Proteinpowda
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Some of you might recognize me; I'm an old T-nation forumite who quit the forums over censorship issues. I'll be on here quite often now and look forward to meeting some new faces and hopefully revisiting some old ones!
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Proteinpowda
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Thanks for the welcomes. From the bits and pieces I've read on this forum so far I'm quite impressed with:
1) The unbiased nature
2) The information presented
3) The knowledge present in the posters
1) The unbiased nature
2) The information presented
3) The knowledge present in the posters
toughchick401
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welcome
Proteinpowda
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I'll post pictures later for everyone....Quick Stats:
22 y/o
Weight ~218.
Body fat ~ 12-14
Height 6'0
Arms - 17.25
Legs - Trained heavy
Waist - Bit under 36" around the umbilicus
PRs:
Bench 365
Squat 405
Dead 425
Philosophies applied - John Beradi inspired nutrition; Chad Waterbury inspired workouts.
22 y/o
Weight ~218.
Body fat ~ 12-14
Height 6'0
Arms - 17.25
Legs - Trained heavy
Waist - Bit under 36" around the umbilicus
PRs:
Bench 365
Squat 405
Dead 425
Philosophies applied - John Beradi inspired nutrition; Chad Waterbury inspired workouts.
Achilles13
:::6'4 240lbs EndoMorph:::
:welcome::afro:.
Rockscar
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Proteinpowda said:I'll post pictures later for everyone....Quick Stats:
22 y/o
Weight ~218.
Body fat ~ 12-14
Height 6'0
Arms - 17.25
Legs - Trained heavy
Waist - Bit under 36" around the umbilicus
PRs:
Bench 365
Squat 405
Dead 425
Philosophies applied - John Beradi inspired nutrition; Chad Waterbury inspired workouts.
Please...no pics, I'm tired already of looking at your YO YO dieting results! LOL! What happend at the nation?:wtf:
Proteinpowda
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Proteinpowda
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Rockscar said:
The photo's about two weeks old..so I'm getting better. Oddly I'm at the same weight or a tad heavier than most of my photos on T-nation.....that says a lot.
My lifts are nuts...I'm doing Quattro Dynamo now; for 5x3 on squats I was doing 375...I probably should have done 385. I was also doing 295 for 24" bench on 5x3. For the first time ever the arms are staying stable ABOVE 17"...normally about 17.25" but they did hit 17.5" for one day only. I was so happy and then they shrunk
Bastards. I'm down to 215 now...waist is a bit under 36" around my umbilicus but my 34" pants fit nicely again....So overall if I was to surmise my progress this year this is the best way to look at it.
Beginning of the school year in August.
Body weight - ~197-202
Waist ~ 35.5
Arms ~ 16"
Squat Max - ~350
Now 8-9 months later
Body weight - ~ 215
Waist ~ 35.75
Arms ~ 17.25
Squat Max ~ Somewhere over 4 plates..most I did was 405 and I feel I could do more now
So I've probably thrown on 15-20lbs of LBM and 0 fat so far....with lots of Velocitizing...I mean yo-yoing between.
Proteinpowda
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I'm not sure....I'll have to see how I look when I lean out more....
Proteinpowda
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Rockscar said:
Rockscar:
Consider something.....at one point in September I had leaned out to 188lbs; my waist was down to 33" or less.....At the end of my bulking phase about 5 weeks ago I was at over 230lbs. That's over a 40lb difference. I think that warrants a bit of a cut....
Granted if I had to do it over again I would've still cut as soon as I started the school semester down to 188-190. I probably would've done 4-8 weeks of maintenance at that weight before bulking up and I would've eaten better the three weeks I took the 1-ad and gained about 25lbs so that when I came off of it I wouldn't have been absurdly fat and then did 4 weeks on the V-Diet....So yes I've pretty much bulked straight since January.....
So overall since September I had 3.5 weeks of cutting....and I've been cutting at 3000 calories/day or so right now....
Is that yo-yoing?
Jason
myfathersboy
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Beelzebub said:
Yeah, but you have impeccable taste in movies.....
Proteinpowda
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Rockscar said:
Yes I do. I'm working on it. Now for the first time I'm actually having issues dropping weight...Who knows. I'm getting better physically and learning a lot more about my body chemistry. I know what foods I respond well top, (fruits, veggies, healthy fats, protein powders, peanut butter, nuts, etc) and which ones I don't respond well too (e.g. milk, yogurt).
I know what workouts work for me and which don't when cutting or bulking or maintaing (e.g. 10x3 or 4x6 works great for bulking but 3x3 split-body works when I cut). I also know I don't respond well to excessive cardio b/c I lose muscle much too fast but short HIIT sessions work great.
