Volcom's, Controlled Labs' - Look good in dem BLUE GENE(s), Sponsored Log

[rolandajoint]

i think i may have a deadlift/shrug superset video coming soon. just gotta convince my girlfriend to film it haha

 

[hman85]

I found it. Wouldn't it be nice to have one of these at the gym!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st8FEFHlInk&eurl=http://anabolicminds.com/forum/workout-logs/99114-terribletowel-s-quest-4.html

Damn i want one of those!

 

[thundergod]

I found it. Wouldn't it be nice to have one of these at the gym!

My gym does have one of those weight "jacks"!! It's a life-saver!! But one can always use those 2 and 1/2 plates like suggested earlier. That's works just as well. :thumbsup:

 

[hman85]

The worst is when i was on superdrol and i would get done doing heavy deads and then have to take the weights off with the most serious back pump ever. Not too much fun. there was a couple times i had to lay down for a couple minutes just so i could bend over to take the weights off.

 

[VolcomX311]

The worst is when i was on superdrol and i would get done doing heavy deads and then have to take the weights off with the most serious back pump ever. Not too much fun. there was a couple times i had to lay down for a couple minutes just so i could bend over to take the weights off.

Nice....:head:

 

[BigCasino]

In case some of you are new to my logs and wondering why he's posting his own vids here. It's just like that. As long as I know who you are, "mi thread, su thread." I like sharing struggles and accomplishments at the gym, so the invitation is universal, if you vid yourself doing something extraordinary or something you're proud of performance wise, feel free to share it here, its welcomed and I'm all about giving props and encouragement for your efforts.

Of course not all of us are as strong as Viking (myself included), so you don't need a minimum 605 deads to feel your vid is welcomed. Still waiting on Big Casino's dead lift vids.

Nice to have you back from vacation Viking :thumbsup:

I might need your help with that actually, Volcom. I don't have a video camera. I got a buddy with one but he won't let me borrow it he insists on being there, so far he has been pretty unavailible schedule wise. I do however have a 24 Hour membership, so maybe sometime I could roll out to Glendora or whatever and we could toss up some Vids for this thread. We'll figure something out. I think I'd be sick to toss up some vids of my deadlifts, SLDL, incline bench, I dunno what other lifts people would wanna see...... I could do a smith squat vid like Viking, I'm still trying to significantly outdo him on that one btw hehe, he's a strong mofo for sure.

Like you said though, it doesn't all have to be 600lbs+ vids, I mean I think people like seeing the vids just in general, if someone is DB Pressing 100s for the first time and that is like their max effort for them then I think people would want to watch that too. I just sharing in seeing people overcome obstacles in general, no matter where their development is.

I'll toss up another few pics in the mean time though, this is actually my facebook pic lol, just me in my bathroom.... trying to intimidate my toothbrush ;-) Not as lean as I want to be, and Viking still makes me feel fat, but hey I'm working on it ;-) The hockey mask one is from Halloween, so don't worry haha

 

[CTDeuce]

In case some of you are new to my logs and wondering why he's posting his own vids here. It's just like that. As long as I know who you are, "mi thread, su thread." I like sharing struggles and accomplishments at the gym, so the invitation is universal, if you vid yourself doing something extraordinary or something you're proud of performance wise, feel free to share it here, its welcomed and I'm all about giving props and encouragement for your efforts.

Of course not all of us are as strong as Viking (myself included), so you don't need a minimum 605 deads to feel your vid is welcomed. Still waiting on Big Casino's dead lift vids.

I have been trying to perfect my Rx5 (variation of a pistol squat) for a while now. Once I have it ready, I will be trying to do it from lowered position to 2 feet up on to a box. If this happens during the duration of this log....the vid will be yours

 

[VolcomX311]

I have been trying to perfect my Rx5 (variation of a pistol squat) for a while now. Once I have it ready, I will be trying to do it from lowered position to 2 feet up on to a box. If this happens during the duration of this log....the vid will be yours

Awesome :thumbsup:

 

[VolcomX311]

I might need your help with that actually, Volcom. I don't have a video camera. I got a buddy with one but he won't let me borrow it he insists on being there, so far he has been pretty unavailible schedule wise. I do however have a 24 Hour membership, so maybe sometime I could roll out to Glendora or whatever and we could toss up some Vids for this thread. We'll figure something out. I think I'd be sick to toss up some vids of my deadlifts, SLDL, incline bench, I dunno what other lifts people would wanna see...... I could do a smith squat vid like Viking, I'm still trying to significantly outdo him on that one btw hehe, he's a strong mofo for sure.

