bigger pics from my show

[HUTCH]

yeah I also think I need thicker abs
I only trained them pre-contest with crunches and sit-ups, now I'll train them in the off-season with weights like you suggested

I dont think you should worry about weighted ab work at all...If you are doing heavy basic lifts then that works your abs enough...some crunches and leg lifts here and there are fine...with your type of physique it is going to be important to keep your waist small I think...

[Hedgehog]

they came out very red when I scanned them

what do you guys think I need to work on ?
I think I am pretty proportionate I juste need to get bigger overall

I tought my arms were my weak bodypart but they have the same thickness as everything else judging by the pics.

my biggest weakness is back thickness, wich is why I won't post back pics 
I have already started to correct this tho, I trained too light for the back.
I think back is the only part where you must use the biggest weight possible without worring about your form or it won't grow.
I also stopped doing pull downs shits and I only do chins and pull up

Deadlifts, but fairly high reps, 6-10 reps.

DB Rows


And wise move, don't show off your weakness.

That's what Arnold would've done too.

[jaejonna]

I dont think you should worry about weighted ab work at all...If you are doing heavy basic lifts then that works your abs enough...some crunches and leg lifts here and there are fine...with your type of physique it is going to be important to keep your waist small I think...

coming from mr i take steroids to fill up a medium sized shirt hahahahahaha

[Stavios]

Hedge, hutch, BBD : Thanks for the advices !

what do you think about rack deads ? I did those yesterday for 10 reps with 495 lbs
they are a lot easier than regular deads but my back and traps are very sore today

[columbusdude82]

Hey Stavios have you thought about g4p? you can have a successful career in it!!!

[HUTCH]

Hedge, hutch, BBD : Thanks for the advices !

what do you think about rack deads ? I did those yesterday for 10 reps with 495 lbs
they are a lot easier than regular deads but my back and traps are very sore today

Did them last back day...I am gonna alternate them with deads...On racks though you can go so heavy on them that I think its better to go higher reps, like 12-15...Otherwise you got a shitload of weight and an injury waiting to happen...

[Hedgehog]

Hedge, hutch, BBD : Thanks for the advices !

what do you think about rack deads ? I did those yesterday for 10 reps with 495 lbs
they are a lot easier than regular deads but my back and traps are very sore today

I think you should do like Hutch and alternate.

If I could give you a bodybuilding type of suggestion, it would be to do a rotation like this:

week 1
deadlifts

week 2
rack deadlifts

week 3
Platform deadlifts (stand on a plate or a platform, usually using a lighter load, focusing on form)

Go for 8-12 reps on all three IMO.

JMO of course.

Also, I would recommend you to stay with no more than 2 sets of rack deadlifts, since they are really demanding. Instead, look forward to next time you will be hitting those rack deads.

[bigbalddaddy]

Hedge, hutch, BBD : Thanks for the advices !

what do you think about rack deads ? I did those yesterday for 10 reps with 495 lbs
they are a lot easier than regular deads but my back and traps are very sore today

Racks are good and will allow you to build up some tolerance to a projected target floor weight by starting high and bringing the safety bar lower.  Be carefull on those, Hutch is right.  Solid deads from the ground IMO build the best out of anything.  One day you just realize everything else gets easier and the endorphin release after a heavy set is something you can't explain...only experience!  Nothing like it!  Bottom line though is have fun and don't take this shit too serious.  That helps alot too!

[Stavios]

Bottom line though is have fun and don't take this shit too serious.  That helps alot too!

that's the most important part !
I realized that this year when I chilled out and stopped stressing about making gains

[CQ]

Stavios, you look very, very impressive. Seriously. Great physique for any age, let alone 19. Your future potential is beyond vast.

The only suggestion I would have for you, may sound a little fruity, but is to change your posing trunk selection, get ones that sit higher on your waist. It will serve to highlight your V-taper more, make your quads look larger, your waist look more streamlined etc.

[Stavios]

The only suggestion I would have for you, may sound a little fruity, but is to change your posing trunk selection, get ones that sit higher on your waist. It will serve to highlight your V-taper more, make your quads look larger, your waist look more streamlined etc.

Cool ! Never tought about that but you are right !
next year I'll send you pre-contest pictures with different posing trunks and also naked so you can tell me what looks better 

[columbusdude82]

Stavios, you look very, very impressive. Seriously. Great physique for any age, let alone 19. Your future potential is beyond vast.

The only suggestion I would have for you, may sound a little fruity, but is to change your posing trunk selection, get ones that sit higher on your waist. It will serve to highlight your V-taper more, make your quads look larger, your waist look more streamlined etc.

Epic shameless staring at teenage boy's junk

[SamoanIrishman]

Nice work bro...my wife rarely comments on little guys but digs you..so hats off lad!


She's dated smaller guys (under 235lbs) but prefers the big boys. She's weird like that..my off season (rugby, which is my gain season in BB) I pack on fat and she likes it!?..

I remember being in college, and remember what I looked like then and what I received for my hard work...I envy you.

[CQ]

Epic shameless staring at teenage boy's junk

Epic jealousy that Stavios can get women to look at him favourably, while you cannot

[WOOO]

they are 

hammer curl much?

[240 is Back]

very few flaws.  great pic, stav!

[Hedgehog]

Stavios, you look very, very impressive. Seriously. Great physique for any age, let alone 19. Your future potential is beyond vast.

The only suggestion I would have for you, may sound a little fruity, but is to change your posing trunk selection, get ones that sit higher on your waist. It will serve to highlight your V-taper more, make your quads look larger, your waist look more streamlined etc.

Disagree.

Don't budge into the gay posing thong culture.

Instead, go for the Platz style.

[mesmorph78]

lookin good man

[EL Mariachi]

look great for your age, but you need to do some high rep skull crushers to fill up the elbow-area, god you can kill someone with them, good luck champ.

[no one]

and you plan on doing the jr. nats next year?

good luck.

your going to need it.

[Camel Jockey]

You look(ed) awesome..

Someone I can aspire to. Pictures are motivational.

[PANDAEMONIUM]

Looking awesome for a natural.  Great work!

[Stavios]

and you plan on doing the jr. nats next year?

good luck.

your going to need it.

Lol
not junior nats are you kidding, I would get killed in an open state show 

I am doing the TEEN class next year at the canadians