fmoncas Natural Bodybuilding Training Log

**fmoncas** · 02-19-2007, 10:41 AM

What’s up everyone I am new here!! My name is Francisco and I have been a silent reader in many forums for many years. The reason I am finally posting here is because I need sometimes motivation and someone to talk about this sport. Sometimes my family and friends don’t understand why you do the things that you do. Why you are eating 7-8 times a day? Why you gain weight and then you lose weight? Why you talk bodybuilding and think bodybuilding 24-7 when you probably never going to succeed in the sport. Why you go and train after working 10 hours a day in the office? Well it is because I love what I do, is because the best time of the day is when I am training. Hopefully here I will find friends and people to talk about our experiences in training, nutrition and bodybuilding.

Well let me tell you a little about my self. I was very skinny when I was a kid....and many people picked on me when I was growing up. So I started training martial arts and lifting weights to become stronger and bigger..... that way I started in this sport. After 10 years of training and learning I am not skinny anymore but I have not fulfilled my goals. I want to compete some day!!!..and .i want to get bigger!!!...... but I am my own worst critic and I always see my self not good enough.

I will try to post some pics so I can get constructive criticism and opinions from people. I don’t have the best genetics and I am just trying to do the best that I can with what I have. I have been dieting for 7 weeks now. I am 207 lbs (I was 220 when I started the diet) 5’ 10” tall.

Hey Lanye.... you are an inspiration man you deserve all the respect. Thank you for share your knowledge with us.....Thank you all in advance for taking the time to read this

Francisco

**Freak** · 02-20-2007, 05:10 AM

Welcome to the dungeon Francisco! Nice intro post. I started tae kwon do and then transformed into bodybuilding as well. Are you cutting to compete or just to lower bf? See you around.

**fmoncas** · 02-20-2007, 08:36 AM

TheFreak, thank you man for your reply. I was dieting to enter my first competition; however I found out two weeks ago that the competition date had changed to march 3rd (I prepared my program to be ready on April) So now I am just dieting to get lean again before I start a new bulking cycle. There is another competition in May but I don’t know if I am going to compete because is not tested and just the big boys competes there. By the way I am working and living overseas (In Nicaragua) here they don’t have many competitions per year.

**Freak** · 02-20-2007, 08:57 AM

That's too bad about the competition date. You might want to go just to see what it is like and maybe meet some like-minded people.

**kenney** · 02-20-2007, 11:16 AM

awesome intro man...don't worry about your genetics, you will always have something that holds you back.a good work ethic and the dedication will ALWAYS overcome genetics

**Costanza** · 02-20-2007, 11:50 AM

Welcome to the board, bro! Like everyone above me has said, if you work it...it will come. Strict diet along with a proper workout routine will achieve your goals. Everyone's body is different. It will come easier to some than others, but if your mind is in it, you will achieve great success! Don't hesitate to seek advice or just motivation from any of us here at the Dungeon!

**fmoncas** · 02-20-2007, 02:39 PM

Thank you guys I really appreciate those words. I will try to post some pictures, my diet and my training as soon as I figure out how to do it. Please feel free to make any comments. Also I will try to show my progress during my cutting cycle.

Thank you again....i am glad to share my experiences in this site.

**Freak** · 02-20-2007, 02:43 PM

Click on "Go Advanced"
Click "Manage Attachments"
Click "Browse"
Find the file/pic and upload it

**fmoncas** · 02-20-2007, 05:01 PM

These pictures are from last December when I finished my bulking. I believe that i used the wrong bulking approach because I gained to much fat ( I was around 220lbs@ 14%bf) also i gained like 10lbs of muscle however I don think that I will ever go above 10% again.....I got bigger and stronger but now i realize that the more fat you put on the more fat you will have to lose risking your muscle mass in the process. Well I am learning from my mistakes!!!

your comments are welcome

**fmoncas** · 02-20-2007, 05:05 PM

this is another one from my legs.....

**Freak** · 02-21-2007, 01:23 AM

Will be nice to see the difference when you post single digit bf pictures. You have a great structure and overall mass.

And you have a nice set of legs and calves which is hard to find on most people. Keep up the good work!