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RickRock's gettin' DIESEL with Dieselbolan/Epi-strong and RS-Transaderm!!

masonmarin18 said:
Excited to see you kill it man, seriously like I am pretty new to this site and have only been lifting seriously for about 7 months now but I look foward to seeing you grow. You give me motivation! Hopefully my next cycle I will actually do a proper log and get some feedback like you do, your the man around here it seems, keep killin it bro!
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Ok what gives. You say you have been training seriously for 7 months. Is that really you in your avi? Man if it is what in the heck have you been doing. You look in fantastic shape. Lol on a side note that pic kinda looks like the person who kicked off the lean gain diet. Lol
 
Great job Rick.
I really think to get the most outta diesel you gotta feed it. I know you do your burn days still though, right? Where the cals are pretty low?
If I was you I would've kept the cals around 4000 or more ED.
 
masonmarin18 said:
Excited to see you kill it man, seriously like I am pretty new to this site and have only been lifting seriously for about 7 months now but I look foward to seeing you grow. You give me motivation! Hopefully my next cycle I will actually do a proper log and get some feedback like you do, your the man around here it seems, keep killin it bro!
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Thank you very much bro! I appreciate it. I'm doing my best.
 
BarbellBeast said:
Great job Rick.
I really think to get the most outta diesel you gotta feed it. I know you do your burn days still though, right? Where the cals are pretty low?
If I was you I would've kept the cals around 4000 or more ED.
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I think I am feeding the diesel plenty and my update from today that I will be posting will reflect that. Remember, I'm not 200+, I'm in the 170s. Last year I took in 4k+ every day during the winter and the result was 35 lbs gained of some muscle, but mostly fat. I truly believe most people take things to extremes in a bulk, and it is better to do it controlled. Hopefully 3500ish build days and 2k-2500 on burn days is the control I'm looking for coupled with lean gains. I think its working considering I'm up 7-8 lbs in 11-12 days with no fat gain that I can tell. That is more weight than I put on at 4k per day in 2 weeks on SD :sgrin:
 
CYCLE DAY 12

Somebody must have flipped a switch, because I am definitely ON!!! Weight is up to 173. This morning was the best workout I've had in months. Huge strength gains all over the place, and hitting PRs dwarfing my personal bests from last year when I was on cycle at 200 lbs. I also looked huge in there this morning. I was like HOLY BICEP PUMPS BATMAN!! The pumps were literally insane. I felt like my whole body was pumped and not just the muscle groups I was working. Aggression seemed to come with this too, as I went off on a Guy at work this morning just for parking where I normally do for no good reason. I am having to work today to not come off like an a-hole to everyone around me it seems. Well, here is the good part....the workout!!

Back/Biceps

BW pullups (wide grip)
BWx12x12x12

Tbar rows
180x10
225x10x9 (PR)
205x10x10

Bent over close grip Tbars
180x12x11x10x10 (PR)

Dorsiflexor
285x12(PR)
300x11(PR)
315x10(PR)
330x8(whole stack PR!!)

Lat pulldowns (close grip)
190x10x10x10

DB hammer curls
50sx10
55sx10
60sx9(PR...never even attempted 60s before)
55sx9

EZ Bar preachers
85x10x10x9 (PR)

Pinwheel curls (second set was double drop set)
50sx10
55sx9, 35sx8, 25sx11

Dietary today I will be eating probably about 3-4 sloppy Joe's with lean ground beef, 5 oz Greek yogurt, LN cheesecake, an apple, a better protein bar, and 2 scoops of muscle replenisher all in my fast breaker..:food:
 
Onlychevy6 said:
Looks like this run is giving you a ton of strength and confidence.
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That it is....its really starting to take off so stay tuned and don't touch that dial because I think things are going to get good!!
 
Damn that is some serious weight bro!!! I'd say a fire has been lit that isn't going to be put out! Keep kiling it. I got arms today so hopefully I'll beat myself silly. Hurts so bad but feels oh so good!!
 
