[Norwegian]

I dug up an old pic . . Last thanksgiving, around the time I peaked in bodyweight. I was a blob.. ~278lbs.

[neoborn]

I would be happy to be a blob



Much Love,

Neoborn

[gotripped]

Originally Posted by Norwegian

I dug up an old pic . . Last thanksgiving, around the time I peaked in bodyweight. I was a blob.. ~278lbs.

did you put alot of mass on your legs during your cut??

[Norwegian]

Originally Posted by gotripped

did you put alot of mass on your legs during your cut??

Yeah man, when I work my legs, they GROW regardless. Even when dieting! That's why I cut out legs for such a long time to begin with, so my upper body had time to catch up/get past the point of my leg development, cus I knew that as soon as I'd hit legs again, they'd be growing like weeds.

[gotripped]

Originally Posted by Norwegian

Yeah man, when I work my legs, they GROW regardless. Even when dieting! That's why I cut out legs for such a long time to begin with, so my upper body had time to catch up/get past the point of my leg development, cus I knew that as soon as I'd hit legs again, they'd be growing like weeds.

i wish i had those genetics...

[Norwegian]

Day 33:

So I didn't work out yesterday, but instead enjoyed the hellll out of food just like I've done throughout this past week of exams. I didn't mention in the other day, but I ran out of ALA on sunday, and started back up on it TODAY again. I should've taken that in to a little more consideration, cus I've been stuffing myself full of carbs lately. Slight water 'bloat' but I'm looking FULL as hell, so I won't worry too much. Then again, I've decided on doing a contest this coming May, so staying as lean as i've stayed - and keep dieting hardcore - isn't something I'm striving to do right now, because mid-January, I'll begin a 16 week contest prep. I'll keep up with low/moderate carbs over Christmas and keep up my protein intake, and I should be fine without gaining much extra flab. Well, I'm gonna make sure I'm not gaining any flab, cus being able to walk around without even having worked out in a day or two and still displaying horizontal veins across my side delt is simply .. an amazing feeling ! Along with the slight bloat, I've gotten one helluva inflation in my muscles - traps are standing out like never before, and pecs and shoulders are taking on great shape. Arms look ridiculously big, but I measured them at only 18 inches last nightl; with no pump.. But with my condition lately, they appear a whole lot bigger.

My eating today was somewhat rushed.. Meals got a little to close to one another because I woke up a little late. So with no more than 90-120 minutes in between my meals of Chicken, rice, a wheat wrap and lots of salsa/jalapenos, I haven't had the chance to feel 'relieved' and not stuffed all day. Also, my last meal prior to working out was @ 4.30PM, and I was @ the gym 6PM sharp, and that kind of rush is NOT something I like at all. I prefer 2.5 hours between my last meal and my workout, because my pre-workout only makes me feel even more stuffed ..

5.30PM, I'm not half-way relieved, and still full from dinner, but I promised my workout bud I'd be able to make it @ 6PM. Here comes the worst part of all .. as opposed to just having my two scoops of VasoCharge, I got my new order or WMS, and I'll be doing one scoop in my pre-workout drink, and one scoop post-workout around every workout here on out. That **** just topped it off, I WAS STUFFED, and that's NOT a good feeling hitting up the gym !

6PM: I had my 4 scoops of Xtend with 2 level scoops of White Flood, and I was warming up on my Chest day.

Here are the numbers;

Bench Press - (135 * 15, 185 * 12) 225 * 12, 275 * 9. 275 * 7, 275 * 6, 225 * 8

- I was amazed by my strength here.. mainly my first set with 275, because for every rep, I felt it solely in my pecs, as opposed to wearing out my shoulders and tris. I made sure I was fully warmed up before hitting it hard. Also, great reps, slow/medium pace, in a fluid motion.

Incline Smith Press - 135 * 15, 185 * 10, 185 * 10, 185 * 10

- one these, I had the bench at a 60 degree angle, and when lowering the bar, I lowered it do my throat, literally. I felt in all along my upper chest, and my slow pace and full stretch including a 1 second rest at the bottom ensured that I got one helluva pump.

