LeanEngineer
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Agreed! I really enjoyed his one with Andrew Huberman recently and he just did not with Arnold as well.
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LeanEngineer
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Nice workout! Some solid numbers on flat bench to.
Smont
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Thanks, there actually down a lot! When I'm on my a game and benching regularly I put up some pretty good numbers in comparison to my body weight, few years back I got 315x8, 335x3 and 370max.
Trying to get those numbers back! And then break them!!!
sammpedd88
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Happy Father’s Day
LeanEngineer
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Nice! Anytime you're reppin 3 plates that's an achievement in my books.
Dustin07
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Zurchers suck!
you get these kids to do zerchers and not give up then they can do anything in the gym, imo ahahaha the Arnold one was funny, Theo was like so I did steroids too you know.
damn dude I knew you were a 3 wheeled bencher but I didn't realize you had hit it for 8.
Smont
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I had a lot of people watching and as stupid as it's going to sound, the right song came on at the right time right as I was unracking and I knew a PR was coming. I did 3 plates for 11 in the smith machine at planet fitness one day too lol. I only did it because the person in the smith machine next to me was quarter squatting 3 plates and I felt the need to make them look more ridiculous than they already lookedZurchers suck!
ahahaha the Arnold one was funny, Theo was like so I did steroids too you know.
damn dude I knew you were a 3 wheeled bencher but I didn't realize you had hit it for 8.
Smont
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I tried zurchers with 185 and I almost passed out. After 3 or 4 reps I could not breathe at all. It sits right in the worst spot lol.Zurchers suck!
ahahaha the Arnold one was funny, Theo was like so I did steroids too you know.
damn dude I knew you were a 3 wheeled bencher but I didn't realize you had hit it for 8.
Been doing yardwork from 730 am till 1pm and finished the day with 4 sets of pinch grip farmers walks. I never get anyone to take pictures for me so this is probably the first time I'd actually seen my back in a year lol. If you guys go look through all the pictures I've ever posted I can't remember the last time when I had a back picture. For some reason now I feel like I want to start doing weighted pull-ups again
Dustin07
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back is actually looking pretty thicc dude. I like the brick farmers carry modification too lol
we've all been there, for better or worse... this guy was annoying me at the gym and deadlifting so I added weight and started power cleaning it. lol.
I only did it because the person in the smith machine next to me was quarter squatting 3 plates and I felt the need to make them look more ridiculous than they already looked
we've all been there, for better or worse...
this guy was annoying me at the gym and deadlifting so I added weight and started power cleaning it. lol.they just suck, lol. I LOVE front squats tbh, but can't stand zurchers.
gphagan1
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Back is looking good, and you have a roadmap of veins in those arms all the way up to the triceps.I tried zurchers with 185 and I almost passed out. After 3 or 4 reps I could not breathe at all. It sits right in the worst spot lol.
Been doing yardwork from 730 am till 1pm and finished the day with 4 sets of pinch grip farmers walks. I never get anyone to take pictures for me so this is probably the first time I'd actually seen my back in a year lol. If you guys go look through all the pictures I've ever posted I can't remember the last time when I had a back picture. For some reason now I feel like I want to start doing weighted pull-ups again
Smont
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I feel like since I started GH I got even more vascular. But in different places. Like new veins appearing lol. Just what I need!Back is looking good, and you have a roadmap of veins in those arms all the way up to the triceps.
I have more low back fat then I expected. Not a lot at all but by comparison to my upper back. It's similar to my lower abs in the front vs other body parts. I feel like some tren and winni would make me look pretty gnarly right now but I already kinda feel shitty lately. Allergies, probably had COVID cuz I haven't had a sense of smell in a few weeks, had a fever on and off and I got hurt a couple times and blah blah blah but I don't think I want any more headaches right now.
