Right now we don't even know if the father intends to keep them or not so things are kind of up in the air for a bit. The kids seem to think he may put them out or not want to have to deal with them, so just kind of in a holding pattern to see if we are needed for right now. I like to think the best of people, and hope he does the right things by his kids, but if not we will be here.
Heck yeah back in the saddle!!! Man this week the wife did this meal prep, bed of rice, ground Turkey/broccoli/shredded carrots/onions in a mixed up in a low fat teriyaki sauce. Freaking delicious. Invalid Link Removed
This looks delicious! Healthy, colorful and protein packed.
That's a tough one to visualize. More than once on rep 6 I thought I had 10 in me and only had 9. or I hit rep 7 and think I'm done for but still get rep 10 lol.
unless it's bicep curls, cause I got about 20 cheater RIR no matter what
Out of curiosity, you should try curls with your elbows out a little in front of you and keep them there, lower and flex your triceps for 1 second then so you are slightly hyperextended under the load, Then without any body english at all curl up bringing your arms a little more forward under control and flex with the bar around eye level and then see if it makes the 60 harder on you. If so you can definitely use something like this for more biceps stimulation with a lot less load. Those are basically your beach muscle lifts anyway. So would be a good way to test it out if you wanted too. Plus bigger biceps will help you with your pulls and back work.LOL today when we finished our session I told my buddy one last set to failure on ez bar. What weight do you want? he grabs the 60. I said to be honest bro, I'm going to puke before I hit legit failure
Yeah certain positions are great for that. I like to do the curls you mentioned with the Freemotion Cable machine, and facing away from it walking forward into a stretched position flex the triceps to get a tiny it of hyper extension pause in the stretch for a second then curl the weight up with controlled explosiveness but no momentum flexing at the top. I remember the first program I did where stretching under load was a big part of the program. I think it was called Spyder training or something way back from the original Muscle Media 2000 magazine before it became just an EAS catalog of sorts. Back when it had some cutting edge stuff. Then my next big venture into this was with DC training, and then Fortitude training. I have been away from BB style training so long I forgot how effective it is. There are some newer studies Dr. Mike was referencing in the RP Principles of Hypertrophy book that seem to point to stretch under load as a major contributor to hypertrophy.
I’m going to have to catch up on a good 36hr fast also. I have had family come visit this weekend. Was not planned but it has been great and a awesome weekend!
I am fasting today so I can eat tomorrow. Invited some family over to celebrate Memorial Day. Just gonna do burgers, brats, chili dogs and probably make another batch of bean dip. Will Sousvide the chicken this time instead of canned because it just tastes better. The chicken is already dried out in the cans so not as enjoyable.
I didn’t eat poorly either but I had quite a few beers over the weekend
<-- bourbon guy here
The blackstones are awesome man! Sounds like a good weekend!!
they're so great. my brother has one and my wife really wants one now too. you can do just about anything on those.
Yeah, it has been and I took an extra day off to extend the weekend to 5 days. So chilling at home in my workout shorts right now about to break my fast.
That was how I felt yesterday. It was a challenge having the family over, and keeping things light hearted for them. I felt like a traffic navigator or something. Trying to steer the conversations away from the sadness we all have to talk about. I wanted to keep the focus on enjoying each other and knowing we are not missing any more moments than we have to with each other.
Agreed, now I have to find some healthy options to cook on there. I will be using mostly avocado oil on it to keep it seasoned and to have a better fat profile than just using saturated fats all of the time. Hard to beat a 500-ish smoke point. I also have a digital read thermometer being dropped off at some point today. I now have a ton of premade low fat high protein bean dip to make tons of meals out of. Going to grill up a couple lbs of chicken breast, and prepare some veggie's today for the rest of the week as well. It is going to be a learning curve but I have youtube to help me out. Give me a month and I will be making all kinds of things with this. Plus if I really need to on a rainy day I can cook in the garage with this bad boy. I think this will be an awesome way to get in more veggies. Just have to tweak my macros to figure things out with higher fats. I will start really looking for some healthy prep options on that bad boy today. I think I may keep a Tbls out there with me to kind of add up how much oil I put on the food/grill to kind of keep an eye on fat content.
Maybe I will put some un screen on my upper body then go tan to get my legs to catch up. LMAO!!!
Looking huge man, lat spread is growing! Honestly I think those are great progress pictures. I feel like I’m just looking smaller and fatterYeah, it has been and I took an extra day off to extend the weekend to 5 days. So chilling at home in my workout shorts right now about to break my fast.
