SFreeds 8 Weeks to the Beach cut

The log title says it, must be the beach. Has some algae bloom, it seems.
 
I'm back! Weather went to shyt, so I cut it short a day. Large hail and severe winds are no good when your roof is made out of nylon. I'm gonna head to the gym here shortly, as soon as I get caught up. Only supps I've had the last few days are Flexatril, Nootrol and Radiate, so gotta get back on track there, too. Curious to see where the weight is. 26 miles with 45 lbs on my back, up some pretty steep inclines means a whole lot of calories burned, but I also took in a whole lot of calories while doing it, so we'll see. I do believe I'll be skipping legs today for sure. My calves are really tight.
 
Hit the gym this morning. Dosed SuperNova upon waking, then before leaving for the gym took my favorite pre-workout Radiate and MaxReps. It's been a few days, so I went back to my last HST workout and repeated it. 100% of 15 rep max. Started off with 15 minutes on the treadmill, just to get loosened up a bit. Didn't power through it, just did the exercises at a steady pace. Spent about 2 hours total at it, then 20 minutes in the sauna and back home. Weight before starting was 194, so continuing the slow weight loss. I'm on vacation, so I'll have to really watch the food intake. Normally I would do two workouts per day while on vacation, as a way to keep from sitting around bored eating.

And what's everyone's thoughts on fitness trackers? Seems like I go through a spell every once in a while where I think I need one. Been looking at the Garmin Vivoactive HR.
 
SFreed said:
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And what's everyone's thoughts on fitness trackers? Seems like I go through a spell every once in a while where I think I need one. Been looking at the Garmin Vivoactive HR.
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Never seemed accurate to me.....and I used some good ones.
It seems more like something just to keep your mind on your "program"- which you've got down.....
But they ARE cool toys;)
Just my opinion of course...ymmv
 
SFreed said:
Hit the gym this morning. Dosed SuperNova upon waking, then before leaving for the gym took my favorite pre-workout Radiate and MaxReps. It's been a few days, so I went back to my last HST workout and repeated it. 100% of 15 rep max. Started off with 15 minutes on the treadmill, just to get loosened up a bit. Didn't power through it, just did the exercises at a steady pace. Spent about 2 hours total at it, then 20 minutes in the sauna and back home. Weight before starting was 194, so continuing the slow weight loss. I'm on vacation, so I'll have to really watch the food intake. Normally I would do two workouts per day while on vacation, as a way to keep from sitting around bored eating.

And what's everyone's thoughts on fitness trackers? Seems like I go through a spell every once in a while where I think I need one. Been looking at the Garmin Vivoactive HR.
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Glad to have you back? hope you had a good time before the weather went to Sh it.
Never had a fitness tracker. Don't see the need for me. but I don't run and do very little if any cardio.
 
SFreed said:
And what's everyone's thoughts on fitness trackers? Seems like I go through a spell every once in a while where I think I need one. Been looking at the Garmin Vivoactive HR.
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The only one I ever had that was remotely accurate is my Microsoft Band 2. They discontinued due to band defects. I still use it, but only for workouts and sleep, to preserve the band. You can probably find them for cheap now. Most of the trackers are only useful for runners. You really need heart rate, skin temp, galvanic skin response, and accelerometer IMO to get accurate numbers when lifting.
 
Today is an off day for HST, so it's cardio and abs, with pullups mixed in for the challenge. I've got a few days of vacation left and since it was a rainy chilly day, I went twice today. 45 minutes LISS, 30 minutes abs and 30 minutes HIIT followed by 15 minutes in the sauna. Once in the morning and again in the afternoon. Got back on track with the supps also. 3 caps DCP with food twice a day is the key to no heartburn for me. Haven't noticed any tolerance buildup with the Radiate. Rounded scoop stills feel the same as it did 2 weeks ago. Also not seeing a lot of change that can be attributed solely to the Abliderated / SuperNova. I'll continue smearing it on, just not sure if it's having any real effect. I'm really trying to up my ab workouts. I know that it's all about being low bodyfat, but I still feel that my core in general isn't progressing that well.

Monday marks the halfway point of this cut. If the trend continues, I should be around 192 lbs by then. At that point, I'll probably start easing up on the cardio. I don't have an abundance of muscle mass, and I sure don't want to start losing any of it.

And my wife text me today and told me she wanted to go to St Louis Friday and spend the night. Probably won't be back in time Saturday for a gym workout, so it looks like it'll be Hotel Sex cardio instead.
 
Very happy to hear that there's no tolerance buildup.....that's usually the problem with most thermos...
Anyhoo, sounds like you're KILLING the cardio....I got tired just reading about it! ;)
 
SFreed said:
Today is an off day for HST, so it's cardio and abs, with pullups mixed in for the challenge. I've got a few days of vacation left and since it was a rainy chilly day, I went twice today. 45 minutes LISS, 30 minutes abs and 30 minutes HIIT followed by 15 minutes in the sauna. Once in the morning and again in the afternoon. Got back on track with the supps also. 3 caps DCP with food twice a day is the key to no heartburn for me. Haven't noticed any tolerance buildup with the Radiate. Rounded scoop stills feel the same as it did 2 weeks ago. Also not seeing a lot of change that can be attributed solely to the Abliderated / SuperNova. I'll continue smearing it on, just not sure if it's having any real effect. I'm really trying to up my ab workouts. I know that it's all about being low bodyfat, but I still feel that my core in general isn't progressing that well.