Might just be time for a good old chicken and broccoli diet
gphagan1
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The lower abs and low back are usually the last areas that I have fat when cutting as well. Probably is a lot smarter to get that last bit of fat off through diet rather than throwing Tren or winni at it, but that would definitely hit it quicker, but I agree since you have been battling being sick and injuries adding either one would compound issues. My joints won’t even let me think about winni. But you’re already so lean now a good old chicken and broccoli diet probably would have you where you want within 4 to 6 weeks.
MrKleen73
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Unfortunately that won't get rid of the fat, just make the waste look smaller in comparison, but won't unhide the definition in the lower back like he wants.or just build the back a bit wider and it will make the mid section look smaller
at least that seems to be what I've been doing lol
gphagan1
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I’ve got a good buddy of mine that comes to the gym every once in a while, but he’s a roofer and has some pretty good muscle, and from the back he looks like he’s in good shape, until he turns around and you see his Budweiser gut.
MrKleen73
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Mine is the exact opposite. I look much leaner from the front than the back. The loose skin that fills with sub-q water does not help at all either.I’ve got a good buddy of mine that comes to the gym every once in a while, but he’s a roofer and has some pretty good muscle, and from the back he looks like he’s in good shape, until he turns around and you see his Budweiser gut.
Smont
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My plan of attack whenever I start noticing loose skin is to get bigger so it's stretches over to larger area and tightens back up lol. I'm also hoping if I stay on GH most of my 40's then loose skin may hold off.or just build the back a bit wider and it will make the mid section look smaller
at least that seems to be what I've been doing lol
Father time likes to stretch out the skin on our abs before anywhere else for some reason. Fukin jerk
Smont
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Ya i want everything to tie in a little better. If it was as simple as wooing it into reality then ideally I'd like to take 2 more inches off my waist, keep my back the same and add another inch to my quads and hams. That would balance it out how I'd like it in a perfect world.
Dustin07
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right now at age 42 I have seen it once or twice if I go on a FAST cut with a lot of fasting and I'm talking about multiple 60+hr fasts in a month to slam a quick 10lbs or something but it tightens up over time. But I do fully recognize that I'm going to be running out of time on that before long, its one of the reasons I contemplate trying to be leaner at this point in life before I get all stretched out like a ferral dog that had 10 litters.My plan of attack whenever I start noticing loose skin is to get bigger so it's stretches over to larger area and tightens back up lol. I'm also hoping if I stay on GH most of my 40's then loose skin may hold off.
Father time likes to stretch out the skin on our abs before anywhere else for some reason. Fukin jerk
Smont
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Doing some meal plan tweaks, I'm not counting calories but I'm tracking food. Ive been doing meat, eggs and cheese for breakfast 4-5 days a week. In a pinch Ive been eating a $6 Dunkin breakfast deal with a added sausage patty. Any trip to the gym where I haven't ate breakfast yet I grab a RTD shake.
So 4-5 days are 3cups coffee, about a quarter cup half and half, two sausage patties four strips of bacon two eggs and a slice of cheese.
There's one or two days we're all grab that Duncan meal deal and there's one or two days where I'll have just a shake.
When I total up a average weeks breakfast calories and divide by 7 I'm averaging 630 cal a day. I'm not going to count everything but I do keep a ruff idea
The next meal is looking like that salad with beef and cottage cheese or r some kind of meat and cheese combo. The salad is a $3 salad kit and regardless of what kind I buy they're all roughly the same calories.
Pre P.M. gym is a shake or some Greek yogurt and fruit
After the gym I'm eating dinner with my family or there leftovers but it's meat, starch and vegetables. Tonight I'll make Curry chicken and rice or something like that.
My final meal will be to make sure I hit 250+ protein and it could be eggs or another meat and starch meal depending on the day.
Like tomorrow I'll be deadlifting so I'll be happy that extra meal.
If I was off at night it would be a omelette.
I'm gonna increase activity and not reduce food. I think lol.
Already pretty lean so I should be able to see what isn't isn't working pretty quick.
