Bean's 1st contest prep (Lecheek last 8 weeks)

classic34 said:
You look very lean, just a tad bit watered over. Nothing that can't be fixed with a simple approach. Trust your coach...He knows what he is doing and will be able to bring you in tight. Water retention really messes with your head during prep. If it's of any comfort to you, you can grab the "fat" and feel that it is not dense at all, and doesn't have much texture to it, and just remind yourself that what you're feeling is water, not fat.
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To add too what classic said if you can pinch it and it feels like little beads -that is what fat feels like.

But honestly bean you look great man. You'll be lean enough.

Drying out and carbing up make a huge difference. Your skin week be so tight.
I noticed a night and day difference
In my hams and quads


Don't stress, stress causes inflammation and that causes water retention.

Are you using an ai?
Also high estrogen will cause water retention.
 
iparatroop said:
Buffet buddy. May 11th.
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Yeah buddy! Where we going ? Lol

aceroni said:
To add too what classic said if you can pinch it and it feels like little beads -that is what fat feels like.

But honestly bean you look great man. You'll be lean enough.

Drying out and carbing up make a huge difference. Your skin week be so tight.
I noticed a night and day difference
In my hams and quads

Don't stress, stress causes inflammation and that causes water retention.

Are you using an ai?
Also high estrogen will cause water retention.
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Ace I love having u along with everybody in here.

I'm stressed all the damn time lol I'm working on it.

Yes I'm taking .5 tab arimidex e3d. I'm thinking in need to bump this up but I'm waiting for my coach to tell me. My estro was high (67) b4 the Adex.
 
Well I guess all you can do now is work on that stress..
Maybe get your estrogen checked again?

I'll be honest Idk any thing about ai's and dosing besides for erase.

You just have to have faith in your coach and do everything he says to a T.


Trust me the further into a prep you get the more f.cked up your mind gets. You'll be thinking you're not lean enough and panicking when in reality you'll be fine.
 
bean5er said:
Yeah buddy! Where we going ? LolAce I love having u along with everybody in here. I'm stressed all the damn time lol I'm working on it. Yes I'm taking .5 tab arimidex e3d. I'm thinking in need to bump this up but I'm waiting for my coach to tell me. My estro was high (67) b4 the Adex.
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Yup, just wait for his instruction. There's more than one way to drop water. :)
 
PalmFist said:
Suicide FTW... Exemestane would be my choice but the Adex looks to be helping broder
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Adex is prescribed so that's what I got. He said we will up dosing next week.

aceroni said:
Well I guess all you can do now is work on that stress..
Maybe get your estrogen checked again?

I'll be honest Idk any thing about ai's and dosing besides for erase.

You just have to have faith in your coach and do everything he says to a T.

Trust me the further into a prep you get the more f.cked up your mind gets. You'll be thinking you're not lean enough and panicking when in reality you'll be fine.
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Thanks bro

classic34 said:
Yup, just wait for his instruction. There's more than one way to drop water. :)[/QUOTE

Yes I'm finding this out :-)

iparatroop said:
You tell me, it's your side of the state, not mine.
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Well hell, I'm struggling cannot make up my mind lol. All I can think about is food.
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Today I was short on time so I took a page from breezys wo and did a regular arm workout but I did 10 sec rests on everything. Holy mother of Mary. All I had was some cit Mal mixed in with my CF Focus XT and man I had to cut it one exercise short because I could barely bend my arms. Fun but it drained me. Followed that up with 15 mins of HIIT 30 sec sprints 60-75 sec rests. Drenched in sweat and my appetite is raging after that session.

3 weeks out tomorrow. :yikes:

No posing this week coach is out of town. Time to hunker down even more.
 
Just think of the things you have learned about your body through this process. For a long time i told myself i would never have sixpack abs because (i like pizza or i want to enjoy food or.......) but you are an inspiration man. I am slowly changing my mindset and who knows. Three wks out and you are on point brother!
 
It's always a nice ego boost to get a huge pump like that. 3 weeks ahhh!
 
Yeah, ridiculous pump with that approach lol. Maintaining the 10 seconds rest is brutal, but I thought it was fun as well. My bicep DOMS is at a level that I haven't experienced in long time.


