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GLP

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From:columbus,ohio,usa
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posted January 11, 2001 06:48 PM

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My genetics suck. Gain fat easy hard to gain muscle. Hair started to fall out at 19! although thanks to drugs nowhere near bald. God I wish could pick my parents. Really sucks to work so hard and only get so so results because of something you cant control.


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Big Buck

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posted January 11, 2001 06:58 PM

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good genetix. My dad is a freaking beast. I gain muscle easily. Was an all-state football player in high school. I'm fairly good at every sport I play. I'm 20, 5'11" and 233lbs. Not too bad Not everybody can be gifted...

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MP5

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posted January 11, 2001 07:04 PM

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Good and bad here.
wide frame, small joints.
My upper body kicks ass but my legs suck. Those damn things get more ripped but to add size to them is impossible
Even my knees are small.

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Rex

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posted January 11, 2001 08:34 PM

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Good and bad. I somehow inherited my mom's hands only larger, but same structure. So that sucks.

I have a pretty good frame to work with and don't get fat easily and put on muscle pretty ok. I do have a problem gettin my calves to grow though.

I haven't been able to lift since late December and only lost 6 pounds. Down to 149 now.

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Hugh Gellatts

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posted January 11, 2001 08:40 PM

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The calves are killing me too. The funny thing is that I used to be a sprinter.


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Curry

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posted January 11, 2001 08:56 PM

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I have excellent genetics, look at my tone. I only lift once a week, and run to the pub at night (away from the wretched lassies who give chase).

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Snapper55

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posted January 11, 2001 09:43 PM

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I guess mine are okay for powerlifting, I have a huge ass that isnt really fat and wide hips...I find it easy to lose and gain weight and was always strong, my first ever weight test as a freshman in high school was 135 pounds on bench press for ten reps...my only complaint is that my legs are not very strong, can only do deep, deep squats with like 425 max and I work hard on legs


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MattTheSkywalker

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posted January 11, 2001 09:47 PM

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I really can't complain...I'm 6-2 - could be taller but not bad....light brown hair and blue eyes....hair gets lighter in the summer....

long arms and legs (but not skinny) easy for me to gain weight, easy for me to lose weight...narrow waist...hairline no threat...excellent vertical leap though my parents are not that athletic....intelligent....

I really wouldn't change a thing.


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Sailor_Girl

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posted January 11, 2001 10:49 PM

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I think I have good genetics. I'm tall and thin and tan easily and have nice hair. My only beef is with my arms....GROW DAMMIT!

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ArnoldWannaBe

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posted January 11, 2001 11:31 PM

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I am like you, MP5. Small bones and joints, broad shoulders, big chest, small waist, and small but lean legs.

Looks like I have been in prison for a few years.


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Valdez

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posted January 12, 2001 12:10 AM

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I have a stalky, short, gymnast build. I had 16" calves before I ever touched a weight and I gained muscle very quickly, I am 5'7" 20yr 190@9% BF. My only beef is that I have kind-of a blocky build, but so did dorian . my chest has a split, but not as impressive as franco (who's is?) and that split tends to make my chest a little weak.

My physique is very similar to craig titus.

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sxjunky

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posted January 12, 2001 12:14 AM

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I don't want to hear it. Big thighs to the point where sometimes I don't go too heavy with the weights because my legs too big and then I have to buy pants with the waist that's bigger than I normally wear. But then you look at my calves. It's horrible... I mean horrible calves. The outer part is big but the inner muscle of my claves is way small or deformed, giving the appearance of small calves. Talking about it makes me sick. Decent sized arms for being natural, but my forearms.... forget it. I've seen match sticks thicker than mine.


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TheOneYouEnvy

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posted January 12, 2001 03:29 AM

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Fortunatly I can say I have the genetics of a greek god(damn that sounds cocky), I have no weaknesses, right now I have been off AS for 8 month's am 6'0 225 Approx 7%bf, 30 inch waist, 19"arms 30"Quads, and still get up 485 on the bench.

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Latimer

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posted January 12, 2001 03:32 AM

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As far as working out goes, genetics aren't in my dictionary. I'm happy where I'm at but I think too many people use genetics has an excuse.