So 4-5 days are 3cups coffee, about a quarter cup half and half, two sausage patties four strips of bacon two eggs and a slice of cheese.
There's one or two days we're all grab that Duncan meal deal and there's one or two days where I'll have just a shake.
When I total up a average weeks breakfast calories and divide by 7 I'm averaging 630 cal a day. I'm not going to count everything but I do keep a ruff idea
The next meal is looking like that salad with beef and cottage cheese or r some kind of meat and cheese combo. The salad is a $3 salad kit and regardless of what kind I buy they're all roughly the same calories.
Pre P.M. gym is a shake or some Greek yogurt and fruit
After the gym I'm eating dinner with my family or there leftovers but it's meat, starch and vegetables. Tonight I'll make Curry chicken and rice or something like that.
My final meal will be to make sure I hit 250+ protein and it could be eggs or another meat and starch meal depending on the day.
Like tomorrow I'll be deadlifting so I'll be happy that extra meal.
If I was off at night it would be a omelette.
I'm gonna increase activity and not reduce food. I think lol.
Already pretty lean so I should be able to see what isn't isn't working pretty quick.
Smont
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Im glad you could navigate the typos!!!Looks like a good meal plan with plenty of protein throughout the day, and keeping your carbs around your workouts. That should work great, and knock off any remaining fat you have while keeping your muscle.
Holy moly, I butchered that thing lol. Well, talk to text did.
Hyde
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You always do, but I read it in an accent and it makes perfect sense then
LeanEngineer
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I need to start doing this. I like carbs too much
Smont
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I use to hang out with this Jamaican dude and when he would be drunk, or around a lot of other Jamaican people or excited about something his Jamaican accent would get so strong it would be really hard to understand what he was saying.You always do, but I read it in an accent and it makes perfect sense then
But then he would do this thing when he knew I couldn't understand him he would start talking in an old lady's voice lol. He would change his accent from a Jamaican accent to like an old white lady and then everything he said would be super easy to understand lol.
I'd be at parties up in Bridgeport Connecticut with a bunch of Jamaican crips a couple Hispanic people and I'd be the only white dude around. And there could be 15 people in a circle telling some crazy ass story and if I couldn't understand it Biggs would stop the whole conversation and start talking to me in the old lady voice
Dustin07
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my buddy from new zealand will sometimes send me voice messages via his texting app and I'm like WTF dude, I'm dying laughing and I have to listen to it ten times to understand whatever the hell it is he's saying
Smont
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First meal was 4oz steak, a egg, handful of cheddar and mozzarella mix. A little more then a quarter cup of cottage cheese and some veggies. Coffee w/cream ×3.
Next is a 16oz on the bone pork chop so probably more like 10-11oz and 1/2 cup noodles with sugar free teriyaki, liquid aminos and some sesame seeds
Next is a 16oz on the bone pork chop so probably more like 10-11oz and 1/2 cup noodles with sugar free teriyaki, liquid aminos and some sesame seeds
gphagan1
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Now that’s what I’m talking about…..sounds delicious….I’m waiting for you to come out with your “Smont’s Recipes for Bros” book.
Smont
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I started one like 2 years ago, it was @MrKleen73 idea but I never finished it. I have plenty of recipes tho. 60+rNow that’s what I’m talking about…..sounds delicious….I’m waiting for you to come out with your “Smont’s Recipes for Bros” book.
gphagan1
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Smont
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Cool
Actually haven't done the curls yet but it's 100 degrees in here and my class quit early lol
sammpedd88
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Didn’t you order some wresting shoes recently?I had them pillow shoes on but I made sure I slipped them off in deadlifted barefoot so Hyde doesn't roast me
Smont
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Ya I never even tried them on. There sitting on my locker too lol.
gphagan1
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That’s a good strong workout there, especially those deadlifts.
gphagan1
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Not sure what supplements you’re taking, but you should hit Steve up and try some of his new stuff….. CEL BASIS, MPC-185, Cordarine, and SNS ATP Elite are all great…split the BASIS, and Cordarine up morning and pre workout, if in the evening, and ATP Elite and MPC-185 all pre-workout. You won’t regret, and those with the other stuff I’ve been taking have really speeded up the healing in my shoulder, and really help my old butt with recovery capacity.
