Hey everyone,

I'm new to bodybuilding and i plan to take it more seriously after SPM. But i'm a little concerned about what i'll look like after a year or two due to my height. I'm around 172cm tall and i weigh 52kg. I've been irregularly and leisurely working out for a few months ( just doing planks, pullups, dumbbells etc every once in a while). My muscles have developed here and there (used to be crap skinny) but i've retained my weight since january 08 haha. I'm afraid of looking stocky after working out like one of my friends is. Like i saw in a thread here, i'd wanna have the Ryan Reynolds kind of look but i don't know if it's possible for my height.

Anyway, i came across the Rippetoe workout recently but i was wondering what can i do if i have no barbells available. I have is a pair of dumbbells and a chinup bar & no bench so i've been doing dumbbell presses on the ground. Not sure if dumbbells are suitable for deadlifts and squats ( i don't feel much stress hanging it off the sides, wouldn't it be better to carry it up at my neck, barbell style?)

guys, i just realized today that my face doesnt have enough "isi" and it doesnt look great. if i continue my bulking, will it added some "isi" to my face and neck area? i'm sorry but i still new in this thing and i thought the only thing that will grow is the part where you worked out. i really hope my thought is wrong here.

Hidden is not good enough. and you don't need liposuction. It will not be visible at 63 kgs  despite losing 4kgs. Your less-than-mediocre diet is not gonna yield that effect.
I like your description - I can feel the hard muscle
lower abs is indeed stubborn , spot reduction is impossible. Gain some muscle weight and then plan to 'TONE" *god i hate that word*
supplements are overrated when you diet is well .. despicable.

coffee for sugar blood ?

You want to lose fat, you need to practice cardio progression , like lifting weights (progression) 30 minutes daily with the same intensity for one year is gonna make u look exactly the same a year later.

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Added on November 26, 2009, 9:12 am

yes http://www.elitefts.com/documents/100_reasons_squats.htm http://elitefts.com/documents/100_reasons_squats2.htm

yes
like lifting weights. U add the duration / intensity progressively.

sample

Cardio Starter Plan
 1 day per week: 20-minute HIIT
 2 days per week: 30 minutes steady state cardio
Intermediate Cardio Plan
 2 days per week: 20-minute HIIT
 3 days per week: 40 minutes steady state cardio
Maximum Fat Burning Cardio Plan
 3 days per week: 20-minute HIIT + 10 minutes steady state cardio
 4 days per week: 60 minutes steady state cardio

progress accordingly when fat loss stalls.