You're almost there brother. Stay focused and finish strong...I'm sure you will.
 
mustang0341 said:
Just think of the things you have learned about your body through this process. For a long time i told myself i would never have sixpack abs because (i like pizza or i want to enjoy food or.......) but you are an inspiration man. I am slowly changing my mindset and who knows. Three wks out and you are on point brother!
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Awesome bro! You will get there you're killing this current run.

classic34 said:
It's always a nice ego boost to get a huge pump like that. 3 weeks ahhh!
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Yeah it was nice and uncomfortable all at the same time :-)

breezy11 said:
Yeah, ridiculous pump with that approach lol. Maintaining the 10 seconds rest is brutal, but I thought it was fun as well. My bicep DOMS is at a level that I haven't experienced in long time.

You're almost there brother. Stay focused and finish strong...I'm sure you will.
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Def didn't do as many reps as u but it was nice either way.

Mine are starting to get sore lol

Yes almost there I can smell it! Oh wait that's a burger, fries, pizza, and cheesecake I smell, wait what? Lol
 
Just dropping in for a bit of an update. Things are still on track (I think lol). Been extremely busy, wife's sister went into labor lady night so no am weights or wo for that matter, as long as I get off work on time I'm going to run to the gym and hit up chest shoulders and HIIT! Tomorrow will be LISS in the am fasted.

I'm officially 17 days out :eek:

Same mind games going on but I'm trying to ignore them. I'm sick of fish lol but I can eat anything for a short period of time. Noticed a slight change as of the last few days, have a very clean refeed last night nothing crazy but I needed the mental break so coach said do and we will see what u look like on Sunday (team posing).

Ill be checking in over the next few days, I really appreciate all your support and hopefully I won't let anybody down!
 
You're gonna kill it! I think everyone here can vouch for your discipline and hard work! It WILL pay off in this comp!
 
Oh man labor lol my wife is due July 7th! Third time and done! Where's the beany update pics!!
 
bean5er said:
Just dropping in for a bit of an update. Things are still on track (I think lol). Been extremely busy, wife's sister went into labor lady night so no am weights or wo for that matter, as long as I get off work on time I'm going to run to the gym and hit up chest shoulders and HIIT! Tomorrow will be LISS in the am fasted.

I'm officially 17 days out :eek:

Same mind games going on but I'm trying to ignore them. I'm sick of fish lol but I can eat anything for a short period of time. Noticed a slight change as of the last few days, have a very clean refeed last night nothing crazy but I needed the mental break so coach said do and we will see what u look like on Sunday (team posing).

Ill be checking in over the next few days, I really appreciate all your support and hopefully I won't let anybody down!
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17 days ahhh!
 
804 said:
You're gonna kill it! I think everyone here can vouch for your discipline and hard work! It WILL pay off in this comp!
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Hopefully, we shall see. Thanks 804!!

packers6211 said:
Oh man labor lol my wife is due July 7th! Third time and done! Where's the beany update pics!!
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Congrats on the upcoming birth bro.

IrishSoldier said:
Full support for ya brotha! Keep the Morale high!
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Trying for sure! Thanks for your support

classic34 said:
17 days ahhh!
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:eek:

PalmFist said:
Keep at it brominator
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Workin on it bromethius!

MANotaur said:
Gettin nervous yet?!?
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Yes, couldn't fall asleep last night actually. Not good
 
PalmFist said:
25-75 mg diphenhydramine ...
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Dude benadryl is gonna have him seeing stars the next morning lol...at least it does me


It doesn't make me sleepy or loopy or anything but when i do fall asleep Im miserably groggy for the first 4 hours Im out of bed
 
IrishSoldier said:
I'd tell ya to take Melatonin to passout.. but then you'd have nightmares and very weird dreams about it
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Yeah I sleep great it's just falling asleep lately been stressing over all kinds of shyt, this comp, studying for real estate, money, fertility you name it it goes through my head.

PalmFist said:
25-75 mg diphenhydramine ...
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And ill be a zombie lol

MANotaur said:
Dude benadryl is gonna have him seeing stars the next morning lol...at least it does me

It doesn't make me sleepy or loopy or anything but when i do fall asleep Im miserably groggy for the first 4 hours Im out of bed
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I'm the same way!

Benadryl and NyQuil knock me the hell out but it's almost worse than a night out drinking heavily the next morning
 
You guys want sleep or not? Lol

I've been doing this for about four weeks now due to my ambien running out. It puts me out fast and I wake up a little groggy but as long as I keep my focus on the task at hand, then the next, I'm fine the following day. Script should be coming in nxt wk and then I can drop the ben...
 
