Power lifter? Bodybuilder? come on in!

[Sapphire]

Originally Posted by nickswe

Sorry! I don't usually take photos of myself, even though I should for seeing the progress :P

But I have one here that I took when trying to show how burnt I got after a day in the sun that will at least show what I looked like this winter... It more or less shows what I look like today too

Will get a better shot when I'm at the gym instead, so you guys also see the pump I look tiny in this pic

you look amazing! keep at it and now I'm going to be a girl.... and stare

[13lstuner]

Originally Posted by nickswe

Sorry! I don't usually take photos of myself, even though I should for seeing the progress :P

But I have one here that I took when trying to show how burnt I got after a day in the sun that will at least show what I looked like this winter... It more or less shows what I look like today too

Will get a better shot when I'm at the gym instead, so you guys also see the pump I look tiny in this pic

Look good brother.

[nickswe]

YellowCammy, 13lstuner,

Thanks. I am actually not very satisfied for the moment. Need to add more volume... Just increased the food intake with one more box of food every day and will add one more "cheat day" since I have added one more leg day each week now. My friend who's a professional bodybuilder here in Dallas is always pushing me to eat more lol ! It's hard to eat when you're not hungry :P

[13lstuner]

Originally Posted by nickswe

YellowCammy, 13lstuner,

Thanks. I am actually not very satisfied for the moment. Need to add more volume... Just increased the food intake with one more box of food every day and will add one more "cheat day" since I have added one more leg day each week now. My friend who's a professional bodybuilder here in Dallas is always pushing me to eat more lol ! It's hard to eat when you're not hungry :P

[Mydivorcegift]

Originally Posted by Dznts

sweet, thanks for the heads up. ill look into it when I get home.

No problem. Just trying to make it easier for you to come to the dark side

[Mydivorcegift]

Originally Posted by Monchy36

My god! You guys are really having fun here! don't think because I don't post I'm not here... good news for me my back is better and ready to get back into my workout! New change I did to have better form is doing inside grip deadlift I can keep my back straight and squeeze my butt better!

How is your progress coming along?

[Dznts]

Originally Posted by Mydivorcegift

No problem. Just trying to make it easier for you to come to the dark side

Twisting my arm. I just don't know which way to take myself.

[Mydivorcegift]

Originally Posted by Dznts

Twisting my arm. I just don't know which way to take myself.

Dude...raw you are a beast...in gear with time you'd total elite...that's a pretty big accomplishment.....242lb class elite total is 1940...

You've got gobs of potential and the sport is always in need of new blood...

And once the gear bug bites, and you start doing weight you've never done before, I think you'll fall in love with it just like Monique has!

[13lstuner]

I honestly think you would have a bright future in either route you choose. Just thinking logically here and listing out the pros and cons.

Major benifit of powerlifting: no severe cut dieting unless you get so fat you have to loose 20 lbs for a comp, and less dedicated prep time for an event so you could easily do an event whenever you felt like it .

Major cons: just the name of the game is a higher propensity to injury. Some may argue this but I don't see how you could logically argue against that.

Major benifits of bodybuilding: less chance of injury per say depending on your training regime. If you didn't feel like going heavy for a week you could do so and it have no effects at all. You get to see your body at its peak potential and I love the body I have when I'm on stage.

Major cons: long long prep time so shows are sparce. You could do shows back to back but that would be brutal. Bodybuilding shows can sometimes be political. In powerlifting there is no disputing the weight you lift.

I know many people that do both so I know this probably only makes the decision harder

[Monchy36]

Originally Posted by YellowCammy

you look amazing! keep at it and now I'm going to be a girl.... and stare

I knew you was going to say that!

Originally Posted by Mydivorcegift

How is your progress coming along?

So far so good! Thank God I'm Not Hurt bad! Working on my way up again!

[Mydivorcegift]

Originally Posted by Dznts

Twisting my arm. I just don't know which way to take myself.

