Genetics?

Genetics?

Or am I some kind of freak I'm 19, 5'7" and I weigh 145 lbs. I don't know what my body fat is. I am completely ripped though. I wouldn't lie as I want a legitimate answer, and I'm obviously not doing this to brag, but I'm really cut. I have never really worked out, and the only sit ups I have done were the ones I had to do to pass PE in HS, but I have really defined abs. Only recently have I started working out, I first started benching 130 30 times in sets of 10, and in a month I can comfortably bench 170 30 times and not get sore. My diet is terrible, whatever cereal is in the cupboard for breakfast, fast food/occasional deli sandwitch for lunch, and anything from spaghetti to steak for dinner with random snacks inbetween. I don't maintain a healthy diet at all, for now. Anyway, my main question is, is this genetics? I know not everyone can eat what they want, when they want and still ahve a body like mine. Is it all metabolism? I'm also kinda new to the working out thing, does anyone have any useful links to workout routines? I mainly want to do my upper body, but I want to keep my legs in proportion. Thanks in advance

uhh why are you doing 30 reps and 10 sets for bench. 300 reps on bench for a workout?

I don't know what the fuck I'm doing to be totally honest.

read the stickies. it is genetics that you got owned with such a short stature.

joy division read the stickies. it is genetics that you got owned with such a short stature.

you arent special you are skinny

joy division it is genetics that you got owned with such a short stature.

riiiight

what a gay thread

lol

DCCapen yea, you're a twig Uh, no shit. Why do you think I asked for advise?

i'm not sure i believe the 130 bench 30 times for sets of 10 at all when you first started working out at your size

What I meant was I put up 130 30 times, in 3 different sets, or whatever they're called. As I said before, I don't know what I'm doing.

Like 10 - 3 minute break - 10 more - 3 min - 10 more

A true freak of nature! 145 lbs RIPPED do your friends call you DIESEL and SWOLE?

P7 What I meant was I put up 130 30 times, in 3 different sets, or whatever they're called. As I said before, I don't know what I'm doing. yeah. what you said before was 130 lbs 30 reps for 10 sets...which means you would have done it 300 times. i understand you now

SteveO A true freak of nature! 145 lbs RIPPED do your friends call you DIESEL and SWOLE? dude i'm crunk but this is funny shita

+1 for more Bench Press, Curls and Ab workouts...

I don't know about you guys, but I'm obviously not doing this to brag, but I'm really cut made me laugh a little.

SteveO A true freak of nature! 145 lbs RIPPED do your friends call you DIESEL and SWOLE?

Gutrat I don't know about you guys, but made me laugh a little. me too. I immediately had the urge to quote it.

I guess I'll take my questions to a legitimate forum from now on.

this forum is legitimate. if you didnt post a bunch of BS for us to laugh at then we wouldnt make fun of you. i think your question was better off i'm really skinny and defined and i started working out and my bench has gone up and i have a shitty diet. how do i stay so skinny? is this genetics?

I wonder if he gets lots of girls.

ryazbeck this forum is legitimate. if you didnt post a bunch of BS for us to laugh at then we wouldnt make fun of you. i think your question was better off i'm really skinny and defined and i started working out and my bench has gone up and i have a shitty diet. how do i stay so skinny? is this genetics? your age. i ate TONS everyday, anything and everything, maybe like 4000 calories or somehting very high, my diet wasn't clean, lots of jack and mcd, drank a lot and smoked, etc. my body fat was 12-13% and had six pack.. and im a female. its not like that for me any more. obviously, many years have passed by.

Genetics?

Pete Sisco's Static and Power Factor Training

Pete Sisco's Static and Power Factor Training

He hosts the website www.bodybuildingforyou.com His takes on lifting are so much different than anything else i have ever read or been taught for my entire life but everything he claims is thouroughly backed up with scientific testing. Have you guys heard of this guy or his new book? His credentials are incredible. The full ebook can be found on limewire and i just finished reading it. I must admit, it nearly has me convinced and i think im gonna give his plan a try. Anyone use this plan or heard of it? It is well worth the read.

what's the gist of it

Ceaze what's the gist of it .

What is it called, .

It focuses on recovery time and short intense lifting. Its very mathmatical you guys should check it out.

uofapeter It focuses on recovery time and short intense lifting. Its very mathmatical you guys should check it out. I have heard of him and his teachings. His teachings are very true. They follow the teachings of Arthur Jones and Nautilus.