I have made the mistake of taking Benadryl the night before a morning lift...terrible idea. I hate sedatives in general. They're almost never worth it.
 
Bean, melatonin won't give you bad dreams, I've never heard of that before..

I'd definitely suggest melatonin.
it won't give you hangover.
 
aceroni said:
Bean, melatonin won't give you bad dreams, I've never heard of that before..

I'd definitely suggest melatonin.
it won't give you hangover.
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The last time I took melatonin before bed I had a dream that I was a crack dealer and my clients turned into zombies and started chasing me, but hey whatever you say. :p But yes, melatonin is a great option that won't make you feel horrible the next morning.
 
aceroni said:
Bean, melatonin won't give you bad dreams, I've never heard of that before..
I'd definitely suggest melatonin.
it won't give you hangover.
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Simply google: Melatonin Dreams.

Not saying they are nightmares. I have the weirdest, most trippy dreams on the entire planet. I wake up every morning thinking wtf just happened? It gives you vivid dreams because it when you go to sleep, your body produces seratonin. But when it's time to wake up, melatonin produces more seratonin, which is where the wild dreams come to play. Sometimes it is solid sleep, and others, melatonin will keep you half asleep and awake at the same time because you are tired but it also is signalling to wake you up. Ever wake up, stay in bed, go back to sleep, wake up, sleep, wake up? In and out is when you'll have multiple dreams, and I've had this with Melatonin for 2 semesters! Look, it's 2:42 am and I'm still awake cuz of my stat homework o.0! Time to take some melatonin and have wild dreams.
 
classic34 said:
The last time I took melatonin before bed I had a dream that I was a crack dealer and my clients turned into zombies and started chasing me, but hey whatever you say. :p But yes, melatonin is a great option that won't make you feel horrible the next morning.
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This is actually around the range of 1/3 or up to 1/2 of my dreams already. The gorier and odder the better. Only diff would be me chasing the zombies down and hacking them to pieces... :D

I love crazy dreams
 
It is also hit or miss. I have tried several times taking it and it has not helped me once. Finaflex G8 is where it's at.
 
Yep, crazy dream. All my lower teeth on the right side of my jaw fell out when I was eating something on my bday. Went to the mall with my parents to get new teeth and I found the little ****er that sucker punched me at a party 2 weeks ago. He was blackout drunk and wanted to chill with me. My gf was also being hit on by some 120lb Asian guy... Odd
 
IrishSoldier said:
Yep, crazy dream. All my lower teeth on the right side of my jaw fell out when I was eating something on my bday. Went to the mall with my parents to get new teeth and I found the little ****er that sucker punched me at a party 2 weeks ago. He was blackout drunk and wanted to chill with me. My gf was also being hit on by some 120lb Asian guy... Odd
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Dude that is effed up

120lb Asian? Wtf man?! It woulda been different if he was at least a deuce hut really...a buck-twenty...that had to piss you off
 
MANotaur said:
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Dude that is effed up

120lb Asian? Wtf man?! It woulda been different if he was at least a deuce hut really...a buck-twenty...that had to piss you off
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Haha yeah right. My gf was on the couch with me laughing about this kid and he came in and sat inbetween us. Real vivid, felt real.
 
Best sleep product for me is REM 8.0 by Formutech. I would start with 1/2 dose at first because it is strong.
 
PalmFist said:
Phenibut?
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Love phenibut!!!! But in bulk.....
Just finished rem8.... Wasnt impressed 2 scoops was ok i wont purchase again. Im looking into a kratom or alloprgnolone product for next purchase
 
mattys4 said:
Love phenibut!!!! But in bulk.....
Just finished rem8.... Wasnt impressed 2 scoops was ok i wont purchase again. Im looking into a kratom or alloprgnolone product for next purchase
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I must respond well to phenibut then because 1 scoop had me out like a light but a little loopy in the mornings so I cut it back to 1/2 and was gtg.
 
AZMIDLYF said:
I must respond well to phenibut then because 1 scoop had me out like a light but a little loopy in the mornings so I cut it back to 1/2 and was gtg.
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I may have a tolerance to phenibut, i buy bulk sns or primaforce usually
 
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