5'7'' 170 lbs...been lifting for football since HS but am not playing anymore. I decided i'm going to start lifting different from football and take my diet seriously (not eating everything just to gain weight) about 2 months ago. i know it is not a great picture, but critique away.

[Freak]

You have a nice back. Work on the peak of your biceps.

thanks bro. any recommendations for the peak? maybe i am not doing enough isolation moves?

[Freak]

Isolation worked for me, but I also like pull-ups.

[Mygeeto]

nice

[kenney]

looking good...keep up the good work and pump those biceps.try concentration curls and preacher curls

thanks for all the positive words guys.

[Thomas_Rivera]

Looking good man, same with everyone, just work on the peak, other than that you look like your on your way.

By the way, what position did you play?

i played RB for the first year in college, but in HS RB and OLB. miss it so much man, so im dying to do something else, why not do this right? haha

[Sparky_dustin]

I found concentration curls help with a peak, although some people may not even be able to get one, Kevin Levrone had an awesome Back Double Bi but had almost no peaks (compared to other pros)

[fazzarelli]

Now that you're done with football....it's time to get serious about BB. You're lucky b/c you're only 17 and it's the perfect time to start building a body.

Good job by starting to eat clean but you have a lot of work ahead of you. You're delts need more separation and size. The arms need 2-3 more inches and more separation. The lats are not at all developed. The only thing that's doing well are your traps and ant delts which means you probably bench too much.

Don't make the mistake everyone else does by focusing on your bench and arms. Get in the gym and work out rite--lift heavy with good form. Working out rite means doing ALL exercises that build a balanced body. Don't turn into one of those guys that has big smooth arms and a bulky (not ripped) chest and toothpicks for legs.

Some exercises that will get you into the game are:

Bent-Over Barbell Rows
T-Bar Rows
Barbelll Squats
Barbell Deadlifts
Barbell Bench Press
Barbell Military Press
Wide-Grip Pull-Ups
Barbell Curls
Standing Barbell Tricep Extensions

Good luck kid!

thanks for some good advice man. im 20, but i dont think thats to old. id say you are right about the delts and traps from bench...because football we were always benching. The only benefit from football was that my legs are not toothpicks. thanks

[bbdude]

got some nice back there dude