Huge improvement in the most muscular pose, and like you said the chest fat won’t be an issue. The high levels of mast will also shrink tissue over time, and there’s of course Ralox if it comes to that if needed.
I hope the vacation is fun! Whenever things seem tough to make the diet work while gone, remember it’s a choice and you have the knowledge and means to make it work! It doesn’t have to be fancy, and some hunger is part of the diet - there’s nowhere you can’t get a bag of dried almonds, pieces of fruit, and RTD protein shakes to try to dial in macros on the road. And ephedrine makes driving long hauls way smoother, besides the hunger curb!
Thank you Sir, I have definitely been reminding myself that this is my choice, and I will be a better version of myself when I complete this challenge. My mantra has been, "If you have extreme goals, you are gonna have to do extreme sh|t!"
I think this version of the most muscular is more impressive as well. Not typically stoked on how the lower chest fat looks right now but this is the pose to show off the physique, so I need to display it even if I do still have a little something there come contest time.
Really looking forward to the vacation and seeing my family most of them live in Florida so I will get to see many of them while out there. It really just comes down to manuevering and getting my food in when I can and having enough karbolyn and whey to fill in the gaps. I hadn't thought about ephedrine, I might have to stop by the pharmacy and pick up some bronchaid.
Yeah, remembering that it is a choice you made is a good way to take back control of something, when you get a little overwhelmed or start pitying yourself for your self chosen situation.
This is something I find myself considering whenever I am sitting in my car right before a hard lower body session, contemplating if I should just turn around and go home.
You don’t have to be here, you get to be here…but nobody can do it for you. And nobody cares, so it’s entirely on you what happens next. That is empowering.
Totally, this is often the self talk I have right before a session I am just too tired to do.
Things trending in the right direction and glad that you're getting excited. If your coach is, you know you're getting there! Try not to street about the anxiety of ups and downs. That's probably just the gear messing with your head too. One other consideration, was just listening to RP strength podcast and they talked about overreaching and over compensation. So basically, you would do two-a-day workouts to make up for the 1/2 a week or so (not sure how long your vacation is) and then just take off the remainder. Body will keep building due to stress and you won't lose anything those few days your out of the gym and eating more.
@Segansational Could you link me to that video please. I agree seeing the scale dance a bit is getting in my head somewhat but the part of me winning that fight is the one that knows I have been on my macros, and my training has been hard and consistent.
I did opt to push my leg session to Friday though, with the troubles I have been dealing with my lower back I decided it would just be a bad idea to train and then have it sore and aching as I went into an 18 hour trip. It typically gets sore for 2-3 days after my leg session now so I decided to move the day until we have made it to Florida. So I can train, and recover before making the trip back. I am nailing down the location of the gym I found near the airbnb, so I can get by there for my training in the mornings.
I had to tell family members that this visit will e different in that I will have to make training a major priority. So there may be times they want to spend together that I am simply not able to spend with them if I haven't trained yet. My plan is to stick as close to my training and diet as possible.
