Ulter --
Thanks for the props my friend. In all fairness, those pics were taken when I was in better shape, and they are also pretty good angles and lighting, although they get a bit grainy from scanning.
Fact is, Fonz is in fact more developed than I am, as are many of the members of this board.
I have a weird body. I am skinny -- in those pics I am not much over 170 lbs for the most part, the last one I think I weighed 175.
Plus, I was jacked to the gills (for me).
I do have good muscle density when I am lean, but Fonz carries more muscle according to his stats. In fact, Fonz has motivated me to return to my former self, and then some.
I have been off since last Easter. I am going back on, but I do not use the amount of gear that Fonz and others use. Not anymore. I was ripped and strong, sure, but I think that shit sorta wreaked havoc on my body. Especially trying to stay lean for extended periods of time. So now I have adopted a more conservative approach to cycling. Winny at normal doses, say 50mg/day for six weeks, along with some prop. Small stuff. I'm 36 years old. Not old by any standard, but old enough to realize that too much gear is a bad thing.
So now, I am right around 175 and maybe 7%-8% bf. So I lost a little muscle. As usual. Strength is probably similar to many here. I can still bench 225 for ten pretty easily, clean. 30 pull ups for sure. Squat is weak, 315 for five reps, on a good day. Right now I am only squatting 225 for my sets, and I occaisionally get twenty on my first set. Deep squats, though.
That's all off gear.
At my best, I weighed 161 and benched 335. Not bad for a skinny 5'10". Squat was only 405 though, most I ever did. But 5'10", 161 lbs is skinny, make no mistake about it. I look better at 175. Anything above that and I feel slow.
As far as sprints go, any heavy anaerobic exercise can be considered a sprint. High rep squats work just as well, as do heavy farmer's walks. Especially uphill. The idea is to reach total exhaustion in less than 60 seconds, and repeat.
Enough of that will rip anyone out.