And for the record....

You don't have to do either. You can just keep on going to the gym and training. There's not anything wrong with that provided you put effort into it which I know you do.

[Dznts]

Originally Posted by Mydivorcegift

And for the record....

You don't have to do either. You can just keep on going to the gym and training. There's not anything wrong with that provided you put effort into it which I know you do.

im just giving you a hard time. I have never needed a push to workout and better my lifts, but a push to do something with it is kind of nice. i would love to be competitive in some shape or form. i just need to figure out in which i would be better suited.

[Mydivorcegift]

Originally Posted by 13lstuner

I honestly think you would have a bright future in either route you choose. Just thinking logically here and listing out the pros and cons.

Major benifit of powerlifting: no severe cut dieting unless you get so fat you have to loose 20 lbs for a comp, and less dedicated prep time for an event so you could easily do an event whenever you felt like it .

Major cons: just the name of the game is a higher propensity to injury. Some may argue this but I don't see how you could logically argue against that.

Major benifits of bodybuilding: less chance of injury per say depending on your training regime. If you didn't feel like going heavy for a week you could do so and it have no effects at all. You get to see your body at its peak potential and I love the body I have when I'm on stage.

Major cons: long long prep time so shows are sparce. You could do shows back to back but that would be brutal. Bodybuilding shows can sometimes be political. In powerlifting there is no disputing the weight you lift.

I know many people that do both so I know this probably only makes the decision harder

I'd like to add some things....and some will just add to what you stated....some will disagree with what you wrote....

With regards to cutting, that's actually not true. Like most competitive sports with weight classs, most PL's cut 10-20lbs before a meet (talking about high level competitors) especially when you get into the higher weight classes.

Prep time varies depending on your level of "fitness" (strength) and what your goal is. Also factored in would be whether or not you use ummmmm "supplementation". If you are a 200lb guy and you do a 12 week training cycle and you end up squatting and deadlifting 225 and benching 185 yeah you can probably do that week in and week out depending on sleep, home life, work, etc. If you are a 200lb guy who does a 12 week training cycle and squats 1100 (like I saw Sam Byrd do years ago) I promise you he can't do that week in and week out. Usain Bolt doesn't run 9.58 day in day out. In PL'ing, like BB, you peek as well.

I've always felt the major benefit of training with a true pl'ing program is being a more explosive, physically stronger person. It makes day to day life easier especially as you age.

Ahhh injuries and powerlifting. I'd have to agree with you if you are talking about lifting raw. I'd have to disagree with you if you are talking about a geared lifter. I dropped gear (except squat briefs) in 2006 and it's f'n amazing....I get injured now lifting raw. I'm older yes, stronger yes, but I believe it's mostly because of no gear. Most older powerlifters will tell you if gear would have been out when they were younger it would have saved their shoulders and hips. Gear acts as an exoskeleton. I will most likely be totally geared up by the end of the year.

In addition comparing BB to PL'ing injury (and correct me if I am wrong because I know jack s... about BB) but I understand your thinking the heavier the weight easier to injure....and most times if you get hurt pl'ing it's a bad injury.....but in a way wouldn't BB training be more likely to produce things like tendonitis, etc because of the amount of reps you do? Most pl'ing routines of today are either heavy weight low rep, or light weight low rep done faster. This combined with a pl'er not have to starve themselves all the time just seems like BB training would be more likely to get let's call them "normal" and not catastrophic injuries.

Just my .02 which ain't worth much

[Mydivorcegift]

Originally Posted by Dznts

im just giving you a hard time. I have never needed a push to workout and better my lifts, but a push to do something with it is kind of nice. i would love to be competitive in some shape or form. i just need to figure out in which i would be better suited.

Again I'm probably bias, but......

You, to my knowledge, have never talked about how you "look". You always talk about your lifts and setting pr's. That to me tells me you are mentally wired to be a pl'r and would probably get more enjoyment out of it.