hehe poor cody he's having a hard time

oh boy lol
i think it would be to much for exatron too lol

It's more than twice my RL bodyweight, so I'd never even try that much on an incline.

I keep forgetting how tall your character is supposed to be FWIW. I know he's supposed to be massive!

I figured he was two or three inches taller than Cody, and that his proportions made him look more massive than he really was.

Okay, that works then

One of these days, I'll figure out how much someone built like that should weigh and what body measurements he would have, along with how hard it is to buy clothing that fits those proportions.

COOL! Something tells me Cody's going to try and lift that anyway.
I never been to a gym with shirtless guys.

Feline ego means he'll try at the very least.

True. Also he's Cody, I don't think he'll like to be teased if he can't lift it.

Never been to one either, but I heard they exist! I think it'd be too...distracting for me.

Dude, careful, you saw what happened in "Happy Birthday To Me". o_o

Er.....wha?

80's slasher. They kept adding weights on to a dude lifting some and, well...

Yeah, leave it to me to look for a horror movie hint on anything. I need to watch less horror movies. XD

What do you know. I found it. o.0

That guy is pretty scrawny....those big plates must be like 25.
That was just cruel at the end though o.0

Heh. He'll manage to lift that somehow. And if he can't, all it'll take is a training montage and he'll get it then. XD

That's the idea. By lifting that, he'll eventually get a chest that can distract people from his scrawny chicken legs.

He's already impressive up top. He's gonna end up all arms and no legs at that rate. He should work on both. :P
Oh and:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azm8nalx2IY
All I could think of when you said that. XD

His legs are a lost cause.

And stop reading my mind. It's dangerous in there.

*squints at his legs* You may be right. But nothing says he can't try. :P
I'm sorry, I'll stop reading your mind. *puts away his mind-reading helmet* Thing's on the fritz anyway.
As for it being a dangerous place, dude, I prowl the internet. Your mind is a vacation destination compared to it, I'm sure. XD

I always thought the internet was kind of tame.

Heh, I obviously don't know enough about your mind then, or we've both been desensitized to anything the internet has to offer.
But I'm getting off topic here. :P
Love the pic, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the commissions. Kudos to you, nice choice on the idea. :)

One of these days he's going to get you for those Chicken Legs comments XD

He's welcome to challenge me for the title "King of Leg Day."

What about Todd?

He's welcome to try.

Yeah shirtless gyms would be awesome. . . that's why I wear the stretch shirts at mine. . . to show off the hard work.

There's a guy at my gym who's a near perfect physical match for Cody (38, human, and with a weird stance that makes his pelvis stick out), and I've never seen him even try that much on an incline, so it's probably a difficult weight.

And I've inadvertently set myself up for something unpleasant if you ever do an Iron Artist III, haven't I?

That really depends. Bodybuilders often go for perfect physique only and do exercises which build the muscle mass and definition without much of functional strength. Strongmen, on the other hand, go for core muscles and functional strength which would make them break any bodybuilder in half without much effort, but they are squat and often overweight. The only exception I have ever seen was Pudzianowski (sp?) who won strongman matches with bodybuilder physique.

I've seen one guy I dubbed a Latino Cody. Most of the features were right, except he's probably closer to 5'9". No clue what age. Never seen him incline press either!

Well, it's been Todd torment and Cody torment, so yeah, it SHOULD be your turn next XD

This guy uses the incline press, just with less weight. And I got the chance to get a good look at him since he was in the same competition as me last year. He managed to whittle himself down from 230-240 to 195, and still looked massive at 6'4".

It's only fair; although, I'm not about to offer ways to torment me.

Huh...6'4" and 195? Must've had zero body fat.

Oh, I know a good way (involving hair clippers) but I wouldn't expect you to pay for it XD

Zero bodyfat and an incredible chest. Sadly, he's straight, married, and has kids.

It grows back eventually.

I dreamed that you and your S/O were hanging out with me and a few friends at a con, but you and your S/O decided to be really creepy and pick up a random trick somewhere and just went off and all of us were in awe like "we had no idea vince was like that!" unless you do pick up tricks i apologize for saying you're creepy

. . .

What did you eat before bedtime??

At any rate, tuh. Never been that lucky, no.

If that's a standard weight set, it looks like that's going to be about 225 pounds. I think you once said Cody was 6'4", so even with that low body fat, that's probably between 1 and 1.25 times his bodyweight. General guidelines would be that if you can do that much once on a flat bench press you're in good health. An incline uses fewer pectoral muscles to lift the weight, so if he can even do that once, it would be quite a feat.

If he's using standard weights and a standard bar, it's 275 lbs.

45 lb bar + 45 lb plates × 4 + 25 lb plates ×2 = 275 lbs

I was assuming the smaller plates were 10 pounds because they were about half the diameter of the 45's, and 25's about three-quarters. Also 275 pounds on an incline is I believe--and I'm not a legal scholar--a form of torture under the Geneva convention. I thought about giving a range based on the assumption, but I kind of assumed that since 225 is within a reasonable level of ridiculous that 275 would be just too much.

Ah, there's the difference. I've seen guys do 225 on an incline, so I didn't think it was ridiculous.

Holy smokes. Talk about coincidences.

Saw a guy yesterday doing 275 o.0 THEN he took the 25s off and did 315! @.@ =X (admittedly not many, and with a spotter).
Very, very thick guy; nowhere near as tapered as Cody.

