Walked away from Powerlifting

[QuakerOats]

honestly....you look like a french fry away from a heart attack

post a picture and show what great shape you're in.

[gib]

Dude - well done. At the right time, you do need to give up a sport 0 it can be really tough to do though.

I love powerlifting. When your life and mates etc revolve around training, hitting new PBs and competing, it can be really tough to do.

What were your best lifts? And what kind of exercise are you doing now?

[knny187]

post a picture and show what great shape you're in.

I'm not obese like you Dave

[QuakerOats]

I'm not obese like you Dave

SF isn't obese and if you're not then post a picture and prove it.

[knny187]

SF isn't obese and if you're not then post a picture and prove it.

Sure Dave....what ever you say

 

[dustin]

I'm a bit late here on page 4, but there's a big difference between being a fat ass and being a beast. You, sir, are a beast!

After you shed all your adipose I'm sure there are sheaths of muscle underneath. There are different sorts of muscle fibers and it's good to work in both high and low rep ranges. When working with heavy ass weights in the low rep range, it seems to create that hard, grainy and matured look... but too many power lifters are too fat to reveal it. I'm sure that when you change your training, you'll be seeing the best of both worlds.

Be sure to keep us updated on your progress. Power lifting and being such a huge weight isn't the most conducive thing for your health. Bodybuilding isn't the best thing in the world either, but you will probably feel a lot more healthy and younger once the ball rolls along a little more. Take care of yourself, man! Can't wait to see what you look like 6 months or a year down the road.

[QuakerOats]

Dude - well done. At the right time, you do need to give up a sport 0 it can be really tough to do though.

I love powerlifting. When your life and mates etc revolve around training, hitting new PBs and competing, it can be really tough to do.

What were your best lifts? And what kind of exercise are you doing now?

he's benched well into the 800's.

[Camel Jockey]

Hopefully bigbadwolfe will meet his weight loss goals and be healthier

Can't be good to be that heavy regardless of how strong you are.

[dustin]

Hopefully bigbadwolfe will meet his weight loss goals and be healthier

Can't be good to be that heavy regardless of how strong you are.

If there's a single benefit to being hu-fucking-mongous, it's the calves you grow. I work in an office environment and on casual days when people are wearing shorts and whatnot, so many fat sloths walk around with their diamond 20" calves. Even when some of these slobs diet down that's one of the muscles that never seems to atrophy. I've seen fat people turn skinny fat and end up with 13" upper arms but with calves that rival some of the best pros out there.

[Camel Jockey]

If there's a single benefit to being hu-fucking-mongous, it's the calves you grow. I work in an office environment and on casual days when people are wearing shorts and whatnot, so many fat sloths walk around with their diamond 20" calves. Even when some of these slobs diet down that's one of the muscles that never seems to atrophy. I've seen fat people turn skinny fat and end up with 13" upper arms but with calves that rival some of the best pros out there.

 

Worth being a fatass to have calves 

[dustin]

Worth being a fatass to have calves 

LOL naw, definitely not worth it. But at least tubbo's will get something out of it. That, and cardiovascular disease. But I wouldn't want the latter.

[bigbadwolfe]

honestly....you look like a french fry away from a heart attack

No shit Dumbass why you think I'm doing this? To make you happy?

[bigbadwolfe]

Dude - well done. At the right time, you do need to give up a sport 0 it can be really tough to do though.

I love powerlifting. When your life and mates etc revolve around training, hitting new PBs and competing, it can be really tough to do.

What were your best lifts? And what kind of exercise are you doing now?

Yeah this is one of the hardest things for me to do. I've been lifting in a powerlifting type enviroment since '94 competing from 95-98. Took a break came back in 03 went to Westside Barbell in 04 been there since. That is the hard part for me is seperating myself from my training partners for the last 4 yrs. To get where I need to be I need to be out of the enviroment that got me here. Not saying Westside made me unhealthy but the Bigger is better mindset I have every time I train there needs tobe changed.

My best in gym lifts are 905 in a shirt and 650 raw. My best contest lifts are 859.875 in a shirt at the 07 Arnold took 2nd place. And 600 raw at the New England Record breakers at UMass 2 yrs ago. I should of had 650 there but just could not lock it out.

My training went from total power to a total Bodybuilder workout. I got a 5 day split training Chest on day 1, Legs on Day 2, Back on day 3,  Arms on Day 4, and Shoulders on Day 5. I do abs 3 times per week now and also hit 20 minutes on theTreadmill on training days and walk 2.1 miles and uphill sprints on my off days.

That is it plus all the changes to my diet.

 

[chris_mason]

First, if you saw Mike in person you would be absolutely impressed by him.   His arms are huge and he carries his weight very well.  To give you an idea, my friend and employee Cornelius met Mike at the Arnold last year.  Corn does not train.  He was totally impressed with Mike and in no way felt he was sloppy, just HUGE.

Now, Mike is going to lose the weight over time, not overnight, thus loose skin will not be an issue. 

I am 100% behind Mike and am excited to see what we can create with this.  I think Mike will look spectacular in the 270 lbs range and can still be strong as an ox.

Chris

[Red Hook]

as motivation you should start a progress thread..the progress pics should be cool and can be used marketing purposes as well

[burn2live]

What height are you man? At 330 you look about what I'm aiming for in years to come

[Jeffro]

Wolfe is a beast

[bigbadwolfe]

What height are you man? At 330 you look about what I'm aiming for in years to come

5 foot 10

[bigbadwolfe]

as motivation you should start a progress thread..the progress pics should be cool and can be used marketing purposes as well

Chaos said something to me about this also, something on the Positive board. I might go ahead and do that.

[dr.chimps]

Chaos said something to me about this also, something on the Positive board. I might go ahead and do that.

That would be be cool! A little under the radar, but the West Coast guys and their 'protocol' ...are you going to keep that up or go full health? 

[Bast000]

you're arms are gonna look even freakier when you're leaner.

[240 is Back]

you're arms are gonna look even freakier when you're leaner.

the sarcasm is rich with this one.

[calmus]

Wolfy,

So are you saying your goal is to be 240 or bust?

all this post should have said was:

"240 or bust?"

[calmus]

Chris  . . . . knows my body as well as I do.

Interesting

[240 is Back]

all this post should have said was:

"240 or bust?"

well, I did choose to dumb it down a bit.