Like you said though, it doesn't all have to be 600lbs+ vids, I mean I think people like seeing the vids just in general, if someone is DB Pressing 100s for the first time and that is like their max effort for them then I think people would want to watch that too. I just sharing in seeing people overcome obstacles in general, no matter where their development is.

I'll toss up another few pics in the mean time though, this is actually my facebook pic lol, just me in my bathroom.... trying to intimidate my toothbrush ;-) Not as lean as I want to be, and Viking still makes me feel fat, but hey I'm working on it ;-) The hockey mask one is from Halloween, so don't worry haha

First of all, Viking makes all of us feel fat, so you're in good company.

On the vid assist, I totally would, but I don't go to 24, I have an L.A. Fitness pass. See if you can use a buddy's digital camera, that's what I use.

Your waste isn't bad for someone with your thickness. I'm naturally on the thick side myself, so the abs are a stubborn obstacle that requires overt due diligence for mere average results, but everyone has their own struggle :thumbsup:

 

[hman85]

First of all, Viking makes all of us feel fat, so you're in good company.

On the vid assist, I totally would, but I don't go to 24, I have an L.A. Fitness pass. See if you can use a buddy's digital camera, that's what I use.

Your waste isn't bad for someone with your thickness. I'm naturally on the thick side myself, so the abs are a stubborn obstacle that requires overt due diligence for mere average results, but everyone has their own struggle :thumbsup:

Yeah he does!

 

[VolcomX311]

California State University, Fullerton, officially starts today. My schedule is going to be hectic, but that's nothing new for me. I work all day at the Firm until 3:30pm, go to school until 10:00pm, but not EVERY day, and on some of those days, I can hit up the school "super" gym between classes (with all the hot Orange County chicks, but I have a girlfriend), or I can make the 1.5 hr drive home (So Cal Traffic) and hit the hometown gym (and an internship up in there somewhere). However, no worries, this is a pretty common schedule for me (less the internship).

I'm still waiting on the Blue GENE. I'm looking forward getting this train on the track.

 

[VolcomX311]

Yeah he does!

x3 on that one

 

[metroba]

Cool vid volcom. Big Casino, the traps are ginormous mah friend!

 

[VolcomX311]

Cool vid volcom. Big Casino, the traps are ginormous mah friend!

Yeah bro, neck cramps must lay you out

 

[VolcomX311]

Life is Hectic

Title says it all about the current situation.

Still waiting on the arrival of the Blue GENE, I haven't forgotten about you guys.

My new "life" schedule has thrown my workout schedule all out of whack, so I'll need this week to adjust and find out when I can squeeze a solid workout in. Fullerton has an AMAZING gym, I've just never worked out there yet, it's so big and there's so much going on that it's a bit intimidating. You need a HAND SCAN to get in, not a gym pass, a CIA hand scan. Anyhoo, I think I'm going to check that gym out before class tonight.

P.S. I went to a restaurant last night (Garden Grove, Orange County, for Roland) called Lam Soot Gol, yeah, if that's not FOB award of the year restaurant title... it's a Korean BBQ. You sit and they start up a grill at the center of the table. It's a personal cook grill, not like a Benihana where they cook for you. It's a buffet, only they bring out plates of marinated raw meats and a bunch of side dishes for further marination or dipping sauce and you grill away. There's a button on the table that sounds like a Stewardess call on an airplane that you push if you need anything, like more meat, and every server answers to that button call, so the service was EXCELLENT! They also switch your grills intermittently (ours was switched 3 times) I must have easily eaten 2,000-2,500 kcals in that one sitting. Not all the meats were lean if ya know what I mean, but damn. They brought out this strip of meat that tasted like it was marinated in a terriyaki/brown sugar sauce, cause it tasted meaty, yet sweet and it was tender as hell. They brought out a pile of Spicy Pork, Lamb cuts, Marinated Beef, and Pork Rib cuts. My friend and I went 3 plates and our last plate was just the Marinated Beef. I called it King's Meat cause it tasted fricken amazing.