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Hyde
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Taking those shoes off is probably why you hit that pull no problem 
But in all seriousness, it does make it a lot harder in shoes with a lift and that compress.
You probably need a bigger meal prior to these, or some simple carbs during. All of my training sessions are about 100-150 minutes, and I always drink 50g Karbolyn during them, with added sodium & some other stuff. But having that during makes a big difference in helping sustain blood sugar.
But in all seriousness, it does make it a lot harder in shoes with a lift and that compress.You probably need a bigger meal prior to these, or some simple carbs during. All of my training sessions are about 100-150 minutes, and I always drink 50g Karbolyn during them, with added sodium & some other stuff. But having that during makes a big difference in helping sustain blood sugar.
Smont
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I have the ATP elite. I just finished the first bottle a week ago but didn't start the second bottle so I'll start that tomorrow. I threw 3 units of GH back in just because it was working so **** it lol.
I'm not going to use basic or corderine (although I'm interested in them but I'll probably try using those when I'm not on a cycle) I have SLU 332 on the way and I have been taking carderine before morning cardio a few times a week while I wasn't taking the GH.
So moving forward, with what I have and am currently using, how's this look.
And everybody's opinion is welcome here I would like to hear multiple of your opinions on what I'm doing.
Test 450
EQ 450
HGH 3 units
ATP elite 3 caps
150mcg t4 a few times a week.
(when I remember) I'm only doing this just because I've been told that adding 150 to 200 micrograms of t4 is supposed to make your HGH work a little better
. I mean everything is working but idk if the t4 is really doing anything but I got two bottles and it's free so why not. I don't like t3 at all so I only use it if I have to at 25-37.5 dose but at the moment I'm not touching it and I have no plans on it.
Also telmasartin 60mg
Just added ralox @50mg because as I've been getting leaner I can start to see a tiny bit of my gyno showing through. I would say it's not noticeable yet but I have a feeling if I get any leaner it will be noticeable so I'm hoping to shrink what's there a tiny bit until I put some fluff back on to hide it. I'm probably going up to 100mg for a week or 2 because that usually zaps it pretty quick and gets it to a spot where it's not noticeable again. I actually haven't had to do that in over a year so I guess I got lucky.
I was thinking about adding back in 1200mg of epiandro per day and SLU when it arrives
I'm not going to use basic or corderine (although I'm interested in them but I'll probably try using those when I'm not on a cycle) I have SLU 332 on the way and I have been taking carderine before morning cardio a few times a week while I wasn't taking the GH.
So moving forward, with what I have and am currently using, how's this look.
And everybody's opinion is welcome here I would like to hear multiple of your opinions on what I'm doing.
Test 450
EQ 450
HGH 3 units
ATP elite 3 caps
150mcg t4 a few times a week.
(when I remember) I'm only doing this just because I've been told that adding 150 to 200 micrograms of t4 is supposed to make your HGH work a little better
. I mean everything is working but idk if the t4 is really doing anything but I got two bottles and it's free so why not. I don't like t3 at all so I only use it if I have to at 25-37.5 dose but at the moment I'm not touching it and I have no plans on it. Also telmasartin 60mg
Just added ralox @50mg because as I've been getting leaner I can start to see a tiny bit of my gyno showing through. I would say it's not noticeable yet but I have a feeling if I get any leaner it will be noticeable so I'm hoping to shrink what's there a tiny bit until I put some fluff back on to hide it. I'm probably going up to 100mg for a week or 2 because that usually zaps it pretty quick and gets it to a spot where it's not noticeable again. I actually haven't had to do that in over a year so I guess I got lucky.
