I think it's time I swallowed my pride and showed you guys what my progress truly is. I've gained muscle and lost 41lbs if not more. It's getting exciting, because my body's really starting to take shape. My lightbulb is a bit too bright when it comes to takeing these pictures, so I end up looking a bit weird up north. ¬_¬
When I feel my stomach, like when I'm showering, it feels really nice... not flabby and gross, but it's getting flatter and that feels good! xD I'm proud, but at the same time, I'm all too aware that I have a long journey ahead of me... in a sense, this is just the beginning.
I've got my target set to 170lbs, but I might be fine with a bit higher, it just depends how I look. When I hit the goal weight, I'll linger at it for about a month, to give my body a chance to settle, then I'll up the calories, focus on bulk, and go for plenty of TuT for that all important hypertrophy.
It's a big step for me to upload this picture... I'm incredibly ashamed how much I'd let myself go, despite my reasons. Still, I'm doing well.
Most of the weight is, as you'd imagine, around my belly, some on the ass, thighs, and lastly, the tricep area, but it's all going down, bit by bit! I think a few months I'll hit my weight target (around 170lbs) and starting to bulk. I predict a year and I'll be lean and bulked up at least 1.5x what I am now. Hope so anyway.
There's two things I struggle with at the moment: matching my left bicep, pec, and shoulder area to my right (the dominating one) but I've been working on it (TuT on the left and going back to targeted shoulder stuff) and so far it's helping. The other thing I struggle with, is my traps - I find it difficult to get them to go UP. I'm sorta making progress, but it's slow as hell. I use a 17.5kg dumbbell, which, at least for me, is quite heavy. I'm working on my technique, because I know I used to do it all wrong, so fixing that is still an ongoing thing.
I recorded myself working out just now, and noticed I was leaning back quite a bit, especially when doing bicep curls, which I think is not only bad for my back, but takes the weight off the biceps and more on my pecs. ¬_¬ I'll have to work on that, too.
