Snag continues his off-season REDEFINing

snagencyV2.0 said:
cals for today ~4150
400p/300c/150f

i'm still gun-shy about swapping out higher fat for lower carb right now..i like where things are, for the moment
i think my carb-metabolism has changed over the course of the past year..perhaps fats too
is interesting


fantastic back session this day, kept it to 3 exercises (bent bb rows, cable pulldowns to front, DB lawnmowers) 6 sets each
rep range from 20 to 6, short rest periods (1:15 for now - and dropping)..nice sweat
beat on the abs again a bit, DB sidebends and some weighted hanging knee-ups

another cold front blowing in - was upper 50s yesterday & today, gonna be down to 10 tonight and stay there again, teens for awhile
:mad:

just when i was getting used to working out without my parka :sigh:
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Yah we are getting the warm weather right now but will start to get cold again tonight. Not as cold as it was like 5 degrees.
 
calebsmitty said:
It was a blistering cold 65 all day today. Had to get out my windbreaker.
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i will neg you in a minute

if anyone was built for the cold it is me, very cold-blooded i am
but again - even i have my limits, and when i have to hop in my car just to warm up a bit - it is just not kewl




some of you will be happy to know snag's breakfast broke the 800cal barrier this morning
a beefed up variation of egg mcsnag was augmented with 1/2cup shredded wheat and 4oz almond/coconut milk
yum..good times
 
800 cals is damn near half my daily intake at the moment. But when I hit cycle I am going to tear up that EggMcsnag

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mustang0341 said:
800 cals is damn near half my daily intake at the moment. But when I hit cycle I am going to tear up that EggMcsnag
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;)

yeah - not a fan of the larger meals at all, but breakast has been inching up with my increased caloric intake (was low 600s..to 675..to 725, 780 one day recently, now 800s)
i think i'll refrain from going upwards again, but my allotment of meals with which to break cals up today will be reduced as i have some things to tend to, will skew my eating habits, couple meals will be larger than usual

did you receive your PX Black yet? should be anytime if not
 
Unacceptable! How dare you have an 800 calorie meal. :) Makes me hungry damn it! On the good side I have lost 4 lbs last two weeks.
 
That sounds like one of my Sunday breakfasts. I'm gonna go crazy this Saturday. I need to fuel up for my planned Sunday Leg Day. I'm feel like a crack head without his junk. I need to squat some weight.
 
Although I am white (obviously us pale skinned brothers are built for cold) and my family comes from the East Coast and England that was generations ago. I am not built for cold. It was probably high 50s this morning. I had a jacket over my pullover fleece and a beanie on. With gloves.
 
snagencyV2.0 said:
;)

yeah - not a fan of the larger meals at all, but breakast has been inching up with my increased caloric intake (was low 600s..to 675..to 725, 780 one day recently, now 800s)
i think i'll refrain from going upwards again, but my allotment of meals with which to break cals up today will be reduced as i have some things to tend to, will skew my eating habits, couple meals will be larger than usual

did you receive your PX Black yet? should be anytime if not
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I love the big eat :)
 
mustang0341 said:
Not yet, hopefully tomorrow or sat.
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ahh, yeah should be there anytime

i almost feel bad then, posting that mine came today :o

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think i will drop this in to my mix tomorrow, been hella excited to get my hands on it
1st of the month too..seems appropriate time to roll ;)

cals ~4k today, 300p/400c/135f
 
Jealousy.

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snagencyV2.0 said:
was playing with mapquest yesterday..a bit surprised to find that the trip from my home to montreal is not that much further than what it is from here to atlanta
:surprised:
and from here to toronto even less! ~7hr drive is all
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We are about 5 to 6 hours from T.O. on the 401 so not bad.
 
