Thread: THINKING of competing

Hey folks,

I have been toying with the idea of competing next year but I realise that I have a number of weak points that I need to bring up.

My thoughts are: my legs (particularly calves) require more thickness, as does my chest.

I would appreciate constructive feedback, as it would allow me to concentrate on those areas that I need to improve most.

Still clean - if you know what I mean. The unsightly breakout on my back is a result of being waxed :(

JC

looking good - i'd think hamstrings and calves need the main attention

Upper traps
Calfs- smash em to oblivion
Hamstrings


Nice lat width man

looking very good, go for it mate!

Do it, grunt

thanks for the feedback guys.... so how the screw do i get my calves to grow? i've been doing slow reps on a smith machine standing on a wooden block with a 20kg plate each side. these fuckers wont grow!

How often do you train them?


Quite a lot of people have had success training them 2 or 3 times a week. They seem to be able to take it. Mine are shit, too... but I know when I do train them often they respond - I just dont like training them.

the lats are so big they make the hams probably look smaller than they are

Originally Posted by Jaiman

Upper traps
Calfs- smash em to oblivion
Hamstrings


Nice lat width man

Your upper body is god damn ridiculous, but you neglected to train legs :(

I would start heavy squatting and deadlifting ASAP!

ive found the calves come thicker with thicker legs...

Thicker legs from squatting etc, give bigger calves as a secondary. Your legs are ripped, but lack some thickness, i think both your quad thickness and calves can be addressed with the 1 approach.

Well said C_T

While I agree with C_T to a point, someone should tell that to powerlifers. lol.

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jc,so you are a cookie monster,lol,

i say go for it man,but not until you get my 50 boxes of cookies ready(hint hint).

your top end looks pretty much right,

you need to work more on hammies and calves,quads look pretty good,could do wth aq bit more outer but as the hammies develop it will bring them out more,

as you drop more fat your chest should look right,abs should come out better,

looking amazing though mate,fuck all this time and now you show us photos???

you better put the same stuff you put in your cookies in mine too,

You look great grunt. Got the thickness in the back and shoulders thats for sure. Already close to lean, ripped quads, mate your can compete course you can. With only that one pose to go on your chest looks fine.

Without seeing a side pose, aside from calves i'd say the only thing that really stands out as lagging to me is the hamstrings.

My calves were a weakness nomatter how hard i trained them, eventually it dawned on me that I needed to train them with greater respect.

Simply stated calves were not a priority muscle group in my mind, id train them last, and even then i'd only do the same basic exercises and rep ranges for them. Sure I worked them hard but calves are designed to work hard and recover fast, afterall we use them constantly all day.
So What did i expect to happen when i trained them with very little insight.

I corrected the situation by upping the frequency of training from once to 3 times a week ( we all recover differently so find what works for you)
secondly i changed my rep ranges and routines every few weeks and I made a point of training them first not last.

From time to time I also added a race rep game with my training partner where once a week or so we would throw a few big plates on a seated 45 incline, place the forefoot on the bottom of the sled plate and pump as many full ROM reps as we could in 60 seconds one foot at a time..left..then right for 60 secs..then both feet/calves and maybe do the whole lot over again if we were so inclined.

My point is, we mix it up for other muscle groups, hell we even go all out and squat till we spew or press till we fail on even the lightest weights......but when do most people apply that same intensity to the ignored muscle groups like calves etc?

I do believe training upper legs with heavy intensity sets good calves in motion by default, (heavy upper leg work has been shown to promote full body growth), but it was only once I really applied myself to focus on my calves that the changes were there in leaps and bounds.

It's my opinion most lagging parts are a direct result of inattention and not genetic weakness.