Before and after pics for comparison.


Before:-





After HVT:-


Random MM pose. Still bulking for a few more weeks, then will start a cutting phase. Progress pics in a month's time or so.

This post has been edited by darklight79: Apr 24 2008, 12:33 PM

Hey hey. Welcome back. So where've you been all this while? Definitely an improvement seen in arms.

Haha, you're soooooooooo mean. I know what you're implying.

Sneak preview on my upper chest and right deltoid. Definition and some muscle striations are definitely coming out. Veins are visible on some parts of my shoulders. Still culking (cutting and bulking at the same time) and being careful not to pack on unwanted bodyfat. Proper pics will be posted in a month's time or so:-



This post has been edited by darklight79: May 1 2008, 10:52 AM

16 inches is good.

You're a liar. Those tissues aren't stained brown. More like..... white.



Now wonder the forearms are pumped too.

I feel touched by the amount of love in this thread. I'm glad you 2 kissed, made love and made up.

To the one who laughed at your progress pic, I'd like to see a before and after pic of yours. Despite all your so called fancy sounding powerlifting programs which you have done, there is no difference before and after in your physique.
And before you start defending yourself saying those are not your goals, i know plenty of powerlifting friends who look way better than you and have improved in leaps and bounds compared to you.

Yes you are. And i respect you for that. You're doing fine, though i don't do aggressive bulking anymore, it has its place. Ease up on the cals a bit.

Bata, what's your diet like now bro?

Hmm...i wanted to take a body shot at the gym today but no one was available. Maybe tomorrow or day after. I've got veins on my shoulders and traps now. =P

Patience la. Shy shy. Haha.

No. =( I made a few mistakes. I went too low carbs, and i went a bit flat, so i had to do carb loading for a few days. I needed the cheat meals anyway. Instant muscle fullness in just a day.

Thanks. How're your workouts doing? If you need help feel free to post your questions in my journal.

This post has been edited by darklight79: Jun 6 2008, 02:20 AM

I suppose the 2 of you are right. I mean, when i got a bit flat from going too frequently on just both protein and carbs for the later half of the day, my muscles really looked deflated. It was either too few calories or too few carbs. I went on fried rice and 2 chicken breasts post post workout for 3 days to carb load and my muscles filled out nicely overnight. Fried rice does have it's purpose because it's loaded with carbs at least.

But Ramly burger... damn. That's one nasty cheat meal. Loaded with useless empty calories. Maybe it would be permissible post post workout but it's still a lil' sketchy. I would drop it too.

Thanks.

Go die you all. I'm still havign slight problems getting the abs to show. I'm having a lot of leanness in the back, chest, shoulders, delts, even cuts on my thighs but the slight fat in the midsection is getting rather annoying. I seriously wish i was staying at home and having access to my own cooking facilities. The damn sodium content outside is causing a lot of water retention too.

No prob. I think the credit goes to Terry and Hola Bola for that. Both have been the most influential people in my training. But right now my diet condition aren't exactly optimal to get truly shredded at the abdominal area. The 4 packs are there but not to a degree of leanness i would prefer. I don't have access to home cooking facilities so i can't steam my chicken and the slight water retention due to sodium from the outside food isn't helping either.
That said, I'm still pretty satisfied with my waist for my body size (32.5 inches).

Of course i don't mind you copying it. It's what my journal is there for. Heck, I'm copying Hola Bola's routine with some modifications to suit me. =)

What kind of cardio do you do? I've read articles recently that HIIT may not be effective as some thought for cutting while preserving muscle mass.

Why not?

I'm pretty good at catching mosquitoes at night before i sleep and flies which bug me when i'm eating. I just add them to my meals for extra protein.

Hey hey.... very impressive! I think the local competitors nowadays should take tips from you. Welter weight... how heavy was that?

That's not a nice thing to say. I'm almost 30, you're starting to make me feel old.

Hey 4Rings. Since you competed during that time, have you heard of this guy called Eddie Khoo? He was Mr Junior Malaysia, 1980 plus i think. He was my uncle.

This post has been edited by darklight79: Jun 8 2008, 08:43 PM

Someone should PM malaysianpotato to close the old thread. And it's about time a version 2 of the bodybuilding thread is created since that has already hit 125 pages too. jones, go do it.

Arrrghh matey! Move those legs ya landlubber or I'll toss ye over the gangplank!