hi.. new asian guy

prophet · 08-27-2003, 03:10 AM

so i'm 18 now.. just graduated.. started workin out again in late july.. so been a lil over a month.. i worked about before all through sophmore year (16).. had a max of 275 on bench... i was 6' and 205

2 years off resulted in a frustratin "come-back".. not being able to do my old weight sucked.. but hey, now i'm up to reppin 195 in bench.. total increase of about 60 in a month and change.. how did i do that? i expected results more gradually

ArduousMeister · 08-27-2003, 08:15 AM

First off I would like to say welcome to IM!! But I am just carious as to why you felt the need to introduce yourself as a "new asian guy"? I didn't and never have felt the need to introduce myself as the "new white/caucasian guy". Just find it odd, plus I do not see it should matter.

**Prince** · 08-27-2003, 11:10 AM

prophet welcome to IM!

butterfly · 08-27-2003, 04:04 PM

MUSCLE MEMORY baby! Ain't it great!!!

Welcome!!!

prophet · 08-27-2003, 10:55 PM

lol.. "hi, i'm new here".. i needed somethin different.. i don't associate myself as bein asian all the time.. it just came to mind

prophet · 08-27-2003, 10:56 PM

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Originally posted by butterfly
MUSCLE MEMORY baby! Ain't it great!!!

Welcome!!!

so it's muscle memory.. but didn't i lose that strength in the 2 years off.. i didn't get much smaller, but i lost some mass and some strength.. i heard u lose twice as fast as u gain.. how fast are u supposed to gain after u lost?

**Mudge** · 08-28-2003, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by prophet
how did i do that? i expected results more gradually

You got really lucky in the muscle memory department, welcome

Quote:

Originally posted by prophet
so it's muscle memory.. but didn't i lose that strength in the 2 years off.. i didn't get much smaller, but i lost some mass and some strength.. i heard u lose twice as fast as u gain.. how fast are u supposed to gain after u lost?

A generic statement like that can never be true for everyone. I lost around 45 pounds on my bench with a 6 week layoff and a LOT of mass, more mass than strength. I felt really soft and my traps shrunk down to near nothing, everybody is going to be different...

prophet · 08-28-2003, 03:18 PM

^ok thx.. guess i have good genetics.. too bad i'm a lil chubby (on the other hand, maybe that's a benefit).. i also did a lil research on muscle memory so i know what you all are talkin about.. it's pretty cool.. thank god for it

08-27-2003, 03:10 AM	#1
prophet Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Ramon Posts: 237	hi.. new asian guy so i'm 18 now.. just graduated.. started workin out again in late july.. so been a lil over a month.. i worked about before all through sophmore year (16).. had a max of 275 on bench... i was 6' and 205 2 years off resulted in a frustratin "come-back".. not being able to do my old weight sucked.. but hey, now i'm up to reppin 195 in bench.. total increase of about 60 in a month and change.. how did i do that? i expected results more gradually

08-27-2003, 08:15 AM	#2
ArduousMeister Tire fighter ...damn tire Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 265	First off I would like to say welcome to IM!! But I am just carious as to why you felt the need to introduce yourself as a "new asian guy"? I didn't and never have felt the need to introduce myself as the "new white/caucasian guy". Just find it odd, plus I do not see it should matter.
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08-27-2003, 10:55 PM	#5
prophet Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Ramon Posts: 237	lol.. "hi, i'm new here".. i needed somethin different.. i don't associate myself as bein asian all the time.. it just came to mind

08-28-2003, 03:18 PM	#8
prophet Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Ramon Posts: 237	^ok thx.. guess i have good genetics.. too bad i'm a lil chubby (on the other hand, maybe that's a benefit).. i also did a lil research on muscle memory so i know what you all are talkin about.. it's pretty cool.. thank god for it