Oh and from about 3 weeks or so ago here's a leg shot.
Did I tell anyone I'm a vegetarian of over 10 years too?
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Rockscar said:
I remember your posting that back on the "other" site awhile ago. How's the recovery?
I too had to take about a year off from squatting b/c of a sprained ligament in my left knee...I've recovered quite nicely I think
Rockscar
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Proteinpowda said:I remember your posting that back on the "other" site awhile ago. How's the recovery?
I too had to take about a year off from squatting b/c of a sprained ligament in my left knee...I've recovered quite nicely I think
Pain free now if I keep spinal load down. I do a lot of single leg calf stuff and lunges to keep the load lighter.
Proteinpowda
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Apowerz6 said:
Hard to believe huh?
Mach .78
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I was a Vegan for 3 years and weighed in at 157 when I was a road bike freak. I'm now 200 and eating meat again. I know it isn't easy to go that veggie route, so props to you my friend. What's your take on all of these "designer supplements" out now? Staying natural? Just curious.
Proteinpowda
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Mach .78 said:
They're good **** for the most part....
But I gave this thought one day and you're free to agree/disagree with my logic here.
While these compounds are definetly powerful and exert excellent anabolic effects we truly do not know much about THEIR specific mechanisms. Yeah, sure we know how hormones work (bind to plasma membrane receptors, activate transcription factors, yada yada, yada), but due to how long these compounds have been on the market and the general bias against them their is little published data on them. Also there is very little in the way of human trials (double-blind placebo controlled). Granted there have been test groups for these supplements but do those really compare to pharmaceutical research of prescription drugs? Also why I have faith in a lot of companies it is true that there is not a ton of oversight and we can't be assured that say a product that claims to have 80mg of something might actually only have 70 or 110 or have some contaminants in it.
On the other hand pharmaceuticals have gone the clinical research route, they have human studies behind them, 40-50 years of data (D-bol for instance), and much more anecdotal evidence behind them. And also being that they're pharmaceuticals (if your source is good) you can rest with much more assurance of what you're getting.
So really in your mind what do you think is safer? Can you spew out more data about winstrol or about 1-ad? Even the supplement manufacturers when asked about certain effects of their prodcuts cannot always answer them b/c they do not know; a lot of the information is theoretical.
I'm not saying I wouldn't take OTC products; hell you should see my closet but I've given a lot more thought to the fact that pharmaceuticals are most likely SAFER than OTC products. And oddly enough they're quite often cheaper....
If you're trying to prevent gynemocostia are you going to take 6-OXO (a good product in my mind) or are you going to rely more on either : A) Nolvadex, B) Arimidex C) Clomid
I think most anyone woudl agree that A, B, C, are the logical choices. Even say w/ a compound like 1-ad which I've taken a few times before...
Normally I have a protein shake upon waking; by the time I get to class I'll have to take a piss. The first few days of taking 1-ad this won't occur. With the same water intake (or even drastically increased) my urine output will be less voluminous and darker in nature. Yet it's supposedly non-aromatizable. So why is this happening? Who knows. My two best guesses would either be it causes increased PCr stores or increased glycogen stores (remembering that each gram of glycogen corresponds to 2.6-3.0 grams of water due to the alcohol group and hydrogen bonding). So I'll gain 10lbs of water weight which I'll drop at the end of the cycle. I'll also sometimes experience painful urination. Why? I don't know and others don't either.
Basically a product that has only been on the market for such a short period can't compare to a product that's been on the market for much longer than that....
Even with fat-burners; there's so much hype that ephedrine is bad yet there are SO many published studies on the substance; often with people taking the product for a LONG period of time. I haven't read one on some of these new products (but I haven't looked either).
And to add even more to the fact; what's cheaper? Hmmm Nolvadex is about 50c for 20mg...an effective dose; maybe 40 tops in bad cases. Other OTC products can run $3/day or more.
This is not always the case though! Pheraplex is very well priced...as are more of AX's products.
So now everyone is going to chime in that "Wow Proteinpowda is a juicer! Look at those needle-marks!" And they'll be wrong. I've never shot myself in the butt. Basically I've done what most people have not; my homework. I did research and a lot of reading before I came to my conclusions and coupled that with my exercise physiology and small chemistry background. Everyone should know at a minimun a bunch of what I've spoken about before even considering these designer supplements.
That's another reason I quit the "other boards." In that whole behind the scenes forum that turned into an article I got into a debate in which I said I wanted to see studies before I take something. The reply to that was "It's just a sports supplement! Why not try it?"
Well then a sports supplement is a chemcial that causes a whole cascade of events in our body that we don't even quite understand yet!
Often not only bliss lies in ignorance, but profit....