Then they have an ice cream bar, but not those frozen yogurts that dispense, but ice cream scoopers and real ice cream buckets that you scoop yourself.

$17.00 a person, but let me tell you, WELL WORTH IT, service was outstanding, and the MEATS, [droooool], out of this world. It's also manly cause you get to grill it yourself, I'm sure Snagency would appreciate that.

 

[metroba]

Damn a hand scanner for a gym? Thats hardcore bro!

We have a grill house like that here in O town called Kobe's. Its the sh1t! They for giving me an idea for my date Saturday. :cheers:

And take it easy on yourself with all the crazy ish goin on. Dont let yourself get too stressed. If you need a day or 2 off from the gym, take it.

 

[Hank Vangut]

reading this just made me really hungry!

 

[VolcomX311]

Damn a hand scanner for a gym? Thats hardcore bro!

We have a grill house like that here in O town called Kobe's. Its the sh1t! They for giving me an idea for my date Saturday. :cheers:

And take it easy on yourself with all the crazy ish goin on. Dont let yourself get too stressed. If you need a day or 2 off from the gym, take it.

Once this semester gets in the flow of things and all the external stressors line up (like my internships), then I can sit back and handle the craziness with some sense of stability. I also have to move this Saturday and i drive a Honda, Prelude, which means I'll be renting a U-Haul. My brain hurts.

 

[snagency]

Title says it all about the current situation.

Still waiting on the arrival of the Blue GENE, I haven't forgotten about you guys.

My new "life" schedule has thrown my workout schedule all out of whack, so I'll need this week to adjust and find out when I can squeeze a solid workout in. Fullerton has an AMAZING gym, I've just never worked out there yet, it's so big and there's so much going on that it's a bit intimidating. You need a HAND SCAN to get in, not a gym pass, a CIA hand scan. Anyhoo, I think I'm going to check that gym out before class tonight.

P.S. I went to a restaurant last night (Garden Grove, Orange County, for Roland) called Lam Soot Gol, yeah, if that's not FOB award of the year restaurant title... it's a Korean BBQ. You sit and they start up a grill at the center of the table. It's a personal cook grill, not like a Benihana where they cook for you. It's a buffet, only they bring out plates of marinated raw meats and a bunch of side dishes for further marination or dipping sauce and you grill away. There's a button on the table that sounds like a Stewardess call on an airplane that you push if you need anything, like more meat, and every server answers to that button call, so the service was EXCELLENT! They also switch your grills intermittently (ours was switched 3 times) I must have easily eaten 2,000-2,500 kcals in that one sitting. Not all the meats were lean if ya know what I mean, but damn. They brought out this strip of meat that tasted like it was marinated in a terriyaki/brown sugar sauce, cause it tasted meaty, yet sweet and it was tender as hell. They brought out a pile of Spicy Pork, Lamb cuts, Marinated Beef, and Pork Rib cuts. My friend and I went 3 plates and our last plate was just the Marinated Beef. I called it King's Meat cause it tasted fricken amazing.

Then they have an ice cream bar, but not those frozen yogurts that dispense, but ice cream scoopers and real ice cream buckets that you scoop yourself.

$17.00 a person, but let me tell you, WELL WORTH IT, service was outstanding, and the MEATS, [droooool], out of this world. It's also manly cause you get to grill it yourself, I'm sure Snagency would appreciate that.

Place sounds like the bomb, and $17 for that kind of grub is a hella price. Nice. I love some marinades! (just not having any right now..)

 

[rolandajoint]

Title says it all about the current situation.

Still waiting on the arrival of the Blue GENE, I haven't forgotten about you guys.

My new "life" schedule has thrown my workout schedule all out of whack, so I'll need this week to adjust and find out when I can squeeze a solid workout in. Fullerton has an AMAZING gym, I've just never worked out there yet, it's so big and there's so much going on that it's a bit intimidating. You need a HAND SCAN to get in, not a gym pass, a CIA hand scan. Anyhoo, I think I'm going to check that gym out before class tonight.

