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This post has been edited by -Dan: Apr 18 2013, 10:14 PM

Fat panda.....wakakkaakka

Enuf bulking now cutting, tons of fat need to burn




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Woah... Hulk in the making ..certainly not Panda

big but no shape....

New version already.

Chest/Shoulder/Triceps day today.

wtf traps

Not panda, but totally a beast!

Good job in bulking and good luck in cutting too!

Won't say there is much progress after few weeks but oh well, sucking it up and gonna lift more soon

currently i do lots of heavy weight lifthing, for cutting i need to do drop sets or giant set, but now i been doing drop sets, example:-

if i do chest dumbell press

26kg x 12 then i drop
14kg x 12

28kg x 12 then i drop
14kg x 12

30kg x 12 then i drop
14kg x 12

Izzit ok for cutting...or i should go for lighter weight???

Cutting has got nothing to do with the poundages you use. Always aim to be lifting heavier.

I can't lift those heavy weights at all, too heavy, I could only lift 10kg dumbbell...

bro u surely can,go slowly step by step,increase the weight slowly when u feel u are ready,last time i was always saying "cannot one la,so heavy" i may be small in size,but i keep myself motivated to push even harder and more... don't limit yourself,let your body limits you..

Happy lifting!! have a great day ahead!

i tot lifthing heavy will only make the mucle big, but if take light weight with hi raps for cutting....so if i maintain do heavy lifthing and continue dieting that consider goof enuf for cutting?

Cutting is all about diet. Ive followed the same routine ie low reps high poundage both on xutting and bulking phases.

Just tweak your diet. You dont even have to cardio to cut

WADAFUK!? No need cardio? I've been CONNED!

True, calorie in vs calorie burned.

If less calorie goes in, no need more effort to burn.

But cardio does helps in the burning part. But, so does weight lifting.

how bout meals for cutting? can share bro?

huh? only lifting very heavy weights will increase muscle? how about using the machines

not really need to lift very heavy in order to build muscle, google about hypertrophy

but please la dont use those weights that after a few set and you still not even sweating

after a few set, i feel my muscle is empty do you have that kind of feeling?

my chest also, when i use the machines

i usually do cardio for 15 minutes then proceed to play the machines and lift dumbbell(10kg haha)

my first time sharing progress pic

1 year into lifting

currently cutting




my core



my arms and back and shoulders



any critics is welcome

This post has been edited by Manlet: Apr 26 2013, 11:23 PM

reps that you can handle between 12-15 reps

nope

http://www.builtlean.com/2012/07/19/high-reps-vs-low-reps/

i know about this reps thing

but its correct

in order to build muscle you doesnt even need to train near your 1rm

Has a feeling that I need fat burners

And this is me depleted, knn bacons


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take burners when only if you have exhausted all the methods.

Uhuh....? No shit?

Just FYI, am no ectomorph here buddy hehe

So you think your body type need fat burners to get leaner? What about the basic?

Went to outside gym today. Supplement tinggal kat office.

This will do:

Such as?

I din say u r ecto. what have u tried in cutting that u think has failed to the extent u need a burner?

Haha, dude, it was a joke really

haihz

Haish An undetected sarcasm like 'you are a fat guy previously' is okay, undetected joke is not funny yo

trolledlol

im about the last person u ask for diet tips. im having like kuay teow and roti telor every other day =x

aiya chillax la guys.

Behind the screen, hard to sense sarcasm.

The HEHE wasn't obvious enough really hehe

Ish!

But from my understanding, your liquid diet is quite impressive. Was on it when I was in Langkawi for 20 months, might wanna start again.
I kid, I kid..

Back

Yesterday's routine.



Left arm a bit smaller if flexed. Haishhh...

Nice job! Keep pumping!!!

Forearms

that's mighty impressive *drools*

champion la lu.... Hehehe... Well done bro!!!!

Thanks guys. Arrio, show yours la, yours lagi power!

Ini Kalilah brother... Can't sleep man!!!! Phone not stop beeping.. Tomorrow last tango at Stadium Kelana Jaya.. Ops.. Wrong thread.. Whatever la, Jom UBAH!!!!! No strength pump more, eat more.. Fat? Crush them!!!

macam spiderman punya arms, fierce

what is your goal exactly? i watched you uploaded pics like everyday and each one of them pretty much the same?

are u maintaining? cutting? bulking?

not hating. just curious.

Because whenever I have significant progress, something bad happened and forced me to reboot (2 broken bones and 3 surgeries so far, will have another 1 later this year.)

Anyway, I'm maintaining my mass while lean bulking. Don't want to dirty bulk then cut, because I hate doing cardio. Lean bulking is slow and might look the same but if you were to compare year by year you can see there is progress. However since 2010 nothing much differs due to the 'reboot' I mentioned.




