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Dustin07 said:
I love those GTO's. They also took me down the rabbit hole of G8 GXP. those and the CST V Wagons are pretty rare, exceptionally rare in a manual. I'd happily take a 2005 GTO today (or any year, but I like the LS). But its mind blowing how cars like the V Wagon, GXP manual, and even the Chevy SS have held their value and even gained value for being only like 15 year old cars.
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Yeah I was pricing all 3 of those specifically when I realized coupes were out, then realized these were all priced out essentially.

35-40k for a good condition 6spd G8 GXP still 😭
 
Hyde said:
Yeah I was pricing all 3 of those specifically when I realized coupes were out, then realized these were all priced out essentially.

35-40k for a good condition 6spd G8 GXP still 😭
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dude I know its wild. and its usually 10-20% higher in WA so my buddy and i would often check "nation wide" in searches!! I'm at a point where i think sedans are better for me... I never got pulled over in the V lol.
 
Jimbabwe said:
I'm thinking about bringing the motorcycle up here now, too. If I'm paying for a parking space anyway, might just see about parking both together lol.

Right now it's sitting in my mom's garage back in Houston. Not super useful all the way out there.

But also have concerns about being on a bike in NYC. Would really only use it to escape the city on weekends, but gotta ride through at least part of the city to get out of it, and people drive like fucking madmen out here.
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What kind of bike do you ride?
 
Slept just over 8 hours last night, which is a crazy amount for me. Don't even typically get that on weekends.

Feeling a little lethargic this morning because of the longer sleep (my body runs best on about 6-6.5). Gonna knock out some fasted cardio around lunchtime and then start getting some food in me.
 
Assuming my new job gives me the type of WLB that I'm expecting it to, I'm bouncing around the idea of signing up for a show in like Q3 or Q4 of next year.

Never really saw myself as a guy who'd get on stage and flex in front of strangers, but seems like it could be a fun challenge and really give me a training target to aim for.
 
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the fact that WLB is an acronym and that I recognized it, is somewhat alarming 😂

if you have a spark of fire in your belly to go after competition of any way, your life in my opinion, can only be improved by chasing it. even if its only a one time thing, you won't look back on it with regret.
 
Dustin07 said:
the fact that WLB is an acronym and that I recognized it, is somewhat alarming

if you have a spark of fire in your belly to go after competition of any way, your life in my opinion, can only be improved by chasing it. even if its only a one time thing, you won't look back on it with regret.
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Gonna run it by the ol' coaching team and see what they think about the idea. Seems like it could be fun, and honestly miss having a specific training target like I did when I was training for powerlifting meets.

Might still want to dive back into that some day, too, but need to figure out these joint issues before I do something like that again.

Also, prepurchase inspection results came back on a 1972 Skylark (GS455 tribute) I'm eyeing, and seems like that may be the one for me. Will just depend on if we can agree on a price.
 
IMO thats a legit car guy car. I see a lot of garbo imports that people buy around here just to look fancy but you can always tell the real ones that actually know what they want because they know cars.
 
Jimbabwe said:
Gonna run it by the ol' coaching team and see what they think about the idea. Seems like it could be fun, and honestly miss having a specific training target like I did when I was training for powerlifting meets.

Might still want to dive back into that some day, too, but need to figure out these joint issues before I do something like that again.

Also, prepurchase inspection results came back on a 1972 Skylark (GS455 tribute) I'm eyeing, and seems like that may be the one for me. Will just depend on if we can agree on a price.
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Nice…. I love the old Skylarks and Chevelles.😎👍
 
I used to have an old 72 Skylark GS with a 350 and powerglide transmission, and a 72 Chevelle with the 350 pretty much the same car but I loved both of them. Of course the skylark was cammed, high rise intake, and holley 4 barrel. It may not have been the big block but it was BIG FUN!
 
I will almost certainly end up camming the **** out of the 455. Will probably ultimately play around with the headers/exhaust and other bolt on style performance upgrades, but figure the 455 ought to be pretty fun out of the box and leaves a lot of room to build a monster.

Maybe I'll even have it stroked at some point, but that would be further off into the future.



Upper this AM:

Pulldown: 190 x 6, 170 x 7
Prime Pec Deck: 260 x 7, 260 x 5
Arsenal T-Bar Row: 110 x 5, 100 x 6
Smith Incline: 225 x 8, 225 x 5
Arsenal Lateral: 120 x 5, 100 x 7
Poliquin Pushdown: 190 x 6, 170 x 8
Incline BTN Rope Extension: 130 x 5, 110 x 8
Cable Curl: 150 x 5, 120 x 6
Prime Rear Delt: 200 x 6, 200 x 5
 
Jimbabwe said:
I will almost certainly end up camming the **** out of the 455. Will probably ultimately play around with the headers/exhaust and other bolt on style performance upgrades, but figure the 455 ought to be pretty fun out of the box and leaves a lot of room to build a monster.