RickRock13 said:
I think I am feeding the diesel plenty and my update from today that I will be posting will reflect that. Remember, I'm not 200+, I'm in the 170s. Last year I took in 4k+ every day during the winter and the result was 35 lbs gained of some muscle, but mostly fat. I truly believe most people take things to extremes in a bulk, and it is better to do it controlled. Hopefully 3500ish build days and 2k-2500 on burn days is the control I'm looking for coupled with lean gains. I think its working considering I'm up 7-8 lbs in 11-12 days with no fat gain that I can tell. That is more weight than I put on at 4k per day in 2 weeks on SD :sgrin:
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No doubt, whatever works for u.
For me though, I'm sitting around 210 fairly lean. Not as lean as u tho b!tch!
I need at least 4000 cals ED to maintain that wait or to gain more. I eat and eat and usually never gain a bit of fat so I guess I'm lucky :D
 
RickRock13 said:
CYCLE DAY 12

Somebody must have flipped a switch, because I am definitely ON!!! Weight is up to 173. This morning was the best workout I've had in months. Huge strength gains all over the place, and hitting PRs dwarfing my personal bests from last year when I was on cycle at 200 lbs. I also looked huge in there this morning. I was like HOLY BICEP PUMPS BATMAN!! The pumps were literally insane. I felt like my whole body was pumped and not just the muscle groups I was working. Aggression seemed to come with this too, as I went off on a Guy at work this morning just for parking where I normally do for no good reason. I am having to work today to not come off like an a-hole to everyone around me it seems. Well, here is the good part....the workout!!

Back/Biceps

BW pullups (wide grip)
BWx12x12x12

Tbar rows
180x10
225x10x9 (PR)
205x10x10

Bent over close grip Tbars
180x12x11x10x10 (PR)

Dorsiflexor
285x12(PR)
300x11(PR)
315x10(PR)
330x8(whole stack PR!!)

Lat pulldowns (close grip)
190x10x10x10

DB hammer curls
50sx10
55sx10
60sx9(PR...never even attempted 60s before)
55sx9

EZ Bar preachers
85x10x10x9 (PR)

Pinwheel curls (second set was double drop set)
50sx10
55sx9, 35sx8, 25sx11

Dietary today I will be eating probably about 3-4 sloppy Joe's with lean ground beef, 5 oz Greek yogurt, LN cheesecake, an apple, a better protein bar, and 2 scoops of muscle replenisher all in my fast breaker..:food:
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Very nice rick!!! Your strength is looking good, keep it up man! This is getting even more interesting!
 
BarbellBeast said:
No doubt, whatever works for u.
For me though, I'm sitting around 210 fairly lean. Not as lean as u tho b!tch!
I need at least 4000 cals ED to maintain that wait or to gain more. I eat and eat and usually never gain a bit of fat so I guess I'm lucky :D
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Damn BISH, you are lucky! I remember when I used to have that problem around 15 years ago, but now I'm creeping closer to 40 and that fast metabolism isn't so fast anymore. Now I do gain fat if I overeat, so its something I have to watch. I'm perfectly fine adding in the muscle a little at a time while keeping fat at bay. I actually don't want to be a lot bigger anyways. Whenever I hit 185-190 @ 6% which is my long term goal, I will be done with cycling all together and will be happy maintaining that from then on out. ;)
 
Shoot you have put on some size for doing it the RIGHT way. Staying lean is the only way to know what is real gains and what is marbling. It isn't just the soft and pudgy people see on the outside that is fat in bulks it is all that marbling that fills the muscle up too.
 
Onlychevy6 said:
Ok what gives. You say you have been training seriously for 7 months. Is that really you in your avi? Man if it is what in the heck have you been doing. You look in fantastic shape. Lol on a side note that pic kinda looks like the person who kicked off the lean gain diet. Lol
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Nah man I wish haha, that's a bodybuilder named zyzz who passed away. Im sure you know him but if you dont you should check him out on simplyshredded. I'd post a pic of myself but I feel like im still way to small, so I just keep a pic up of him for motivation haha.
 
masonmarin18 said:
Nah man I wish haha, that's a bodybuilder named zyzz who passed away. Im sure you know him but if you dont you should check him out on simplyshredded. I'd post a pic of myself but I feel like im still way to small, so I just keep a pic up of him for motivation haha.
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Don't be ashamed. I have all sorts of skin chub. if I can do it you can
 
MrKleen73 said:
Shoot you have put on some size for doing it the RIGHT way. Staying lean is the only way to know what is real gains and what is marbling. It isn't just the soft and pudgy people see on the outside that is fat in bulks it is all that marbling that fills the muscle up too.
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Thanks a lot Chris! You are the source of my dietary strategies for a good while now. Ever since you started me out on lean gains several months ago, I have been trying my best to follow in your footsteps and you have never steered me wrong. Ive experienced the best body composition changes since starting it, and building LEAN mass is the way to go in my opinion. I cant thank you enough for all your support and everything youve done bro :cheers:

masonmarin18 said:
Nah man I wish haha, that's a bodybuilder named zyzz who passed away. Im sure you know him but if you dont you should check him out on simplyshredded. I'd post a pic of myself but I feel like im still way to small, so I just keep a pic up of him for motivation haha.
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Its good to have a source of motivation, but dont be afraid to post up pics of yourself either, regardless of what you may think of yourself. I was very ashamed to put up pics less than 2 years ago when i joined this forum, but I did and I am gald I made that choice. Every time I was able to update my avi with a better pic I recieved a lot of compliments on my progress, and that fueled my drive and motivation even further to reach for the body I'm trying to get. I'm still not to where I want to get to yet, but I have made a lot of progress. If I can find my original avi pic I will post it up here for you guys to see.

