Big John, Fat to skinny, then weak to strong!

[Big john]

Hey all

thought id post some before and afters of the last couple of years

not much to say really,

heres me couple years back, At my all time heaviest of 155.6kgs of Jackness. Had alot of health problems along the way too!, even had a cancer scare and having my left thyroid removed

i would then dedicate the nxt year and a half doing Bodybuilding!. In xmas 09 i was at my all time best 99.6kgs and 9-10% bf

Now i had every intention of doing afew BBing comps until the day i decided to do a training sesh up at coast barbell club (owned and operated by Steak and Barbelle). and well....suffice to say from that moment i decided (and a little nudge from steak :twisted: ) powerlifting was for me.

the whole Power and strength thing was very appealing to me :grin: even pulled my very 1st personal best in the deadlift of 150kg up at coast

and after 14 or so months ive managed to put 130kgs on my deadlift alone!

My last test day i managed a PB of 280 kgs @130kgs BW

also managed to gain 80kgs in my squat, but bench not so much :pfft: .

Atm im cutting down to 119 to keep myself in between either the 120kg or the 120kg+ classes for PLing

[Monarchking]

Awesome log man! Did lifting save your life in a way?

[Big john]

Awesome log man! Did lifting save your life in a way?

110% bro :nod: ..Id hate to think would what of been if i hadnt taken friends and families advice. been a Journey thou man, and ive loved every second of it and meet alot of top people along the way from both sports

[runveerun]

Wow John that's a great read -amazing! :clap: Thank god you found the darkside :twisted:

:grin:

[Grover]

:clap:

Done well man, come back from dark side

[Monarchking]

Awesome log man! Did lifting save your life in a way?

110% bro :nod: ..Id hate to think would what of been if i hadnt taken friends and families advice. been a Journey thou man, and ive loved every second of it and meet alot of top people along the way from both sports

nice. i would hate to think where a lot of us would be without the Iron.

Great pictures

[pyro]

Awesome read dude, love seeing stuff like this always inspiring.

[poos_n_wees]

Amazing John! You've shown that it really is about the journey.. Look how far you've come from when you first started out! Proud of you :clap:

[Big john]

Wow John that's a great read -amazing! :clap: Thank god you found the darkside :twisted:

:grin:

Haha thanks Vee! the darksides pull is very strong indeed 8)

:clap:

Done well man, come back from dark side

Thanks bro, Maybe in the future mate, :wink: but for now i have afew goals set in mind for powerlifting namely a 300kg deadlift and getting my hip right so i can start squating some decent weight again :grin:

nice. i would hate to think where a lot of us would be without the Iron.

Great pictures

cheers MK!

Awesome read dude, love seeing stuff like this always inspiring.

Thanks mate, onwards and upwards 8)

Amazing John! You've shown that it really is about the journey.. Look how far you've come from when you first started out! Proud of you :clap:

thanks PnW, yea its all about learning and meeting like minded people who have a passion and a drive, im glad to have friends who are also like minded meat heads like myself :pfft:

[Optimass]

good shit mate - 280kg DL ... something for me to aspire to :nod:

Atm im cutting down to 119 to keep myself in between either the 120kg or the 120kg+ classes for PLing

closet bodybuilder :pfft:

[Big john]

good shit mate - 280kg DL ... something for me to aspire to :nod:

Atm im cutting down to 119 to keep myself in between either the 120kg or the 120kg+ classes for PLing

closet bodybuilder :pfft:

thanks Big fella, shouldnt be to hard for a mass machine like youself Opti! :nod:

the bodybuilder in me only comes out when i hit a PB then i Bust out a BBing pose :pfft: :pfft:

[musclenz]

Great to see the photo progress Big Guy. Very nice DL but you were prettier as a BBer :pfft:

[teamfatboy]

Awesome read dude, love seeing stuff like this always inspiring.

:ditto: Great read, John, and congratulations on such a major turn-around.

[oldfella]

Excellent work man. Congratulations on your achievements so far.

[devil_911]

amazing journey bro :clap:

[tinytraps]

Well when you put it like that....good stuff broski :clap: :clap: :clap:

[JOSEF RAKICH]

Chea! Solid progress!

[Big john]

Great to see the photo progress Big Guy. Very nice DL but you were prettier as a BBer :pfft:

Haha thanks MNZ i get that all the time!! , plenty of time to do it later in life i guess, for now im contempt with the Pursuit of power :grin:

Awesome read dude, love seeing stuff like this always inspiring.

:ditto: Great read, John, and congratulations on such a major turn-around.

Excellent work man. Congratulations on your achievements so far.

amazing journey bro :clap:

Well when you put it like that....good stuff broski :clap: :clap: :clap:

Chea! Solid progress!

Churr churr Fellas for the Support! :nod: ,when ya switch on you just do what needs to be done eh? :twisted:

[Bobsta]

As everyone has said, great progress John, keep on goin hard bro

[thatwaslight]

Wow strong deadlift

[Big john]

chur Bobsta and TWL!

[soundsgood]

Massive progress BJ!

I reckon you'd have great potential as a strongman. Strong back is strong

[HarryB]

Interesting to read your phases of training man. Good work and discipline on your part to drop your weight so much and then rebuild in a more functional way!!! Strong mind!

[red machine]

awesome to see it all down like thats bro!! outstanding stuff......now next step linking to 2 two together stronger and leaner to create a mighty unit!!

[Big john]

Massive progress BJ!

I reckon you'd have great potential as a strongman. Strong back is strong

Thanks brother!...had a crack at Hawkes bay strongest man couple months back

loved the dif types of events. esp the stones and tyre flips! :twisted:

Interesting to read your phases of training man. Good work and discipline on your part to drop your weight so much and then rebuild in a more functional way!!! Strong mind!

yea bro...i didnt see the point of tryin to add mass while being a fat bastard :pfft: :pfft: , stripping down to the base lvl then as you said rebuilding in a functional way, its had its ups and downs but what sports doesnt these days?.I am still keen to hit the stage at some point in my life and i want to dabble into abit of strongman too!, so theres plenty of time..IRON MIND! :twisted:

awesome to see it all down like thats bro!! outstanding stuff......now next step linking to 2 two together stronger and leaner to create a mighty unit!!

thats what the focus is atm bro!!! strip and rebuild :twisted: :twisted: