My Progress Pics. HST

[cwc73]

This will be my official progress pictures thread. I will continue to add them to this thread for other people to see. I'll be happy to answer any questions that those of you might have.

These are pics from my 1 HST Cycle.




I weighed in at 174ish and half the weight added was probably fat.

These are pics at the beginning of my 2nd week of 10s.







I have lowered my bodyfat. I feel thinner but much more muscular so far. My weight was 168 sunday at the gym. I have been watching my diet, and eating a little smarter. From my chest up (chest, lats, delts, neck and traps) have really started to grow.

 

[super_rice]

good job, how old are you? it's always nice to have pics around to compare yourself over time.

 

[Pains-4-Gains]

You're definitely making some gains, keep it up.
Where are the shots of the wheels and back?

 

[cwc73]

Im 19. I'm kind of embarrased of my legs because they are pretty small and white. They are getting larger though. I have back shots from my first HST cycle. I'll try to get some more pretty soon maybe after this week, but Ill have to get my roommate to do it.

Thanks for the compliments!

 

[seizer]

I can definitely see some overall gain in thickness, and your keeping your bf down at the same time too. Good job and keep at it! K to you!

 

[cwc73]

I'll throw the best leg shots that I could get on here. Here are a couple with different lighting.









Here is one just like the pictures previously posted.



So, what do you guys think my bodyfat percent is? Thanks!!!

 

[JohnnyCoho]

Bro!! Pics are HUGE...kinda hard to compare them with yer before pics to be honest. Shrink them down a bit to about the size of yer first pics,..and lets see some back shots as well.

From what I can see now looks like ya filled out pretty good in the shoulders...cant really tell chest, ect till ya shrink down the pics a little.

 

[cwc73]

Bro!! Pics are HUGE...kinda hard to compare them with yer before pics to be honest. Shrink them down a bit to about the size of yer first pics,..and lets see some back shots as well.

Yes, I know that I am huge. hahaha. jk. They aren't that big when I bring them up unless I click them to zoom in. I'll put some smaller ones up tomorrow when I get a chance and of some back shots.

 

[seizer]

how long have you been workin out for any what are your meaurements?

 

[d3track]

keep at bruuda
and keep hittin the legs!

 

[AAP]

#1 You are very ugly.

#2 I am only kidding about #1.

#3 Don't forget your Smile Appointment Jimmie.

hee hee

Ok, how about posting up your HST routine and other people can give you some feedback on that too. I have never done HST before. If I ever reach a rut, I may try it to change things up.

 

[cwc73]

Well, Im at my uni. right now taking a break in between classes.

JohhnyC, I'll get those pics done for you asap.

Ceaser, I have been working out off and on for a few years. Mainly in highschool I just did the football routine until my senior year. Then I just kind of screwed around after football and baseball were done. In college, I hit the weights stupidly during the fall, and I started HST during the Spring Semester. I cut the first cycle short at just 6 weeks and I will finish the 4th week of my 2nd cycle tonight. I only got serious during these two HST cycles. My diet has been somewhat stricter during this cycle than the first one. I'm in college though and in ROTC, so I let myself indulge when I feel like it.

D3track, I'm doing Squats, Romanian Deadlifts (NON-HST for strength), and Calf Raises each lifting day. I plan on doing either another HST or DFHT next go around in which will be a 4 day split. That is when things will get serious because I will be able to do more excercises in one muscle group without staying in the Gym for 2 hours.

AAP, Man I love your sarcasm. I do a lot of reading and sometimes posting of C&C, and you are hilarious. And yes I know that I'm an ugly bastard. haha. BTW, That was my roommate's bathroom because it has more lighting. After I posted the picture, I noticed the card, adn I was waiting on someone to chime in on this. haha Good one.

 

[cwc73]

Oh yea, I forgot the routine:

Squats
Bench
Romanian Deadlift (NoN-HST for strength)
Incline Bench
Seated Cable Rows
Lat Pull Downs--Switching to Pull Ups. Give me advice on this one. Narrow vs wide and forms to workout lats.
Barbell Shrugs
Straight up seated Dumbell Curls--Switching to incline Dumbell Curls
Machine Overhead Tricep PRess--Will be switching to dips or Close grip next go around because I have maxed out the machine's weights and added a weight only works up to the max not beyond(It hits the ground and falls off).
Machine Standing Calf Raises

This isnt always the order I do them in. I mix it up to keep muscles guessing and to stay loose. Any comments or advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[AAP]

For pullups, I find that a grip width where my thumbs are about 2 inches outside the width of my shoulders to work best. I don't believe in using a wide grip. Because most people are not strong enough to actually get all the way up to the top with a wide grip and when you don't do that, you fail to get a full range contraction of the muscle. Using a medium width grip allows you to really get that chest up high and scrunch those shoulder blades together in the back. Drive that contraction all the way down to the belly of the lats where it is suppose to be.

 

[cwc73]

How do you finish at the top? Traps against the bar or head over the bar? It seems like when I do these that I am pulling up with my biceps--I think this is the way I do them becuae I am military.

 

[CrayonOfDoom2]

How do you finish at the top? Traps against the bar or head over the bar? It seems like when I do these that I am pulling up with my biceps--I think this is the way I do them becuae I am military.

Pretend your arms don't have muscles in them . Just your hands to hold the bar, and your back to pull you up to the bar . I prefer my chin at or above the bar's level .

 

[cwc73]

Measured Cold:
R arm:14.9"
L arm: 14.15"
Chest at nipple line: 41.6"
Waist at belly button after meal and plenty to drink: 33.5" flexed
Neck at top of the traps: 17"