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Titan changing his looks with MassMax XT

Dude! You're killing it and AlphaMax xt hasn't even had a chance to kick in yet! You're gonna get to 200 or same weight but leaner :)
 
FireTitan said:
My friend..youve been a HUGE factor in whatever success Ive had thus far..and its greatly appreciated, more than you know. I however do NOT miss fat f#ck me...yet I do miss the ho ho's, so enjoy it, add a little debbie oatmeal pie and swiss roll for me while youre at it. That way youll be in a sugar coma and I can pass you on the pullups
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You did it all brother. I am flattered for the suggestion that I've helped but you did all the hard work, I had very little to do with your success. I am proud of you.
 
FireTitan said:
ryane87 thanks my man! I found the slingshot by accident one day and was skeptical but a friend bought one and let me try it. Basically what it does is keeps your shoulders in line and take the load off of them at heavier weights. Its recommended by most pro power lifters because of that. The other thing, is once the weight has touched your chest...it gives you just enough "spring" to get it off your chest, but you still have to complete the push. That little bit of assistance allows you to push a little more weight than without, which is why some people say its cheating...but no one is going to take that away from me. It does wonders for my shoulder and allows me to hold the weight that I normally couldn't. However...due to the little "spring", and because youre still pushing it....when you go back to lifting without it...you can push more weight, for more reps than you could previously. Make sense?
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That is a pretty good explanation. To expand on it, it helps keep and teach you the proper position for bench which is with your elbows at about a 45 degree angle away from your torso. This allows you to keep the shoulders stable, and incorporate your lats into the movement. When your arms come down the triceps should be pressing into the lats, and the lats pressing up into your triceps. The slingshot puts you in position for that. It also helps you to work the overload principle on your triceps which is many peoples weak point in bench press. So it really helps with locking it out. I do recommend doing all of your warm up sets without the slingshot, and to be as explosive off the chest as possible on each rep of the warm up before putting the slingshot on. This will keep you explosive off of the chest as well, which can stagnate if ignored while training with the slingshot almost exclusively when benching heavier. For example, I never put the slingshot on before I hit 275lbs. I can safely rep 225-255 without any concern for my shoulder but once over that I break out the slingshot to stay safe but still be able to train heavier.
ryane87 said:
Whoever says it's cheating can fck off. It's not like a fcking bench shirt. The only people who would call that cheating are small minded, egotistical wannabe strong guys who really think "I could do that, too, with the slingshot" end rant....lol
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You can cheat at a game or competition but you can't cheat in training. Even a bench shirt is not cheating... everyone else who competes in geared competition is wearing one. So not cheating at all. Just a different competition category. People who say that it is cheating are ridiculous. If you and I did a bench press contest and I didn't use one and you did then yeah that would be cheating. However if we both use the same level of slingshot then that would be even steven... That is like saying that a rack deadlift is cheating... no it is focusing on a specific point in the ROM by aiding in another area. The tool has specificity and some are just too simple minded to grasp those concepts.
Studhorse said:
That's a great deal. Love Arby's ! The one by my house will fill one of the sandwich containers with beef for $5.00. Never weighed it but it's not close to a pound.
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Hell yeah that sounds like the way to go but I can't imagine the amount of fat in that. Probably a good 60-80 grams. The 1/2lb roast beef is 30grams of fat, and only 2-3 of that comes from the bun. Then again that isn't a deal breaker if you are eating keto or low carb.
Oriza7 said:
Just took my first 2 caps this morning!

Titan, just wondering if you were still keeping carbs to a minimum and if so, how it is affecting training with MM?
Im coming off a keto diet, 25g of carbs. I'm bumping up to 50g now on MM. Not sure if i should go up to 75 instead?
Finally reached my goal to 10% bf and i like to keep close while i lean bulk.
Thanks
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If you are coming off of a cut I would only reintroduce carbs peri workout and keep them trace carbs only the rest of the day to start off. Get in about 100-125g of fast acting carbs intra and post workout. You should notice you being more full and performing a little better. After a couple weeks of that add some carbs to another meal. The carbs are far from the enemy here and the best time to introduce them and acclimate your physique to them is right after a cut while insulin sensitivity should be pretty high. Trust me I went from not being able to eat carbs much to having about 225grams on my Burn days and up to as many as 400g on my Build days while staying lean. It takes a little time and well planned gradual reintroduction but carbs can become an excellent tool in your physique management. They are just as effective when used correctly, but it is not as simple as simply avoiding them.

