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[shaddow]

What's not to like?

Where should I start? LOL.

 

[hman85]

19 "flexed" :thumbsup:

Exactly makes me feel like i have noodle arms

 

[metroba]

Gawd Carrot Top you are such a joke.

Nice measurements Vol! At that weight and a 32" waist, you gotta be lookn pretty lean man.

 

[VolcomX311]

Gawd Carrot Top you are such a joke.

Nice measurements Vol! At that weight and a 32" waist, you gotta be lookn pretty lean man.

I look like a wrestler at the moment, so I've been hearing.

 

[metroba]

You should put up some pics bro. (no homo). You still look like your avi?

 

[VolcomX311]

You should put up some pics bro. (no homo). You still look like your avi?

My torso never seems to change, I don't ever get big enough to the point where chest contour disappears and I don't ever really lose it, but of course the leaner I get, the more prevalent the contour. The only difference from now and that pic is larger traps. That's about the only noticeable change in my physiology, and perhaps some improvements in my forearms.

 

[snagency]

Okay, dropping in with a retreaded recipe with alternate prep: stir-fry broccoli, with seafood medley of surimi, octopus, squid & shrimp. I actually use 1/2 TBS olive oil to cook this; add in a tad of cayenne pepper & garlic with a dash of lemon juice while cooking; then when finished I'll throw 1 TBS Udo's Oil (love this stuff!) over it, which makes the perfect buttery topping. .. voila!

This was after my previous meal of the wife's stuffed green peppers, stuffed with brown rice, purple onions, and 96% lean beef! Good eats going on today fellas!

 

[VolcomX311]

You Made That!!!! Daaaaaammmnnn!!!

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to snagency again.

 

[snagency]

Of course man! I'm mean like that with a stir-fry pan in my hands!

Irish has ya covered on the reps, ahahaa.. :thumbsup:

 

[shaddow]

Hey, snagency, save me a plate bro! That ish looks delicious! :food::food::food:

 

[thundergod]

I look like a wrestler at the moment, so I've been hearing.

You look better than a wrestler. LOL I used to hear comments like, "Oh, are you a wrassler?" or "You look like a linebacker!". Now finally a new neighbor down the street asked me a couple of weeks ago, "Are you a bodybuilder?" Now, we're getting there!! :icon_lol:

 

[metroba]

Hey, snagency, save me a plate bro! That ish looks delicious! :food::food::food:

If youre given out plates.. Hook me up with 2 please

 

[VolcomX311]

You look better than a wrestler. LOL I used to hear comments like, "Oh, are you a wrassler?" or "You look like a linebacker!". Now finally a new neighbor down the street asked me a couple of weeks ago, "Are you a bodybuilder?" Now, we're getting there!! :icon_lol:

haha, I teeter totter from wrassler and linebacker.

 

[thundergod]

This was after my previous meal of the wife's stuffed green peppers, stuffed with brown rice, purple onions, and 96% lean beef! Good eats going on today fellas!

That dish looked delicious there chef snag!! But you've got me wanting some of those stuffed green peppers. I love that shizz!!! :food:

 

[Mulletsoldier]

Nice contribution Chef Snag!

 

[metroba]

haha, I teeter totter from wrassler and linebacker.

I get porn star all the time...

 

[Mulletsoldier]

haha, I teeter totter from wrassler and linebacker.

I usually have people ask me if I am a Wide-Out or if fight MMA.

My only really heavy days (for me, at least) are Legs, and I will start off with 365 x 6, 405 x 3 x 2 Squats, and then 12 plates-a-side x 6 Leg Press, and I will always hear, "So, what are you training for?". People are so lazy, and train legs so little, I have to have a reason for training legs!

 

[VolcomX311]

I usually have people ask me if I am a Wide-Out or if fight MMA.

My only really heavy days (for me, at least) are Legs, and I will start off with 365 x 6, 405 x 3 x 2 Squats, and then 12 plates-a-side x 6 Leg Press, and I will always hear, "So, what are you training for?". People are so lazy, and train legs so little, I have to have a reason for training legs!

Geezus, 405 squats at 188lbs, that's outstanding.

 

[VolcomX311]

I get porn star all the time...

I get, "are you the guy from blood sport?"

 

[metroba]

I get "Arnt you MCLUVIN?!"

 

[VolcomX311]

I get "Arnt you MCLUVIN?!"

:icon_lol:

 

[Mulletsoldier]

Geezus, 405 squats at 188lbs, that's outstanding.

I would withhold your praise until I reveal my Flat BB Bench numbers Volcom; outstandingly pathetic! My Decline BB is 'respectable' at 235 x 8 x 3 (I do not go heavy on anything else aside from Legs), but I have difficulties pulling Triples on Flat BB Bench.

To be honest, I am more proud of the Leg Press than the Squat. And in full disclosure, I am closer to 193 as it stands now, and that extra five pounds can add leverage!

