The Primordial Off-Season Adventure of Snags (V2.0 of course)

All this almond talk sent me shopping today...during my browsing I found a new flavor I had not tried yet. Should be interesting. :D

Sorry to hijack with my own pic Snag....

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Toasted coconut?? Damn you Bolt!! Lol
 
snagencyV2.0 said:
i'm on a srs mushroom kick right now.

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i cut the stem too close on one of them, so a side collapsed, but the taste was still g2g.

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first time i ever used string cheese on these, had some of that tomato basil stuff left, luvin the taste.
also used turkey breast, black forest ham, red peppers, red onion.
passed on the parmesan this day.
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Food porn at it's finest ... now here I don't mind some sloppy seconds ... :)
 
shoulders/abs this day..another fine session.
seated BB military press/seated laterals, standing DB front raises, standing plate raises were order of the day, followed by some ab work.
cardio warmup/cooldown as usual.
ran out of my brown rice syrup, my store was out too, so went another direction for postWO nutrition today:
1 cup shredded wheat
2 TBS honey
8oz almond milk
(not pictured, 40g isolate shake in water)
~525cals total.

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I would have lathered up some CR Ezek bread with honey. Lol
 
back training this morning..tennis later this afternoon.
chins/rack pulls/lat pulldowns/deadlifts were the chosen exercises of the day.
not much to report - strength remains constant, energy levels fine (axon in play again), feeling good overall..
same old, same old.

EDIT: dint want this update to be so boring, so some added info. :p
i use the perfect pullup attachments off my reg pullup bar sometimes, to get a different ROM and hand position - usually when i do these, my body is parallel to the floor in the contracted position, and i pull back tight.
well, couple weeks back i was doing these, and both PP grips snapped simulteously! almost coulda been a bad scene, if it weren't for my cat-like reflexes and ability to level myself out before i landed flat on my back lol..
so, upon a search i find that i'm not the only one this has happened to - indeed, some couple thousand consumers experienced the same thing, and the company issued a recall over a yr ago. talki about being late to the party. :(
e-mailed the company, ands they promptly issued a replacement with the new and improved grips.
fyi for anyone still using those old-style grips.
they looked like this:
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the new grips look like this:
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and this is what i mean by using my pullup bar with them..i built this bar into the ceiling in my garage, attaching to studs in attic.
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mid-day snaggage (oops, i mean snackage). :p

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strayed from the ezekiel with some pepperidge farms 15-grain bread..stuff is pretty good.
sandwich has deli cuts of turkey breast, roast beef, and black forest ham with a slice of 2% pepperjack cheese
can of bumblebee albacore chunk tuna w/ garlic salsa
obligatory veggie medley

~475cals total
 
snagencyV2.0 said:
mid-day snaggage (oops, i mean snackage). :p

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strayed from the ezekiel with some pepperidge farms 15-grain bread..stuff is pretty good.
sandwich has deli cuts of turkey breast, roast beef, and black forest ham with a slice of 2% pepperjack cheese
can of bumblebee albacore chunk tuna w/ garlic salsa
obligatory veggie medley

~475cals total
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Oh yah that grain bread... like a treat for us after the ezekiel.. :)
 
Scary that we consider that a treat!! Lmao
 
i always feel good after some tennis.

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this might be the last pic you guys see of me as a 40y/o..birthday is in a week, and gaining has slowed a bit, still ~ 192.6
so i doubt i'll hit 195 before i turn 41.
still amazed i'm eating as much as i am and seeing the weight gain slow tbh..my Pp run has pumped new life into this old body, gotten me back on track. :)
(tennis was straight sets win btw, 7-5 and 6-3) ;)
 
breakfast
5oz turkey breast
1 slice ez cr toasted w/ butter
1 whole egg/2 whites
1 cup grape nuts flakes
1 cup almond/coconut milk
large banana
~625cals

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training:
hip thrusters, RDLs, bi/tri supersets, mixed in ab work.
warmup/cooldown cardio.
was supposed to be an off day, but i may not be able to train for next 2 days so got it in while i could.
feeling good - esp after tennis yesterday.

postWO nutrition:
1 bagel (no butter)
1 TBS honey
30g isolate
6oz Mountain Dew

the dew just sounded good today.
 
I have been doing hip thrusters for a couple months now with some nice returns. It really activates the glutes and upper hamstrings.
 
