Sometimes dust collects on the bars over night and the weights weigh more because of it... It happens to me all the time, honest.
I lol'ed I might have to use this one sometime:mischievous:Mich, no offense, but I like Milas' reasoning for it... Makes perfect sense, lol. Next time will be better, and tomorrow i'm going to have an awesome back and biceps workout, then head to the Chiropractor. Definitely looking forward to it.
sounds like your well on your way.I weighed 186 this morning, which is exactly the same as i've weighed every thursday morning for the past 3 or 4 weeks. I'm definitely leaner. I've got another new vein popping in my lat. More veins are spreading across my chest and shoulders. I've even got a small vein popping in my left quad. I seriously hope I can continue this for the next 10 weeks. All i need is 1lb of fat loss per week to come in as lean as i want. Hopefully my weight will stay the same though.
That is effing awesome bro!! A perfect textbook recomp is exactly what you've been doing. Well done!I weighed 186 this morning, which is exactly the same as i've weighed every thursday morning for the past 3 or 4 weeks. I'm definitely leaner. I've got another new vein popping in my lat. More veins are spreading across my chest and shoulders. I've even got a small vein popping in my left quad. I seriously hope I can continue this for the next 10 weeks. All i need is 1lb of fat loss per week to come in as lean as i want. Hopefully my weight will stay the same though.
Recomp is good but if you want to get really low there will come a time you have to pull the plug... remember we are dealing with a time constraint... Now that time is different for everyone some can recomp down to 8% and others only to 12-13% before fat loss moves too slow and you have to do revisions to accelerate the process. I like a slow prep but sooner or later you always have to bite the bullet.That is effing awesome bro!! A perfect textbook recomp is exactly what you've been doing. Well done!
Could be the anabolics, I am a little in the dark on what they will bring to a prep... I assume more muscle spared but have no idea to what extent. I just posted this in my thread, it's my real contest prep style diet...DW: To be honest, i really thought that this diet would be me biting the bullet. From what i've been reading, its a good diet to go from 12% down to contest condition. Obviously the last week or two you have to manipulate some things, but for the most part its supposed to be able to get you super low. I was expecting this to be an all out cut, the fact that its turned into a recomp is pretty freaking sweet.
Thats awesomeWe actually have several people in their 40's on the team. Its pretty crazy the amount of punishment they can take, and dish ou. All of our older guys are probably the best players on the team.
Pain is an aquired taste like it says in my sig... the older you get the more you can take... provided you have the nuts to weather the storm....:147:We actually have several people in their 40's on the team. Its pretty crazy the amount of punishment they can take, and dish ou. All of our older guys are probably the best players on the team.
Pain is temporary, pride is forever...Pain is an aquired taste like it says in my sig... the older you get the more you can take... provided you have the nuts to weather the storm....:147:
That's right man!!I like the way you 3 think. I'm definitely in the same boat, albeit younger, but I still feel the same way. I've had enough knee and shoulder injuries on top of some back problems for about 30 people, and I'm still pushing hard. I've got plenty of battle wounds scars already, including a 3 inch scar down the side of my face I plan to acquire a few more over the course of my lifetime.
Speaking of working through pain, its time to head to the gym. Get this depletion workout taken care of.
I just did ... :happysad:That's right man!!
Do what others wont today...
So you can do what they can't tomorrow..
Yah they sound bad... and nobody wants to eat a boatload of raw vegtables... least I don't, but I did and it was very unpleasant..Me too!!! Me too!! Haha. No one wants to depletion workouts, lol.
I don't know how vegitarians do it, honestly...Yah they sound bad... and nobody wants to eat a boatload of raw vegtables... least I don't, but I did and it was very unpleasant..
That is incredible that you have been able to recomp so well through this. Not easy to do at all without hormonal help.Mich: I love your perspective on perspective...
I got my body fat tested today. Apparently i'm about 8.5-9% bf now. That's down 3% since the start of this competition, and my weight still hasnt changed. I was considering running helladrol during this competition, but if I can continue to see results like these without anabolics, then i'll just stay natural throughout the competition.
I am speechless...That is incredible that you have been able to recomp so well through this. Not easy to do at all without hormonal help.
good stuff here.thanks for the info.Mich: It really depends on your squatting style, what type of wraps you use, and what you need the most help with in your squat. Personally, since I go ATG, I like something that is going to give me some bounce out of the whole, since I drop faster. Some people prefer a cast type wrap that has huge stopping power, but doesn't give you much bounce. These are usually used by people who squat traditional powerlifting style. Wraps help me get about 20-40 more lbs usually, but it still depends on a ton of other factors.
Yah the longer carb ups are a bit too much for me at this time and for the situation I am in. A slower prep with me in better condition would be condusive to longer carb ups.... not to worry fun will be had...:mischievous:Mich: No problem man, anytime.
DW: 6-7 hr carb up, that doesn't sound like much fun. I'm enjoying my 30 hour carb up and the two days after at maintenance calories. I'm not looking forward to the point where I have to start gorging myself on veggies...
Looking pretty ripped in them pics man!! Nice job up to this point. That is a hell of a transformation already and you still have a lot of time left in this contest.Here is a link to some progress pics, taken last night. I'm a bit bloated and washed out from the carb up, but you can definitely see the difference.
http://anabolicminds.com/forum/supplement-reviews-logs/166710-legacys-somnidren-gh-3.html#post2766752