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01-03-2008, 07:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Perth, Western Australia | | | gym/weight loss... before and after pics?
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since there seems to be a decent culture of gym amongst TBers, and as im real new to gym exercise, was wondering if anyone has done any before/after shots showing the difference the working out has made.
anyone game to post? |
01-03-2008, 08:34 PM
| | Notes we play > Gear we play them on | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wisconsin | | I don't have any convincing pictures as I am still in the progress.
Check out the following thread, though. It should be appropriately inspiring. http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=6265491 |
01-03-2008, 09:05 PM
| | ...cultural explorer | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hinsdale, IL - outside Chicago | | I don't have any of me but transforming your body is much more possible than people would have you believe.
Look at these pics from the Gym Jones site:
Week 1 
Week 4 
Week 8 
No steroids or growth hormone or anything. Just good old fashioned hard work and discipline.
Your body is an amazing thing.
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01-07-2008, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Alex  I don't have any of me but transforming your body is much more possible than people would have you believe.
Look at these pics from the Gym Jones site:
Week 1
Week 4
Week 8
No steroids or growth hormone or anything. Just good old fashioned hard work and discipline.
Your body is an amazing thing. | thats crazy......
gotta check that site out |
01-07-2008, 09:54 AM
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01-07-2008, 10:43 AM
|  | I'm a tumbler, born under punches | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | | Not really much of a transformation. Look at the first picture. The guy clearly already has good muscle tone that he's obscured with a few pounds.
Not that it's what is happening here, but a lot of "before and after" shots for supplements are basically bodybuilders going from their rest phase to peaking for a competition. |
01-07-2008, 11:16 AM
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10-05-2010, 02:27 AM
|  | closet rockstar | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Philippines | | here was me (1.5 years ago or so): 
here's me now (should have lost more weight, but im slacking off big time, especially NOW): 
and here's ... well, i just wanna post a pic of me playing bass:  |
10-05-2010, 07:23 AM
|  | You don't want to do that. Trust me. Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: atlanta ga | | | wow, dude, that's some great results. good job. what did you do?
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10-05-2010, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Jared Lash Not really much of a transformation. Look at the first picture. The guy clearly already has good muscle tone that he's obscured with a few pounds. | It is actually harder to loose fat, while maintaining muscle mass than it is to just gain muscle mass. There is a lot more discipline and work involved. Getting your body fat to around 8% (where you start to see abs) takes lots of cardio and perfect nutrition, add to it that you want to keep your muscle mass, and you have to still lift, or you will burn your muscle away and your diet has to be even better.
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10-05-2010, 09:07 AM
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10-05-2010, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by john turner wow, dude, that's some great results. good job. what did you do? | thanks john
what i did was basically - a lot of workout ... running an hour a day 6x a week... it was really crazy and i dont recommend it. a great interest in martial arts did help, since i am into this 'i am a warrior' mind set.
i guess losing weight is more of a mental battle than anything else. its easy to find a weight loss program, but NOT eating the Doritos, the fries and the good food, along with getting up at least 4x a week to get 'really tired' and feel pain the next day is the hard part...
although i have to admit... after awhile, you kinda do miss it (except the eating part - i am plateuing right now because i am emotionally drained from having to eat the 'right' food). you get to do a lot more things and wear more clothes when you lose weight.
it helps a lot if you can find a reason more than losing weight to do what you do. in my case... it was thinking "i am a warrior" over and over. it was silly... but i guess you really have to live in this "fantasy" when you want to stick to your 'change of diet and lifestyle.' |
10-05-2010, 11:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada | | ^^^ good to hear a man I understand completely about getting in the mindset. I used to run, but then I got lazy and, consequently, quite flabby. A couple weeks ago I got a treadmill and man oh man, the first few days where hell. But once you get into, and you envision yourself being stronger, healthier, BETTER, hell, it's almost like you can't stop yourself. Now I'm doing 45 minutes a day on the treadmill and I feel better already.
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10-07-2010, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by CrispyDelicious ^^^ good to hear a man I understand completely about getting in the mindset. I used to run, but then I got lazy and, consequently, quite flabby. A couple weeks ago I got a treadmill and man oh man, the first few days where hell. But once you get into, and you envision yourself being stronger, healthier, BETTER, hell, it's almost like you can't stop yourself. Now I'm doing 45 minutes a day on the treadmill and I feel better already. | just dont forget to take rest days and stuff... cause all that running really burns out your knees. |
10-07-2010, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by iamlowsound It is actually harder to loose fat, while maintaining muscle mass than it is to just gain muscle mass. There is a lot more discipline and work involved. Getting your body fat to around 8% (where you start to see abs) takes lots of cardio and perfect nutrition, add to it that you want to keep your muscle mass, and you have to still lift, or you will burn your muscle away and your diet has to be even better.
lowsound | + 1 That's what i'm doing right now although i wouldn't say my diet is perfect but it's pretty good. |
06-27-2011, 10:55 PM
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06-28-2011, 12:55 AM
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06-28-2011, 01:27 AM
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06-28-2011, 01:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Kwesi Major Metal didn't lose weight he just drank from the fountain of youth. | That's funny considering I feel like graduate school took ten years off my life.
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06-28-2011, 04:40 AM
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