AZMIDLYF said:
I have been doing hip thrusters for a couple months now with some nice returns. It really activates the glutes and upper hamstrings.
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Ya one of my go to exercises when trying to get some serious glute activation. Really helps people learn to fire the glutes.
 
i don't do them enough.
tend to get lazy and run RDLs and leg curls majority of time, with the occasional GHRs thrown in.
need to get some more variance here.
 
Yah I have been using Almond milk for my shakes recently ....man.. oh which reminds me if you want Protein pudding here is a very simple recipe that will take as little as 30 minutes...

1 cup of almond milk, 2 scoops of myofusion shake and refridgerate for 30 minutes or longer if you like... fuggin pudding and it's fuggin good!!
 
i used to make protein pudding yrs ago, back when Beverly still made Ultra Size protein..
once you have that as a pudding, nothing else really ever compares. :sigh:
i miss that stuff. :(
have used myo in there before tho, not bad.
muscle milk is pretty tasty too.
love the almond milk! and this new combo almond/coconut that just came out, groovin on it..bout time somebody thought of that.
 
haven't shown a dinner plate for awhile, thought this was a good time. :)
bustin out some variety tonight..baked red potato on the side, salad too of course.
main course:
5oz turkey breast
4oz laura's lean 92% beef
1.5oz chicken breast chunks

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and, i stocked up on a few snacks, one shelf of my pantry..

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all right..time to take this thing to the next level.

dietary consumption will be increased gradually now, macros/micros get a bit cleaner for awhile..the goal is to get to 5k cals -- and potentially hit 195 by my birthday. :D

started this upward movement yesterday actually, hitting 4250cals on a non-tennis playing day.

eating this many cals will require a slight sacrifice in chosen foods, to ensure no accompanying fat gain..

workouts will also take on a slightly different structure, as i constantly evolve.
 
In for epicness to come. That is a lot of food, bet things are about to get crazy. :D
 
crazy indeed. :evil:


update shots after a beast of a caloric excess last night..i broke 195 with a quickness, and with a lb to spare. :o
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how much i'll retain after normal caloric threshhold is up in the air, but i sure seemed to have sucked it up decently o/n.
 
That is a ton of calories...makes me feel puny with my nice and slow gaining on 3500+.

But I guess that is because you dwarf me! At least you cook up some interesting looking food, so many people think eating clean means boring as hell meals. :rant:
 
Yah I think Steve has a pretty quick metabolism ... but his attention to detail is stellar. That's why I am going to pick his brain on my next prep... that or hire him as my cook :)
 
bolt10 said:
That is a ton of calories...makes me feel puny with my nice and slow gaining on 3500+.
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is a sh!tload of cals for sure.
harder than you think to eat clean and get those cals in...
weight gain is going well over the last week, i've broken the 200# mark after a sloppy day or two of consumption - which shows me all the more that when dealing with this amount of cals, gotta keep 'em super clean if i wanna stay lean.
 
Could not agree more here. I got a little sloppy as well and started looking like crap. Time to clean things back up. I also found some Blue Diamond Honey Dijon flavored almonds!! Got real sloppy with these. Lmao
 
AZMIDLYF said:
Could not agree more here. I got a little sloppy as well and started looking like crap. Time to clean things back up.
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it was my birthday week AZ, so a few festivities were had. :yup:
last night i went to that hibachi grill buffet again, hit up all the same things i ate last time except think i had ny strip steak this time too..was delish!

really wanted to try and get out to chicago and hit up a training session with bluerocket - i was at a casino that was only ~45min away from chitown - but it just dint work out.

training is going decently..got some tennis on tap this afternoon..be interesting to see how i feel/move with these added extra lbs.

I also found some Blue Diamond Honey Dijon flavored almonds!! Got real sloppy with these. Lmao
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ahaa, yup easy to do. :D
 
Well, a belated Happy Birthday youngster! Glad you were out celebrating. The extra pounds definitely affect quick sports like tennis. My son played basketball for his highschool weighing about 180lbs. He is now over 200lbs and he says it just hurts to move that much weight around.
 