Close-grip Incline Hammer Press - 180 * 8, 180 * 8, 180 * 8, 180 * 8

- I knew I wasn't gonna go heavy on these, mainly cus of the close grip. Grip was 1 inch from the tip of the Hammer handles, allowing me to concentrated on my middle/upper chest. Reps were SLOW on the negative, held for 3-4 seconds on the bottom before EXPLODING up. Seriously, one for the books right here, cus I felt this one more with 180 pounds doing them in this manner, than twice that weight doing 'quick' reps . .

Flat Dumbbell Flyes - 50 * 12, 50 * 12, 50 * 10

- hug the damned tree ! Stopped on top of my reps when the dumbbells were in-line with my shoulders.. my pecs were THROBBING - literally, saw it through my shirt - on the last couple reps of each set..

Pec-dec Flyes - 130 * 20, 150 * 15, 160 * 15, 160 * 15

- loooove these ! Nothing to finish off a pec-workout like these !

Cable Cross-overs - 70 * 20, 70 * 15, 70 * 15

- I had too much energy, and I had to keep the pump in my chest somehow while doing seven sets for calves. Did three sets of one-leg bodyweight calf raises for 20 reps per set, and 4 sets of 15 reps with 300 lbs on the donkey calf raises.

I went in the locker room and took my shirt off.. My physique is not by any means complete, but hell, every muscle stands out like crazy. Stomach wasn't as tight today, but I'm cool with that, that's where the water initially goes when i get any kind of bloat. It shouldn't take but 2-3 days of a normal diet and a little bit of cardio and ab training before Im' back to normal.

Weight - 238lbs. - - - HAHA, I haven't weighed in at this much since .. 2 months ago ! Not worried though, like i said, this is bound to happen when I suddenly up my carbs like I did, and no ALA for 5 days.

That's it for now..

PEACE !!!

[Norwegian]

BTW, here's my supplement regime now.

Upon waking:
* 2/2/2 Juice Plus
* 6-8 grams fish oil
* 2 grams Sesamin Oil
* 9 grams MCT Oil
* 2 caps cAmphibolic (USP Labs)
* 2 caps Testabolan (iForce)
* 2 caps Glusosamine/MSM
* 1 Multivitamin
* 1 ALA (300mg/cap)

Mid-afternoon:
* 1/1/1 Juice Plus
* 6-8 grams fish oil
* 2 grams Sesamin Oil
* 9 grams MCT Oil
* 2 caps cAmphibolic (USP Labs)
* 1 ALA (300mg/cap)

Pre-workout:
* 2 scoops Vasocharge
* 1 scoop WMS (30 grams)
* 1-2 ALA (300mg/cap)
* 2 caps cAmphibolic (USP Labs)

During workout:
* 3-4 rounded scoops Xtend
* 1-2 rounded scoops White Flood (running out of this one this week probably, and I will not pick up another one)

Post-workout:
* 2 scoops Fruit flavored Whey Isolate (4EverFit)
* 1 scoops WMS
* 1-2 ALA (300mg/cap)

Pre-bedtime:
* 2/2/2 Juice Plus
* 6-8 grams fish oil
* 2 grams Sesamin Oil
* 9 grams MCT Oil
* 2 caps cAmphibolic (USP Labs)
* 3 caps Testabolan (iForce)
* 4 caps Novedex XT (Gaspari)
* 2 caps Glusosamine/MSM
* 1 Multivitamin
* 1 ALA (300mg/cap)

[Norwegian]

Got two ****ty pics here.. Noticably fuller - then again, about 10 lbs heavier than two weeks ago.

[AM07]

Damn, you're ****ing huge. Great job man, you have any plans on competing?

Also, what are you studying in college?

[Norwegian]

Originally Posted by AM07

Damn, you're ****ing huge. Great job man, you have any plans on competing?

Also, what are you studying in college?

Thanks, bro!

