John Stone's Picture Gallery and Video Archive

[dejavued]

great pic! definitely my favorite of ur bulk so far! lats look freakin massive!!

[John Stone]

Originally Posted by dejavued

great pic! definitely my favorite of ur bulk so far! lats look freakin massive!!

Thanks very much, Deja!

[John Stone]

I can't believe that today's workout marks the completion of eight weeks of my bulk. Time flies when you you are having fun.

Five weeks to go. I'm going to make them count.

After working my delts and calves I completely destroyed my traps:

[volleyball]

Originally Posted by John Stone

I can't believe that today's workout marks the completion of eight weeks of my bulk. Time flies when you you are having fun.

Five weeks to go. I'm going to make them count.

After working my delts and calves I completely destroyed my traps:

Attachment 29055

You absolutely MUST keep the beard. I feel like running home to protect my kids.

[John Stone]

Originally Posted by volleyball

I feel like running home to protect my kids.

OMG! Did someone spot Phillydude in your neighborhood?

[chicanerous]

Originally Posted by John Stone

I can't believe that today's workout marks the completion of eight weeks of my bulk. Time flies when you you are having fun.

Five weeks to go. I'm going to make them count.

After working my delts and calves I completely destroyed my traps:

Attachment 29055

Those traps are looking pretty meaty.

They're going to be huge by the end of the bulk. Hopefully, you'll get the elevation from the front and side relatively relaxed view that you've been desiring. Even not, they're still going to look much, much larger from just about any rear or side angle and really tie together the look of your upper back.

The beard looks beyond awesome. Is Lisa warming up to it yet?

[John Stone]

Originally Posted by chicanerous

Those traps are looking pretty meaty.

They're going to be huge by the end of the bulk. Hopefully, you'll get the elevation from the front and side relatively relaxed view that you've been desiring. Even not, they're still going to look much, much larger from just about any rear or side angle and really tie together the look of your upper back.

I really hope I'm able to get the trap height I'm looking for. I think a nice set of traps will make a drastic improvement to my overall physique.

The suggestions you made seem to be working, and it has not even been all that long.

Originally Posted by chicanerous

The beard looks beyond awesome. Is Lisa warming up to it yet?

Hah, you not only helped with my traps, but you suggested the beard, too.

Just what is your master plan here, Adam???

Yeah, Lisa likes the look of the beard a lot. The texture? Not so much.

[Big_D]

Nice traps dude

[gitoutmyi]

the traps are looking more scary than the beard John, nice!

[John Stone]

Originally Posted by Big_D

Nice traps dude

Originally Posted by gitoutmyi

the traps are looking more scary than the beard John, nice!

Now if I just need to get them looking like that all the time without a pump!

[CuTe PoIsOn]

Hi John, just wanted to say your in great shape, but your most striking feature in that pic is your chest IMHO, yet Just out of intrest what you do for lower chest? with exception to dips.

[John Stone]

Originally Posted by khris107

Just out of intrest what you do for lower chest? with exception to dips.

Here are my complete chest/tricep workouts for this bulk (thus far):

WEEKS 1-4
3x10 - Cable cross-over/Flat bench DB flyes (SUPERSETS)

1x6 - Smith machine low incline bench press (REVERSE PYRAMID)
1x9 - Smith machine low incline bench press (REVERSE PYRAMID)
1x12 - Smith machine low incline bench press (REVERSE PYRAMID)
1x15 - Smith machine low incline bench press (REVERSE PYRAMID)

1x8-10 - Flat DB bench press (TRIPLE DROP SET)
1x6-10 - Flat DB bench press (TRIPLE DROP SET)
1x6-10 - Flat DB bench press (TRIPLE DROP SET)

1x20-30 Incline DB press (to failure)

3x10-15/3xFailure - Straight bar tricep pressdowns/bodyweight tricep bench dips (SUPERSETS)

1x20-30 Reverse-close grip smith machine bench press



WEEKS 5-9
- 3 x 10-12 Flat BB Bench Press
- 4 x failure Incline DB Bench Press (TRIPLE DROP SETS)
- 3 x 10-12/failure DB flyes/body weight chest dips (SUPERSETS)