I feel like this thread is about a cult

b-stevens I feel like this thread is about a cult you must cut off your balls and kill yourself!

mike you must cut off your balls and kill yourself! Jesus, why both? Isn't one enough? but then again, I guess I wouldn't want to live without my balls anyways.

Pete Sisco's Static and Power Factor Training

Whats your guy's take on ProteinFactory.com ?

Whats your guy's take on ProteinFactory.com ?

Im tired of mixing malto and dextrose from bags and stuff myself for my post workout shake, so i was thinkin about just getting a 50/50 mixture from proteinfactory.com, ill also prob make a little pre-bedtime protein mixture too, any of you guys used this site before or ordered from them?

Whats your guy's take on ProteinFactory.com ?

Whats your guy's take on ProteinFactory.com ?

Are muscles somewhat genetically deteremined?

Are muscles somewhat genetically deteremined?

In terms of muscle formation, ease of building it, etc. For example, if you notice, a lot of Asian people have massive calves. I don't lift my calves at all but they're still pretty big and defined. My arms and chest on the other hand I work at but gains are very minimal and small.

durrrrrrrrrr

that's why i hate being asian takes forever to gain strength.. takes a century to gain definition

my arms don't get any bigger

talksick that's why i hate being asian takes forever to gain strength.. takes a century to gain definition yeah, right. Every asian I know is strong as hell

bruce lee? or was he part asian, part freak?

SteveO yeah, right. Every asian I know is strong as hell too much starcraft but seriously... i heard we lack the natual creatine that other races have more naturally

talksick too much starcraft but seriously... i heard we lack the natual creatine that other races have more naturally I don't know if your wrong...but that sounds like total bullshit. Oh, and I suppose black people have an extra muscle in their legs too?

i guess we all have our pros and cons one the great things about being broly is when asian twigs see this 6'2'' monster walking by.. they just stare at me with this look in a way it's a good thing to be the stereotypical small size imaged race

I think asians generally have the worse genes in terms of bodybuilding. Higher estrogen levels for one... I recall reading something like that before. Of course there are always exceptions.

Gutrat I don't know if your wrong...but that sounds like total bullshit. Oh, and I suppose black people have an extra muscle in their legs too? blacks actually have been shown to have higher natural test levels than most white males.

timberwolf I think asians generally have the worse genes in terms of bodybuilding. Higher estrogen levels for one... I recall reading something like that before. Of course there are always exceptions. and a small... aren't you asian?

SteveO and a small... aren't you asian? Yep.

just look at the penis size black >

longest study ever

Gutrat I don't know if your wrong...but that sounds like total bullshit. Oh, and I suppose black people have an extra muscle in their legs too? black people tend to have more fast twitch fibres and thinner hips

talksick that's why i hate being asian takes forever to gain strength.. takes a century to gain definition I have a decent amount of strength and definition...just no bulk.

bioyuki I have a decent amount of strength and definition...just no bulk. how many cals a day

Yeah, but they dont have an extra muscle... do they?

I build strength and muslce easily and have long sexy legs.

I believe that they are somewhat genetically predetermined, but I've seen that it's the easiest to defy genetics during the period where your body grows the most: puberty. If you start lifting around 15-16 and develop good habits and discipline, the results seem like they're easier to obtain since you're training your body while it's still taking shape and before it's fully developed. Plus metabolism is usually better around those years for most people. I could be wrong It just seemed that way to me when I was playing sports.

The more I eat, the better my genetics get. Something along those lines.

Shaolin_sword36 how many cals a day he's a swimmer (and gay ), which gives reason to him being so.....defined.

while determining whos got the best/worst genetics, you can use that time to make the best out of it i know my being a smartass here, but i believe everyone has at least one good gene to work with..

devilangel while determining whos got the best/worst genetics, you can use that time to make the best out of it i know my being a smartass here, but i believe everyone has at least one good gene to work with..

Are muscles somewhat genetically deteremined?

