One pic I saw early on that I love coming back to. I got a compliment about the writing on my last post that encouraged me to write more about guys in this stage of weight gain. If it's something I do often, it'll be something I do with pictures that are considered ancient by Tumblr standards, some of that will definitely need to be improved with a crop, something that apparently no one knew how to do 10 years ago.
I've always loved how much this guy's gut is straining his jersey. I can only imagine this guy was a freshman who got an offer to play at this division III school later on in his last semester of high school. While his gut is bulging quite nicely, his face doesn't seem to be all that affected by his weight yet, his jawline seems to be softening up. I can imagine him spending the summer lifting heavy and eating as much as he possibly can, saying goodbye to his abs in exchange for the mass he would need on the field.
I saw this pic reblogged by @phat-fellas and absolutely needed it for myself, but I figured after all these years it could use a good crop.
But holy fuck, this guy is like the perfect embodiment of the chubby ex-jock frat bro I've come to love over the years. There's the backwards baseball cap, the satisfied/smug expression on his face, a round and bulging beer gut that stretches his shirt and seems to be solid, while his pecs still seem to have their muscle, hinting at the fact that he may lift, he's just on a nice permabulk.
I made it to the gym again today with my friend from high school, he was eager to take me through his push workout. It was incredibly satisfying to push myself in that way, lifting all the way to failure feels incredible. Near the end he mentioned that he really enjoys lifting with me because of how hard I push myself and he was surprised when I told I had never trained like this before. But him telling me that was a good confirmation that this is the way I'm meant to train and live my life. I need to get out of my way and keep this going.