 

[Irish Cannon]

I would withhold your praise until I reveal my Flat BB Bench numbers Volcom; outstandingly pathetic! My Decline BB is 'respectable' at 235 x 8 x 3 (I do not go heavy on anything else aside from Legs), but I have difficulties pulling Triples on Flat BB Bench.

To be honest, I am more proud of the Leg Press than the Squat. And in full disclosure, I am closer to 193 as it stands now, and that extra five pounds can add leverage!

SAME

 

[VolcomX311]

I would withhold your praise until I reveal my Flat BB Bench numbers Volcom; outstandingly pathetic! My Decline BB is 'respectable' at 235 x 8 x 3 (I do not go heavy on anything else aside from Legs), but I have difficulties pulling Triples on Flat BB Bench.

To be honest, I am more proud of the Leg Press than the Squat. And in full disclosure, I am closer to 193 as it stands now, and that extra five pounds can add leverage!

Well, to play Mullet's Advocate, 235 x 8 x 3, at 193lbs isn't exactly chicken scratch.

 

[thundergod]

I get, "are you the guy from blood sport?"

I get, "Jesus!", but I say, "No...but close!" :box::hammer:

 

[VolcomX311]

I get, "Jesus!", but I say, "No...but close!" :box::hammer:

I thought you were going to say Thor or Beowolf

 

[metroba]

I get....ohhh nvm Im embarrassing myself

 

[snagency]

SAME

That looked like a direct hit on Mullet, but I know you aren't thrilled with your bench #'s so I know you were commiserating with him rather than taking a shot.

Honestly, you guys trip on that too much. I've got the inverse problem, strong bench & not-as-strong legs, but it is what it is. We all have our strong points..

 

[VolcomX311]

You know you're a bodybuilder when....

Bodybuilding stereotype, kinda funny, kinda gay. On occasions my girlfriend will say, "I feel fat today" and instead of me responding, "no you're not, honey" I'm like, "damn, you and me both!"

 

[thundergod]

I thought you were going to say Thor or Beowolf

That's a given! :head:

 

[metroba]

My strong point is in my pants.....weeeeyyyohhhh....

 

[metroba]

Bodybuilding stereotype, kinda funny, kinda gay. On occasions my girlfriend will say, "I feel fat today" and instead of me responding, "no you're not, honey" I'm like, "damn, you and me both!"

ROFL!!!

 

[snagency]

My strong point is in my pants.....weeeeyyyohhhh....

Oh yeah?? Well my strong point's in her pants! :lol:

 

[metroba]

Touche

 

[Mulletsoldier]

That looked like a direct hit on Mullet, but I know you aren't thrilled with your bench #'s so I know you were commiserating with him rather than taking a shot.

Honestly, you guys trip on that too much. I've got the inverse problem, strong bench & not-as-strong legs, but it is what it is. We all have our strong points..

Definitely; my legs have always been a personal point of pride for me! They also hypertrophy relatively fast in comparison to the rest of my body. At the moment, at 193, I am sitting at ~23" 5/8 for my thighs and about 15.5" for my calves.

Here are some shots (I am bulking as of now, so excuse the wateriness!)

 

[metroba]

nice bro!

 

[VolcomX311]

Definitely; my legs have always been a personal point of pride for me! They also hypertrophy relatively fast in comparison to the rest of my body. At the moment, at 193, I am sitting at ~23" 5/8 for my thighs and about 15.5" for my calves.

Here are some shots (I am bulking as of now, so excuse the wateriness!)

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You can tell there is significant hypertrophy in the rectus femoris, and vastus medialis/lateralis muscles, especially with the angle of the right leg. With some deepened separation, your quads would look pretty serious.

 

[Mulletsoldier]

You can tell there is significant hypertrophy in the rectus femoris, and vastus medialis/lateralis muscles, especially with the angle of the right leg. With some deepened separation, your quads would look pretty serious.

Appreciated Volc! Now I simply need to regain the 25" mark (where you are at now)!

At 200+, I recall having 27"-28" Legs, with, however, very little separation. Unfortunately, I hold water in my legs quite earnestly, and even at Sub-10% BF (where I am at now), the separation will not show! I believe I would have to be under 7% in order to reveal the separation - also, though, I must take into account training styles!

Either way, I appreciate the compliments from a Linebacker such as yourself.

:dance:

 

[Mulletsoldier]

P.S., I need to steal Snag's calf-vascularity: Simply ridiculous!

 

[metroba]

Somewhere out there - is a Snag blushing in his kitchen

 

[thundergod]

At 200+, I recall having 27"-28" Legs,

Dayum!! That's huge for your height and that bodyweight. You've got some nice wheels there Mullet. I am envious there. At 6'3 my legs look thin at 26". And I'm 258 lbs. right now. Good job on the frog-like quads! :clap2: Now I understand the poundages you described earlier. Big weights for big legs.

