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Personal Development Experiment
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25 December 2007
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December 15th. 6'3", 164.5 lbs (74.8 kg). Max bench=185. Max squat=245.
Every year I go through a cycle of gaining and losing weight. I lose it all in the summer when I am busy with outdoor activities and then I gain it back (muscle) in the winter/spring when I have more time for the gym. I have a pretty high metabolism so it is tough to gain weight and easy to lose it. The most I have ever weighed was about 200, but I really didn't look all that great. It was before I joined Imminst and learned a lot more about health, nutrition, and muscle development. This time I plan to eclipse that mark with lean ripped muscle. Yeehaa! Don't know what weight I will be able to reach on free weights since my joints are showing the wear and tear and soreness of my age. Any tips would be welcome. I hope to get some bloodwork done to see how my aging bio-markers change (or not). All this to promote Imminst and its great knowledge base.
My wife took pictures of my skinny self. I am amazed at how ripped, yet super thin I am. I hope to have some "after" pictures around April or so. Wish me luck.
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Here is a picture of the shoulder injury I sustained (described in the comment section). 8 days later and you can still see the bruise ring. It is still sore but it hasn't prevented me from lifting. Maybe because I am stubborn. Maybe because i have a high pain tolerance. I just hope it isn't a long term disability. At my age things don't heal up too fast.[attachment=2363:shoulder1.jpg]
Every year I go through a cycle of gaining and losing weight. I lose it all in the summer when I am busy with outdoor activities and then I gain it back (muscle) in the winter/spring when I have more time for the gym. I have a pretty high metabolism so it is tough to gain weight and easy to lose it. The most I have ever weighed was about 200, but I really didn't look all that great. It was before I joined Imminst and learned a lot more about health, nutrition, and muscle development. This time I plan to eclipse that mark with lean ripped muscle. Yeehaa! Don't know what weight I will be able to reach on free weights since my joints are showing the wear and tear and soreness of my age. Any tips would be welcome. I hope to get some bloodwork done to see how my aging bio-markers change (or not). All this to promote Imminst and its great knowledge base.
My wife took pictures of my skinny self. I am amazed at how ripped, yet super thin I am. I hope to have some "after" pictures around April or so. Wish me luck.
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Here is a picture of the shoulder injury I sustained (described in the comment section). 8 days later and you can still see the bruise ring. It is still sore but it hasn't prevented me from lifting. Maybe because I am stubborn. Maybe because i have a high pain tolerance. I just hope it isn't a long term disability. At my age things don't heal up too fast.[attachment=2363:shoulder1.jpg]
Are you hoping to be above 200 by April?