How big is too big?

[honest_delboy]

I would like to say all i eat is apples and tuna and drink black coffee but in reality i am partial to a donut, qtr pounder with cheese (no fries), Haribo, KFC, cigars, red wine, single malts and coffee. oh gawd, and port. Oh and cheese. The work canteen does bacon in the morning .... i'll stop there. On the flip side though, i eat small portions, no fizzy drinks (inc beer), don't smoke cigs, don't partake in the devils lettuce or any of that other business.

I started kettlebells during lunchtime at the start of this year and it has been a real eye opener about how unfit/inflexible i am despite thinking i'm fit from hitting the gym. It slowly dawned on me that despite shifting the weights and cross training i wasn't really breaking a sweat down the gym. Hence the move to a more cardio based plan and some P90x/Xtremeeeeeee stuff thrown in. If i'm honest though i haven't abandoned heavy weight completely Its early days yet but i think i look a bit thinner round the middle.

Before i got sick i was 12.5st, plummeted down to 9st 13lb, then slowly put it back on, i'm 12st now, 37, 5'9".

[43034]

honest_delboy said:

Good luck to everyone with their goals and try not pigout over the xmas season!

Why not? Bulking Season

[BenM77]

43034 said:

Why not? Bulking Season

That's how the smart people train, who wants to be strict through Christmas

[VinceFox]

BenM77 said:

VinceFox said:

BenM77 said:

VinceFox said:

Good post Del, cheers.

Some stats, i'm forty, 5'9" and usually 12 1/2 stone. I found some xmas roses a couple of days ago tho so i suspect that's gone up a little. 44" chest, 16" arm. It really is tone now that's an issue. I'm a 34" waist atm, but carrying a bit of lard round my middle.

The bit around the middle is always the stickler, based on your stats you are man shaped (bigger at the top than the middle) this is more important to me than visible abs, I have no desire to get that low on the bf%.

I'm fking johnny bravo shaped is what i am.

Pretty sure Johnny Bravo is a 32" waist, you must be his chubby brother

Just fk off, you.

[BenM77]

VinceFox said:

BenM77 said:

VinceFox said:

BenM77 said:

VinceFox said:

Good post Del, cheers.

Some stats, i'm forty, 5'9" and usually 12 1/2 stone. I found some xmas roses a couple of days ago tho so i suspect that's gone up a little. 44" chest, 16" arm. It really is tone now that's an issue. I'm a 34" waist atm, but carrying a bit of lard round my middle.

The bit around the middle is always the stickler, based on your stats you are man shaped (bigger at the top than the middle) this is more important to me than visible abs, I have no desire to get that low on the bf%.

I'm fking johnny bravo shaped is what i am.

Pretty sure Johnny Bravo is a 32" waist, you must be his chubby brother

Just fk off, you.

[VinceFox]

BenM77 said:

VinceFox said:

BenM77 said:

VinceFox said:

BenM77 said:

VinceFox said:

Good post Del, cheers.

Some stats, i'm forty, 5'9" and usually 12 1/2 stone. I found some xmas roses a couple of days ago tho so i suspect that's gone up a little. 44" chest, 16" arm. It really is tone now that's an issue. I'm a 34" waist atm, but carrying a bit of lard round my middle.

The bit around the middle is always the stickler, based on your stats you are man shaped (bigger at the top than the middle) this is more important to me than visible abs, I have no desire to get that low on the bf%.

I'm fking johnny bravo shaped is what i am.

Pretty sure Johnny Bravo is a 32" waist, you must be his chubby brother

Just fk off, you.

Dont make me throw my kebab at you.

[Ordinary_Chap]

BenM77 said:

VinceFox said:

BenM77 said:

VinceFox said:

BenM77 said:

VinceFox said:

Good post Del, cheers.

Some stats, i'm forty, 5'9" and usually 12 1/2 stone. I found some xmas roses a couple of days ago tho so i suspect that's gone up a little. 44" chest, 16" arm. It really is tone now that's an issue. I'm a 34" waist atm, but carrying a bit of lard round my middle.

The bit around the middle is always the stickler, based on your stats you are man shaped (bigger at the top than the middle) this is more important to me than visible abs, I have no desire to get that low on the bf%.

I'm fking johnny bravo shaped is what i am.

Pretty sure Johnny Bravo is a 32" waist, you must be his chubby brother

Just fk off, you.

[Bolognese]

Im not sure there is a too big (naturally) if the body fat is sensible and everything is in proportion.

I would like to get as big as naturally possible within reason. I tried a monster bulk last winter and ended up putting on loads of fat. Im going slow and steady now as I like having visible-ish abs etc. There's no rush as I enjoy training and its cool to always have future goals

Ideal body - Arnold in his prime!

[RJB_666]

My size is a little odd compared to my weight. I'm currently around 12 stone, 5'11", 32" waist, 44" chest with a bfp of 13%. Grew out of my gym around 3 years ago though but will shortly be going to a new and better gym local to me.

I've always aimed for the Rocky IV/ Rambo II physique. But now i reckon Tom Hardy to around David Haye is the benchmark.