OcUK Health Seekers: Post your progress pics

GarethSouthgate · 27 Aug 2011 at 22:04

Kai I thought you would weigh more than 64kg! What was your weight before you cut?

I weigh 63 but am nowhere near your size. :confused:

we seem to be similar height too.

Ultra_Extreme · 28 Aug 2011 at 00:22

oddjob62 said:
I was quite shocked at 2400 as well... looking at your bulk daily that's pretty much what i'm on at the moment for my cut, and i'm tearing my hair out with the cravings.

Yeah i mean the thing is your size isnt really what makes up your calorie needs. If he was a 6 footer with 20% bf and going on a bulk id be more likely to prescribe a 2400 kcal range bulk than on kai. Ive had guys his BF (but less muscular) look for bulking diets and ive had them up almost to 4k kcal before they start to gain.

No way can 2400 be enough there

kai · 28 Aug 2011 at 08:22

sigma said:
Kai I thought you would weigh more than 64kg! What was your weight before you cut?

I weigh 63 but am nowhere near your size. we seem to be similar height too.

weight before cut was 73kg i was strong but podgy for a better word... here is a picture i posted a month or so back, for reference im 5'10

GarethSouthgate · 28 Aug 2011 at 10:28

Thinking about it, before I had podge I was around 59kg so I guess if I put on 4kg of muscle rather than fat I would look different (I just wasn't aware it would be that different) I guess each body is different! I think I am around 5'10" too.

Delvis · 28 Aug 2011 at 11:33

Nice change though Kai, much rather be where you are now than where I am currently

Think I'm 85kg and no where near as cut....fat arse I guess

LiE · 28 Aug 2011 at 15:43

TheCenturion said:
LiE, you've made a lot of progress since 2008! What was your mass then, and what is it now?

Not sure how much I weighted in 2008, but I weigh 82kg now

. At Christmas on the same scales I weighted 76kg, but I'm carry some water right now most likely.

Mansize_tissue · 28 Aug 2011 at 22:25

Such a good transformation kai, well done!

TheCenturion · 28 Aug 2011 at 22:26

LiE said:
Not sure how much I weighted in 2008, but I weigh 82kg now . At Christmas on the same scales I weighted 76kg, but I'm carry some water right now most likely.

Cheers

krisboats · 28 Aug 2011 at 23:53

krisboats said:
Been a long time recovering, i'm finally at the point where doing anything physical doesn't result in a stiff back for 2-3 days. Still get aches for 4-8 hours after but i can live with that. I've just had a friend move in with me and the mrs who is wanting to do some trianing so i have some motivation to go bigger now i have a spotter/rival while i'm in the garage.

The bad news is though that if anything i've gotten smaller again. Gonna be some hard work ahead now. Got the diet planned out a bit better and i'm looking to make some real gains now.

Heres to a good summer, and hopefully not another injury through riding

Well, 4 weeks on and i think i'm about back to where i was before my big break. My arms had gone down to just over 13.5" and are now at 14.5" after 4-5 weeks of work.

Chest is back at 41" relaxed and 45-46" tensed/inhaling.

Been focussing on benchpress and tricep extensions mainly. The difference is great, i can't stop looking at my arms

Will look at sorting pics again this week.

zuludawn · 30 Aug 2011 at 21:10

Opps not good

Been back training for 3 weeks after my Roto-cuff operation about 12 weeks ago. Cannot lift anything heavy with my left shouder so to keep training i use small weights on the left side, ie

Dumbell flat bench 40lb left side 120lb right
Smiths machine flat bench press 10kg left side 70kg right, puts strain on the bearings on the right side so very hard to lift, as it sticks
Flat bench can only do 10 kg a side, need the weight to push down the left arm but to weak to push it up hence the smiths machine.

Been told can take up to a year to heal, going to be fun if thats the case

Been out of heavy training for two years this September and have had four shoulder operations, better to do it this way and only have on side to get big again than stopping and doing both lol

Takes longer to heal when you are old!!!

Delvis · 30 Aug 2011 at 21:13

Ahh man, that really sucks

...Atleast it is hopefully sorted now though

Amazing how you can see the difference though, I just hope my shoulder doesn't get like that, has some niggling, but hopefully by taking it easy I can build everything up around it to keep it strong

GarethSouthgate · 30 Aug 2011 at 21:24

Did you injure it in the gym?

Must admit, you're still looking pretty big considering the lack of lifting. :eek:

zuludawn · 30 Aug 2011 at 21:39

Yup think i did it doing bench on a smiths machine, cause my training partner is 68 (but still bloody strong) i had to do heavy lifts 180kgs on the smiths and because of the constrictions of movement i think that injured the roto-cuff.

LiE · 30 Aug 2011 at 21:45

Curious, why do you bench on the smith?

Psycho Sonny · 30 Aug 2011 at 21:48

zuludawn said:
Yup think i did it doing bench on a smiths machine, cause my training partner is 68 (but still bloody strong) i had to do heavy lifts 180kgs on the smiths and because of the constrictions of movement i think that injured the roto-cuff.

there is a huge difference in size between your right and left delt, is that due to the operation?

i have a niggling shoulder injury too, but it seems to have healed not 100% maybe 90%, im pretty sure it will never be 100% again.

zuludawn · 30 Aug 2011 at 21:56

LiE said:
Curious, why do you bench on the smith?

Cause my training partner is 68 and its hard to spot someone with that weight at the best of times, only used a bench when there were plenty in the gym.

zuludawn · 30 Aug 2011 at 22:00

Psycho Sonny said:
there is a huge difference in size between your right and left delt, is that due to the operation?

i have a niggling shoulder injury too, but it seems to have healed not 100% maybe 90%, im pretty sure it will never be 100% again.

That is just loss of muscle because it aint been trained, operation was all internal , tendon repair and removeing of bone in roto-cuff to make extra room for tendons and cutting of liaments to free shoulder. Funny how both arms have remained same size just lost it of the delts.

icecold · 30 Aug 2011 at 22:44

Whoa zulu that's a big difference!

How is it feeling at the moment?

Honestly, if you're serious about getting full function back you absolutely MUST look into your general shoulder health. You will have damaged it due to pulling/pushing from bad positions; have you had bicep problems too?

Use this website and go through the videos day by day until you learn what really helps your issues. It will be massively boring, but this is the only way to get you back to full function. That isn't an exaggeration.

www.mobilitywod.com

zuludawn · 30 Aug 2011 at 23:33

Hurts like hell same as it has done for 2 years really, funny how each operation gives more fexibility at the expense of strenght. I had two options dont train or train, surgeon reckons tendons need to be under tension to heal properly and you will know when you over doings things, yes the pain lol.

Psycho Sonny · 30 Aug 2011 at 23:54

zuludawn said:
Hurts like hell same as it has done for 2 years really, funny how each operation gives more fexibility at the expense of strenght. I had two options dont train or train, surgeon reckons tendons need to be under tension to heal properly and you will know when you over doings things, yes the pain lol.

if i was in your shoes i would take it easy, no idea what age you are but you have nothing to prove, is it really worth the risk of basically destroying that shoulder. it's your life though do as you please, hope you recover and stay fit and healthy in future.

ive added rotator cuff exercises into my workouts now due to my slight shoulder injury.