Four years of bodybuilding

[Courtesy Flush]

I found this on digg. Pics taken a month apart for four years.

The title implies that it took four years to get buff, but in reality, he looked great at six months. And since my body looks similar to pic #3, I'm only four months away from buff, not that I'm even considering excercise!

http://static.iftk.com.br/mt/2007/03/4_years_of_persistent_training.html

[crispini]

1. oh, he was totally hotter at six months.

after he got all bulky -- not so much.

[idgiehkt]

8. I like the 2003 pictures too

I like a lean, runner's frame, I'm not crazy about the bulk either.

[Shine]

12. I totally agree.

I'm not into the bulky look, personally.

[XemaSab]

20. I disagree

I like him at 5 months. :D

[BarenakedLady]

37. agreed.

:thumbsup:

After that, ewwww. With the tanning and steroidal look, blech!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

2. "No picture this month - recovering from hernia surgery"

Gee, I wonder how THAT happened! :rofl:

Didn't take him too long to discover the tanning bed, in any case...

[MissB]

3. bwahahaha

:rofl: I was thinking the same thing.

After that, it seemed to all go downhill for him.

[Courtesy Flush]

4. I thought the same thing! n/t

[supernova]

5. I liked him better skinny

and well-defined.

The Fullback look ... not so much.

[flvegan]

6. Ah, yes...John Stone

VERY controversial set of pics in the bodybuilding forums.

I don't know the guy, but I'd take this "progress" with a grain of salt.

[LostinVA]

7. Six months? Uh huh

And taking nothing but protein powder and creatine, I bet.

Yeah, I'm being sarcastic.

[Threedifferentones]

19. Before I saw your post I thought

"man it looks like he started juicing at the end of 2004."

[flvegan]

27. I'll never suggest juicing

without something better to back it up.

I've been accused of it here on DU without reason, without regard. I wish DUers would otherwise NOT make accusations in relation to illegal drug use here without knowing what the fuck they're talking about.

Yeah, that's right...I've been accused of it. To me, that sorta seems like a "locked thread" or subthread, or whatever, right?

Oh, no. Not here. One can accuse another DUer of being a (and I quote) a "steroid hyped ape" and not have any issue nor backlash.

Meh...but oh, well, right? Accusing one of illegal drug usage is okay here.

Shit, that's gotta suck for someone.

[Threedifferentones]

42. So you just imply he's using

By saying we should take his progress with a grain of salt. Eh, okay, big difference.

Oh wait, nope, basically the same thing.

And wouldn't a BB that got great gains without steroids be glad people think he cheats? Afterall, it would mean either his regiment or his genes or both are ideal.

[zanne]

9. Did bodybuilding make his arms stick out?

I notice that about "buff" men--their arms stick out, like apes.

[Skittles]

14. I've heard that sometimes they cannot wipe their own ass

dunno if that's true but I've heard it

[Deja Q]

15. But could kicking replace wiping?

:yoiks:

[BreweryYardRat]

17. Skittles, honey, that guy isn't gonna have problems in that area.

You don't need the "TP-on-a-handle" until you start looking like this:




And even then it's a "maybe."

I'm not speaking from experience either-I'm only average strength, maybe a weensy bit above in the biceps-just sharing a guess.

[flvegan]

24. "They" who?

I have yet to hear of anyone, including the top bodybuilders, that "cannot wipe their own ass".

Guess I gotta ask where the hell that came from, eh?

[Karenca]

29. You don't believe them, do you?

That's just dumb -- and I'm not advocating the "overly" muscular build -- but whoever told you that
sounds pretty stupid or maybe jealous.

I'de rather look at muscles than flab, though my personal preference is muscular and defined, but not as huge as his later pics.

[sammythecat]

22. Because his back is big

Those big muscles you see flaring out in bodybuilders' backs. They're very big muscles to begin with and very easy to develop.