DreamWeaver said:
We are about 5 to 6 hours from T.O. on the 401 so not bad.
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yup sounds right, ~12hrs from here to montreal
if i ever renew my passport, and feel like taking a long drive someday, maybe i'll pop in :D


speaking of popping - took my first dose of PX Black this morning..hit with a nice sense of energy, nothing drastic (considering i haven't done stims in awhile aside from Ignite), smooth, confident, even..so far so good!
 
snagencyV2.0 said:
yup sounds right, ~12hrs from here to montreal
if i ever renew my passport, and feel like taking a long drive someday, maybe i'll pop in :D


speaking of popping - took my first dose of PX Black this morning..hit with a nice sense of energy, nothing drastic (considering i haven't done stims in awhile aside from Ignite), smooth, confident, even..so far so good!
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Did you ever take the old one ? Just wondering how it compares.

Yah pop by any time, I can take time off if we plan it. Festivals start Early July.
 
breakfast back down to ~750cals this morning
egg mcsnag, grapefruit, side of 1/2c shredded wheat in 4oz almond/coconut milk

chesticles on tap for today..plan on putting a beatdown on the abs once again
let's rock :yup:
 
Just bought several things of rice cakes. Got some different flavors for a diverse experience. ;)
 
The apple cinnamon ones are good! Snags I saw earlier you talked about Ezekiel bread. Where do u get it around here?
 
I think you have to get it in the health sections of stores and some of them sell it in the refrigerated section for freshness.
 
^^ yup
kroger down there by us has it dan..meijer carries it now too
organic refridgerated section, and yes you must keep it in fridge when you buy it
you will also have to toast it, is kinda ruff if you try to eat non-toasted
great stuff - gltuen-free, the whole shebang..lots of different varieties
 
Awesome thanks snag that Kroger is the only place I haven't looked for it at. Will be making a stop in there this week end
 
Ya they try to hide the bread from me...some places in the frozen section some in the special fridges by the organic stuff.
 
good day today - even if i'm a damn popsicle

chest was mauled profusely and efficiently..kept it simple (again)
flat BB bench. incline DB bench. chest-focused dips. and perfect-pushups to finish..
5 sets/4 sets/3 sets/2 sets, respectively, per each listed exercise above
reps from 15 to 6 for first 2 exercises, and then max reps for last 2 exercises
abs followed (dudes are a lil sore after all this attention lulz)

was a bit nipply out in the garage but once i got warmed up i moved well, kept pace brisk and quick..actually got a sweat going (beads turned to icicles as they fell to ground) :paranoid:

good experience on PX Black for first day, only took morning dose (2 caps)
also had 1/2 scoop Ignite2 for preWO

6 meals this day (+ pre & postWO shakes), i'm thru 4 meals to this point and right ~3k cals, so on target
should finish ~3850-4k, haven't decided on my last 2 meals construction yet..
protein will be 400g, carbs prolly ~250ish, fats in the 135-150ish range by time i'm done

meal #4 awhile ago was nice combo, a bit smaller
5oz 96% lean beef
3oz chicken breast
1 whole egg
2 pineapple slices
~400cals

was feeling good and strong today - nice confidence all day long :)
 
Yah I guess you really have to warm up profusely to be able to lift in the cold like that.
 
I'm surprised you haven't had any injuries with lifting in the cold. Even with a thorough warmup there has got to be times when the cold hits a back muscle or another and causes a spasm or worse.

Snags you are a machine! Cyborg maybe? Or maybe I'm getting too old for the cold! Lol
 
LOL
well it's not that cold out there guyz..i exaggerate a bit (still damn cold tho)
my garage is heated, and furnace system still puffs out some heat (like 2-3sec at a time)
depends on if i have to open the garage door to go somewhere, etc on how cold it gets out there
yesterday i had to take off somewhere before workout, so it was a bit cooler..this morning my car (which sits in front of the heater, 2.5car garage - all of my equipment sits on the other side) says it's 41 out there
was 51 in the house when i awoke (turn down my infrared heat source at night)
not like i'm in the north pole or anything..besides - this builds character :biglaugh:

kenpo - you bring up good point tho, yes i warm-up thoroughly of course..i do this regularly, but it does take a lil longer when it's colder for sure
i enjoy my lonely workouts (could go to club if i want, brother runs a chain of clubs in town) - i don't like that
people tend to get in my way, and i do not like to be pulled out of my zone

anyway, 2nd day on PX Black today..
looking forward to some leg work in my icebox :afro:
 
I have a two gyms I work out at and rotate between the two depending on when I lift so that I miss the crowds. People getting in the way ruins my plans.

