I've been doing a strength routine which consists of compound barbell exercises like squats, deadlifts, bench press, overhead press and barbell rows in a gym for the past one a half month. Before this, I've never been to a gym and only did pushups at home so this is my first proper routine. My aim is to have broad shoulders and a v-taper, like a swimmers body. I attached some pictures of my current body which I took a few days ago. I'm 21 years old this year, weighing 160 pounds/71 kg and my height is 5'7/171cm.

Other than the above barbell exercises I mentioned, I also do some 15 pounds dumbbell lateral raises 3 setsx8 reps and face pulls 4 setsx20 reps. Shoulder width is genetics I think so I want to know whether my shoulder width is broad or narrow. I also have a big belly but it's not obvious in the picture because I'm standing very straight and breathing in while tucking my tummy in. And also, what do u think my body fat percentage is?

This post has been edited by Strength: Sep 1 2016, 03:28 PM


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not narrow but definitely not broad (yet).

don't expect much with just 1 month, 2 month or 3 months of training though. It's gonna take alot longer to build that v taper look you're chasing after (broad shoulder, narrow waist).

example below. the dude was on steroids and still took him 3 years (if im not mistaken) to get to that level.



This post has been edited by axtray: Sep 1 2016, 03:09 PM

dude..honestly..1 1/2 month is not enuff for body tranfomaton evaluation...come back to post your pic after 9m...at least

I'm not really asking for body transformation evaluation, yea 1 and a half month is not enough. I just want to know if my shoulder width is broad or narrow, because shoulder width is genetics isn't it?

u have normal shoulders. why bother with that shoulders? u want to attract girls is it? lel

Its veey hard to say shoulders wide or not. Being asian, we wont be anywhere those poster bb guys. Jordan yeoh level is a more realistic target.

The juice is the limit

You knew that you tucked in your tummy. How are we suppose to tell your bf% ....

I was trying to stand very straight with good posture. I think my tummy wasn't tucked in, it's just like that when I stand straight. My belly is only very obvious if I slouch.

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Doesn't matter if it's broad or narrow, broad shoulders is an illusion of your waist ratio to ur shoulders. If you have a tiny waist and regular shoulder width it's still gonna look big and that's all that matters

If u wanted an answer just measure your shoulder width in centimeters. If you can fit into a L sized t shirt you're considered big already

all that matters TS didn't even lift

If you are shity lifter but use juice, you will be a shitty lifter that use juice..

With the right knowledge, one year of juicing is all it takes to become like.zyzz.

Check out this female celebrity shoulders. Her name is Son Dam Bi, she's a Korean singer and actress, I don't follow K-pop but just a search on Google of females with broad shoulders and her name would appear.

That's quite broad isn't it? According to Google, her height is 5'7 and only 106 pounds/48kg.

Broad but skinny af.... U want tat kind of physique????

Lol true but that really depends on where you start. If I'm not mistaken in the second picture he is at about 80kg with sub 10% bf. He started at a weight at about 50kg. Even on roids, gaining more than 30 kg of pure muscle within a year is a real tall order. The dude obviously didn't dirty bulking considering how he had stayed lean all year round at that time.

What I'm trying to establish here is that unless someone has a proper trainer (think Hollywood actors etc) most people will struggle to get things right during the first 2 years.

Agree...

Broad shoulders definitely look nice on cloth compared to narrow shoulder.
Unfortunately shoulder width very much depend on genetic.
You have a average shoulder for Asian, it is not broad but the least you can increase your muscle to make your shoulder look broader.

Or just shoulder pad

Focus more on shoulders, deltoids , traps , lats and try to make your waist looks smaller so your shoulder will look broader..

1 year..
no offense, but many ppl give up after few trials.

save your money on personal trainer or any supplements... u can consistent go dulu baru bincang supplment tak supplement ya.



This post has been edited by heavensea: Oct 9 2016, 06:49 PM

She is hot.. even though is "modified".

Lol u mean plastic?

Yes plastic surgery. Don't she?

I don't bother with that plastic. It's up to her anyway

all muka sama haha.

Created this thread last year.

Now I can wear L size shirts. But I still feel small.

Btw some of my L-size shirts have different fit on my body depending on the shirt brand. Uniqlo's L size shirt fits tighter on my body compared to other brands for e.g Camel's Active L-size T-shirts are larger than Uniqlo's.

If u can wear L size Tshirt doesn't means you're big man.. some fat guys wear L size too. It's the size of your chest, arm and how wide is your bck/shoulder is the one that matters

Show me an example

A person with big belly and small bone structure, which the clothes size is meant to fit his belly than the chest and shoulder

Very lazy to upload pic. Heres a link to show the contrast between muscular n fat person wearing same size t shirt

https://www.google.com/search?q=t+shirt+siz...NPwQxmFVDcJJrM:

I think I look like the left one when I wear L size shirt, but I do not look as buff, and my L-size shirt sleeves doesn't fit around my arm, I dunno how to describe but there's a bit of extra sleeves hanging.

But if I wear M-size shirt, for sure I would look exactly like the left one, as buff as that.

This post has been edited by Strength: Mar 30 2017, 01:47 AM