OLDROOKIE APRIL PHOTOS - OPEN

Oldrookie · 04-06-2007, 11:31 PM

Here are my April photos. Let's just say I have had a couple weeks of "bulking" after my contest. I really missed pizza, ice cream, etc. and have enjoyed myself the last couple weeks. I do feel much better than I did last year when I began the IMPC and look forward to the competition this year. Best of luck to all.

Also, feel free to be critical and offer any suggestions or comments. After experiencing a contest I am well aware I need to improve.

hibiscus09 · 04-07-2007, 12:01 AM

I think you look great, Oldrookie!

You have such a small waist and then really flare out into a nice V shape through your lats and shoulders!

Best wishes to you in the competition!!

stonecoldtruth · 04-07-2007, 12:03 AM

Your back is looking damn fine and that tiny waistline is scary. The open division is looking damn competitive... one question, you not competing in MIP too?

SCT

Oldrookie · 04-07-2007, 12:19 AM

More pictures

Oldrookie · 04-07-2007, 12:21 AM

Here they are.

Oldrookie · 04-07-2007, 01:06 AM

Here they are.

hybridx · 04-07-2007, 01:08 AM

You're off to a great start this year. Lots of bulk time left - you should do it as clean as possible so the cut is easier and you'll have less muscle loss. I lost alot of muscle and strength with my cut last year.

Oldrookie · 04-07-2007, 01:14 AM

I think I may have to break down and get high-speed internet. This is taking me all night. Anyway, here is my last one (I hope).

Oldrookie · 04-07-2007, 01:25 AM

hibiscus09- Thank you. I am lucky that my waist is naturally narrow (when I eat properly). I am hoping to increase the lat and shoulder width more during the competition.

stonecoldtruth- Thanks. I thought about the Most Improved, but I actually think I did most of my improvement from the end of last IMPC til about two weeks ago. (Dropped weight from 208 to 170). I hope to improve tremendously, but losing the bodyfat is usually the biggest factor in a most improved contest. Right now I honestly don't want to see the scale or my bodyfat percentage after my two week binge.

hybridx- Thanks. That is my plan for this year. I need to gain size, but I do not want to get as heavy as I used to be. I had to lose so much fat that I also lost a lot of size and strength in the process.

spaceclown · 04-07-2007, 01:32 AM

You look awesome man! Best of luck. This year is going to be really tough!

justtryn · 04-07-2007, 04:14 AM

Dang it! What the hell have I done getting into this contest! You look really good, O.R.

spirit3530 · 04-07-2007, 04:22 AM

Old R. Don't lose the shoulder to waist ratio and you will do great. Best of luck to you.

DawnMarie · 04-07-2007, 04:53 AM

Glad to see you back and good luck this year! You defintiely have done alot since last year - congrats!

Oldrookie · 04-07-2007, 12:33 PM

Thanks again everyone. Also, I know it's kind of odd to ask the competition, but does anybody have any suggestions about which bodyparts I should try to improve upon most. I know cutting the overall bodyfat is always going to be my biggest issue, but I am trying to determine which areas I should focus on for size.

spaceclown- Thanks, and I agree, their is some solid competition in the open this year. Spirit is a stud, Madman is probably going to be at 3% bodyfat at the end and there are some other very solid physiques out there.

justtryn- I would recommend you go check out Madman's and my original entries in the 2006 IMPC. Everyone has to start from somewhere and I believe you have a very solid base. Like Spirit says, compete against last year's version of yourself.

spirit3530- Thanks. You are definately going to be the one everyone is gunning for with the condition you are in already.

DawnMarie- Thank you. I am glad to see you are entering the bodybuilding also. I think you will enjoy it.

Simpy · 04-07-2007, 01:04 PM

OR - you look great! As for which body parts, I would like to see your delts and back get a little bigger. That would really help to emphasize your naturally small waist.

JJ_Sungirl · 04-07-2007, 03:31 PM

Nice lat spread! Can't wait to see your transformation. Good luck to you.

Lowdown5 · 04-07-2007, 03:53 PM

You look great OR!!