And no I'm not a democrat, socialist, capitalist, or opposed to greed or people making money. In fact I think those are virtues. Who is John Galt?
Mach .78
Registered User
I agree with what you are saying. I have learned so much from being here and you will too. I am intrigued by these orals, their delivery methods and the timeframe in which they work. Take SD for example, the 2nd week for most people is a total transformation while it takes injectables longer to show. I think the future of these supps is going to be interesting. I think as long as people are responsible and take them in moderation without skimping on PCT there shouldn't be any major problems. The supplement industry is on rocky ground right now. This will force creativity in this arena to another level.
You will find the board members here knowledgable and respectful for the most part. Welcome to AM. I look forward to chatting with you again.
You will find the board members here knowledgable and respectful for the most part. Welcome to AM. I look forward to chatting with you again.
Proteinpowda
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Mach .78 said:
Thanks! I agree on PCT. I should've done at least some Nolva or something when I ran 1-ad before. Retain though seems to be a good supp in my mind.....When I used the stuff I didn't lose size for the first time when I came off 1-ad.....
Proteinpowda
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Mach .78 said:
Thanks. Love this site!
Proteinpowda
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JPmess said:
Out of curiosity what was your reason for migrating?
JPmess
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There were an abundance of small factors that were annoying, but could be overlooked. The main reason was just the BS that was posted. You'd get someone that would post something completely ridiculous and get commended then another with a legit question or comment and would get ripped to shreds. Maybe I was just being a pussy and I know everyone has there opinions but I just was fed up.
Proteinpowda
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JPmess said:
I agree entirely. In terms of BS...you can only post positive reviews? How am I to ever trust a review there then.
But a lot of people set themselves up to be ripped:
Hi I"ve been lifting for 3 months. My arms have plateaud at 14". Should I cut? I don't need to eat more than 1200 calories right?
Honestly the best thread I ever posted could've been considered an article on metabolism and biochem...and it had the fewest replies. Yet my beat my captions contests (all in good fun) received the most.
A few of the board members pissed me off with their die-hard, cult-like following.....
Proteinpowda
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Apowerz6 said:
I made a few errors when I wrote it but I can edit it and post it later if you want.
Proteinpowda
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So I felt like just going to the gym and throwing around some heavy weights.... just missed setting a new PR on bench of 375....
But I hid 445 on a conventional deadlift Then I had to stop lifting b/c I tore up my hands.
But I hid 445 on a conventional deadlift
Then I had to stop lifting b/c I tore up my hands.
milwood
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Proteinpowda said:So I felt like just going to the gym and throwing around some heavy weights.... just missed setting a new PR on bench of 375....
But I hid 445 on a conventional deadlift
nice work, youngster. And welcome to the house... :thumbsup:
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Mach .78
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Looking good P. See, this is what I like about you already. The first shots you took not only displayed the Powda in all of his hugeness but also showed a bathroom hit by a tornado. This new pic clearly shows, "Hey? Who has time to wipe down the mirror? This is what you are getting for a picture. I have to run off to the gym". You clearly have your priorities in order. My wife would not agree with me on this, but then again marriage is about compromise. Here's your burger:burger: . It's a Boca burger.
Proteinpowda
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Just gutted the house....hence the mess....
Notice the toilet in the shower in the first picture. I'll get some wheels and back shots soon
Notice the toilet in the shower in the first picture. I'll get some wheels and back shots soon
Proteinpowda
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Rockscar said:
I've been caught red-handed...
A BEAT MY CAPTION might be in order here soon.....
Proteinpowda
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I surrender.... a 375lb bench press is currently beyond me...but at least I can throw up 3-4 reps of 315.
So to log my progress so far in the last 4 weeks:
I've dropped from 222 at a 37.25 waist to a 35 or just under waist (umbilicus). I've gained size everywhere by the look of it, except for my arms which are stable at 17-17.25.
Abs are coming out very nicely..as are the wheels.
I'm going to get a picture of video of me doing my first 450lb deadlift later. I'm aware it's not a ton but for me it is.
I'll keep giving some periodic progress updates here simply b/c I do enjoy doing it; no other reason.
If I don't make progress criticize me; if I do praise me or give insight into how I can make even more progress.
So to log my progress so far in the last 4 weeks:
I've dropped from 222 at a 37.25 waist to a 35 or just under waist (umbilicus). I've gained size everywhere by the look of it, except for my arms which are stable at 17-17.25.
Abs are coming out very nicely..as are the wheels.
I'm going to get a picture of video of me doing my first 450lb deadlift later. I'm aware it's not a ton but for me it is.
I'll keep giving some periodic progress updates here simply b/c I do enjoy doing it; no other reason.
If I don't make progress criticize me; if I do praise me or give insight into how I can make even more progress.