P.S. I went to a restaurant last night (Garden Grove, Orange County, for Roland) called Lam Soot Gol, yeah, if that's not FOB award of the year restaurant title... it's a Korean BBQ. You sit and they start up a grill at the center of the table. It's a personal cook grill, not like a Benihana where they cook for you. It's a buffet, only they bring out plates of marinated raw meats and a bunch of side dishes for further marination or dipping sauce and you grill away. There's a button on the table that sounds like a Stewardess call on an airplane that you push if you need anything, like more meat, and every server answers to that button call, so the service was EXCELLENT! They also switch your grills intermittently (ours was switched 3 times) I must have easily eaten 2,000-2,500 kcals in that one sitting. Not all the meats were lean if ya know what I mean, but damn. They brought out this strip of meat that tasted like it was marinated in a terriyaki/brown sugar sauce, cause it tasted meaty, yet sweet and it was tender as hell. They brought out a pile of Spicy Pork, Lamb cuts, Marinated Beef, and Pork Rib cuts. My friend and I went 3 plates and our last plate was just the Marinated Beef. I called it King's Meat cause it tasted fricken amazing.

Then they have an ice cream bar, but not those frozen yogurts that dispense, but ice cream scoopers and real ice cream buckets that you scoop yourself.

$17.00 a person, but let me tell you, WELL WORTH IT, service was outstanding, and the MEATS, [droooool], out of this world. It's also manly cause you get to grill it yourself, I'm sure Snagency would appreciate that.

holy christ. im gonna check this place out. i went to roscoes for lunch yesterday with my gf and best friend. popped an AP before the meal, and i took down the 2 waffles, the chicken, some of my gf's chicken, and an eclipse drink no problem. i need to try that chicken omelet you mentioned tho.

i didnt know CSUF had such an epic gym. cal polys is crap. reminds me of the small 24 thats in san dimas. ucla and uc irvine have some awesome gyms too.

 

[VolcomX311]

holy christ. im gonna check this place out. i went to roscoes for lunch yesterday with my gf and best friend. popped an AP before the meal, and i took down the 2 waffles, the chicken, some of my gf's chicken, and an eclipse drink no problem. i need to try that chicken omelet you mentioned tho.

i didnt know CSUF had such an epic gym. cal polys is crap. reminds me of the small 24 thats in san dimas. ucla and uc irvine have some awesome gyms too.

When Dr. Brown, the president of the NSCA teaches and researches at your school, stuff like an Outlandish training center are bound to happen.

Here's a break down.
1. It's two stories
2. Outside Olympic Swimming Pool
3. Indoor Track, surrounding 8 volley ball courts
4. 4 basketball courts in it's own building section
5. Two Free Weight and Machine Lifting Rooms, upstairs and downstairs.
6. A packed cycling room, all facing a giant Big Screen.
7. About 50 cardio machines, stairs, steppers, treadmills, each with their own individual television monitors.
8. A giant Rock Climb Wall
9. A cardio room
10. A mixed marital arts room, fully padded floor with upper torso dummies you can smack around.
11. Hand Scanners to get in.

The place is nuts. I believe our facility was inspired by UC Irvine's outrageous facility (so I've heard from staff).

 

[rolandajoint]

When Dr. Brown, the president of the NSCA teaches and researches at your school, stuff like an Outlandish training center are bound to happen.

Here's a break down.
1. It's two stories
2. Outside Olympic Swimming Pool
3. Indoor Track, surrounding 8 volley ball courts
4. 4 basketball courts in it's own building section
5. Two Free Weight and Machine Lifting Rooms, upstairs and downstairs.
6. A packed cycling room, all facing a giant Big Screen.
7. About 50 cardio machines, stairs, steppers, treadmills, each with their own individual television monitors.
8. A giant Rock Climb Wall
9. A cardio room
10. A mixed marital arts room, fully padded floor with upper torso dummies you can smack around.
11. Hand Scanners to get in.

The place is nuts. I believe our facility was inspired by UC Irvine's outrageous facility (so I've heard from staff).

thats awesome. we had a proposed rec center which was basically what you just described. they had the students vote on it, and the proposal was rejected. totally bummed me out. oh well tho.

yo where is that korean bbq place? i googled it but nothing came up.

