All you anatomy crazies out there, ever heard of Zyzz?
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On bodybuilding.com this guy is constantly talked about, im curious what artists think of his physique/ proportions? He looks pretty unique as far as origin/insertions go
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abs look like shit to me otherwise he was okay, and yea the "boosting" (i'll call it.) Was the only way to get that big in a short time, did you see how skinny he was...in his earlier age.
The way he talked was amusing to me the accent anyway, he seemed cool, so not hating.
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"Have you ever been so far even as decided to use go... to use go want... to use go want to look more like."
Wat?
An autopsy revealed a previously undiagnosed congenital heart defect.[5] His family stated he had shown several minor symptoms in the few months leading up to August, including high blood pressure and occasional shortness of breath. He had a family history of heart problems.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aziz_Shavershian
Said goal wasn't to be huge
This is how big he was before he died:
Really? I've seen superheros be drawn with abs like that
Don't have enough food at home to keep lifting sooo I just devote time to sculpting amazing delts instead
Cool ref!
on topic - this guy is great reference; 'ideal' proportions if such a thing exists!
Still kind of crazy if you see the original pictures of him before he started working out.
I do wonder, to get something like this, is it just lifting weights, or do you have to go trough the crazy "eat chicken 10 times a day, together with 20 different supplements".
In the end, the guy is really nice to look at, but for me personally it doesn't have to be that much.
This is understandable for people that do bodybuilding, they might regard certain features as perfect and strive to achieve it, but it's strange coming from artists.
Gotta agree with this. Though I'd say you can look at MMA fighters ( <200lbs weight classes), Martial Arts Trickers and gymnasts (floor) if you want to find somehow objectively ideal physiques since those sports need quite balanced physiques when it comes to muscle development.
+1, annoys me to no end.
http://www.simplyshredded.com/exclusive-zyzz-interview.html
You can't say MMA fighters are pleasing to look at, mostly because their goal is not hypertrophy but rather strength and speed.
Well I replied to Sandro who said perfect physique. Perfect physique doesn't by any stretch mean most pleasing to look at in my opinion, I'd say perfect physique is one with optimal performance. Although I do consider MMA fighters' physiques pleasing to look at in the lower weightclasses when they haven't trained their pectoral muscles to look like breasts.
But it's not just about the athleticism. There are hundreds of people with similar size builds in gymnastics/bodybuilding etc but it's the proportions and smaller details that count here. For instance some people have the most unaesthetic abs, or odd shaped pecs, or arms a couple of inches too big. Kristian Thomas is a gymnast for team gb and when i saw him in the olympics he just looks like he had weird proportions. But that obviously suited his goals because he does mainly upper body stuff.
Diet is essential for bodybuilding. You can do it without supplements and chicken, but it's very hard eating large amounts of calories without resorting to crap food. If you're going to make it your life, you might as well take the supplements and perfect your diet. For everyone else, just cut down on sugar and carbs and eat more protein.
It's impressive, and it's admirable as it takes tireless work and dedication, but that's a crazy amount of work to put in just for vanity's sake.
at first glance they are, but i personaly realy dislike the short biceps and when he lifts his arms he looks like he is gonna break in half, as thin as his hips are.
his definition is so crazy, you can see the cross on his abdominus even in relaxed positions, wich looks realy unreal imo. muscles dont look like muscles if they look like flexed all the time (also realy problematic in games btw)
i realy prefer mma fighters for anatomic reference.
learning anatomy from bodybuilderpictures bares a lot of risks.
also broad shoulders and thin waists don´t necessarely make a apealing figure.
http://www.groundandpound.de/uploads/pics/Phil-Davis_04.jpg
I just don`t see what makes him so special over the others
Yeah pretty much this.
Just a unique shape, declining collar bones that go with his declining abs/square pecs. It's a really neat insertion set
He just already looked like he was sculpted from genetic shapes alone
After reading all of this to me it sounds like this kid was naive, he wanted to bulk up but did it the wrong way.
Died of diagnosis congenital heart defect, sounds like athletes heart syndrome to me. If it were genetic he probably would noticed many times during his youth particularly during puberty. But most likely he probably created this problem himself though a lack of understanding his own physiology. There is a reason you need a mentor when you start going into serious body building. Ammature body builders land themselves in the hospital all the time, in his case a coffin..
As far as his physique is concerned I think the images when he was younger were much better than the images directly before his death where he became too bulky. Ectomorpth in general have long lean limbs and make nice body builders as when they bulk up they don't get that "goko" appearance. That's probably while most idealized game characters are 8 heads tall, it looks sexier!
Good luck and be safe on your bodybuilding journey!
He had good genes, girls and gay men wanted his Johny, and he was sometimes funny, why have a thread dedicated to him and all his apsects, outside of his socio-sphere?