offseason pics plus video

[juiceinator3000]

so ive decided to post some offseason pics. i may just turn this into my own thread mostly so i can track my progress. this probably isnt the right place so if a mod has to move it whatever but i didnt know where to put it. here's my story:
i've been training for 5 years now. im 5'9 and when i first started working out i was 125. im now right at 190-195. i am a true ectomorph as theblemishedone can tell you. gaining muscle and fat comes extremely hard for me. im completely natural (no juice, PHs, fatburners ever) and have been since ive started training and im not saying that for any other reason than because im posting in the natural forum.

ill critique myself before everyone else does just so you know what i'm trying to work on. my chest is small. im working on putting size on my arms, especially my triceps in particular the long head to give them more of a hang in my double bis shots. my back and shoulders are relatively strong points for me. im really trying to thicken my legs up and put some serious size on my hamstrings.

[Stavman]

Where are the pics?

[juiceinator3000]

1 min i went to upload them i have to resize they were thumbnail size

[juiceinator3000]

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[juiceinator3000]

oh yea i forgot my calves are pathetic too

[juiceinator3000]

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=532615903250&ref=share
incline DBs video. this was my second exercise

[juiceinator3000]

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e195/eric213798/mail-1.jpg
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e195/eric213798/mail.jpg

[ArabMuscle]

Great build! I'm rarely surprised to see a natural bodybuilder looking like that. I truly wish I had the patience to do what you did.

All the best bro.

[juiceinator3000]

Great build! I'm rarely surprised to see a natural bodybuilder looking like that. I truly wish I had the patience to do what you did.

All the best bro.

thanks i appreciate it. im not saying ill never hit gear you know. i think that building a strong foundation before gear is necessary to optimize its benefits though. im still undecided but will be training at least one more full year naturally

[Stavman]

You look great man! What's your age?

[ArabMuscle]

I started out naturally for 5 years before resorting to juice. You really do look complete for a natural bb. You achieved a physique that 30% of juicers wish to attain.

[juiceinator3000]

You look great man! What's your age?
thanks. im 23. i didnt touch a weight till 18 and a half and i regret it all the time

I started out naturally for 5 years before resorting to juice. You really do look complete for a natural bb. You achieved a physique that 30% of juicers wish to attain.
thanks. you know it will never be good enough though :) i compare myself to people who juice because its a tougher challenge

[Stavman]

I hear ya man. I'm 20 and didn't start lifting till 17.

I wish I started at 13.

[juiceinator3000]

I hear ya man. I'm 20 and didn't start lifting till 17.

I wish I started at 13.

i know. i was so damn lazy lol. what a shame.

[ironwarrior22]

Nice work, everything looks well developed especially the back, respect. How do you train your calves?

[juiceinator3000]

Nice work, everything looks well developed especially the back, respect. How do you train your calves?

ive tried a multitude of different methods. heavy, light, im going back to light weight insanely high rep drop sets soon. its the only thing that does anything for me

[MusclesMarinara]

nice work

[fitbody]

I THINK THE GAINS YOUR HAVE GOTTA IN 5 YEARS CLEAN ARE AWESOME
you are too hard on yourself
i'd like to see how you stucture your workouts & your meal plan
you can email it to me: [email protected]
if you like
:)

[juiceinator3000]

I THINK THE GAINS YOUR HAVE GOTTA IN 5 YEARS CLEAN ARE AWESOME
you are too hard on yourself
i'd like to see how you stucture your workouts & your meal plan
you can email it to me: [email protected]
if you like
:)

absolutely. i will send it tomorrow =)

[fitbody]

absolutely. i will send it tomorrow =)

awesome
just so you know i won't be at home tomorrow night or on rx
but i'll look at during the day thurs as i'll be home in the am
so if you can get it done for tomorrow night so i'll have it thurs am that'd rock

[juiceinator3000]

nice work
thanks

[bodyhard]

I can't view the video, great pics though! You can't post the video on youtube?

[juiceinator3000]

I can't view the video, great pics though! You can't post the video on youtube?

to be honest my friend uploaded it. im not that computer literate and i dont really know how to do stuff like that. im honestly shocked i figured out how to use this forum lol

[flaccid_member]

to be honest my friend uploaded it. im not that computer literate and i dont really know how to do stuff like that. im honestly shocked i figured out how to use this forum lol

I am deeply saddened that he eats whatever the hell he wants. I hate you. :D

[Team Franco]

That gym looks familiar!
Do you know Dwanye Wint?