- 3 x 10-12 Standing Ez-bar French Curl
- 4 x failure Angled Bar Tricep Pressdowns (TRIPLE DROP SETS)
- 3 x 10-12/failure DB Extensions/body weight tricep bench dips (SUPERSETS)

[CuTe PoIsOn]

Originally Posted by John Stone

Here are my complete chest/tricep workouts for this bulk (thus far):

WEEKS 1-4
3x10 - Cable cross-over/Flat bench DB flyes (SUPERSETS)

1x6 - Smith machine low incline bench press (REVERSE PYRAMID)
1x9 - Smith machine low incline bench press (REVERSE PYRAMID)
1x12 - Smith machine low incline bench press (REVERSE PYRAMID)
1x15 - Smith machine low incline bench press (REVERSE PYRAMID)

1x8-10 - Flat DB bench press (TRIPLE DROP SET)
1x6-10 - Flat DB bench press (TRIPLE DROP SET)
1x6-10 - Flat DB bench press (TRIPLE DROP SET)

1x20-30 Incline DB press (to failure)

3x10-15/3xFailure - Straight bar tricep pressdowns/bodyweight tricep bench dips (SUPERSETS)

1x20-30 Reverse-close grip smith machine bench press



WEEKS 5-9
- 3 x 10-12 Flat BB Bench Press
- 4 x failure Incline DB Bench Press (TRIPLE DROP SETS)
- 3 x 10-12/failure DB flyes/body weight chest dips (SUPERSETS)

- 3 x 10-12 Standing Ez-bar French Curl
- 4 x failure Angled Bar Tricep Pressdowns (TRIPLE DROP SETS)
- 3 x 10-12/failure DB Extensions/body weight tricep bench dips (SUPERSETS)

Good workouts by the looks of them, take it you havent had much success with decline bench or flyes then?

[John Stone]

Originally Posted by khris107

Good workouts by the looks of them, take it you havent had much success with decline bench or flyes then?

I do flyes and cable crossover work all the time. I sometimes add decline bench press to my workouts for variety, but have found flat and incline to be superior from a mass-gaining standpoint (and that includes my "lower" chest).

Unless you are a competitive bodybuilder working on perfecting every last detail of your chest for a contest, I'm unconvinced that targeting areas of the chest with specific exercises is necessary or even effective.

[CuTe PoIsOn]

Originally Posted by John Stone

I do flyes and cable crossover work all the time. I sometimes add decline bench press to my workouts for variety, but have found flat and incline to be superior from a mass-gaining standpoint (and that includes my "lower" chest).

Unless you are a competitive bodybuilder working on perfecting every last detail of your chest for a contest, I'm unconvinced that targeting areas of the chest with specific exercises is necessary or even effective.

Great i'll take your advice John, keep up the good work and dont shave that beard. Im almost 22 yr old and still cant get a damn stubble lol

[Merk]

Originally Posted by John Stone

I can't believe that today's workout marks the completion of eight weeks of my bulk. Time flies when you you are having fun.

Five weeks to go. I'm going to make them count.

After working my delts and calves I completely destroyed my traps:

Attachment 29055

Jesus Christ John your starting to look like a buff Santa Clause that has went through a mid life crisis cutting his hair, beard, and started to use "Just for men!"

[John Stone]

Originally Posted by Merk

Jesus Christ John your starting to look like a buff Santa Clause that has went through a mid life crisis cutting his hair, beard, and started to use "Just for men!"

Um.... thanks?

[Merk]

Originally Posted by John Stone

Um.... thanks?

You know....just... throwin' it out there.

[pniemczyk]

Originally Posted by jdb-44

Ahh. I was thinking you'd developed a new, extra-painful way of doing leg extensions, using barbells resting on top of the shins... yikes, that would hurt!

Coincidence.... I just read p. 130 of Starting Strength, which many people accept as an accurate reference, and it states that "usually the shins get scraped" as part of proper deadlift technique. I remembered that this thread was going around, so thought I'd throw my two cents in!

[volleyball]

Originally Posted by John Stone

OMG! Did someone spot Phillydude in your neighborhood?