When they're overdeveloped, the upper arms sort of rest on them, making the person, from the front, look as if he's holding his arms out. Of course the radius of the upper arm has increased as well, further pushing the elbow away from the body.

[flvegan]

23. It's posing.

Liking them to apes, though, is sort of...wrong.

[Courtesy Flush]

36. He explains on his website

He said he holds his arms that way to show muscle development.

[seemunkee]

10. Notice the post Thanksgiving pictures

He must eat a lot of turkey

[flvegan]

11. Hey, seemunkee...check out his traps.

What happened? Seems from day 1 to day 1 plus 4 years, everything else grew, but then...

[Skittles]

13. he still looks like a dork

:)

[Deja Q]

16. Well, weights in moderation can prevent hernia... cardio is what burns the fat.

Or so we're told.

[freethought]

18. Thought he looked fine at about 8/2003

Than lean and sleek look is what's desired these days. A bulked up build does not have the favor it used to.

[Nicole]

21. I think he looks best in 2003 & 2004.

He should have just maintained that look, IMHO.

[Poiuyt]

25. If you want to know how he did it, go here:

http://www.johnstonefitness.com/

Pretty good set of forums, though some people tend to be opinionated. Unlike the DU forums.

[AlCzervik]

26. did he start hitting the steroids in 06? He lloked better imo before the bulk

up of 06 and 07.

[Richard Steele]

31. No, he started the 'roids in early fall '04.

He loses all body fat in the first six months,
then he shows ZERO change for over a year....

Then, between 9/04 and 12/04, he suddenly starts
adding noticable body mass. The increase speeds up
in later photos, but late 04 is when it starts.

Seriously: from the 5/6/03 pic to the 9/6/04 pic,
he's the SAME SIZE for a year and a 4 months.

Then 3 months later, in the 12/6/04 pic, he's suddenly
NOTICABLY larger, and he just gets bigger by the month
from then on.

[HughBeaumont]

35. The juicing's REALLY noticeable from Nov '05 to March '06.

I mean, he's relatively lean in November and in March he's Vernon Davis? UH-uh.

[Richard Steele]

40. Wonder if he switched products, or just upped the dose?

Of course, I can't claim to PERFECTLY pinpoint
when he started juicing. But it's REALLY pretty
apparent that he is when you see a 4-month growth
spurt like that, innit?

[HughBeaumont]

41. Right, especially one so . . . inflated.

He would be just fine and more than accomplished enough after 7 months. I don't really see why someone who's apparently ectomorphic would want to steroid himself up for competitive bodybuilding.

[Karenca]

28. He looked so good around the end of 2004.

I don't care for the later pics, though they're a hell of a lot better than before he started at all.. They remind me too much of my last ex.

One of son's many jobs while in Grad School is a Personal Trainer. He's been working out in the gym since he was quite young.
He was starting to get too bulky, so he changed his routine
and now has a longer, leaner, yet very defined look. I also train, and being very petite, I had to be careful not to get a squat look. (I'm a 5'1" female.)

[Omphaloskepsis]

30. I thought picture #4 looks the best..

Except for the dorky shorts.

[u4ic]

32. I think he looks his best in the March 03 picture

He looks like a relatively fit, normal guy.

Nothing against those who do it, but I don't find bodybuilders attractive at all.

[NuttyFluffers]

33. hmm, his choice, but an unattractive one to me

different strokes for different folks i guess

[HughBeaumont]

34. Wonder how he would have looked minus the juice?

And don't tell me that guy got that way naturally. A non-mesomorph such as him isn't two years into being relatively lean in November and all of a sudden looks like an NFL tight end three months later without juice.

I think he should have stopped after seven months. That added bulk's gonna dog you later on in life.

[LaraMN]

38. Yikes.

I like muscular men- but that's overkill, imho.
Not that my opinion matters; if he's happy and enjoying his results, more power to him! He obviously worked really damn hard!

[trof]

39. 01/06/2005 - steroids kicked in