Monday marks the halfway point of this cut. If the trend continues, I should be around 192 lbs by then. At that point, I'll probably start easing up on the cardio. I don't have an abundance of muscle mass, and I sure don't want to start losing any of it.

And my wife text me today and told me she wanted to go to St Louis Friday and spend the night. Probably won't be back in time Saturday for a gym workout, so it looks like it'll be Hotel Sex cardio instead.
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Best and only cardio for me! Eat some barque for me brother.
 
Hotel Sex is glorious
 
Today was begining of week 3 of HST, 2 sets of 75% of 10 rep max. Was gonna copy and paste the exercises again, but apparently I never listed them in the beginning. Pressed for time now, so I'll work on it later.
15 minutes warmup on the treadmill, then almost 2 hours to get thru the workout. 30 minutes of LISS and 15 minutes in the sauna. Stepped on the scale before the sauna and am at 193 this morning.

Gotta head to St Louis for a fun filled night, so catch you guys later
 
Well, back in the saddle after a couple of cheat days with my wife in St Louis. Too many drinks and too much good food! Spent the morning working on stuff around the house to get my wife off my back, Abliderated my mid-section, took my Radiate and hit the gym around noon. 15 minutes warm-up on a treadmill then 80% of 10 rep max HST workout. Then 45 minutes of LISS. Didn't even get close to the scale, since I'm sure my weight is up from the last couple of days. I'll give it a few days and check it.
Exercises for this time around are 45° Leg Press, Leg curl, Leg Extension, Calf Raise, Seated Cable Press, DB Hex Press, Machine Flies, DB Lateral Raise, T-Bar Row, Cable Upright Rows, DB Shoulder Press, Front DB Raise, Cable Face Pulls, BB Shrug, Cable Curls, Hammer Curls, Incline Curls, Overhead Triceps Extension, Skull Crushers and Pull Downs.
I'm not seeing a lot of results out of most of the supps I'm taking. Super 7, Assassinate and Abliderated don't seem to be doing much. Radiate and DCP are the only ones that seem to be helping out. Of course, since I've got them, I'll continue taking them.
 
How are you discerning between which ones are working and which aren't?
 
SFreed said:
Well, back in the saddle after a couple of cheat days with my wife in St Louis. Too many drinks and too much good food! Spent the morning working on stuff around the house to get my wife off my back, Abliderated my mid-section, took my Radiate and hit the gym around noon. 15 minutes warm-up on a treadmill then 80% of 10 rep max HST workout. Then 45 minutes of LISS. Didn't even get close to the scale, since I'm sure my weight is up from the last couple of days. I'll give it a few days and check it.
Exercises for this time around are 45° Leg Press, Leg curl, Leg Extension, Calf Raise, Seated Cable Press, DB Hex Press, Machine Flies, DB Lateral Raise, T-Bar Row, Cable Upright Rows, DB Shoulder Press, Front DB Raise, Cable Face Pulls, BB Shrug, Cable Curls, Hammer Curls, Incline Curls, Overhead Triceps Extension, Skull Crushers and Pull Downs.
I'm not seeing a lot of results out of most of the supps I'm taking. Super 7, Assassinate and Abliderated don't seem to be doing much. Radiate and DCP are the only ones that seem to be helping out. Of course, since I've got them, I'll continue taking them.
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Sometimes I would ask myself (yeah) if something's wrong with me when supps dont do shizzz! I've taken stuff for months at a time cause I had the stuff anyway....and everyone was saying.....
I dont wanna badmouth anyone but I've take a whole truckload of cutters that didnt do diddley.
Now I stick to stuff I know....mostly;)

Oh, in case you didnt know, your workouts are badazs!
 
ryane87 said:
How are you discerning between which ones are working and which aren't?
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I don't look like you yet. So obviously something's not working.

With being sick for a week, then a few days out in the woods, I've had several times when I wasn't taking something for a few days. DCP and Radiate were the only ones that I could tell when I wasn't taking them.
 
Tank999 said:
Sometimes I would ask myself (yeah) if something's wrong with me when supps dont do shizzz! I've taken stuff for months at a time cause I had the stuff anyway....and everyone was saying.....
I dont wanna badmouth anyone but I've take a whole truckload of cutters that didnt do diddley.
Now I stick to stuff I know....mostly;)

Oh, in case you didnt know, your workouts are badazs!
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I'm in the same boat. I'll try things when they're being ran by people I trust. But even that doesn't really mean much. Sometimes, what works great for one person doesn't do shyt for the next guy. I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about ditching most of the supps I've been taking.
 
SFreed said:
I don't look like you yet. So obviously something's not working.

With being sick for a week, then a few days out in the woods, I've had several times when I wasn't taking something for a few days. DCP and Radiate were the only ones that I could tell when I wasn't taking them.
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I haven't ran dcp since I used to rep for bps years ago, but big thumbsup for radiate!!!