On the incline, that is.

And even then 225 would be 45 + 45 × 4, which doesn't account for the two smaller plates.

275 is SUPPOSED to be too much! Exatron wanted Cody to be overloaded and I wanted it obvious it was more than just 225.

I was aiming for 275, based on what I've seen of guys around the gym. I believe I've pegged Cody at around 250.
And at every gym I've been to, the 25 is closer to 2/3 of of the 45. Most of them look proportionally akin to this.

Ah, I was wondering what Cody's height was. Thanks.

Poor Cody. XD. When something like this happens, there's only one thing to do. REVENGE! *begins devising evil scheme*. LOL. And yay, Cody and Todd have been M.I.A. for awhile, glad to see them back. ^^

...Revenge HOW, though?

I'm thinking maybe bringing back the stylings of a certain cat who likes to play pranks on a certain hawk, That's right, it's everyone's favorite smartalak, Kevin. ^^ Would be nice to see an old prank of his again. and maybe if not seeing him again, at least one of his pranks. XD

Yeah, but they're all felines. Whose side would he take?

His own. He is feline after all.

That's a good question. Probably the one who can either offer him the best kind of technology, or the largest amount of bubble wrap.

Big cats....very biiig cats O.O

Problem with shirtless gyms is people keep sliding off the equipment XD

I have no idea how it would work with fur, either. Probably worse?

Wet canine smell? Then again perhaps you like that *wink wink, shows a picture of a husky, nudge nudge*

Couldn't be any worse than wet fox smell

Ehhh... old times. In ye olde goode times I used to bench press that much on the incline for reps.

And yes, shirtless in the gym is not a good idea. Unless you are there for babes (or guys, depending on your preference). But still not a good idea for a good workout.

Yikes o.0

Don't care! XD

Heh, for my size (6'3 and 250 lbs walking weight then) that was actually pretty lame.

Do you want to see something really scary? Watch this around 1'30": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfNlxaASkgY
People who observed him work out said that his routine would simply kill any other mortal.

His squat makes me wish I hadn't screwed up my lower back a few years ago. And I wish the leg press at my gym had a second pair of posts like the one in the video. I'm one of the few people there who would actually use it.

Ahem. Anyway...

Yyyyeah no thanks @.@ Kudos to him but YIKES.

You'd love one of the guys at my gym. He's built like a powerlifter, and lifts that way, but he's also unusually lean like a bodybuilder. His stomach looks like a giant hand grenade.

looks awesome and cody should be able to handle a little bit more weight after all the more he forces on him self the stronger he gets but its always fun to toy with cod as well with his personality great work win^^

Yeah, nothing like having workout buddies :D

Poor fluffy tiggie, he don't want to lift no more. XD

Cute cuddly kitties... what more could ya ask for? :-3 But Cody's still the cute 'n' fluffy putty-tat whom I want to cuddle with. *tummyrubs* <3

Looks like 275 total to me. Cody can tooootally handle 300!

Good to see someone agreeing with my math.

Cody's kind of wimpy for a tiger. I'd expect him to have a hard time with that much weight.

What about Todd?

He's smallest guy in this picture, so he's suffered enough for now.

awesome!

Ooohhhh two tigers and a cheetah. Now all we need is a lion next !

Well,  hallan is coming up!

Hurhurhur...Tsk Tsk Tsk, Cody. No pain, no gain. Now lift those weights and keep workin' your pecs to become even more huge and hard. ;-3

One of these days, he'll finally be a c cup.

That's it Cody! Pump that big bar that's right in front of your face! Work it! Work it! Keep up the nice angle... I meant view.. uhh.. no... it's work... yeah.. keep up the nice work! WOOF! *grin*

Shirtless Gym? Hehe... That would be a treat indeed! Though I believe that would be a kind of rare case depending on the owner and the people who go to that gym (if they have any other issues with guys being shirtless). But yeah... if you find one... let us know *grins widely*... hehe

To Google!

So, what's the scoop? Hehe

Apparently it's more possible at small, local gyms (I've never gone to anything but chains, and that's all that's nearby) and sometimes only at certain times. But it happens!

Yeah, I saw one shirtless... though he's done with his workout that's why he took off his shirt and just stood there looking sexy *grin*
I'll try to look for some in real life (a gym that has a lot of eye candy) LOL... don't chains normally do not allow that since it's more out there in the public eye? So, what's your stats now? =3

Exatron: "Go Hard or Go Home! That's the motto for today's workout, Frost!" Cody thinking to himself: Don't go hard, don't go hard, not here."

That's the motto for every workout. And I'd call him Fluffy.

Wahahahhaha!!

That is SO what Todd would do to Cody. And while he affects disdain and aloofness as all felines do, I can see Exatron doing it too.

Great pic. And hot, of course! But yeah I bet Cody will try anyway...and with his size, strength, and determination, he just might succeed.

I hope you can see me doing it since it was my idea.

If he succedes, that means he has to lift even mire next time.

*chuckles* It took some thought, since as I said you/your character don't often act like you'd play pranks like this, but yeah, I see it.

*grins* Well he may complain about that, but I encourage him!

he's still a long way from the Legend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptB6SyXFO_4 But then he's still only 18-19 (?) so he no doubt has a ways to go before peaking.

Like 280 is anything to shake a stick at @.@ Oh right, I've heard about you! Bloody weightlifters with your white genes