Snag gets FINAFLEXed on Road to Nationals

This thread keeps going further and further south....by contest nobody will even be bothering to hide the lotion....
 
oooh my...
wasn't even going to make an entry this morning, but thread direction dictates (uh-oh perhaps another word there would be wiser choice) such :nervous:


anyway: so I had a scare during late-night cardio last night, ironic too because almost just as I was thinking to myself about progress and injury about the only thing that could derail me....I tweaked my L hammy during some light sprints on MIIT
iced it right away, not too bad here this morning - but, I do have leg day this day..dammit
well i'll figure it out, do not anticipate any issues

weight upon rising has slid with the change in diet, just a shade over 193 now..to be expected (getting leaner every day, couldn't keep up the same weight forever), but should be pretty much isolated at this point for the immediate impact it will have; however, in an effort to ensure that, will toss a few more carbs my way this day while staying in same cal intake

mid-90s today here, heat index expected to be 95-100....think I may avoid mowing as planned
 
Ouch sorry to hear about the hammie, hopefully just a nip and not a full on bite. You are more than creative enough to work around it. Perhaps if you can get it warm and do some foam rolling before and after legs you will be fine. If you don't have a roller try putting your weight on one of your tennis balls where the knot is and rolling it out. Nothing like some good pressure when warm to help it along and loosen any resulting knots.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Ouch sorry to hear about the hammie, hopefully just a nip and not a full on bite. You are more than creative enough to work around it. Perhaps if you can get it warm and do some foam rolling before and after legs you will be fine. If you don't have a roller try putting your weight on one of your tennis balls where the knot is and rolling it out. Nothing like some good pressure when warm to help it along and loosen any resulting knots.
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thanks for that chris
yes was nip not bite (LOL), very light but I do still feel it some here this morning


on another note:
so I know some guys are shaving the body this summer, thought I would just pass this along..i sweat so damn much these days, been avoiding the blade myself as it irritates the hell outta my skin - esp between the thighs, as they rub together pretty much all day long anyway ahaaa..
well I picked up some gold bond medicated powder, applied profusely and repeatedly after shaving the other day, and voila! seems to have alleviated the issue rather well, very happy with this!
 
and as it was written, so it came to pass....
worked legs around the touchy hammy today -- and, to my surprise, was actually one of the better leg days I've had in awhile :yup:
did not go heavy, rather stayed fairly light for hi reps, but slow & controlled movements thruout instead of explosive form I usually prefer
warmed up with 6 sets leg extensions (pyramid up weights/down reps)
4x close-stance squats, parallel depth only (working sets between 185 and 235 here)
4x lying leg curls (static reps, hold at contraction)
3x RDLs (very light here, slow and very controlled, total mind/muscle - hella pump!)
5x standing BB calf raises off plate, ss w/ slow deep stretching off step platform

good sweat, nice pump -- and no pain really, very successful day, and am very pleased :)
 
Nice lift, that sounds like it would have felt amazing and the pumps probably off the chain.
 
Leg day huh? Hrmmm someone else has a leg day as well.
 
iparatroop said:
Twinsies
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yeah - just like the movie Twins
maybe not quite that much size/height discrepancy tho..

oh btw - silly me, I did end up mowing the yard today :D
looking at my schedule and saw this was really only opportunity of week I had to do it; plus, gave me a chance to further stretch out my hammy after the leg session earlier
stayed well-hydrated thruout (musta drank ~1g water, srs)..awesome sweat! them toxins were floating outta me
 
Excellent, it has been raining here all week and finally drying up a bit. I plan to mow the yard tonight myself... burn a lil extra fat this evening.
 
Good to hear. I am feeling all my old injuries today. Must be the humidity, it's pretty intense.
 
Will you be my Freak Forever???????
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lookit these cool promos the freaky fellas are rolling out! great mix of some products there, nice work gentlemen! :clap2:




legs this morning upon rising, weight holding steady ~193.5ish
(kinda hard to take this myself at that angle, no mirror, pretty fair representation tho but they look better irl!)

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Nice separation and vascularity in full effect! Wheels are definitely coming right along. Is this the most vascular they have been at this body fat?
 
MrKleen73 said:
Nice separation and vascularity in full effect! Wheels are definitely coming right along. Is this the most vascular they have been at this body fat?
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surely
and I don't know what it is about lighting in my house - both sides look equally cut/veined, but not appearing that way on pic
thought I had picked a decent spot in the house to alleviate that, guess not
IrishSoldier said:
Put those away >.<
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lol..no sir - these guys gonna keep getting better & better by the day, they wanna be free to be seen right now! :bigeyes:
 
Looks pretty even to me considering, on top of that my left side veins are always a bit more prominent being close to the heart and all.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Nice separation and vascularity in full effect! Wheels are definitely coming right along. Is this the most vascular they have been at this body fat?
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First thing that caught my eye was the vascularity then yah the separation is right on as well. Good symetry in that the shape is different a bit but the size seems the same. Like one side seems a tad longer but size wise I don't see much difference. Could be angle too.
 