AZMIDLYF said:
Well, a belated Happy Birthday youngster! Glad you were out celebrating. The extra pounds definitely affect quick sports like tennis. My son played basketball for his highschool weighing about 180lbs. He is now over 200lbs and he says it just hurts to move that much weight around.
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I was 140-160 in high school...now about to be 25 weighing 220 (with fat :/) and I agree with your son!
my feet, legs, entire lower body kill after a night of softball
 
they dint even have high school back when i was that age.
:(

speaking of old (well, he's actually dead)..
random clip of Dick the Bruiser, got a kick out of it.
(look at dem clothes/cars styles and the faux pas tan on the wife LOL)

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Like those Larry Bird shorts!! Classic stuff right there.
 
Happy late bday! Was actually going to bump this thread soon because I hadn't seen a post from you in awhile...now I see why. :D
 
Starting a new sponsored log this week and I would love if you popped in every so often with tips or input if you get the time!

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bolt10 said:
Starting a new sponsored log this week and I would love if you popped in every so often with tips or input if you get the time!

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I wanted to ask Snag to do so too :( I'll start my log once the stack arrives though.
 
AZMIDLYF said:
The extra pounds definitely affect quick sports like tennis.
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my gawd, insanely so. :yikes:
felt like i was moving in quicksand the entire day.

carpee said:
my feet, legs, entire lower body kill after a night of softball
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yeah it was my whole body - knees, calves, elbows, shoulders, achilles tendons, toenails....you name it.
so sore i had to take sunday off from training.
(and i lost both sets to boot) :rant:
 
I am due for a break, and will take a week cuz I have been going hard for too long... I am not heavier but just not feeling the power...
 
and i am due for some shufling of the macros.
blew past 200# (204 to be exact), time to get pre-emptive and shape the duration of my dietary course now..
will look something like this:

1st 4 weeks: gain phase
week 5: hardening week
weeks 6-8: gain phase
week 9: hardening phase
weeks 10-11: 2-week gaining
week 12: same as week #9
 
Looks like your body likes what it's being treated to. :naughty:
 
dinner last night.

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5oz ground sirloin
2oz steak strips
10oz sweet potato
2 cups veggies

gonna love my new dietary script..won't be as much variety, but i don't need variety right now lol.

i'll break it all down in my next entry, stay tuned.

lil update pic of 200+lb snags these days.

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dietary guidelines look a lil like this for now:

meal #1: 3 whole eggs, 5oz lean beef, 1/2 cup oats

meal #2: protein drink w/ healthy fats

meal #3: 8oz chicken breast (or other lean protein source); 3/4 cup cooked brown rice (or other complex carb source); 2 cups veggies

meal #4: 2 cans tuna or 8oz turkey breast, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 cup unsweetened pineapple
(option B - protein drink w/ healthy fats)

meal #5: 8oz steak/beef/fish or other lean protein, 8oz baked red or sweet potato, salad

meal #6: protein drink w/ healthy fats


training days only:
30min preWO, a ~260cal shake (~45g carbs/20g protein)
immediately postWO, a ~415cal shake (same as above + 25g isolate)
eat 60min following postWO shake
 
Looking solid and the food looks good. Planning seems solid too.

Planning on adding my own food pics to my log when i do make something tasty. :eek:
 
thanks fellaz.
one last bit got lost in the shuffle somehow lol..
continuing the theme of 'change', i shifted training parameters today as well.
switched up routines and stepped outside of my own program designs for a rarity to run something diffrent, a blast from the past.
some of you may know this program. :)

day #1 of a 60 or 90 day plan (haven't decided yet)
chest/biceps, 12 sets x 4 reps
A1) 30-degree incline DB bench press
A2) inclined DB bicep curl

was good session, needed something to break me out of the rut from 'traditional' training, this was something i haven't done in like 3yrs..... there's enough built-in change within this program that i could run it if desired for the 90 days, we'll see how it goes.
felt pretty damn strong this morning.
 
day #2
legs/calves, 5x5
A1) narrow-stance squat
A2) calf press
B) deadlift

nice session this morning, dietary choices are flowing well..conditioning improving should be much improved within a week.
 
a small substitution on breakfast this morning.
3 whole eggs, 2oz sliced cheese
bagel, no butter
grapefruit
~590cals

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and then, time to re-up on a few supps, protein mostly.
i'm not a GN guy by any means, but i got a hella deal on these and the protein is certainly useable.

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haven't had any super pump in like forever, thought i'd give it a run.
 
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