 

[VolcomX311]

thats awesome. we had a proposed rec center which was basically what you just described. they had the students vote on it, and the proposal was rejected. totally bummed me out. oh well tho.

yo where is that korean bbq place? i googled it but nothing came up.

CHAM SUT GOL
Barbeque, Korean [Edit]
9252 Garden Grove Blvd., #10
Garden Grove, CA 92842
(714) 590-9292

Go handle yo business :thumbsup:

 

[VolcomX311]

If you use Yahoo maps, it's going to tell you to exit some street that begins with a "T" that street doesn't exist in real freeway life. Exit Magnolia and turn left, just remember that, when you exit Exit Magnolia, it turns into the street that begins with a "T" but Yahoo Maps doesn't tell you that, we took a lucky shot inthe dark and got it, because the next street after Magnolia is Beach Blvd and that's too far down. The rest of the directions will be accurate after that.

 

[metroba]

Wow that place looks like heaven

 

[rolandajoint]

If you use Yahoo maps, it's going to tell you to exit some street that begins with a "T" that street doesn't exist in real freeway life. Exit Magnolia and turn left, just remember that, when you exit Exit Magnolia, it turns into the street that begins with a "T" but Yahoo Maps doesn't tell you that, we took a lucky shot inthe dark and got it, because the next street after Magnolia is Beach Blvd and that's too far down. The rest of the directions will be accurate after that.

awesome. thanks brotha. cant wait to take my gf there. she appreciates food about as much as me. i just eat more of it. what kind of side dishes do they have other than the obvious brown/white rice?

 

[Irish Cannon]

Man, I thought my schedule was hectic.

 

[VolcomX311]

awesome. thanks brotha. cant wait to take my gf there. she appreciates food about as much as me. i just eat more of it. what kind of side dishes do they have other than the obvious brown/white rice?

As soon as you sit down they start bringing stuff out, like you're a guess at a royal banquet, it's a trip. I don't know what they are, a bunch of korean side dishes to go with the meat. Go and tell me how you like it, I'm sure I'll be back there (after I've earned it; the calories I put away last night, OYE!)

 

[VolcomX311]

Man, I thought my schedule was hectic.

Its nasty. I go to work in the morning, school in the afternoon, back at work (right now), back to school until 10:00pm tonight :whiner:

 

[VolcomX311]

A little tip Roland.

They have the grills set on really low, I think they're trying to perpetuate a slow eating process. You grill slow, you eat slow, your satiation catches up to you, thus, you ultimately eat less. I reached over and kept turning up the heat to get the meat cooking fast (I totally pigged it last night) so we could keep the meat coming. The heat switch is like a regular stove switch on the side of the table. We had our fire turned down on 3 occasions, but they're Korean and hella polite so they won't say anything, they'll just turn it back down, but when they leave, crank that sucker back up. Just one or two notches, once the meat starts to sizzle, you're good.

 

[rolandajoint]

A little tip Roland.

They have the grills set on really low, I think they're trying to perpetuate a slow eating process. You grill slow, you eat slow, your satiation catches up to you, thus, you ultimately eat less. I reached over and kept turning up the heat to get the meat cooking fast (I totally pigged it last night) so we could keep the meat coming. The heat switch is like a regular stove switch on the side of the table. We had our fire turned down on 3 occasions, but they're Korean and hella polite so they won't say anything, they'll just turn it back down, but when they leave, crank that sucker back up. Just one or two notches, once the meat starts to sizzle, you're good.

haha nice. ill keep that in mind when i go. hopefully this week.

 

[EasyEJL]

I think the meat you liked the best is bul go gi if i'm any guesser Thats meat off the beef short ribs. Did they have any soups? theres one I cant recall the name of, a reddish soup with seafood + tofu that is spicy that really kicks ass, and also a cold dish with the cellophane noodles and little bits of veggies + meat in a brownish dressing that i would kill to eat again

 

[thundergod]

DAMN!!! :frustrate You guys are doing it again. Don't you know that some of us are trying to diet around here??!!! :lol: Time to hit the buffet tomorrow. But only for lots of steak, chicken, sweet potatoes, and asparagus. That's a "cheat" meal for ol' Thunder!! But damn tasty..........really.