Yeah, I want to do the Texas Shredder 2008 in Austin, Texas. It's coming up in May, so I'll be starting my pre-contest dieting in mid-January.. That's my current plan anyway, I may be able to get away with starting in February with the conditioning I'm @ right now.. This would be my first show ever.

I'm majoring in Economics with a minor in Accounting. I'm definitely wanting to get in to the fitness/bodybuilding industry, if somehow possible. That would be one of the reasons for why I want to try out a competition.. Just to see if I can meet some people who's in it, and get a 'feel' of what it's like..

[Norwegian]

Day 34:

I enjoyed the HELL out of three caps of Lean Dreams last night ! I slept for 9 hours, only to be awoken at 11AM by my @(@$(& phone that I forgot to put on silence. Had it not been for that, i'd be asleep for another hour or two !

I swallowed down my morning vitamins with a one-scooped protein shake at 11am, and prepared my breakfast meal that consisted of 2 eggs, 8 oz. chicken, 1/3 cup of rice (20 grams total carbs) and a wheat taquito wrap (20 grams total carbs). Dized the chicken, put it on the pan, then mixed in the eggs and rice when it was done. Had my usual mix of salsa/jalapenos alongside it. However, I've eliminated the Tony's spices I've used on the chicken for flavoring thus far. I never used a lot of it, but I'm on a quest for reducing my daily sodium intake, and the first things I'll be adjusting are the things I don't really need. Pepper comes a long way for flavoring the chicken by itself.

Ate this @ 11.30 PM. Next meal was at 2PM, consisted of 10 oz. chicken with half a cup of rice (30 grams total carbs) with some salsa on the side. As you can tell, I'm reducing my carbs with the meals. This is done in an effort to eliminate the water I put on the past 4-5 days. Next meal was @ 4.30PM where I had 10 oz. chicken with a little bit of reduced calorie BBQ sauce for flavoring (10 calories per two spoonfulls, I used 1/2 spoonfull, so I won't even count these carbs/calories whatsoever.) Alongside it I had half a cup of French Vanilla Oatmeal (28 grams carb total), only cus I had a slight sweet tooth. This would be my last meal prior to working out.

I had my eyes set on working out at 6.45PM. At 5.30PM I took my two caps of cAmphibolic and one cap of ALA. 6PM, I mixed two level scoops of Vasocharge with one level scoop of WMS. Even though I drank this on an empty stomach, the damn WMS is just filling me up and keeping me full - gives me that stuffed feeling. Luckily, I didn't get a stomach upset like the yesterday after my first WMS dose in a long time..

6.40PM: I was @ the gym with my 3/4 gallon jug of water mixed with 4 scoops of Xtend and 2 level scoops of White Flood. It was time for back and trap day. Here are the numbers.

Behind-neck Hammer Pulldowns - 135 * 15, 160 * 12, 160 * 12, 170 * 10, 170 * 10

- My grip was as wide as it could be, and the movement was straight up and down, and no jerking or elbows-bending-backwards like I see too many people do. I pulled the bar down to a couple inches short of touching my traps, before slowly straightening out my arms and locking out completely for one second before taking on the next rep. Got a great beginning pump with these, which is why I've started with pulldowns for every back workout this semester.

Barbell Rows - 135 * 15, 225 * 12, 225 * 12, 225 * 12, 225 * 12

- I'm REALLY lovin these ! I see no point in going heavier, as it only allows more of a possibility to jerk and cheat on the range of motion. I use a curl grip, btw, with my body at a 30-45 degree angle. On the negative, I allow my arms to fully straighten to really get that pull/stretch in my lats, before rowing up with my elbows close to my body until the bar touches my upper abs. My upper body blew up/pumped up from these sets.