Show me your Traps v.pics

Show me your Traps v.pics

I have found that I like my traps the most on my body, so here they are, my first pic contribution: edit: sorry for the dirty ass mirror

wow those are pretty big.

tomorrow

tryfuhl's are impressive

tize what are you laughing at? Bri looks good

wow. what do you do for your traps?

dmaestro wow. what do you do for your traps?

mike

*nws*

joy division *nws* OMG ITS A TARP!!!!

They look funny, but I think I was standing at an angle. And yes, time for a new digital camera.

here are mine

giblit wow those are pretty big. thanks

i wish i had the ability to grow huge fuckin scary traps like that.

i don't think i could get the same look the way my body is shaped

aenz i don't think i could get the same look the way my body is shaped anybody can

Gamblor anybody can i think traps, like calves are highly genetic



the narrower your clavicles are, the higher your traps will go

Crunge lookin buff...like Theo from Road Rules

cept theo doesn't look as cut up as that and he hates asians apparently my traps(bad angle but you get the idea):

sweet

My traps suck

my trappps

it's a tarp! i'm too lazy to take a pic

Show me your Traps v.pics

kinda embarrassing but has this happened to you at the gym?

kinda embarrassing but has this happened to you at the gym?

so ive been on a more controlled nutrional intake and today was the first time i went to the 24 hour fitness gym i signed up for... i did a cardio machine to start things up which was a pedaling type device with cool features but anyways i hit my target heart rate for about 15 minutes and then i stopped. when i stepped off i was thinking holy shit my legs feel tight.. then 2 minutes later i swear my penis went numb and tingly. at first i thought maybe its entanged in my underwear or something funny but when i poked it discreetly it was truly numb... almost like it was in a cramp. i was freaking out for about 3 minutes because it wouldnt go away but finally did.. anyone care to explain this weird sensation?

jesus i just realized how many types of replies this would get in the main forum

unless you had the female jumping jacks class in front of you, then i dont think that should be happening.

penis cramps? you're overtraining your sex muscles

On Sugar Hill You should've given yourself a stranger. It would be like... A double stranger.

that was puberty son, congrats

i always thought muscles went numb/tingly from blood deprivation, maybe you were cutting bloodflow to your penis and didn't know it.... /shrug. (and yes, i know the penis isn't actualy a muscle)

must have compressed a nerve that runs into that area, it takes a while to work itself out but shouldnt be a problem, generally the seats on fitness equiptment isnt exactly comfy.

When i used to run in cold weather for like 20 minutes my piece would get all cold and numb too. Its normal don't worry.

haha yeah this has happened to me, but it's always gone away pretty quickly. i don't know how i manage it but it will happen every once in a while when i've been sittin down doin something. maybe its cause my junk is ginormous.

kinda embarrassing but has this happened to you at the gym?

what you all rep at when it comes to bench with dbs..

what you all rep at when it comes to bench with dbs..

I use 70 pounds 6 times... easy...

100 on incline for 6-8 a couple sets

Reppin 70s, 150lbs@5'8"

reppin 80's, 85's next week

95 did it 5 times , next week 100

90's, lifting for ~6.5 months.

My gym doesn't go over 100, so I'm stuck with those. I suck at DB anyway.

60x5

lurker#99 95 did it 5 times , next week 100 You probably wont put those up..

65x5

eh well... its good to see that people are still doing dbs

cavefish My gym doesn't go over 100, so I'm stuck with those. I suck at DB anyway. What kind gym does'nt have Db's over 100 lbs...Curves?

Dr. Feel Good What kind gym does'nt have Db's over 100 lbs...Curves? The YMCA.

150's

Incline, 80s for 15 reps as of last week...

flat - 65x3 (this is after BB flat bench though) incline - 60x6 or 7 (also after BB flat)

Dr. Feel Good What kind gym does'nt have Db's over 100 lbs...Curves? My university gym? A lot of gyms don't go over 100 actually.

flat 130x3, incline 115x4 (assist on first rep)

60x5, im weak 50x5 incline

Flat 60x3 barely. That's after a few other sets though but I'm still a weak sonofabitch.

55 x 5, Still haven't seen anyone use the 200's in my gym

NickStam 55 x 5, Still haven't seen anyone use the 200's in my gym and you more than likely never will

up the weight then if its easy

Ilyusha The YMCA. my ymca has 130s...

only at the 70's which is the max that my DB handles will hold....gonna have to start going to the UH gym on chest days i guess

what you all rep at when it comes to bench with dbs..