 

[TimberLakers]

Do yourself a favor and get some Chopchae up in that Korean piece...

 

[shaddow]

Alright, now you've done it... I'm gonna go eat again.

 

[VolcomX311]

I think the meat you liked the best is bul go gi if i'm any guesser Thats meat off the beef short ribs. Did they have any soups? theres one I cant recall the name of, a reddish soup with seafood + tofu that is spicy that really kicks ass, and also a cold dish with the cellophane noodles and little bits of veggies + meat in a brownish dressing that i would kill to eat again

That sounds very similar to the experience I had, minus the spicy tofu, and add a bowl of marindade to wade the next round of meats in.

 

[VolcomX311]

Alright, now you've done it... I'm gonna go eat again.

With the shreds you have, your body seems to know what to do with all that food in the good way. I'm looking to cut back for an entire week to make up for that night of outrageous splurging (but well worth it). Pastry stuff, never worth it, allowing a burger or some pizza here or there, never worth it, mountains of insanely tasty meats, always worth it.

 

[TimberLakers]

Alright, now you've done it... I'm gonna go eat again.

Yeah, your avi looks like you could use a good meal...

:wtf:

Seriously dude, Timber wants your back workout.

 

[VolcomX311]

DAMN!!! :frustrate You guys are doing it again. Don't you know that some of us are trying to diet around here??!!! :lol: Time to hit the buffet tomorrow. But only for lots of steak, chicken, sweet potatoes, and asparagus. That's a "cheat" meal for ol' Thunder!! But damn tasty..........really.

I try to eat healthy, too, when I hit the buffets (for the most part), but So Cal has a bunch of Asian Buffets, so I have to stick with the seafoods, because most of the other meats are breaded and deep fried and rolled around in high sugar sauces.

 

[TimberLakers]

With the shreds you have, your body seems to know what to do with all that food in the good way. I'm looking to cut back for an entire week to make up for that night of outrageous splurging (but well worth it). Pastry stuff, never worth it, allowing a burger or some pizza here or there, never worth it, mountains of insanely tasty meats, always worth it.

I never cheat on meals... I lost interest in sweets and fried foods a couple years ago... But I never see meats as a weakness - I will f*ck up a barbeque like no one's business.

 

[thundergod]

I never cheat on meals... I lost interest in sweets and fried foods a couple years ago... But I never see meats as a weakness - I will f*ck up a barbeque like no one's business.

I totally am down with the T-Lake neanderthal diet. Thunda want meat!! :food: My only sweet indulgence is a little peice of milk chocolate, only once in a while. Just a smidge!!

 

[VolcomX311]

I worked out at Fullerton's "Bird's Nest" gym (Beijing Olympics reference), and something I've always suspected to be true, but it really showed its face today. The thickness of the bar, can alter how much you lift, depending on what you're used to. The Bird's Nest uses thick @$$ Olympic bars, like super fricken thick, whereas, L.A. Fitness, uses broom stick bars. My strength wasn't deterred in a tremendous fashion, but on bench, I hit 225lbs x 12 as usual (but it felt like a ton), but 275lbs I only hit for 7, whereas, I can normally pull off 8 gauranteed, 10 on a solid day, and I hit 285lbs x 4, barely, whereas, on the video I posted, I nailed 295lbs for 7 or 8? pretty solid.

Anyhoo, lots of posers there as I suspected, but whatever. On the plus note, some of the free weight loaded machines they had were excellingly, biomechacnially tuned for precise ROM like nothing i've never used. And instead of a little metal notch you pull out of a weight stack and stick it in to raise or decrease the weight you want to use. Each 10lbs on the weight stack had an ON/OFF switch, and you flip the switch to ON, at the weight you want, this way you never lose that little metal twig or nothing ever gets jammed, it was a trip.

There's no point in posting my workouts yet, considering my Blue GENE is still in Postal Oblivion.

I'm off to class, I'll be here until 10pm!!!

 

[EasyEJL]

Since we're on the all meat conversation, what about brazillian churrascarias?

