10 months lifting progress

[musclekid7]

Hey all--long time lurker, first time poster. At the beginning of this year I got a little crazy making life changes, quitting smoking and starting to take the gym seriously for the first time. Always wanted to be buff for the guys but was never committed

This is 11 months progress (typo in thread title), including a 3 month hiatus to finish my master's and a loooot of time in the dark about lifts and nutrition. What do you think? Is this respectable considering the time period?

http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/na...n=progresspics

[CanadianGordon]

My god, you exploded. Nice. Stats?

[musclekid7]

Originally Posted by CanadianGordon

My god, you exploded. Nice. Stats?

heh, thanks... i'm 5'10" and went from 135 lbs to 157 from the first picture to the second.

[msllover]

Damn!! That's freakin awesome!! Love those pecs

[Rarity]

Hello gorgeous, mind sharing that six pack with me? I'm just ever-so parched. :3c

[1bigwoof]

Originally Posted by musclekid7

heh, thanks... i'm 5'10" and went from 135 lbs to 157 from the first picture to the second.

Well done...slow and steady. Maintain good form as your weights lifted increase. Eat well and get plenty of sleep. Good luck with continued growth!

[dodoria21]

nice progress there! lots of luck for the future. hope you continue to share your progress here. what kind of workouts you do?

[musclekid7]

Thanks all! Haha, the feedback from you guys had me way pumped to work out over the past couple days, it's been great, movin' up in my lifts so I can keep getting bigger....

The first couple months I was really just dicking around, then before and after my 3 month break, I was doing Starting Strength, which is just a 3 compound exercise workout 3x a week....

It was leg-intensive, so I figured I'd at least upload a legs progress pic. I think my progress was better down there. Here goes:

Before: http://imagecdn.bodybuilding.com/img...ab8638f0fb.jpg

After: http://imagecdn.bodybuilding.com/img...PASXss461.jpeg

[dodoria21]

yep. definitely seeing more mass in the legs there. great job at gaining progress in both upper and lower body. sometimes people neglect the legs. and good to hear the feedback is getting you pumped to keep going. I know as well that it helps a lot

[1bigwoof]

I checked out the leg pics...the reaction to the first one was, "Decent legs" and the second was "BOOM...Here's the BEEF!" Keep up your training and eat lots. It looks like you have loads of potential. Thanks for the update.

[raven79]

Musclekid7, you have a set of very sexy legs there. You have added some quality muscle to those quads. Keep it up!

[musclekid7]

hey thanks guys! yeah, squatting three days/week'll definitely bulk up your legs haha. glad to've switched out of that routine, i think the upper body'll come along nicely in the next couple months now that i 'get' diet and my routine is more even between lower and upper body.

[musclekid7]

Hey all! Put up a new pic on my bodyspace, whatcha think, am I making progress?

http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/na...n=progresspics

[musclover]

Looking SO good musclekid! Keep up the good work. You'll be huge before you know it!

[1bigwoof]

Originally Posted by musclekid7

Hey all! Put up a new pic on my bodyspace, whatcha think, am I making progress?

http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/na...n=progresspics

I would answer that with a definite "yes." Your pecs look fuller and rounder as do your shoulders. I see traps beginning to come out and your arms look bigger, too. At the same time, the abs remain tight. Keep on keepin' on!

[dodoria21]

definitely seeing progress man. what you're doing is working! keep at it!

[wolverhampton]

Chest definitely made huge gains. Friends must comment all the time on your transformation.

[Grasshoppertoo]

Coming along quite nicely. How about some pics flexing those arms? keep up the great work!

[musclekid7]

Yo dudes (and ladies!).

One year ago today, I quit smoking. For my own shits and giggles, I took a pic to make a comparison. The first one (which, yeah, I already posted above) I took the very day I quit smoking: 1/15/11. The second is today.

My goal is to get jacked, and that's still a ways away, but seeing me today versus me when I was an emaciated addict makes me feel like I'll definitely get there!

Day I quit

Today

[Shahrazad2]

Originally Posted by musclekid7

Yo dudes (and ladies!).

One year ago today, I quit smoking. For my own shits and giggles, I took a pic to make a comparison. The first one (which, yeah, I already posted above) I took the very day I quit smoking: 1/15/11. The second is today.

My goal is to get jacked, and that's still a ways away, but seeing me today versus me when I was an emaciated addict makes me feel like I'll definitely get there!

Day I quit

Today

Way to go, musclekid7! You look great. Do you feel better nowadays than you did then?

[musclekid7]

Thanks! And yes, the difference is night and day. Quitting smoking is easily one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life--tough as hell but infinitely worth it. If anybody out there is a smoker and thinking about quitting, I'd just say DO IT! You'll be glad you did, and things like lifting and fitness get 100x easier when you do.

[1bigwoof]

Nice work so far....I feel it's really important to take progress pics and/or measurements for motivation. You've done a great job. Thanks for sharing your results.

[MuscleJock]

Awesome progress man. I can't wait to see what growth this year has for you!

[Kymuscleboy]

Your progress is incredible, and even more so considering it's been less than a year.

[musclekid7]

Been a long time since I posted any progress pics in here—had a few setbacks in 2012 and 2013, but right now I'm focusing on getting my strength up in the big lifts and adding weight slowly and steadily (I "bulked" early last year and just got fat. haha).

http://imagecdn.bodybuilding.com/img...whxW-610xh.jpg

lemme know what you guys think

[raven79]

Looking really good mk7. Those delts and shoulders are looking mighty fine!