Onlychevy6 said:
Don't be ashamed. I have all sorts of skin chub. if I can do it you can
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Exactly Jeff! You know this all too well. You may have been a little apprehensive to put up your original pics when you first came on here to turn your life around.....but you did. And as a result, you are the source of inspiration for many members on this forum including myself. your progress through your journey so far has been incredible, and I feel honored to have been with you since the beginning of it!!
 
There goes Jeff on the skin chub lol...you know I love that term bro ha! Awesome progress pics RR both front and back. Awesome veinage in the arms and anterior delts!
 
Its good to have a source of motivation, but dont be afraid to post up pics of yourself either, regardless of what you may think of yourself. I was very ashamed to put up pics less than 2 years ago when i joined this forum, but I did and I am gald I made that choice. Every time I was able to update my avi with a better pic I recieved a lot of compliments on my progress, and that fueled my drive and motivation even further to reach for the body I'm trying to get. I'm still not to where I want to get to yet, but I have made a lot of progress. If I can find my original avi pic I will post it up here for you guys to see.

Fersure man I understand, I'm not afraid to post pics, just haven't taken any recent ones. I know I have alot of work to do but my progress has been great these last 7 months which keeps me motivated to keep lifting and stay on track. It's an amazing feeling when you see friends you haven't seen in a few months and they are like HOLY SH*T YOU BLEW UP MAN!! Haha i'll probably switch my avi pic to myself sometime this week so I can look back on it one day like you can.
 
RickRock13 said:
Thanks a lot Chris! You are the source of my dietary strategies for a good while now. Ever since you started me out on lean gains several months ago, I have been trying my best to follow in your footsteps and you have never steered me wrong. Ive experienced the best body composition changes since starting it, and building LEAN mass is the way to go in my opinion. I cant thank you enough for all your support and everything youve done bro :cheers:



Its good to have a source of motivation, but dont be afraid to post up pics of yourself either, regardless of what you may think of yourself. I was very ashamed to put up pics less than 2 years ago when i joined this forum, but I did and I am gald I made that choice. Every time I was able to update my avi with a better pic I recieved a lot of compliments on my progress, and that fueled my drive and motivation even further to reach for the body I'm trying to get. I'm still not to where I want to get to yet, but I have made a lot of progress. If I can find my original avi pic I will post it up here for you guys to see.



Exactly Jeff! You know this all too well. You may have been a little apprehensive to put up your original pics when you first came on here to turn your life around.....but you did. And as a result, you are the source of inspiration for many members on this forum including myself. your progress through your journey so far has been incredible, and I feel honored to have been with you since the beginning of it!!
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Rick you have no idea how much i appreciate what you just said. It has been a blessing for me to come on here and start this journey back in February. To have you and all the others support me the way that you all have is beyond words.


TurningGreen said:
There goes Jeff on the skin chub lol...you know I love that term bro ha! Awesome progress pics RR both front and back. Awesome veinage in the arms and anterior delts!
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:thumbsup:

masonmarin18 said:
Its good to have a source of motivation, but dont be afraid to post up pics of yourself either, regardless of what you may think of yourself. I was very ashamed to put up pics less than 2 years ago when i joined this forum, but I did and I am gald I made that choice. Every time I was able to update my avi with a better pic I recieved a lot of compliments on my progress, and that fueled my drive and motivation even further to reach for the body I'm trying to get. I'm still not to where I want to get to yet, but I have made a lot of progress. If I can find my original avi pic I will post it up here for you guys to see.

Fersure man I understand, I'm not afraid to post pics, just haven't taken any recent ones. I know I have alot of work to do but my progress has been great these last 7 months which keeps me motivated to keep lifting and stay on track. It's an amazing feeling when you see friends you haven't seen in a few months and they are like HOLY SH*T YOU BLEW UP MAN!! Haha i'll probably switch my avi pic to myself sometime this week so I can look back on it one day like you can.
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Here is a pic of me starting my journey I have had many logs showing my change. Here is a couple.

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Sh!t I think you were just fishing for compliments, judging by those pics you looked jacked man. Keep it Rick. Chevy, you looking a lot younger. Keep it up man.
 