 

[TimberLakers]

I totally am down with the T-Lake neanderthal diet. Thunda want meat!! :food: My only sweet indulgence is a little peice of milk chocolate, only once in a while. Just a smidge!!

I get a taste of chocolate every day in my shakes... I think I would really love a bar once in awhile, but not more than I'd like me some chicken and ribs...

 

[VolcomX311]

Since we're on the all meat conversation, what about brazillian churrascarias?

Never tried, WANT TO!!! Okay, I should really go

 

[EasyEJL]

there are few things better than sitting there, letting they carry skewers of meat past and just waving them down when they have something you like. Hmm the only one in california I ate in is in pasadena, in that outdoor mall, can't recall the name.

 

[TimberLakers]

Man, I REALLY love swordfish too... and I'm not a fish guy. but its up there with Steak for me. And Swordfish kabobs over rice with grilled veggies and extra lemon....

Oh gawd, I need food.

 

[rolandajoint]

Man, I REALLY love swordfish too... and I'm not a fish guy. but its up there with Steak for me. And Swordfish kabobs over rice with grilled veggies and extra lemon....

Oh gawd, I need food.

wow. that might be one of the most appetizing meals ive seen in this thread yet. right under chicken and waffles of course.

 

[shaddow]

Yeah, your avi looks like you could use a good meal...

:wtf:

Seriously dude, Timber wants your back workout.

Haha. Just got off a perpetual cut about a month ago, and now I'm putting down ~5,000+ kcal. Feels damn good too.

Nothing special for back, really... Pull ups, heavy db rows, heavy cable rows, heavy t-bar rows...

 

[VolcomX311]

Today I had a couple people whom I had a class with last semester, tell me that I've gotten bigger since they last saw me. My lab partner Andres, who saw me at the beginning of last semester weighing at 230lbs, to the end of the semester where I was 211lbs, but right now, at 216lbs, he thinks I've "blown up" since May, thats a good sign I suppose.

Working out at the Fullerton gym today was a trip. At my usual gym, I know everybody, or I know a lot of people no matter which gym I got to, so the atmosphere is more or less, supportive, encouraging, or commradery. The people stronger then you are people much older or on the juice, or I know them personally and its all love and the people much "smaller" or not as strong, are usually high school kids who I don't pay any mind to. However, working out at the University, I felt TOTALLY competetive, maybe its just because its my first time, or its because everybody is around my age more or less , so I kept scanning the room, picking out who the big or strong guys were. I mean, I wasn't obsessed with it, but the fact that I even had those competetive inclinations to want to punk somebody was off for me (but at the same time, good ole high school idiot days).

There were "bigger" guys and by bigger I mean fatter, but thick, like they definitely workout, but are just super fat too, but I was pretty sure that I was the strongest person there "that hour."

However, I definitely prefer commradery, so what I usually do, is I'll be the one to break the ice. You know how big guys or noticeably strong guys stare at each other from across the room, not mad dogging, but glances here and there to see what the other is lifting or for whatever reasons, comparing physqiues...etc. I get that a lot, and I'll usually go up and say whats up to the dude and end up cool with them (if i respect them). I can tell if someone is a little too full of themselves, then I don't care for them, but when I can tell the dude is just there to do his thing, and not a gym Diva, then I like meeting those guys.

On that note, some trainers mad dog me all the time, especially down at Grand (for Roland). Trainers hate on me a lot, I don't know why. I used to love to get to know the trainers at the gym I workout at. I started off at a TINY gym, so I'm all about the small town, everybody knows everybody type of gym, and its all love, but after too many mad dog experiences by trainers, I'm sick of them for the most part.

Its late, I'm done with school and delariously ranting, so I'll stop.

last note, I'm really looking forward to the Blue GENE. I was reading more about the ingredients in Blue GENE, and from what I gather, it may perpetuate an enhanced Beta Alanine effect, which would be terrific, because I love BA, but I'm uber sensitive to parasthesia, so I can't do BA too much. Increased circulation paired with increased oxygenation of muscles by red blood cells, whats more then two "thriced?" with increased test and anti catabolic = Hellz to tha yes, I'm ready for this!

I'm still talking, good night.