 

[VolcomX311]

Well, to not take too much credit, some Asians just have big legs, so its not all "earned," but I don't have elephant calves like Samoans. By no effort of my own, my soleus and gastroc are actually very prominent, as oppose to sheer girthy'ness, but my quads have always been very large.

You and Irish (and old school Rodja; whatever that means), have very classic quads development. Your quads get progressively larger as it gets closer to your hips (or toward the top). Mine are sort of the same size up & down, so it doesn't "look" big, apart from sheer circumference.

Solid wheels :thumbsup:

 

[VolcomX311]

Log Homeostasis

I project being around 200lbs by the end of this Blue Balls run. I will re-evaluate my strength with the 125lbs Db press at the end. However, an enthusiastic improvement would mean 12-15 or more repetitions with the 125lbs Db's press. A maintenance of 125lbs Db's for 10 reps, with a 10lbs drop in body weight would also be a positive outcome, however, not an exciting one.

I've been experiencing same day muscle soreness lately, but the soreness is temporary, meaning, it does not exceed 24 hours. It appears I have severe acute inflammation, which would make me assume that the DOMS will be all the worse in the ensuing days, however, that has not been the case.

Either I have reached a hypertrophic response threshold (meaning it would be optimal for me to transition to a more strength focused routine) and/or I'm experiencing general, weight lifting related over-training. The latter would truly suck, because nothing would be worse then having to take a break in mid-run.

I will attempt to uncover this suspicious physiological behavior by performing Smiths in my next chest day. If the weight is still heavy to my muscles, when balance is removed from the equation, then I may have to re-think my strategies regarding the assessment of this run. At the moment, the balance of the bench, flat or incline, is very awkward, shaky and over-all performance detrimental, so we'll see.

 

[shaddow]

That looked like a direct hit on Mullet, but I know you aren't thrilled with your bench #'s so I know you were commiserating with him rather than taking a shot.

Honestly, you guys trip on that too much. I've got the inverse problem, strong bench & not-as-strong legs, but it is what it is. We all have our strong points..

Hey, at least you guys don't have my problem - weak bench AND weak legs! :sad:

LOL.

 

[vikinginc]

Hey, at least you guys don't have my problem - weak bench AND weak legs! :sad:

LOL.

Shaddow: Your profile pic suggests you're back is somewhat decent . . lol

God dayum, Volcom, you're DB presses are in$ane !!! You'll be aiming to get 12-15 reps of 125s now ? better get that $hit on cam ... Would LOVE to see that myself ! How's libido ? Scale of 1-10 (10 being outrageously horny) - how would you rate it after a couple weeks of usage ? [wondering because few things actually work for me in terms of that dept.]

By the way, Volcom, I'm a couple steps ahead of you in terms of vids on here now.. I'm a Beginner Movie-editing geek. I'll be adding music and $hit once I get my damn speakers working. (HINT HINT - check today's entry in my log)

 

[shaddow]

Your profile pic suggests you're back is somewhat decent . . lol

Yeah, it's ok. LOL. I mean, I'm relatively happy with my physique (though I'm still looking to improve A LOT), but if you go by the numbers, I'm pretty much a pussy. :hammer:

 

[VolcomX311]

Shaddow: Your profile pic suggests you're back is somewhat decent . . lol

God dayum, Volcom, you're DB presses are in$ane !!! You'll be aiming to get 12-15 reps of 125s now ? better get that $hit on cam ... Would LOVE to see that myself ! How's libido ? Scale of 1-10 (10 being outrageously horny) - how would you rate it after a couple weeks of usage ? [wondering because few things actually work for me in terms of that dept.]

By the way, Volcom, I'm a couple steps ahead of you in terms of vids on here now.. I'm a Beginner Movie-editing geek. I'll be adding music and $hit once I get my damn speakers working. (HINT HINT - check today's entry in my log)

I just watched Viking's Road to the Olympia DVD. Nice work.

I don't have a tripod or anything like that. I get my vids from a digital camera, so I only have enough nerve to harass one, maybe two people and they have to be brief obviously. I think it'd be cool to add music, though. Very entertaining touch.

Did you grab PINNACLE? Or something else?

My libido is probably at a 5. I had a tidal wave libido the first couple weeks, but it hasn't been the same ever since.

About the 125lbs Db's. I'll have to aim for 12-15, because I can hit 10 right now. I originally projected a goal of 10-12, but as I assessed the 125lbs Db press, I pushed out 10 right there.

I'll get a video of it. I don't mind harassing one person for a brief shot.

 

[metroba]

Volcom you should tape some extra weight to those dumbbells and shoot for lower reps! :smite:

 

[rolandajoint]

yo sam im doing crossfit with one of the trainers from peak on thursday at ramona. wish me luck :thumbsup:

 

[VolcomX311]

yo sam im doing crossfit with one of the trainers from peak on thursday at ramona. wish me luck :thumbsup:

Nice, I take it your not going to be doing the routines that consist of weights? Or are there weights at Ramona?