I think dsade has changed the formula for dcp since then????
 
habajaba said:
Haha! Somehow I missed the original post. Thanks to big T for replying so I saw this. :-)

Vacations are hard work man. I brush the beard out a lot during that time and it really hits the biceps.

I did just get back from a trip. But it was business this time... Maybe I should start looking for my next vacation.
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Hahahahhahahahahha oh how I hate you
 
In the end, I think there are only a few things that really work. I listen to people I trust as well when it comes to supps I haven't tried or don't know much about. Even if someone says it works, but has to double, even triple the recommended dosage, that isn't "working" to me.
 
Brandinooooo said:
And I will be the creepy guy slipping roofies in your margaritas. Then leaving you to sleep on the beach night after night until your trip is over.
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Funny story......Last year I spent Monday morning (our 2nd day there) drinking a lot more than I should have. Ended up falling asleep laying on the beach around noon. My wife thought it would be hilarious if she took all of our stuff and went back to the condo. Left me laying there, on the beach, like a homeless person. Some guy came over around 3:00 and woke me up. Wanted to make sure I was ok. My wife has a strange sense of humor.
 
SFreed said:
Funny story......Last year I spent Monday morning (our 2nd day there) drinking a lot more than I should have. Ended up falling asleep laying on the beach around noon. My wife thought it would be hilarious if she took all of our stuff and went back to the condo. Left me laying there, on the beach, like a homeless person. Some guy came over around 3:00 and woke me up. Wanted to make sure I was ok. My wife has a strange sense of humor.
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HAHAHAHA that's funny.
 
SFreed said:
Funny story......Last year I spent Monday morning (our 2nd day there) drinking a lot more than I should have. Ended up falling asleep laying on the beach around noon. My wife thought it would be hilarious if she took all of our stuff and went back to the condo. Left me laying there, on the beach, like a homeless person. Some guy came over around 3:00 and woke me up. Wanted to make sure I was ok. My wife has a strange sense of humor.
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That is awesome!
I feel asleep on a blow up air thing. Woke up and the tide had taken me out so far I could hardly see the shore line. Took me 2.5 hours to swim back to the beach, Then I was 3 miles from the condo. When I got back my wife was pissed. She was getting ready to call the police. I did get a awesome sholder workout and a sunburn!
 
I think as fcked up as I have been was when my friends took me home and I woke up freaking out because I didn't know where I was at.
 
Studhorse said:
That is awesome!
I feel asleep on a blow up air thing. Woke up and the tide had taken me out so far I could hardly see the shore line. Took me 2.5 hours to swim back to the beach, Then I was 3 miles from the condo. When I got back my wife was pissed. She was getting ready to call the police. I did get a awesome sholder workout and a sunburn!
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Hahahahhaha that would be my luck.
ryane87 said:
I think as fcked up as I have been was when my friends took me home and I woke up freaking out because I didn't know where I was at.
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We need to get ya out more bro. I've woke up in other cities and states.
 
Brandinooooo said:
Hahahahhaha that would be my luck.

We need to get ya out more bro. I've woke up in other cities and states.
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Been there. Not but last month I woke up in logan utah with my cousin and my friend and I live in Boise Idaho (about 6 hours away). I took some Ambien and 2 shots and that's all she wrote I don't remember anything only stories of how I got there.

Apparently I called my buddy to get me. After getting me we were playing games and I really wanted to go to theme park for rollercoaster. Well the lagoon in framington Utah is the closest place. so we planned a road trip i called my cousin and she apparently said we could stay with her and left that night. Well after the drive I woke up on her couch in her apartment.
 
rtmilburn said:
Been there. Not but last month I woke up in logan lake with my cousin and my friend and I live in Boise Idaho (about 6 hours away). I took some Ambien and 2 shots and that's all she wrote I don't remember anything only stories of how I got there.

Apparently I called my buddy to get me. After getting me we were playing games and I really wanted to go to theme park for rollercoaster. Well the lagoon in framington Utah is the closest place. so we planned a road trip i called my cousin and she apparently said we could stay with her and left that night. Well after the drive I woke up on her couch in her apartment.
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Hahaha did you at least go to it?

The worst I had was when I was living in Dallas and went home with this chick in her car. My dumb ass woke up in Fort Worth with no car or clue where I was. Plus, the girl wasn't, uh, good spirited.
 
Brandinooooo said:
Hahaha did you at least go to it?

The worst I had was when I was living in Dallas and went home with this chick in her car. My dumb ass woke up in Fort Worth with no car or clue where I was. Plus, the girl wasn't, uh, good spirited.
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Haha oh ya I went with it I was there I was going on some damn rollercoasters. That would be awful. How did you get back
 
rtmilburn said:
Haha oh ya I went with it I was there I was going on some damn rollercoasters. That would be awful. How did you get back
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After a while of yelling and eventual hungover sex, I finally convinced her to take me home because I had to go to work. It was Sunday. She wasn't smart.
 
Is there anything worse than the first day back to work after a vacation?
 
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