I was thinking about adding back in 1200mg of epiandro per day and SLU when it arrives
Smont
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I was thinking about getting my intra-workout back on point so you might have nailed that. 50gm carbs and 10-15gm easy might be what the DR. Ordered. I think before the bench comp I was at 100gm carbs and 20gm eat, 10gm creatine and 10gm glutamine the final 4 weeksTaking those shoes off is probably why you hit that pull no problem
You probably need a bigger meal prior to these, or some simple carbs during. All of my training sessions are about 100-150 minutes, and I always drink 50g Karbolyn during them, with added sodium & some other stuff. But having that during makes a big difference in helping sustain blood sugar.
Smont
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Oh, I gained 7lbs in the past 3 days for some reason and I'm stumped lol. That or maybe the last time I took my weight was when I was sick so I was down and now I just gained it back, but it seems to have came out of nowhere and I did notice I just look bigger lately so that's what made me think to weigh myself.
Could be a combination of the fact that I got sick for a few days and I stopped taking the GH and then I got better and added it back in. So less food and less water for 2 weeks
Could be a combination of the fact that I got sick for a few days and I stopped taking the GH and then I got better and added it back in. So less food and less water for 2 weeks
gphagan1
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Looks like a solid cycle….Epiandro probably would be good to add in…I always liked the boost it gives pre-workout. Hyde made a good point about the carbs, truthfully I didn’t even think about your carbs being low, and that would definitely drain you. Actually I need to try the Karbolyn myself, I’ve been eating Haribo Gold Bears during and after workouts.I have the ATP elite. I just finished the first bottle a week ago but didn't start the second bottle so I'll start that tomorrow. I threw 3 units of GH back in just because it was working so **** it lol.
I'm not going to use basic or corderine (although I'm interested in them but I'll probably try using those when I'm not on a cycle) I have SLU 332 on the way and I have been taking carderine before morning cardio a few times a week while I wasn't taking the GH.
So moving forward, with what I have and am currently using, how's this look.
And everybody's opinion is welcome here I would like to hear multiple of your opinions on what I'm doing.
Test 450
EQ 450
HGH 3 units
ATP elite 3 caps
150mcg t4 a few times a week.
(when I remember) I'm only doing this just because I've been told that adding 150 to 200 micrograms of t4 is supposed to make your HGH work a little better
Also telmasartin 60mg
Just added ralox @50mg because as I've been getting leaner I can start to see a tiny bit of my gyno showing through. I would say it's not noticeable yet but I have a feeling if I get any leaner it will be noticeable so I'm hoping to shrink what's there a tiny bit until I put some fluff back on to hide it. I'm probably going up to 100mg for a week or 2 because that usually zaps it pretty quick and gets it to a spot where it's not noticeable again. I actually haven't had to do that in over a year so I guess I got lucky.
I was thinking about adding back in 1200mg of epiandro per day and SLU when it arrives
Smont
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Nothing wrong with some gummy bears!Looks like a solid cycle….Epiandro probably would be good to add in…I always liked the boost it gives pre-workout. Hyde made a good point about the carbs, truthfully I didn’t even think about your carbs being low, and that would definitely drain you. Actually I need to try the Karbolyn myself, I’ve been eating Haribo Gold Bears during and after workouts.
LeanEngineer
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You must have some good hair genetics! I think I was balding before I got of of high school
Smont
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I have a fairly thick head of hair. It's thinned a little but I don't think I have to worry about balding because my younger brother has already lost like 50% of his hair. But me and my 72 year old father Have a full head of hair. i seem to shed "slightly" on cycle but nothing Worth worrying about.You must have some good hair genetics! I think I was balding before I got of of high school
Unfortunately besides the good hair genetics I also have good titty genetics because I can grow gyno with the best of them!