Trying to lean out....

[MostMuscle]

Dropped to 12% BF from 14.7%.........more pix to come as the fat sheds.....



For those who know me and my posts...REP me plz!

[Lee J B]

Absoloutly stunning physique bro, you look damn good ! Looking pretty damn lean at 12% to be honest, nice V taper for sure and looks like you have a good set of obliques.

[Jaster]

Looking good man keep it up! : :

[Bronco]

Nice abs...I would have guessed under 10% fro sure...I'm quite suprised but must say quite impressive.

[stencil]

Yeah, you look a lot leaner than 12%, but that's just from personal experience.

[DaRkAnGel]

Looking good man, i can't see if you have improved your traps from the pics though? How is that going for you? (by the way you look leaner than 12)

[BigPete]

Yeah man you look real impressive, that must of took a lot of hard work, so well done on achieving

[MostMuscle]

Traps are slowly coming up. Getting stronger in all trap movements but its going to take a good 10lbs of added total bodyweight to actually see visual differences in the traps.

Right now, I am trying to lower my BF and retain as much size as possible. I did not like my smooth look at 14-15%.

[cursor]

Wow ... you are certainly starting off this project with an excellent beginning! I'm looking forward to the progress report. Make sure that you fill us in on techniques (complete workout and nutritional plan). Thanks.

[MAURER]

mostmuscle, your body shape looks very similar to mine, but you have clearly added a lot of mass to your natural skinny frame. atleast thats my guess. great work!

[Speedfreak]

You've got some huge shoulders man, mind sharing a few tips?

I'd be interested in hearing reps, sets, and specific excercises you use for them if you don't mind.

I'm impressed

[MostMuscle]

Originally Posted by Speedfreak

You've got some huge shoulders man, mind sharing a few tips?

I'd be interested in hearing reps, sets, and specific excercises you use for them if you don't mind.

I'm impressed

Thanks for the comments....

Actually, I do not do much direct work for my shoulders as I believe they are stimulated adequately through all my push/pull movements (chest/back). The shoulder is the most venerable joint in the body and is the most common injury in the gym (how many times have you heard someone say, "Yeah, I used to bench X amount but I hit my shoulder....blah, blah, blah."

If I had to pick the most effective shoulder movements for myself, they would be:

Push-Press & Lateral Raise

No secrets here, just SAFE hardwork. I believe that the shoulders do not need a full day's workout alone. They are hit hard during chest and back exercises. I usual hit my front delts on chest/push day and side & rear delts on back/pull day. I train my shoulders as an extension of the chest and back, not a seperate entity.

[Speedfreak]

Originally Posted by MostMuscle

Thanks for the comments....

Actually, I do not do much direct work for my shoulders as I believe they are stimulated adequately through all my push/pull movements (chest/back). The shoulder is the most venerable joint in the body and is the most common injury in the gym (how many times have you heard someone say, "Yeah, I used to bench X amount but I hit my shoulder....blah, blah, blah."[quote]
Huh, that's strange. I guess I'll just attibute it to genetics then. I specifically work my shoulders, but yours are proportionally larger than mine. I think I may try concentrating more on my incline press. I saw some pics of a guy last Friday that does incline with 405lbs (juicing), and obviously, his shoulders were insane.

[Lee J B]

Yep, I find incline's help my shoulders considerably too .... although 405lbs !?? ... I think I'd snap my arms

[MostMuscle]

Genetics play a big role, but again in my opinion shoulders are overtrained by most people.

The 405lb incline just goes to show that the shoulders can get more than adequate stimulation from push movements such as the incline press which is normally used to train upper chest.