R1balla said:
Everybody reacts different but I usually see libido increase within 3-4 days of AlphaMax xt.
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Yeah 2-4 days on any good test booster that relies heavily on boosting Free Test.
 
Quick update, but got nothing done yesterday. Have a few personal issues im trying to resolve and yesterday just wasnt a good day. Im on day 2 of a 48 hour fire shift, and made my mind up that I was going to release my demons in the gym. Im not going to list the workout, but I can say I was jacked, and the guy I working with said he would have quit on me, looked like I was on a mission. No workout tomorrow, and will be back at it Sunday. I did take a picture of my back to see how it was looking, and Ill say that my lats are starting to grow, which is one thing I definitely wanted to see. Id post it, but the picture itself is horrendous! Lol
 
Looking good, homie. I love when the vascularity picks up!
 
Looking solid as h3ll bro ... no matter what you have going on .. life.. work .. etc.. you keep making progress! Mad respect homie
 
Holy sh1t it's been a while since I stopped in here... your looking unbelievable bro!!! That's fantastic
 
Looking great, Titan. First week of MM in the books for me. What i like about it is the appetite increase. Its a "clean" feeling. Dont feel like im starving or craving for food. Kept my carbs in check ,50g, and i actually lost a lb after first week! And i definitely ate more cals. So this is good so far for my lean bulk goal.
 
I absolutely crushed my shoulder workout today along with another 150 pullups for the challenge. I feel like my traps are touching my earlobes right now. HOWEVER....Im going to have to make some changes in my diet. All of a sudden my diet has taken huge jump, and Im hangry!!! Still holding at 208 as of this morning, but going to start adding in some more food. Still lean proteins, but adding in a few more calories and fats. Im thinking ill go to about 2,000 calories a day rather than the 11-1300 Ive been running. My strength is starting to increase more and more and I feel I owe that to the MassMax XT and now even the AlphaMax!! My 3rd and 4th sets of DB presses were done with 85s today, and I was able to get them to the starting position with no help. I know that sounds stupid, but with my shoulder tear, I was having to have someone hand the 60s to me just a few months ago. I was killing sets of 30 with 100's on shrugs without straps and felt like I had so much more in me. Vascularity is really starting to show in the lower arm, throughout the forearm like never before. Im in love with this stuff. Now...the almost bad. I have to start adding and increasing my cardio. I want the rest if this fat gone, and Im going to try and hit 195 before August. Should be interesting
 
That's fcked up on the wifes end. Mine asked me if I need to cycle for my show....lol
 
She's gotten into my show almost as much as I have...haha she is ready to practice tanning me and everything
 
FireTitan said:
Thats good man. Take pride in that. Mine thinks Im going through this "transformation" to appease the college chicks where I work at. Lol
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Is that the source of some of your troubles?
 
FireTitan said:
Thats good man. Take pride in that. Mine thinks Im going through this "transformation" to appease the college chicks where I work at. Lol
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Mine keeps telling me I need to act my age. Makes it hard to stay motivated.

Just keep at it my friend. You've made some amazing progress in the last year, and I'm sure you've motivated more people than you can imagine.
 
Best I can tell you my friend is to keep grinding on. I know a lot of people on this board are bolstered by your fat to beast transformation and in the end, the healthier version of you should make her happy.
 
ryane87 said:
Best I can tell you my friend is to keep grinding on. I know a lot of people on this board are bolstered by your fat to beast transformation and in the end, the healthier version of you should make her happy.
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I 110% agree with this statement, and can say. Even on my down days and I don't feel like going. I just come check up on you and I'm ready to rock and roll.
 
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