4-6 x's per week @ 40 minutes hard interval cardio.How much cardio are you getting in now?
4-6 x's per week @ 40 minutes hard interval cardio.How much cardio are you getting in now?
YouTube- Van Halen - Dreamsi like both-sammy and roth. i really like the vid of dreams with the blue angels-those guys are badass!!!
Without Michael Anthony and his high voice as background, they will never sound the same with out him.I managed to get 4th row seats to the Sammy tour that Michael Anthony was with him on, which was great.
it's kind of a different song from vh. but i really dug the video and have liked the song ever since. best of both worlds-live version really rocks.YouTube- Van Halen - Dreams
Dreams is a very positive song. I like both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar. Sammy is the better singer, David is the better at visual performance.(again my opinion)sometimes Sammy's lyrics do not make much sense; although generally I think he is trying to convey positiveness.
him and Sammy touring together without eddie and alex was well worth seeing.[
Without Michael Anthony and his high voice as background, they will never sound the same with out him.
I used to be/still am to some extent a big Vh fan
Thank you Bobby. what are you up to now a days?sweet vid john!...looking good my friend!..keep up the good work!
nice. I am glad you are part of AI Sports Nutrition Easy, maybe I can learn some things from you, especially since I am pushing thirty and have to look to nurturing myself as I get older. same with everyone you you older than me I am sure I can learn something from everyone. Don, Mike, Tom, etc...him and Sammy touring together without eddie and alex was well worth seeing.
i agree 100%!!!John does a hell of a job and inspires me to keep fit.
We will be behind you 100%My whole problem is that although I know plenty, I have a hard time consistently applying any of it to day to day life. So when a friend was talking about it, I agreed to enter the Tampa Classic with him next june, so i'm forced to be consistent, at least from March on.
hell yeah!!!My whole problem is that although I know plenty, I have a hard time consistently applying any of it to day to day life. So when a friend was talking about it, I agreed to enter the Tampa Classic with him next june, so i'm forced to be consistent, at least from March on.
The main thing that matters most is what health you are on now, and from what i understand on your lab results you are healthy. No regrets..what you do now and the future is what matters, nothing you can do to change the past, I do not look at past mistakes as failures , on the other hand,Of course they were failures, I look as them as failing my way forward so i can learn so they are just leanings to make a better life.john, you are on the right track. i only wish i would have treated my body better when i was younger. all the years of alcoholic drinking will eventuality catch up with me. i feel good at 52, but my life expectancy has to be effected. keep living the clean lifestyle and you will be thankfull as you grow older.
Glad I can have this effect on you Don.:veryhappy:John does a hell of a job and inspires me to keep fit.
Do it you'll never be the same and you'll be forced to get better because you have the whole crowds undivided attention. Tom and I were talking about this last week.My whole problem is that although I know plenty, I have a hard time consistently applying any of it to day to day life. So when a friend was talking about it, I agreed to enter the Tampa Classic with him next june, so i'm forced to be consistent, at least from March on.
We will be behind you 100%
Yephell yeah!!!
Nothing like havng to get almost naked in front of a thousand people to motivate you into get into the right condition... :veryhappy:My whole problem is that although I know plenty, I have a hard time consistently applying any of it to day to day life. So when a friend was talking about it, I agreed to enter the Tampa Classic with him next june, so i'm forced to be consistent, at least from March on.
As for the timing of your second contest, decide that after your first... A lot will depend on how tight you get. The skin takes a long time to tighten when you're over 40... Yah want to get into a position where you are about 20-25 lbs out of contest shape. Maintain that and you will be tighter next time around.. or should be.Yeah, for this show, I basically have to make sure I come in under 177, as the masters group is just split in lightweight/heavyweight, and theres no way I'd come in much over that and lean anyhow. I think given my timespan, i'm going to try to get near contest ready by end of year, then a slight lean bulk from january thru march, then back on a contest diet last 10 weeks.
What do you weigh now and what percentage are you.I'm not sure that in offseason I'll even add that much. From the mirror and all, I'm guessing that right now (with what i've lost muscle wise going off TRT, and then 2 weeks off from hamstring tear) that I'll come into contest weight at maybe 165-170. Once I am off contest, i'm just going to let bodyfat come up to 8-9%, and try and maintain there while on a slow lean bulk. We'll see how it goes, its more a question of whether I can keep consistency that long. Thats part of why too i'm thinking about pretending I have a december 31st contest date, and acting accordingly between now and then to reach that point.
If you want to show up at around 5-6% then you may have to go to 160 or even lower, you'd be surprised at how much water weight you lose.. that's not too bad though. Don't get too caught up in how much you weigh, conditioning is the key... I know I have made most of these mistakes already lolToday I was 189, and i'd guess maybe 13% give or take a little. I carry my fat a bit unevenly still as I was soooooo fat at one point, so it accumulated differently. So at that I have some shin veins showing, on and off back of calf veins showing, but top abs barely show without flexing.
Yes that's smart a dry run is recommended...:veryhappy:Yeah, its definitely a tossup at this point, whcih is part of why I want to do the pretend contest diet + prep for end of year. See where I end up, see if there are any glaring things I can fix in 3 months of light bulking
2700 calories, take it down a bit at a time. One nice trick is to eat half your carbs from fibrous sources (brocoli etc..) ... Protein intake is higher on a cut but 300 does sound sufficient. 33% fat is a bit high, I would take that down as well...Still a little unsure on diet, i generally currently am roughly around 300g protein, 150g carbs, 100g fats.
Tom, a hard training bodybuilder needs at the minimum of eight hours sleep and up to ten. like that workout you did a week or two ago you said that tore you up. I don't believe in training like that all the time because it'll wear one down. Training like that at certain times though is the way to go.(high intensity)john-i am very envious the amount of sleep you get, damn.
absolutely-i agree wholeheartedly. i trully believe my lifelong sleep problems have held me back. i see many complaining of sleep problems-you are blessed to be able to sleep the way you do.Tom, a hard training bodybuilder needs at the minimum of eight hours sleep and up to ten. like that workout you did a week or two ago you said that tore you up. I don't believe in training like that all the time because it'll wear one down. Training like that at certain times though is the way to go.(high intensity)
I mis calculated I am nine weeks out this weekend. I was thinking eight because I counted one month as four weeks, and every month has a couple days left over so this gives me more time to get ready which I certainly can use =)Excellent work in here John. Coming alot very nicely and ahead of schedule by the looks of the video.
I also like the workout you hit up sept 1st...very nice calorie burning and hitting up those accesories muscles like abs, neck and traps. Very nice work
good insightExcellent news!! With that extra time you can really make sure your at your best for the show.
KILL IT!
very good insight and breaking it down.Yeah the more time you have the better prepped you should be. Doing so will allow you that time to lose the BF slowly keeping more muscle.
yeah I use it when I need it which is basically all contest preparation esp when I really feel worn out.Oh and I agree with the glutamine there, I have been taking 5 am 5 pm and am noticing a difference as well. I just drop the powder in my mouth and wash it down
Yeah makes me feel a bit better about it.9 weeks still plenty of time then...