DreamWeaver said:
First thing that caught my eye was the vascularity then yah the separation is right on as well. Good symetry in that the shape is different a bit but the size seems the same. Like one side seems a tad longer but size wise I don't see much difference. Could be angle too.
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is a lil bit of both angle and length of muscle, very observant of you
I will never have the development on R side as I do on L, due to meniscus issues in that knee..hinders my ROM/strength
but I can offset things by slightly angling the legs - as I am doing here; this helps with not drawing attention to my different shaped calves as well..only so much I can do, and reality is no one has perfectly evenly developed legs anyway, so I worry not
 
snagencyV2.0 said:
is a lil bit of both angle and length of muscle, very observant of you
I will never have the development on R side as I do on L, due to meniscus issues in that knee..hinders my ROM/strength
but I can offset things by slightly angling the legs - as I am doing here; this helps with not drawing attention to my different shaped calves as well..only so much I can do, and reality is no one has perfectly evenly developed legs anyway, so I worry not
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Wasn't worried they look great :)
 
Agreed on the symmetry stuff. My left leg gets striations on the quadriceps lateralus but my right one does not. I think it has to do with me ripping all for of the quads off of my hip bone in my left leg and either that changed how I used that one or how I used the other to compensate for it.
 
iparatroop said:
Why do your muscles have muscles?
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hard lols..hopefully I can add to that yet

MrKleen73 said:
I think it has to do with me ripping all for of the quads off of my hip bone in my left leg and either that changed how I used that one or how I used the other to compensate for it.
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:eek: yikes man, bet that hurt a smidge .. exactly right tho on major injuries such as that, and referencing the muscle healing differently, so in effect not only can change shape itself but also strength potential of the actual muscle..
the joints/ligaments tying in to healing process as well, can also affect how we compensate for the injury - and of course most of us serious weight boneheads do not wait for full proper healing time nor take the correct physical therapy to totally repair/recuperate properly



just to show ya'll snags is still eating like a champ..
picked up some thin-sliced eye of round..this was disgustingly yummy

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a lil ~410cal meal, macros superb for my goals
 
Im gonna have to start throwing pepoers into meals. I always crave them after your food pics. You make them look so good lol
 
snagencyV2.0 said:
grilled bell peppers + onions = heavenly
dint pick up any tomatoes today, but those cap it off just swell
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Meh you know my feelings on onions and tomatoes lol peppers I can get down on though
 
Quads coming right along. You shouldn't have to kill yourself dieting too hard in the last few Weeks as a last ditch effort.


maybe you can just grow into the show as they say..
 
aceroni said:
You shouldn't have to kill yourself dieting too hard in the last few Weeks as a last ditch effort.
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no do not want
only have had to do that one time in my life - last yr, did not turn out well at all..bad decision, but had no choice at that point
maybe you can just grow into the show as they say..
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that is plan ;)
cals are still fairly high right now, for the progress it is giving me; LOTS of room to perhaps drop the daily intake on a weekly basis between this SAT (6 weeks out) and the 2-week out mark..then, it's simply adjust back up slightly, and coast the plane on home
all depends on where I am sitting bf-wise at 2-week out mark, very pleased with everything right now
 
StephenGarcia said:
Lol oh, I've seen this thread around then. Just stayed out for fear of my innocence. :P
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yeahh..lqtm
exactly why I wanted it changed - thought it may just be scaring ppl off

btw SG - you will see no pics of chocolate-covered bananas in my thread :nono:
however, I do happen to get a banana for my carb load tonight, along with some blueberries and raspberries
mmmm cannot wait, the countdown is on....


so since I've had 90g carbs between breakfast and postWO nutrition, had to start slimming down the carbs so I could keep them ~150ish before I get to my carb-load (~165g carbs)..that in mind, rolled with eye of round again, veggies and tuna w/ salsa instead of side of carbs (like black beans or rice cakes)
you guys getting tired of seeing this meal yet? cuz I sure am not tiring of eating it :food:

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~350cals (again remember I do not count veggies in any of my totals!)
 
Way to keep everything in line no surprise here though.
 
meal earlier (protein shake in almond-coconut milk not pictured)
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the carb-load..i think this was 3c of broccoli, was a shyte-ton for sure
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close-up up dat der twist, instead of oats used 10-grain hot cereal, was tasty..165g carbs that meal alone
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total carbs on this day 315g
 
update pics, threw it into a lil black & white..looks cool
these might be the last for awhile, had every intention of going into hiding by 6-week out mark..altho, after 5yrs I now know how to set up the self-timer on this cam - it's actually got a shyte-ton of options you can play with, I just never read manual :o
may have to play around with the new toy and pose a lil

weight still there ~193-194 upon rising

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Looking sick my friend! Very impressive. No hiding allowed!
 
MrKleen73 said:
No hiding allowed!
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oh all right, one more for you
I like this timer mode for the self pics, pretty cool

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couple changes will be employed here at 6-week out mark..
cals drop to 2550/day, simply reducing some portions, can also just drop some small things here & there
not to point yet I make switch to leaner cuts of meat more frequently, but fats are still pretty low
also - will be incorporating our Revolution PCT Black, 3 caps @ night before bed..not necessarily a fan of suggesting this to be used with our hormonal products as you have seen, but in this instance I find it appropriate and very well suited for my purposes of more hardening and as an AI..also has some nice liver protection in there, will go well with my TUDCA
dropping some ALCAR and RK into mix as well, at appropriate timeframes
will stay in the same training rotation for another 7-10 days before making switch back to 3-day split, will be different muscle pairings than what I previously used tho
supps:
fish oil
ALCAR + RK
taurine
ALC+CLA (3 caps 2x daily)
Active Multi
Ignite2 preWO
Max Pump
CreaTrona
BCAA+SAA (1 scoop each upon rising/at bed/pre/intra/postWO)
1-Andro/1-Alpha combo + 550XD and EpiV
PCT Black

note:
I have dropped the PX for 2-week period, will bring back the Black/500 combo @ 4-week out mark
 
Just wondering where is this competition going to be held?
 
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