Oldrookie · 04-08-2007, 02:02 AM

Simpy- Thanks for the input. I always like to hear what others think because we all tend to have a different image in our mind of what we look like compared to how others see us. My overall bodybuilding goal at this point is to get to where I could battle for a title at a natural bodybuilding contest. I feel as though I have it in me and if I focus on the right areas I could get there in a few years. I really did enjoy the experience of competing with others on stage.

I definately see what you mean about the shoulders. My training partner and I tend to avoid working them due to old injuries and general joint pain. That will likely be one of my areas of focus.

I actually felt pretty good about my back because it was looking lean and I saw that as a strength of mine going into my contest. However, then I got to the show and the guy in my class had a beastly back and I looked like a little kid next to him. Since that point building a big thick back has been high on my list of physique priorities.

I have been a little concerned about whether my legs will be big enough to be competitive. And like just about everyone else I always think my arms and chest need to be bigger.

JJ and Lowdown- Thank you both for the encouragement. I hope to improve over the next several months and come in large and much more lean.

**DarkFalcon** · 04-08-2007, 05:23 AM

:clapping: Great start this year bro! Your WAY ahead of last year in every respect. As far as area's needing improvement your pretty strong over all but you need more upper chest mass and your traps need more size as well. Bring those up and you'll have a very balanced build and should do great! Best of luck this year bro! I'm sure your gonna kill it!

04-07-2007, 12:03 AM	#3
stonecoldtruth IMPC Contestant Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 535 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 12	Your back is looking damn fine and that tiny waistline is scary. The open division is looking damn competitive... one question, you not competing in MIP too? SCT __________________ Designer Supplements Board Representative www.intelligentdesignmag.com www.designersupps.com josh@designersupps.com To my fellow MIP competitors :bringiton:

04-07-2007, 12:21 AM	#5
Oldrookie IMPC Contestant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 259 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 8	Still more pictures Here they are. __________________ "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." --Steve Prefontaine

04-07-2007, 01:08 AM	#7
hybridx IMPC Contestant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 208 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 8	You're off to a great start this year. Lots of bulk time left - you should do it as clean as possible so the cut is easier and you'll have less muscle loss. I lost alot of muscle and strength with my cut last year. __________________ STATISTICS: Age 30 \|\| 5'9" \|\| 203.0 lbs \|\| BF~21% \|\| Endo Meso \|\| Flat Bench [MAX 320@1] =================================== Enhance Your Training Logs (And Get Alerts for New Supplement Testing Opportunities) ===================================

04-07-2007, 01:25 AM	#9
Oldrookie IMPC Contestant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 259 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 8	Thanks hibiscus09- Thank you. I am lucky that my waist is naturally narrow (when I eat properly). I am hoping to increase the lat and shoulder width more during the competition. stonecoldtruth- Thanks. I thought about the Most Improved, but I actually think I did most of my improvement from the end of last IMPC til about two weeks ago. (Dropped weight from 208 to 170). I hope to improve tremendously, but losing the bodyfat is usually the biggest factor in a most improved contest. Right now I honestly don't want to see the scale or my bodyfat percentage after my two week binge. hybridx- Thanks. That is my plan for this year. I need to gain size, but I do not want to get as heavy as I used to be. I had to lose so much fat that I also lost a lot of size and strength in the process. __________________ "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." --Steve Prefontaine

04-07-2007, 01:32 AM	#10
spaceclown IMPC Contestant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the gym Posts: 1,726 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 39	You look awesome man! Best of luck. This year is going to be really tough! __________________ Spaceclown _________________________ Millennium Sport Technologies www.millenniumsport.net

04-07-2007, 12:01 AM	#2
hibiscus09 IMPC Contestant Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 985 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 16	I think you look great, Oldrookie! You have such a small waist and then really flare out into a nice V shape through your lats and shoulders! Best wishes to you in the competition!!

04-07-2007, 04:14 AM	#11
justtryn IMPC Contestant Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 322 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 12	Dang it! What the hell have I done getting into this contest! You look really good, O.R. __________________ Mark 2008 IMPC - Open and MIP Team Scivation The body cannot follow if the mind has not been there first. Know that you can make it happen. Visualize it happening. Your body will have no choice but to follow. It's not enough to think it; you have to live it. Feel it. If success is not your objective, it's OK to go ahead and quit when things get tough. But if you truly want this, you'll never give up. Always do the best you can and never lose faith in yourself. Branch Warren.

