If your measuring for the size of your pecs its best to measure straight across from under the armpit.
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If your measuring for the size of your pecs its best to measure straight across from under the armpit.
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Originally Posted by Brandi
Thats just for women, for men its measured around the nipple line.
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Originally Posted by Brandi
LIVEHARD is funny with the way he does his measurements.
Brandi go on and head over to the intro forum:) Check "HEY" thread
B2J
well!! it makes me feel better knowing I'm not alone in this...
Livehard... thanks alot! I think after being at Nationals... I just felt sooo puny and weak, then I looked at my contest pics and felt all soft and mooshy... I KNOW if you line me up with 100 random moms I'll be in the top percentile as far as physique goes... but I'm not lining up with 100 random moms... I line up with 10 gymnasts in thier 20's!! and the splits don't get any easier the older you get!! lol
Brandi... what you say goes against everything I have been taught about making gains... I am intrigued to say the least!
weight 118
height 5'3.5"
current measurements 34-24.5-34
(now I'm having fun playing the measuring game!! I have a WHOPPING 11 inch bicep!!)
(I am sure there is at least one guy on here who has arms bigger than my waist)
Anyway... Im heading out to the gym now!!kinda think i really need to grow!! LOL
I agree with this 100%. IMO, for some people if you are really lean (contest ready) then it is near impossible to gain muscle. For others, it might be hard to gain muscle once under say 10%. But for the majority of people who are competitive, you can easily gain muscle and still be within say 6-8 weeks of being show ready.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brandi
There are also so many other factors such as diet, how far away from your genetic potential, "supplements", and so on...but I think its a huge misconception for men to gain 80 pounds in the off-season. I think part of it has to do with the thought that they've actually gained 40 pounds of muscle during that time, when most of it is just fat and water. Same goes for women...I see some female bodybuilders gain 60 pounds in the off-season, and look the same year after year, whereas other look basically contest shape year round and get better each and every year.
Besides, if everything above I said is incorrect, then personally it wouldn't matter. This is a lifestyle - why feel like crap 48 weeks out of the year to have an extra 1 pound of muscle on show day? Kinda like a catch 22 - In the end, feeling awesome about yourself year round is enough to motivate myself to work harder and gain that 1 pound that way.
Ok... but for real... Im pretty sure with how small I am, to be competitive, I need to pound on some beef... everyone told me my conditioning was good, but muscle mas wasn't there... (ps... 100% Natural) First place at provincials is 2 inches shorter than me and weighed 10 pounds more
I agree with steve and brandi.
A few years ago, I gained 30lbs (intentionally) off season in order to pack on some size. I felt like crap (thank god it was winter and I wore baggy sweats all day). When I cut up for the show the following year, I had managed to build size, but definatley not what I had expected. Over the last year, I ate clean, added carbs and stayed within 10-15lbs from comp weight with ease. Dieting for comps this year was WAY easier and there was no rebound. I also did add some size and qualified for the Nationals in 2010:)
All of us women agree that gaining muscle can be done with out gaining alot of fat along with it....does assisted or natural matter?
Before Nationals I put on 10 lbs of lean mass and dropped 15 lbs in 5 months time. For weeks the scale never changed but my abs tightened up, my muffin cup leaned out and everything grew. I just told others it was the fat coming off that made me look bigger.
you can only expect to gain 2-3 pound per year MAX being natural woman (or man for that matter). I've gained about 25 pounds or so in the last 10 years of pure muscle. Doesn't sound like much, but that is true competition weight increase. If you were to gain 3 per year for the next 5 years, you would be astonished at the difference it would make on your frame.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dryvrgrl
Don't expect the change to happen overnight. That's part of the mistake people often make. They assume 10 pounds in a year is easy, and keep looking at the scale and assume they've put on that muscle, but in reality they wasted their time bulking up to make the diet that much harder.
If I were you, I would focus on eating enough that training becomes intense and you don't actually feel weak, or dizzy or exhausted after 10 minutes. Once you have enough bodyfat to allow for great workouts, you don't need anymore.