That was how I felt yesterday. It was a challenge having the family over, and keeping things light hearted for them. I felt like a traffic navigator or something. Trying to steer the conversations away from the sadness we all have to talk about. I wanted to keep the focus on enjoying each other and knowing we are not missing any more moments than we have to with each other.
Agreed, now I have to find some healthy options to cook on there. I will be using mostly avocado oil on it to keep it seasoned and to have a better fat profile than just using saturated fats all of the time. Hard to beat a 500-ish smoke point. I also have a digital read thermometer being dropped off at some point today. I now have a ton of premade low fat high protein bean dip to make tons of meals out of. Going to grill up a couple lbs of chicken breast, and prepare some veggie's today for the rest of the week as well. It is going to be a learning curve but I have youtube to help me out. Give me a month and I will be making all kinds of things with this. Plus if I really need to on a rainy day I can cook in the garage with this bad boy. I think this will be an awesome way to get in more veggies. Just have to tweak my macros to figure things out with higher fats. I will start really looking for some healthy prep options on that bad boy today. I think I may keep a Tbls out there with me to kind of add up how much oil I put on the food/grill to kind of keep an eye on fat content.
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Even though I did not want to because I knew these pictures would not show progress, I took some anyway today. It is still a part of my process and I am trying to be better about it. Even when things aren't going my way. That is indeed what this accountability thread is all about. Doing the right thing when you don't want to with the support of friends.
So here I am in all of my post holiday celebration bloat. I am not upset with this result as it was expected. What was not expected was waking up on Monday after a 40+ hour fast and still being the same weight. So I really didn't have much of an option to see a drop unless I chose not to partake in the celebration which was not going to happen.
5/30/23 - Progress Pics - Morning Weight 206.2lbs.
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I do feel like I am growing a little but this could just be water increases. However my arms and legs have been staying a little bigger even when my weight gets right around 200 I am still stretching the sleeves of my shirts, and legs still feel pretty full in my jeans. As far as I know, I do not have any more reasons to let loose this next coming month. No birthdays, no big celebrations, so I am hoping to see more noticeable changes this next month. I will be traveling to San Francisco for work, most likely the 11th-17th. So that will present a little challenge but I will stick with my fasting protocol and hopefully get all of my sessions in while out there. I want to finish this month up strong, although I gave myself up to 3 months of leaning up to reach my goals, I would like to have some abs by the 4rth of July for my own personal satisfaction.
Also, I really need to get some color on my legs. Looks like they belong on a different body they are so white. LMAO! That's what happens when you walk around shirtless at lunch in jeans.
, you are looking slimmer and more muscular!
all part of the process! and it is a major MIND F, in both directions. when you're intentionally, even cautiously and cleanly gaining weight you might feel like you're getting fat and when you're losing weight the right way, and lifting hard, you start to feel skinny. just gotta rise above and chase them goalsHonestly I think those are great progress pictures. I feel like I’m just looking smaller and fatter
What can suck is that midway point in between. You aren't as big as before but aren't lean enough for the muscle to really show through and make you look bigger with the shirt off yet so you aren't even enjoying the results that much yet when you start feeling that way. Don't let it get in your head most of us go through this if not all of us.
who doesn't need a little dysmorphia to keep the ego in check?
funny thing is I'm such a dude I didn't even notice the tan contrast
but yeah now that you mention it, the top half looks palm springs and the bottom half looks morgue
life of a bodybuilder right!
I didn't even notice how white they were before due to all the hair. A quick trim and holy alabaster white!Still fuggin jacked! That tan contrast is currently top notch!
I need to equalize my colors as well lol
Thanks!
That is a pretty accurate description.funny thing is I'm such a dude I didn't even notice the tan contrast
but yeah now that you mention it, the top half looks palm springs and the bottom half looks morgue
life of a bodybuilder right!
I’ve come to far to let go
I’ll get there. What helps me is I can see the leaning in my arms and shoulders but they are looking more toned and traps coming along nicely. Also starting to see some veins when I get back from the gym so it’s working!
How long you going for 36hr?
To be honest I think it will likely be right at or a little shorter than 36. I finished my last meal at like 11:30 last night since I got home from the gym late. So with me wanting to start eating between 10-12 to get some carbs into the muscles for my sessions I only have room for a 36.5 fast tops. That is breaking the fast @ noon. If i go longer for some reason then it happens but I am not freaking out much over the length of the fast.
