you're upper teens to me. Try to cap bf levels @ 15% when you bulk.

powerlifter. so i'll probably cut around 190 pounds. I let my levels get a little higher because I'm not really worried about aesthetics, i like the strength gains.
But i compete at 165 or 181 so I do have to reduce weight a bit soon.

ilovedeadlifts

May I ask what your calorie and protein intake were on average?

Fall of 2011: I'm not sure about protein but probably over 200 grams per day. around 3500 to 4000 cals per day most likely. I don't track when bulking.
I went from 160ish to nearly 180 by january.
Feb 16th I started cutting to 165.
Weighed in at 160 on April 14th for my powerlifting meet. Cut too far.

So since April I've been eating for recovery. I don't track what I eat, if I workout hard, I eat a lot to ensure that I'm ready for my next workout.


Even when cutting I don't typically track cals. Just kind of know what I need to gain/lose.

jfan175

Those traps really took off. Good job.

brendaschmitt1

Wow good job! You like you changed from a boy to a man. Keep up the good work! Big Difference

livinfitanfun

you look like someone different!!! You look amazing!

FiercelyBeautiful

You went from boy to man!

evedroid

ripped! big up!

ilovedeadlifts

Those traps really took off. Good job.

Thanks.
Coincidentally, any isolation movements for my traps were non-existent.

I learned how to deadlift, and stuck with heavy compound movements. I probably only did shrugs a handful of times.

jensine2

That is great!!! My husband is too trying to gain weight with MFP,so it's the opposite of me but he understands how hard it is to gain!! Nice job..

mznisaelaine

Great bulk! You look amazing! Congrats on achieving your goal!

neptuneiscrashingdown

I honestly like the older you, but that might be because I like skinny, kinda small looking guys.
I'm not saying you're not skinny now...jussayin. gah. nvm haha

Cmonnowguys

I honestly like the older you, but that might be because I like skinny, kinda small looking guys.
I'm not saying you're not skinny now...jussayin. gah. nvm haha

Rude.


Congrats on reaching your goal, OP! You look fantastic!

mkm9279

Great work on getting what you what! It's very motivating to know some people are not just interested in weight loss but are interested in muscle gain! Kudo's to you!