I got legs today and am hoping the gym isn't a freezer (the gym with turf that I normally do legs at can be a pain to keep heated). I'll probably start the workout in sweats and a thermal. :p
 
cold pic today, upon rising..
(was shoveling the sidewalk this day - used to say "mowing the yard", but it's winter and i have white hairs all over my chesticles now so..shoveling the sidewalk is apropos)

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how the hell i can look so damn depeleted consuming 4kcals daily is beyond me - clean cals but still... :confused:

i reiterate my carb-metabolism has changed, every time i drop below ~300g/day i awake next day looking anemic..
weight still hanging above 200 upon rising (slightly)

anyway, off with my angst to nail some legs
 
No kidding man, those abs are popping more than ever

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PX Black sure kicked in quick eh guys?
been hammering my abs all week too, typically don't pay too much atttention to them
day two on PX went as well as the first, still only dosing 2 caps @rising
another 1/2 scoop Ingite preWO..legs were nailed nastily
followed light 7min cardio warm with leg extensions (it's cold out there, remember), single leg first, then traditional double-leg
BB ATG squats wide, then ATG close stance, RDLs, finished with leg curls (s-l-o-w) ss with calf work
pace was brisk (60sec on everything but ATGs, 1:15 for them)..downed postWO shake, then shoveled snow (not much there was quick) before postWO meal
meals were spaced same as yesterday, slight tweaks on macros
~3975cals, 325p/375c/130f

good day - now if indiana can hold on against michigan here all will be right with the world :1244:
 
PX Black day #3 today..

alteration in macros yesterday gave me just what i wanted to see today, my gawwd i look much better :cool2:
so it's an epiphany (a slow one) that i need to make a simple tweak to my carb rotation, is pretty much it..sweet

breakfast today mirrored one from yesterday
grapefruit
5oz 96% lean beef
1/2c grape nuts+1/2c shredded wheat+1/2 scoop isolate+8oz almond/coconut milk
1 TBS almond butter
~725cals

working out (again) today, shoulder work and prolly some abs (again :sigh:)
when i am done with this rotation on TUE i will have trained some 10-11 days in a row i think (lost track tbh), as i prepare for 3-4 off days due to a trip down to atlanta and meeting the Finaflex crew/owners
looking forward to meeting the guys..not so much to flying :paranoid:

my point: when i disappear for a few days soon, y'all can rest assured that it is as planned, and i dint fall off the wagon (or freeze to death in my house lol) :D
 
Looking great Steve, and if that is a flat anemic look then I want to look like that too!
 
MrKleen73 said:
Looking great Steve, and if that is a flat anemic look then I want to look like that too!
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thanks brother, i am fuller today tho, definitely
(stop eating birthday cakes and you may just get there) :D

anyway - i see these 49ers are making another of their patented comebacks..oooooooo not indiana #1 and my 49ers SB champs in the same w/e!! could it be?
:hammer:
(EDIT: :()

another good day - meal #5 a bit ago was
5oz 96% lean beef
3oz chicken breast
7oz sweet potato
salad w/ tasty fixins (bleu cheese & croutons - i deserved a splurge) :)

cals will be ~4k again, 400p/300c/135f

workout went well, shoulders were transformed to boulders and abs were thrashed appropriately

moving right along!
 
gracias doug

tweaking the caloric load for today..
gonna be 3650cals, roughly 300p/400c/90f

slept very little last night (madman doing some paperwork i needed to catch up on)

couple inches of snow to shovel after workout this morning..

PX Black to the rescue today pleez! (need a boost!!)
 
Good stuff and no more cake for me for a while. ;)
 
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i cannot believe jennifer jason leigh turns 51 today..
seems like only yesterday she was losing her virginity in Fast Times at Ridgemont High

man, i'm old :tired:

that is all
 
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