Maybe I'll even have it stroked at some point, but that would be further off into the future.



Upper this AM:

Pulldown: 190 x 6, 170 x 7
Prime Pec Deck: 260 x 7, 260 x 5
Arsenal T-Bar Row: 110 x 5, 100 x 6
Smith Incline: 225 x 8, 225 x 5
Arsenal Lateral: 120 x 5, 100 x 7
Poliquin Pushdown: 190 x 6, 170 x 8
Incline BTN Rope Extension: 130 x 5, 110 x 8
Cable Curl: 150 x 5, 120 x 6
Prime Rear Delt: 200 x 6, 200 x 5
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Yeah the 455s have big torque right out of the gate…you put a big cam in it and have that engine stroked, it will really be a beast then.👍
 
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Seller accepted my initial offer, so finalizing some paperwork and the financing and shipping, but expecting to have this bad boy some time late next week or early the week after.
 
Lower today:

Prime Leg Extension: 305 x 7, 295 x 5
Gymleco Seated Ham Curl: 150 x 6, 120 x 7
Life Fitness Adduction: 155 x 7, 145 x 5
Hack Calf Raise: 630 x 6, 540 x 8
Arsenal Hip Thrust: 590 x 5, 540 x 7
Atlantis Hack Squat: 410 x 5, 360 x 6
Smith SLDL: 315 x 4, 275 x 5

Followed by 15 minutes on the stair master.
 
gphagan1 said:
Nice ride man, and that Forest Green does look good on that body style. And I love it that it has the proper rally wheels with raised white letters.
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Rears are a little narrow for my taste (215s), but will probably need replacing in the next year or two, so will probably see how fat of a tire I can fit in that wheel well without rubbing the fenders. Hoping 275s will fit without having to play around with the fenders, but depends on the spacing back there. Won't know until I get to that point, I suppose.

Might end up with Mickey Thompsons, but will see how I feel.

Likely to keep the 215s up front either way . Maybe 235s, but not that fussed about a noticeable difference in tire width between fronts and rears.
 
Jimbabwe said:
Rears are a little narrow for my taste (215s), but will probably need replacing in the next year or two, so will probably see how fat of a tire I can fit in that wheel well without rubbing the fenders. Hoping 275s will fit without having to play around with the fenders, but depends on the spacing back there. Won't know until I get to that point, I suppose.

Might end up with Mickey Thompsons, but will see how I feel.

Likely to keep the 215s up front either way . Maybe 235s, but not that fussed about a noticeable difference in tire width between fronts and rears.
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They do have the after market wheels that look just like the original rallys in 8”, 9”, and even 10”. Although I don’t think a 10” wide would fit in your wheel well. And I’ve always loved Mickey Thompsons…great choice in tires.😎👍
 
your abdominal definition is pretty cool. abs are one of those funny things that never know what they'll look like until you reveal them and everyone tends to have a different shape. From the front, looks like your delts, traps, and pecs have all gained some size too. delts are looking pretty canonbally
 
Dustin07 said:
your abdominal definition is pretty cool. abs are one of those funny things that never know what they'll look like until you reveal them and everyone tends to have a different shape. From the front, looks like your delts, traps, and pecs have all gained some size too. delts are looking pretty canonbally
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Delta and traps have always been strong points for me physique-wise, but really happy to be making a little progress with my weak ass chest.

Would also like to see a little more of the long head of the tricep, but just gotta keep plugging along on that too.

Would like to trim off a little more body fat if I can, just because the lower back is still too pudgy for my taste, but we're getting there.
 
I thought you were going to beef it up a bit, not try to get leaner again. Which way do you intend on going, or are you undecisive at the moment?
 
MrKleen73 said:
I thought you were going to beef it up a bit, not try to get leaner again. Which way do you intend on going, or are you undecisive at the moment?
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We've increased cals slightly from the deep part of the cut, but really think I'm still quite a bit below even maintenance. Think we're trending towards getting back to maintenance (and maybe even a hair above that) to start building, but coach doesn't seem in too big of a rush to throw a bunch of food at me quite yet.
 
Maybe he intends to main-gain you instead of a trad bulk.
 
Jimbabwe said:
Would like to trim off a little more body fat if I can, just because the lower back is still too pudgy for my taste, but we're getting there.
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you're in a great place right now to have some flexibility either direction. its not like you're 6%, injured and brain dead already, but you're also not 33% and talking about going on a bulk. you're in a good spot right now IMO.
 
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