japan69 back pics before/after

[japan69]

OK... I am just way too fat to post all my pics, but I'll post the changes to my back.

Pre shot was 1 year ago at 169lbs. Post shot was this week (5/20/03) at 223lbs. (slightly down cuz I have a cold now).

I just need to start cutting and get some definition!

flame away... (hope the pic posting works!)

-j69

 

[japan69]

Here's the Post

 

[poopoo]

you grew quite a bit, eapecially the lats. how tall are you?

 

[Choke03]

You damn near doubled your thickness, great work bro. I didn't know you were a whiteboy, I thought you were Japanese, what brought you to live in Japan ?? Besides all the woman you pulled over there, like you need another reason.

 

[rugbythug]

You know you are doing something when your tattoos starting getting wider!

 

[japan69]

poopoo: I'm 6 feet even.

choke: thanks, bro. Lots of heavy lat pulls, and rows. And yes, I'm half a white boy. Mama is Native American though, so I tan quickly and rarely burn. As for Japan? MOstly language... also the fighting arts. Ladies were just a bonus! *smile*

rugby: I think the Tat mostly looks bigger because in the Pre pic, my pose was fucked up and I didn't stretch out my shoulders.. but it may have stretched a bit from growth, too. *shrug*

-j69

 

[Badgermoon]

Looks like it grew to me too (tatoo).
nice work, really shows the effort paid off.

Now turn around.

What style of martial arts do you train in?

 

[japan69]

Ryukyu karate - but it is mostly full contact w/ headgear and gloves, and then full contact grappling (strikes allowed below jaw, all chokes, locks, and pressure points allowed).

 

[scorpio]

Put on quite a lot of mass. Sure can tell by the tatoo, like everyone else said.

 

[BLEED GREEN]

What do your tat symbols say? BTW your back is looking pretty good, You do need to add something in the spinal erector/lower back area.

 

[japan69]

tat says "Peace" in Japanese. Got it from a Yakuza tattoo artist in Tokyo.

Bleed Green: Any suggestions on how to work the erectors? Deadlifts kill them to the point where I can't walk and it screws up my squats.

 

[poopoo]

try those racks where you strap your legs in and lie horizontally with your lower hip on the pad and upper body free to move up and down.

 

[poopoo]

here is what I mean. you would have have to use it the opposite way, face down.

 

[Choke03]

Dam Bro, good for you! That is one hell of a change in lifestyle, I had a few friends have extended stay's over there, mostly Kodakan Judoka (Sp?) players, althought they all loved it they all said it was a very difficult transition and became very homesick.

 

[Zeca]

good improvement japan69, nice size..... like u said u need to loose a bit fat, but other than that looking much better.

 

[japan69]

Choke - I've been here for 7 years. I'm pretty used to it by now, but I want to go home to a real country. *smile* Btw, Kodokan isn't that great for judo compared to some other clubs, but in general I have nothin but respect for judo guys - always in great shape and never afraid to get down and dirty. Most karate guys are absolute pussies by comparison. (but you probably already know that)

Poopoo: Thanks.. ok, so you mean do back extensions. I used to do those all the time before I started incorporating deadlifts into my routine. I guess I could go back to those.. they certainly hurt less the next day!

-j69

 

[shiko24]

good work ! looking thick !

 

[driftingshadow]

damn you really blew up! great work

 

[Chemical Evolution]

Nice job man! Now its time 2 cut!

 

[japan69]

I know it's a bad photo - the lights were out... but you can see I was able to cut down quite a bit. I lost too much mass and strength.... now I am rarin to get bulked up again.

If I hadn't lost my sources I would be already!! *smile*
Anyway... just thought I would update... since i have been off the board a while. Hope all the bros here are doin well!

-j69