One-arm Dumbbell Rows - 100 * 12, 100 * 12, 100 * 12

- I do these resting one elbow on the dumbbell rack while rowing with the other. I like one-arm rows because you choose yourself how you want the movement to go - the pace, where you want to feel it in your back, etc.. On every rep I allow my arm to fully extend to get a real good stretch - better than with the barbell rows, as I can determine the angle of the dumbbells on the bottom of the movement. I was exhausted after one of these sets. That's the ONE thing I hate about these, they take the wind out of you every time ! And the angle your body's at and your breathing. . . and the fact that as your done with one arm, you gotta do the other before calling it ONE set . . SUCKS !!! I wanted to spill my guts, but found myself just continuing my burping streak since the ingestion of the WMS 90 minutes prior.

Incline Padded T-bar Rows - 90 * 12, 90 * 12, 90 * 12

- I dont know what brand makes these.. But you lay on an incline angle and 'unhook' the lever and do your reps.. I used the angled t-bar grip, grip @ the very tip of them. I did not go heavy whatsoever, but the pump/burn you get from these are priceless. I'm trying to focus more on the muscle than being a big old meathead and just piling on the weight and using ****ty form. That's a no-no in my book, cus that's how injuries come.

Leaning back Rope Pulldowns - 120 * 12, 120 * 12, 120 * 12

- I'd never done these before.. But figured I'd try something new as I didn't have the power/energy to do any more compound power exercises. Put a rope handle on the pulldown station, grap each end, lean back to about a 30 degree angle, tighten my core so that I'm fixed @ this angle, and then slowly pull the rope handles as far as I get them beyond chest level. Got a nice squeeze in the outer lats from these.

Barbell Rows - 135 * 15, 225 * 15, 225 * 15, 225 * 15, 225 * 15

- I'm a firm believer in the basic barbell shrugs. That's why I waste little to no energy mixing up too many exercises for my traps. Bottom line, these are working for me !

Curl-grip Pulldowns - 150 * 15, 150 * 12, 150 * 12

- Finished off with these oddly enough. I normally conclude the back workout after the shrugs, AND I did.. I went to the locker room, took the shirt off, took a look, and then with these 4-5 minutes of rest, I had enough energy to do these, as I did originally plan on doing them, I just didn't have the energy before.. I did them SLOW, let the bar touch my chest - I used the EZ-bar handle, btw - and a complete extension. HURT LIKE HELL !!!! (in a good way)

That's when i called it quits..

Weighed in @ 232.4 lbs !!! - I knew the 238 from last night wouldn't be a problem ! But like I said, I DID reduce the carb intake since last night, and to me, this makes a whole lot of difference in a matter of hours !

Tomorrow i'll be doing cardio and abs. I'll be continuing to throw in cardio and abs 3-4 days a week here on out, just because I feel that it's quite the accomplishment to be walking around with visible veins on my shoulders and arms from a great conditioning, and I was getting used to that feeling.. the feeling of invincibility .. lol.. Carbs tomorrow will be at around 250 grams I believe, depending on my appetite. The only days in which i have 300 grams + carbs is on workout days, thanks to the 60 grams of waxy maize starch I throw down pre and post workout. Apart from that, protein will remain high - 400+ grams, and fats @ appx 50 grams day, mainly from fish oil, MCT oil, and Sesamin oil, but also one or two eggs per day.

That should be it for the day.. PEACE !!

[Norwegian]

Two hours post-workout. I feel like the WMS has already made my arms appear fuller, and overall thickness is increasing.

[king1033]

wow it took me 3 hrs to read all this im glad i stumbled across this thread a very good read, you have the look im going for im about 3 inches shorter than you im at 185 currently and am trying to clean bulk to 200 i also got about 7%bf you can check out a pic on my sig, yo what are your measurements if you dont mind me asking, i had a lot of other questions i wanted to ask but its already 330am here i need to get to sleepthanks to your awesome thread i had to read lol i couldnt hahaha, anyways man great job truly a awesome job! subbed!

[nosnmiveins]

damn u and ur good genetics!! but awesome log, keep up the hard work

[Link24]

Originally Posted by nosnmiveins

damn u and ur good genetics!! but awesome log, keep up the hard work

Its not genetics my man I believe its dedication