Nothing wrong w rising to the occasion. Nice to “level up” and surprise yourself. Keep em coming
Agreed, I am damn sure doing my best to keep it all together!
Likes already been said your quads are looking sick and shredded, and you still are holding some good size even while cutting. Actually in those last pictures your arms look bigger. Knowing you’re in my age group makes it even more impressive because it truly is a tough uphill battle in our 50s to try and obtain our former glory, but it sounds like you will pass what you you obtained as a younger bodybuilder. That’s going to make winning
even more satisfying.
Thank you Sir, and yes This will be the most developed I have been at this level of leanness. I may have been a little bigger once upon a time but never cut all the way bac down and wasn't truly bodybuilding at that point. No real arm or medial delt focus then.
Dude you look amazing. Between October and now, gains are incredible and even while you’ve been cutting for a fair portion of that time! Not to mention injuries!
Thank you Sir, giving it some hell!
Good News, the scale finally moved!!! I was 208.6 this morning, and was honestly a little full of crap. I have gone 3 times today, so I may even be lower tomorrow. As mentioned posing is definitely getting better. I am going to go do a posing session after I get home and have my first starches for the day. Then follow that up with the 45 minute cardio session, and then the second starchy meal I get. Don't get too excited for me with calling them starchy, they are both under 40g servings of carbs. The rest are just incidentals from almond butter, and avocados which are mostly fiber.
Here is another training dump from the last week / week and a half.
Arms - Friday, Jun 28, 2024 at 8:15pm
SA Triceps Rope Extension
Set 1: 40 lbs x 20 @ 6 rpe
Set 2: 50 lbs x 15 @ 7 rpe
Set 3: 70 lbs x 10 @ 10 rpe [Failure]
Set 4: 50 lbs x 14 @ 9.5 rpe
Triceps Kickback (Dumbbell)
"Had to rest pause set 2 a 8 reps"
Set 1: 25 lbs x 12 @ 9.5 rpe
Set 2: 20 lbs x 12 @ 9 rpe
Set 3: 20 lbs x 12 @ 10 rpe [Failure]
Ez at Overhead Triceps Extensions
Set 1: 55 lbs x 11 @ 9 rpe
Set 2: 45 lbs x 10 @ 9 rpe
Set 3: 40 lbs x 10 @ 9.5 rpe
Diamond Push Up
Set 1: 15 reps
Set 2: 10 reps
Set 3: 5 reps
Single Arm Preacher Curl
Set 1: 35 lbs x 10 @ 8.5 rpe
Set 2: 35 lbs x 7 @ 9 rpe
Set 3: 30 lbs x 7 @ 10 rpe
EZ Bar Biceps Curl
Set 1: 40 lbs x 10 @ 9 rpe
Set 2: 40 lbs x 10 @ 9.5 rpe
Set 3: 40 lbs x 10 @ 10 rpe
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Back & Hamstrings (- Saturday, Jun 29, 2024 at 8:16pm
Glute Ham Raise
Set 1: 8 reps
Set 2: 10 reps
Set 3: 9 reps
Set 4: 6 reps
Arsenal Power Squat Good Mornings
Set 1: 375 lbs x 18 @ 8 rpe
Set 2: 375 lbs x 13 @ 8.5 rpe
I did do some other back stuff here but I didn't log it, it was only pump work.
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Sunday - Shoulders and Triceps
This was a great little session, but I was busy assisting my buddy with his form and what not and did not log things because I was using almost all different exercises than usual. Nice high volume session with a great intensity level.
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Chest & Biceps - Monday, Jul 01, 2024 at 1:46pm
Incline Bench Press (Smith Machine)
Set 1: 185 lbs x 12 @ 8 rpe
Set 2: 185 lbs x 11 @ 10 rpe
Set 3: 185 lbs x 1 @ 7.5 rpe
Set 4: 185 lbs x 8 @ 9 rpe [Drop]
Set 5: 185 lbs x 3 @ 10 rpe [Drop]
Bench Press (Dumbbell)
Set 1: 55 lbs x 10 @ 8 rpe
Set 2: 55 lbs x 9 @ 9 rpe
Set 3: 55 lbs x 9 @ 10 rpe
Set 4: 40 lbs x 8 @ 9.5 rpe [Drop]
Set 5: 30 lbs x 8 @ 9.5 rpe [Drop]
Chest Fly (Dumbbell)
Set 1: 35 lbs x 10 @ 9 rpe
Set 2: 35 lbs x 8 @ 9.5 rpe
Set 3: 30 lbs x 8 @ 9.5 rpe
Spider Curl (Dumbbell)
Set 1: 35 lbs x 10 @ 7.5 rpe
Set 2: 35 lbs x 10 @ 10 rpe
Set 3: 35 lbs x 7 @ 10 rpe
Bicep Curl (Dumbbell)
Set 1: 20 lbs x 15 @ 8.5 rpe
Set 2: 20 lbs x 13 @ 9 rpe
Set 3: 20 lbs x 12 @ 10 rpe
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Legs - Tuesday, Jul 02, 2024 at 8:10pm
Leg Press (Machine)
Set 1: 360 lbs x 12 @ 7.5 rpe
Set 2: 360 lbs x 11 @ 8 rpe
Set 3: 360 lbs x 10 @ 8 rpe
Set 4: 360 lbs x 10 @ 8.5 rpe
Set 5: 360 lbs x 9 @ 9 rpe
Walking Lunge (Dumbbell)
55x8, 35x11
Romanian Deadlift (Dumbbell)
Set 1: 55 lbs x 15 @ 8.5 rpe
Set 2: 55 lbs x 9 @ 9 rpe
Lying Leg Curl (Machine)
"2nd set rp at 11"
Set 1: 60 lbs x 20 @ 7.5 rpe
Set 2: 75 lbs x 15 @ 10 rpe
Set 3: 60 lbs x 10 @ 9 rpe
Set 4: 45 lbs x 12 @ 10 rpe [Failure]
Standing Calf Raise
"5 second stretch per rep 2 second negative"
Set 1: 20 reps
Set 2: 16 reps