This post has been edited by emino: May 4 2013, 07:48 PM

I admire your dedication and patience Emino, despite all the bad things happening to you. Been sharing your progress pictures with a few of my underweight friends to encourage them that they can do it too! Stay fit, stay big!

Cheers!

It's Cosplay without Cosplay costume but with Cosplay facial expression. Lol.

Mixed feeling about that lol.

Guys, this is my 50kg PIC will post the 'after' pic after i find a suitable time to take


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Me doing front lever post shoulder surgery



This post has been edited by bata: May 11 2013, 06:21 PM

fixed

btw, respect, i have to crunch to do it properly and my legs could not stay straight.

haven't done it for a while d though

This post has been edited by lilredridinghood: May 11 2013, 06:16 PM

thx man lol

bulk phrase jst started.. period : 2 months..

This post has been edited by Ldee: May 20 2013, 06:06 PM

u do what workout to get that?

aside from fapping, j/k.

palms up wrist curl + palms down wrist curl can do quite alot on forearm
farmer walk can hit your forearm too at the same time improving grip strength

Hey! I don't do any direct forearm work. Just workout normally. I don't use wrist straps on my PULL workouts though, helps me improve grip strength.

Aside from fapping of course.

Monday-Friday in gym
Saturday/Sunday - Cardio and bodyweight

guys, will too much cardio burns off muscle?

Recent pic.



Goofing off at gym.

Got abs. Now start growing some muscle please. =P

Grow more muscle abs will hilang during bulking.
And needs to buy new clothes.
And cant cosplay nice animu char.

This post has been edited by emino: May 23 2013, 10:29 PM

monster forearm!! well done!
i wan that too

95 pound dumbbells per hand. Easy peasy.

Lol i think you look almost anorexic. You seriously need to put on mass. Even 5kg is too little. Stop doing beach boy muscles.

Baek bos.

You don't feel your lower back getting pulled when you sit in that position? Anyway. Damn full motion easy for you.

http://data.whicdn.com/images/26748526/viz...tless_thumb.jpg

Lol. And here's a muscular Cosplay actor who is more than double your size. So time to put on some meat everywhere instead of looking like just a stick figure with abs which disappears when he turns sideways.

This post has been edited by darklight79: May 25 2013, 04:28 AM

While he looks good, his character supposed to be more of my size. I think even skinnier.



If I am cosplaying something like this character then baru needs his size. But most japanese heroes are my size.



Don't be hard on me la bos. I'm trying my best. It is just hard for me to gain. Nak gain 5 kg pun susah.

Current figure is good for now since gets hired to play Spiderman for events. If I am bigger than now they usually go for other people. Hilang side income!

This post has been edited by emino: May 25 2013, 07:00 AM

Bro. What size you have to be in cosplay is your choice. Imo I think if you got bigger you won't run out of choices for cosplay characters. Would look more impressive to boot.

You're not cosplaying for the money right? Ultimately is your choice but please get your goals in order. Do you want to maintain this size because you wanna cosplay or you wanna get bigger? Which is a priority?

Both actually. I started to gym to cosplay characters that I wanted, which most have that beach boy bodytype which DL tak suka. So yeah, need to balance both.

Not cosplaying for money, however, the money are still welcomed to get more costumes or upgrade current ones and maintenance of gym supplies (whey). Both are expensive hobbies lol.

This post has been edited by emino: May 25 2013, 09:27 AM

Then it's pretty clear you're happy with your current physique. It's your body so you don't have to listen to anyone else.

In fact, I think I am. Just I would like to gain more about 5-10 kg to reach the most ideal look for me.

I hang with a lot of crowd from geeks and nerds to the most hardcore sports people and most of them agree I look pretty good already. Only around gym goers and body builders they would say I am too skinny.

Advices by you guys are always welcomed though. But sometimes, you guys seems to put a lot of expectation on me, which makes it hard on me. But I know all of you guys have good intentions!

What expectations? You post pics in this thread so you're bound to have comments. You can't expect all to be good comments no? You got enough compliments already from the newbies imo

Ok lah. If you guys are now saying 'grow big or go home' then I guess I should not post here anymore since I don't want to grow a lot more bigger than I am now and keep having to justify that decision.

Thanks to all the sify for all the advices all this time. You've been a great help.

=.=

DUDE. chill. you know how it is with the regs here.

U U U!!!! Why so nasty :/

bro mikehuan cakap betul
if u go to 9gag, they post things about bloggers and fb'ers and instagrammers etc who hate ppl comenting on their truckload of uploaded images
u post'em gotta expect comments bad or good

anyway, u shudnt be heartbroken nor slighted
this thread is called progress thread for a reason - to show progress
not to show daily or weekly pics but progress even progress lifting vids
if you wish to stay at ur size, then perhaps what u have posted til of late is enough i guess
no one is ousting you

i dont post here cuz im not making a lot of progress thoiugh...long term injury in the cuffs is preventing me from delts and chest workouts

btw darklite im working out with edmond lew sern ying now (2011 junior mr. selangor)
he says ur ripe for competition

Send my warmest regards to Edmond. Tell him not this year. I might consider next year but I dunno. He's a super nice guy.

