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Aesthetics

Chicken salad cannot be made from chicken shit.

In other words you need to have the goods; the right muscle shape, tendon length, limb length, fibre type and such.
 
They're not symmetrical they're just lean. Get down to 6-8%, keep some muscle mass and you will look like that too.
 
Iron Alliance said:
Dexter Jackson, arguably one of the most "aesthetic" BB's of the last decade. He's won the Olympia how many times?
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He is a super-freak being that ripped with no cardio.... must be the hydroxycut ;)

But I just find aesthetics interesting as I feel if you can look your best you will feel your best / be your best. true first you gotta add size
 
Jim_Junkie said:
Not all bodybuilders are perfectly symmetrical, the ones that are stand above the rest
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I think you mean balance more than symmetry.

Arnold, the greatest of all, had poor symmetry, his biceps didnt match, didnt hinder him much

Dorian Yates tore a bicep, destroyed his symmetry

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If i was to be critical, I'm the same I broke my collar bone 4 or 5 years ago and as a result I'm not symmetrical anymore and it drives me nuts! Nothing I can do about it though.
 
Jim I think you missed how zyzz and such came to be.

I actually had a stint at bodybuilding when I was 16, ended up dropping it because of school but thats how I ended up with my rack. Anyway, back then on bb.com most of the members were 100kg+ and nat, but their bodyfats were always 10-15%.

Zyzz's 'aesthetic' crew is the opposite. A lot of them sit at 8% or lower. With the low bodyfat comes some definition/appearance of symmetry and because they all juice and can keep their bodyweight in the high 80s/low 90s. Looking at thier profiles, they would probably be bigger if they weren't such idiots trainingwise.

You could probably do a similar thing (if thats you in your avatar you look impressive imo anyway), albeit you'd need to have a bodyfat around 10% due to the lack of drugs. Just pick a solid strength training program, do a day of conditioning and get your diet down tight. You'll have the 'aesthetic' physique you want without the drongo personality to match.
 
+1 to Serge.

I still appreciate bodybuilding of Arnolds era more than I do now. I really don't like the GH-gut look ala Coleman et. al.
 
Minchia said:
+1 to Serge.

I still appreciate bodybuilding of Arnolds era more than I do now. I really don't like the GH-gut look ala Coleman et. al.
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But everyone likes the freaks.. you have to admit.. Although u dont want to look like that it is sitll an ipressive feat.
 
gareer said:
If i was to be critical, I'm the same I broke my collar bone 4 or 5 years ago and as a result I'm not symmetrical anymore and it drives me nuts! Nothing I can do about it though.
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Would argue that you have not got enough size to worry about symmetry atm anyway, to be honest.

Serge was amazing, shame politics tainted his career somewhat.

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Little bit of the Myth, just because I can

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If I remember correctly he may have worked a manual labour job, to... :D
 
Oliver04 said:
Jim I think you missed how zyzz and such came to be.

Zyzz's 'aesthetic' crew is the opposite. A lot of them sit at 8% or lower. With the low bodyfat comes some definition/appearance of symmetry and because they all juice and can keep their bodyweight in the high 80s/low 90s. Looking at their profiles, they would probably be bigger if they weren't such idiots training wise.

You could probably do a similar thing (if thats you in your avatar you look impressive imo anyway), albeit you'd need to have a bodyfat around 10% due to the lack of drugs. Just pick a solid strength training program, do a day of conditioning and get your diet down tight. You'll have the 'aesthetic' physique you want without the drongo personality to match.
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Thanks for the response Oli. Yeah it'd be pretty impressive if they weren't juiced, but in zyzz's crew I find him more impressive because of the symmetry....unlike others like "chestbrah" and such who have huge arms and not much else. Sorry, that isn't me in my avatar, it's a guy name Chris Krueger I find him really inspirational, he has a good channel on youtube. That said my body fat is fairly low, currently I have an injured glute/ham and am letting that heal, as soon as it is I will start PTC's Beginners Program and post up a log.

What do have in mind when you say a day of conditioning?? I'm only 17 and will probs just worry about adding size first. Hahah I'll try to resist having a drongo personality. cheers
 
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