But it looks like great progress....from what I can see. 
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CuriousJockAZ saidGood work. You had pretty solid basics to start with, but you significantly beefed up your chest and arms and leaned out your mid-section. Takes dedication -- Bravo! Also I like the idea of "Progress Thread". This is, after all, a site geared towards health & fitness.
I'm wondering if there maybe isn't the germ of an idea here for a "Progress Thread" in which guys who want to improve their builds, lose, weight, get better fit whatever, enter a "RealJock "Progress Challenge" contest of sorts, and we monitor their progress once a month over the course of say 8 months, and then sort of like "The Big Loser" pick a winner of the "RealJock Progress Challenge". Just thinking it would be an idea to motivate people to stick with their workout and diet routine.
bigeasydude saidCuriousJockAZ saidGood work. You had pretty solid basics to start with, but you significantly beefed up your chest and arms and leaned out your mid-section. Takes dedication -- Bravo! Also I like the idea of "Progress Thread". This is, after all, a site geared towards health & fitness.
I'm wondering if there maybe isn't the germ of an idea here for a "Progress Thread" in which guys who want to improve their builds, lose, weight, get better fit whatever, enter a "RealJock "Progress Challenge" contest of sorts, and we monitor their progress once a month over the course of say 8 months, and then sort of like "The Big Loser" pick a winner of the "RealJock Progress Challenge". Just thinking it would be an idea to motivate people to stick with their workout and diet routine.
Now THAT'S an idea! And far better than MOTD. With RJ Progress Challenge, as you said, it MOTIVATES people to do something about their health and fitness and INSPIRES others to work harder to meet or best his competitor! MOTD is just a beauty pageant which some of these "winners" have no photos and/or no shape.
I'm all for it, what say you, guys?!
bigeasydude saidI'm all for it, what say you, guys?!
timct saidOutstanding progress with a clear plan. You gained just the right muscle and lost fat over sensible period of time. It just shows how it depends on what right for you, and you are smart to figure it out.
It sounds like you worked out and gained muscle in the past and lost it? The saying is that "muscle has memory," and this may be part of what is helping you make gains, too. It is your hard work and intelligence you put into your going back to working out that shows in your progress pics.
I like the idea in the thread of people posting progress pics, but that could be complicated if it is more than one person. It might be good to have a section o the forums on "progress threads." I don't like the idea of making it into a contest. This is about your body, and all bodies respond at different rates and areas. Too much competition in this society. I'd rather come together and support each other.
Pure saidbigeasydude saidI'm all for it, what say you, guys?!
I'd definitely be up for it and have seen it done successfully on other sites. It's great for competition/motivation.
Dallasfan824 said
It would be the same thing at MOTD.
Dallasfan824 saidPure saidbigeasydude saidI'm all for it, what say you, guys?!
I'd definitely be up for it and have seen it done successfully on other sites. It's great for competition/motivation.
Not to be the wet blanket, but my guess it will turn in to another leg humping thread. Which we have zillions of. the 42 year old who went from 260lbs to 230 lbs will get a few "nice job" responses, while the 24 year old who went from a four pack to a six pack will get 9 pages of "awesome". My feeling is it will devolve in to yet another popularity thread. which, like I said, we have a zillion of.
eb925guy saidNice job and I agree with Dallas, the young popularity will over take the real kudos to the older guys who make progress. They're the ones that really have to work to make it happen.
CuriousJockAZ saidDallasfan824 saidPure saidbigeasydude saidI'm all for it, what say you, guys?!
I'd definitely be up for it and have seen it done successfully on other sites. It's great for competition/motivation.
Not to be the wet blanket, but my guess it will turn in to another leg humping thread. Which we have zillions of. the 42 year old who went from 260lbs to 230 lbs will get a few "nice job" responses, while the 24 year old who went from a four pack to a six pack will get 9 pages of "awesome". My feeling is it will devolve in to yet another popularity thread. which, like I said, we have a zillion of.
Maybe it will, but we could work towards committing to not letting that happen. More importantly, even if it DID happen, there is still something very positive to be taken from "the 42 year old who went from 260lbs to 230lbs". If an "Rj Progress Challenge" helped that guy lose 30 lbs, who knows, maybe it will be just the kick he need to lose the next 30.
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