04-07-2007, 04:22 AM	#12
spirit3530 IMPC Contestant Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 493 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 28	Old R. Don't lose the shoulder to waist ratio and you will do great. Best of luck to you. __________________ 2007 NGA Northern States Regional Amatuer Classic Novice Heavyweight Champion We are kings or pawns, a man once said..emperors and fools. The Physique that is developed slowly and naturally will endure longer -John Grimek Unbeaten Champion Serge Nubert wortout review http://www.ironmass.com/exercises/10...t-workout.html Focus xt Log http://www.ironmass.com/sponsored-pr...-focus-xt.html Workout by Layne "Str8flexed" Norton http://www.ironmass.com/showthread.php?t=8020

04-07-2007, 04:53 AM	#13
DawnMarie IMPC Contestant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 880 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 34	Glad to see you back and good luck this year! You defintiely have done alot since last year - congrats! __________________ Nov 2008 - ??? - IMPC '08 is on! Nov 2007 - 158.4 lb - Saw Abs! Nov 2004 - 282.5 lbs My Transformation: Transformation Story My Journal: DawnMarie's Bounce Back Journal @ OSB

04-07-2007, 12:33 PM	#14
Oldrookie IMPC Contestant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 259 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 8	More thanks. Thanks again everyone. Also, I know it's kind of odd to ask the competition, but does anybody have any suggestions about which bodyparts I should try to improve upon most. I know cutting the overall bodyfat is always going to be my biggest issue, but I am trying to determine which areas I should focus on for size. spaceclown- Thanks, and I agree, their is some solid competition in the open this year. Spirit is a stud, Madman is probably going to be at 3% bodyfat at the end and there are some other very solid physiques out there. justtryn- I would recommend you go check out Madman's and my original entries in the 2006 IMPC. Everyone has to start from somewhere and I believe you have a very solid base. Like Spirit says, compete against last year's version of yourself. spirit3530- Thanks. You are definately going to be the one everyone is gunning for with the condition you are in already. DawnMarie- Thank you. I am glad to see you are entering the bodybuilding also. I think you will enjoy it. __________________ "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." --Steve Prefontaine

04-07-2007, 01:04 PM	#15
Simpy IMPC Contestant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 70 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 3	OR - you look great! As for which body parts, I would like to see your delts and back get a little bigger. That would really help to emphasize your naturally small waist.

04-07-2007, 03:31 PM	#16
JJ_Sungirl Pink Members Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 1,421 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 27	Nice lat spread! Can't wait to see your transformation. Good luck to you.

04-07-2007, 03:53 PM	#17
Lowdown5 Amateur Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 76 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 4	You look great OR!! __________________ Lowdown "I have never failed in the past, I have just not succeeded yet!"

04-08-2007, 02:02 AM	#18
Oldrookie IMPC Contestant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 259 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 8	Good advice. Simpy- Thanks for the input. I always like to hear what others think because we all tend to have a different image in our mind of what we look like compared to how others see us. My overall bodybuilding goal at this point is to get to where I could battle for a title at a natural bodybuilding contest. I feel as though I have it in me and if I focus on the right areas I could get there in a few years. I really did enjoy the experience of competing with others on stage. I definately see what you mean about the shoulders. My training partner and I tend to avoid working them due to old injuries and general joint pain. That will likely be one of my areas of focus. I actually felt pretty good about my back because it was looking lean and I saw that as a strength of mine going into my contest. However, then I got to the show and the guy in my class had a beastly back and I looked like a little kid next to him. Since that point building a big thick back has been high on my list of physique priorities. I have been a little concerned about whether my legs will be big enough to be competitive. And like just about everyone else I always think my arms and chest need to be bigger. JJ and Lowdown- Thank you both for the encouragement. I hope to improve over the next several months and come in large and much more lean. __________________ "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." --Steve Prefontaine

04-08-2007, 05:23 AM	#19
DarkFalcon I've got a RAGING clue! Join Date: May 2005 Location: dnyc99's cleaning staff Posts: 11,511 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 299	:clapping: Great start this year bro! Your WAY ahead of last year in every respect. As far as area's needing improvement your pretty strong over all but you need more upper chest mass and your traps need more size as well. Bring those up and you'll have a very balanced build and should do great! Best of luck this year bro! I'm sure your gonna kill it!