I've been following this thread.. Starting to feel a bit like a thread stalker.. Lol, so just SUBBING IN.. I'm new to forums.

It's great to see the man who gives others great advice and guidance sharing his own journey. I'm very impressed with your strength for your weight Rickrock.. Your max bench is unreal.
 
TurningGreen said:
There goes Jeff on the skin chub lol...you know I love that term bro ha! Awesome progress pics RR both front and back. Awesome veinage in the arms and anterior delts!
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Thank you very much Mr. Green! I really appreciate the nice words!

masonmarin18 said:
Its good to have a source of motivation, but dont be afraid to post up pics of yourself either, regardless of what you may think of yourself. I was very ashamed to put up pics less than 2 years ago when i joined this forum, but I did and I am gald I made that choice. Every time I was able to update my avi with a better pic I recieved a lot of compliments on my progress, and that fueled my drive and motivation even further to reach for the body I'm trying to get. I'm still not to where I want to get to yet, but I have made a lot of progress. If I can find my original avi pic I will post it up here for you guys to see.

Fersure man I understand, I'm not afraid to post pics, just haven't taken any recent ones. I know I have alot of work to do but my progress has been great these last 7 months which keeps me motivated to keep lifting and stay on track. It's an amazing feeling when you see friends you haven't seen in a few months and they are like HOLY SH*T YOU BLEW UP MAN!! Haha i'll probably switch my avi pic to myself sometime this week so I can look back on it one day like you can.
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Those compliments from friends that havent seen you in a while are always nice to get for sure! ;) tells you that you are doing something right!

mattrag said:
All this pic talk has prompted me to post some pics today.

Check my log ;)

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Amazing work Matt. Great recomp :thumbsup:

Onlychevy6 said:
Rick you have no idea how much i appreciate what you just said. It has been a blessing for me to come on here and start this journey back in February. To have you and all the others support me the way that you all have is beyond words.





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Here is a pic of me starting my journey I have had many logs showing my change. Here is a couple.

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Onlychevy6 said:
Sorry Rick. But I just knew you and Green wanted to see the skin chub one more time. LMAO
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No problem bro. I like seeing your skin chub....lol

NuclearLaunch said:
Sh!t I think you were just fishing for compliments, judging by those pics you looked jacked man. Keep it Rick. Chevy, you looking a lot younger. Keep it up man.
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Thanks bro!

kansui said:
I've been following this thread.. Starting to feel a bit like a thread stalker.. Lol, so just SUBBING IN.. I'm new to forums.

It's great to see the man who gives others great advice and guidance sharing his own journey. I'm very impressed with your strength for your weight Rickrock.. Your max bench is unreal.
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Thanks for joining bro, and thank you very much for the compliments!
 
CYCLE DAY 13

I was going to go in for some cardio today, but I think I'm going to pass on it, and just make it a rest day. Diet today will be somewhat loose for a "burn" day as I sometimes do on the weekends. Fast breaker today I'm going to try out some of the new NTBM protein pancakes. I love pancakes and havent had any for a long time, so I'm looking forward to those as I've heard they are pretty good. I will also have some whey, greek yogurt, and a slice of LN cheesecake more than likely. Not much else to report today...
 
Damn I leave the forums for a few weeks and miss the entire beginning of this cycle!!!! Ahh good luck on the rest of the cycle bro and keep killin it!
 
T50 said:
Damn I leave the forums for a few weeks and miss the entire beginning of this cycle!!!! Ahh good luck on the rest of the cycle bro and keep killin it!
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Thanks for joining bro!
 
CYCLE DAY 14

Today is pretty much a repeat of yesterday. Just resting, and some very lenient eating even for a burn day. If things get too far off and I see the fat coming on, I will go back to making these days pretty clean, nit for now I'm enjoying having a little more freedom in my diet that I didn't have for months. :food:

I will be starting Epi-strong tomorrow at 45mg per day on top of the diesel, so I'm very happy about that. EPI tends to be very good to me, so things could get pretty interesting! :sgrin:
 
RickRock13 said:
CYCLE DAY 14

Today is pretty much a repeat of yesterday. Just resting, and some very lenient eating even for a burn day. If things get too far off and I see the fat coming on, I will go back to making these days pretty clean, nit for now I'm enjoying having a little more freedom in my diet that I didn't have for months. :food:

I will be starting Epi-strong tomorrow at 45mg per day on top of the diesel, so I'm very happy about that. EPI tends to be very good to me, so things could get pretty interesting! :sgrin:
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Looks like things are going very well.
Man starting at 45... Sounds like fun!!
 