Let me put it this way bro. You don't even have beachboy muscles. You just look like someone who just does sit ups and push ups. Lol. I speak the truth when I say you are SKINNY! Even underwear models are bigger than you. Focus on eating well and lifting well.

Will do darklite

He's a really good trainer n fren
Been training with him a year plus n saw a lot progress

what make u think that difficult to gain 5kg? can't lift heavier or diet?

I am very impressed with your progress and improvement since a few years ago, i think u got mesomorph (or mixed with it) genetic just u didn't eat extra diet and exercise so it was hidden by ectomorph life-style. You could probably manage your lean muscle size easily by increase or decrease amount of your clean diet, unless you have problem with budget to be spend on food(hope no offended, we know bodybuilding is a very expensive hobby especially protein is the most expensive nutrition source for Asean)

I saw some members in gym rakyat trained for 5-7 years their muscle more and more defined, but seem hardly grow bigger. I asked them don't they want to become bigger? They told me they can't afford protein supplement or extra protein foods, some even only eat 2 meals a day. Some just clean bulk once in a while for fun or competition, after 2-3 months their body back to lean/skinny again although they still train everyday, they just can't or don't want to spend money continuously on extra diets.

Playing with the 115 pounders. emino please start lifting heavy kthanksbai.

lol darklight nice cap, I got a same one too

I've reach my end of first bulking and started cutting, promise myself to lift heavy next cycle.

1st January 2012


21 May 2012


28 May 2013


Not much progress.... after 1.5 year

This post has been edited by the100308: May 28 2013, 06:11 PM

Bro, dont get them wrong and demotivated.

Before this, I really wanted your body figure badly (Big chest, abs and etc).

As soon as I reach my personal goal, I prefer to move further than this. So yeah...
They are just helping you out and not judging you, but its still up to your choice though. *No hard feeling

Back to topic, here's my recent progress.



August 2012 - 71KG
March 2013 - 63KG
May 2013 - 69KG

Height - 168CM

And I'm on bulking phase currently, trying to hit 75 - 78KG at least then cut again.

Also, any comment is welcome.

This post has been edited by reddevilchoo: May 28 2013, 08:39 PM

I think it is up to that person alone to decide where he wants to take it. Emino is not skinny nor obese, so he do not need the "motivation" to do something. People do not need to just go BIG for no reason. Sure, folks who hits the gym gets into the frenzy of going bigger and bigger, but what is the end game? If Emino is getting gigs to play Spidey (which is the most popupar marvel character of all time), and if he finds that the physique he is currently in suits him, then why not? No one is asking him to play The Hulk... No one should just blindly "go big or go home." Seriously. I'd agree if you are in the gym, "train hard or go home," but not going big.


Your tits definitely puffed up a bit. 1.5 years not wasted brother. Keep it up.

In addition, this is my opinion based on looking at your photos, your ab region, your core definitely looks fuller. Not saying you gained fat, but looks bigger and thicker, more muscular. This is looking at your front pose/shot. Would not be able to really compare since there is no before shot from the side. So, this is just my opinion from looking at the front shot available.

Opinions are not factual, I should do my disclaimer here before anyone start to take my opinions as a "matter-of-fact-statement." It is difficult for yourself to see any differences because this is just is, unless you do not look at the mirror for at least 3 months

Now, what is the next step for you? Let's get motivated to do it!

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Thanks bro for the compliment... well next step, I think I will be focusing more on compound movement.

As usual, I started doing all isolation exercise, and quite a number of them hit plateau, and I seldom do deadlift and squad before. And now I am loving it, they are so effective, that I can easily break my even my rows, benchpresses plateau.

PR for squad: 120kg x5
PR for deadlift: 130kg x3

And then, one of my friend introduce me a number of compound movement, and I find them very interesting as well. (I think that is why I got better core)

Exercise like front lever, muscle up, plank pushup, human flag really do engage a lot of muscle group.

So yeah, to sum up, I will keep on hitting hard in all the compound movement (if possible get minor visible striation on my quad), and able to perform all the body weight exercise very well.

Target by end of august:
1) 10x Muscle Up consecutively
2) at least able to hold full front lever for 5 seconds
3) at least able to perform one human flag
4) at least able to hold my planck with my leg straight
5) squad at least 140kg x5
5) deadlift at least 140kg x5

This post has been edited by the100308: May 29 2013, 11:32 AM