He is a friend/client of mine who also judges OCB shows.

[flaccid_member]

That gym looks familiar!
Do you know Dwanye Wint?

He is a friend/client of mine who also judges OCB shows.

It's Diamond Gym, Joe. I could know Dwayne, but am not familiar with the last name.

[Team Franco]

It's Diamond Gym, Joe. I could know Dwayne, but am not familiar with the last name.


Nevermind! Differnent joint, but they share the same old wood panel, LOL.

[juiceinator3000]

Nevermind! Differnent joint, but they share the same old wood panel, LOL.

the wood paneling is necessary for that hardcore gritty look :)

[flaccid_member]

the wood paneling is necessary for that hardcore gritty look :)

That and it makes painting almost a complete nonissue.

[HammerStrength12]

Nice work, definitely inspiring. I've gone from 150 to 190 in 4 years all natural REALLY want to get to 200+, but I've been injured for the past couple months.

Those pics go to show you that hard work and a little patience can go a LONG way

[juiceinator3000]

Nice work, definitely inspiring. I've gone from 150 to 190 in 4 years all natural REALLY want to get to 200+, but I've been injured for the past couple months.

Those pics go to show you that hard work and a little patience can go a LONG way

good shit. you're in NJ where do u train?

[HammerStrength12]

I actually train in PA(live in central Jersey). But come up to nyc/north jersey a lot

[juiceinator3000]

Well check out Diamond Gym in Maplewood sometime if your in central/north jersey. definitely one of the best gyms in NJ

[flaccid_member]

Well check out Diamond Gym in Maplewood sometime if your in central/north jersey. definitely one of the best gyms in NJ

Agreed. And you definitely can't beat the price.

[HammerStrength12]

I'll definitely check it out, thanks guys

[juiceinator3000]

bored so i decided to upload some more pics. these are from my show in april. i was really flat and my posing sucked ass, but it was a great learning experience and a shitload of fun

[juiceinator3000]

another pic from my show, a low back shot from two yesterday, and progress pics from june

[s2h]

nice job keep up the hard work it's paying off,look to improve the small things ie adducters,traps keep it goin your looking great and should only see more gains,defintly get w/ fitbody and get all the info you can,we all can learn from each other!!!

[Hard Style]

Seems you made a lot of right decisions. Your body is real good for a natural guy. Don't you think you should stay that way?

It also seems you were real strict during contest prep regarding your diet. Of course you would look a lot fuller and your shoulders and legs would look more buffed if you were on gas but is it worth it???

[juiceinator3000]

Seems you made a lot of right decisions. Your body is real good for a natural guy. Don't you think you should stay that way?

It also seems you were real strict during contest prep regarding your diet. Of course you would look a lot fuller and your shoulders and legs would look more buffed if you were on gas but is it worth it???


im not saying ill never hit gear you know. i think that building a strong foundation before gear is necessary to optimize its benefits though. im still undecided but will be training at least one more full year naturally

like I said I am undecided right now. I'm probably not going to get any press in the NPC, with or without gear. Frankly though, I'm not going to get any press staying natural either though. I am not in the upper echelon of natural bodybuilders, and even if I was so few of them get any sponsorship or $ that it's almost not worth it. that's a brief part of how I feel about that.

As far as being real strict, I wasn't and in my eyes it shows. I dieted for 11 weeks and my "cheat meal" i turned into a "cheat day" every weekend. and I didnt do cardio for the first 5 weeks of my diet at all. These are all things things I will be changing next time around. I will be dieting for 16 weeks and will do lower intensity cardio from the beginning so I am not rushing to burn fat at the end. I also will admit I had no idea what I was looking for and trying to accomplish, no goals, no nothing. I had never seen a striated tricep before my own and I was like what the fuck is that it looks sick. My goals are definite this coming year and I have attained much more knowledge since then so we shall see what happens. If I decide to take the plunge it won't be till 2011 anyway

[july1234]

whats good eric, its tom..your back is comin along great man..lemme know when your gonna come dwn to golds to catch a wrkout before i go into cardio mode haha