2 weeks in and looking good...now it gets really interesting.
 
packers6211 said:
Saturdays are pretty much rest days all the time for me hence SEC FOOTBALL!!!!
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Geaux tigers!!!!
 
Just popped some Diesel AND Epi :sgrin:


Time to hit the gym and hit shoulders and legs. I'm hoping for just as good of numbers as I had my last workout on Friday! :fingersx:


Will update more later...
 
RickRock13 said:
Just popped some Diesel AND Epi :sgrin:


Time to hit the gym and hit shoulders and legs. I'm hoping for just as good of numbers as I had my last workout on Friday! :fingersx:


Will update more later...
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Excited to see how Epi treats you, let the fun begin! :chairshot:
 
CYCLE DAY 15

Today's first workout on EPI went very well. I felt great and the sweat was pouring. I hit a couple PRs like I did on Friday and specifically pushing up 80s for reps on overhead DB presses really made me happy since i never went to 80s before. I didn't kill legs too much and went kinda light for a couple reasons. I have cardio tomorrow that I want to be able to do, and I have a second workout this week for legs on Friday when I plan on really hitting them good.

Shoulders/legs

Overhead DB press
70sx12
75sx10(PR)
80sx8(PR! )
75sx9
70sx10

Upright rows
95x11
115x9x9
105x10
95x11

Shrugs
270x11
320x10x9
290x10x10
270x11

DB lateral raises
45s10x9x9

Seated calf raise
185x15
210x10x10x10x10
185x15x15

Hack squat
380x9x8
335x12x12

Leg press
560+sledx8x8
470+sledx12x12
 
CYCLE DAY 16

Cardio and burn day, and I almost feel like I need it. It might be mental but I feel the diet has been pretty loose for a while and its starting to show a little. ABS look blurrier than before, and I think its time to tighten up the burn days a little more. So today will be less than 2k and less than 75g carbs or so. Fast breaking meal is chicken breast, veggies, and rice, and a piece of cheesecake with 2 scoops of whey. Last meal will be more chicken with salad and some cottage cheese.


Weight is holding between 172-173

Cardio this morning was treadmill 30 minutes with some incline walking (3.5 mph @ 15%) and some jogging (6 MPH @ 15%) for a total of a 400 Cal burn.
 
RickRock13 said:
CYCLE DAY 16

Cardio and burn day, and I almost feel like I need it. It might be mental but I feel the diet has been pretty loose for a while and its starting to show a little. ABS look blurrier than before, and I think its time to tighten up the burn days a little more. So today will be less than 2k and less than 75g carbs or so. Fast breaking meal is chicken breast, veggies, and rice, and a piece of cheesecake with 2 scoops of whey. Last meal will be more chicken with salad and some cottage cheese.


Weight is holding between 172-173

Cardio this morning was treadmill 30 minutes with some incline walking (3.5 mph @ 15%) and some jogging (6 MPH @ 15%) for a total of a 400 Cal burn.
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A good cardio session will go a long way to ease your concerns... I just do a little extra when I have been loose with my diet. Lately it's the only thing keeping me reasonably lean, but diet is slowly becoming more reasonable and I have weathered the strorm so far. Bit of a relapse yesterday and my mental discipline to a hit lol It's hard when there is no hard goal..
 
Updated pics look good Bro! Arms and Shoulders are popping nicely. I can see a very small amount of water retention in your abs, but not much. I'm quite sure you have already started taking care of it and I know the EPI will help to dry things a bit. Keep up the hard work!
 
DreamWeaver said:
A good cardio session will go a long way to ease your concerns... I just do a little extra when I have been loose with my diet. Lately it's the only thing keeping me reasonably lean, but diet is slowly becoming more reasonable and I have weathered the strorm so far. Bit of a relapse yesterday and my mental discipline to a hit lol It's hard when there is no hard goal..
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That is very true. Usually a good clean up day between a decent cardio session and clean eating with low carbs will make a big difference by that night. Hopefully that is the case and I will see a difference later
 
Good to see the cycle's going well for you. Diesel kicked in big time for me on Saturday and I've set huge PRs on squat, bench, and deadlift since then. I add in Epi-Strong tomorrow so it should only get better!
 
danieltx13 said:
Good to see the cycle's going well for you. Diesel kicked in big time for me on Saturday and I've set huge PRs on squat, bench, and deadlift since then. I add in Epi-Strong tomorrow so it should only get better!
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Looks like you are doing about the same thing as me. Good to hear its going great so far. Keep killing it and hitting those PRs!! :sgrin:
 
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