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supersizeme

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posted January 12, 2001 09:36 AM

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I've got a soccer player build(played ball for 13 years)...was rail thin all my life (135lbs) till I started lifting. Still thin at 5'10" 175 ~10% bf and my metabolism has slowed somewhat in the past 2-3 years. I have a weak but well shaped chest, biceps are decent but triceps could stand out more, and my forearms lag like a mafucka. Quads are ok and my calves have always been over 16" whether I touch weights or not so that's about the only thing I don't have to work hard on. I will be a bald bastard one day, most likely by the time I'm 35 or 40. I plan to play professional football in a couple of years, probably an offensive lineman or linebacker.

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kat

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posted January 12, 2001 10:08 AM

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I'm not sure yet...short and stocky..but Id like to kill whomever gave me flat feet and the screwed up legs to go with them.


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MP5

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posted January 12, 2001 11:07 AM

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Kat, why is it you never paint a very pretty picture of yourself?

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thefacelessballer

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posted January 12, 2001 11:09 AM

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mine are decent, easy to put on muscle, easy to loose fat, however Im short and not wide at all. I do however have naturally massive legs.


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MrMuscle

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posted January 12, 2001 11:17 AM

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Im tall. 6'2, and its all legs. Ive always been the skinny guy on the block. Doing athletics for 10 years didnt help me put on any mass either.

But now that i know my shit about training, and dieting, im gaining mass like a freak. I have good peaks on my biceps, so they look big nomatter what, when they are infact small. My lagging bodyparts so far have been my vhest, back, and legs...chest is coming along nicely, back is exploding..but my legs..oh my legs...my calves are the same size as my arms and neck, so they are symmetrical. But, because i have so long legs they look small..same with my legs..i have strong big hams, but my quads are puled up high on the outside..so if i wear shorts it looks like i have no legs....but im working on it

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Tony72

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posted January 13, 2001 10:23 AM

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My genetics are bad!Im only 5'8" and its hard as hell for me to gain and mass...
Also i have the worst calves, no matter what i do to them they just wont grow!


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The Canadian Oak

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posted January 13, 2001 11:00 AM

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my genetics allow me to add muscle at a decent rate and shed fat fairly fast

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Montecristo

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posted January 13, 2001 01:29 PM

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Can't lose weight, but 6'3" with a 34" reach and weigh 235... I should be a box. If I could drop to 7% bf.

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BigBreda

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posted January 13, 2001 01:54 PM

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I�m average in height, 5"10. Don�t like my frame, upper body is naturally slim and legs are very big, massive, so i�m not very proportional... gain weight easy in my legs (fat and muscle) and not so easy in my upper body... never had a belly but my ass is big so i�m not than lean... i�m not very pretty but people say i�m intelligent...


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May1010

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posted January 13, 2001 02:01 PM

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Due to having the face of an angel and the body of Bradd Pitt, I'd have to say that my genetics are pretty good. he he he he


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thermo

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posted January 13, 2001 04:31 PM

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bad


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IOWA BEEF

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posted January 13, 2001 04:38 PM

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I got it fairly good I think. 5-11 thick upper body, my arms grow the easiest. But my legs are extremely hard to gain on. Built like a wrestler.

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d1734

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posted January 13, 2001 09:53 PM

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the biggest my dad ever got was 150 lbs @ 5'11". when i was natural i looked like, well shit. but now i am 190 lbs, have stretch marks all over. many of them are about to rip open it appears.


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bignate73

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posted January 13, 2001 10:37 PM

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i have good genetics, not the best though

im a ectomesomorph (or vice versa hehe)

mom has thick, low calves....so...i do too.
short legs that grow fairly easily.

longer torso, wide shoulders. small joints, small waist

only problem is small joints make forearms look small and my neck isnt so big so im not "stocky" looking.

wide shoulders and small waist give the illusion that i hold alot more weight than i really do.

i started out at 140, now im up to 188 (as of today)@5'8" bf about 14 ish (i suck with the calipers)

grow the easiest in my arms, shoulders and calves.

respond best with slow reps, good mind/muscle connection, squeezing past burn and sticking point.

hehe, does that about sum it up? hehe, thats chapter one of the nate chronicles.

so do i have good genetics?....i dont know.

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