May 2018 Most Improved Competition [FINISHED: Results in post #5]

[Obs]

First time seeing a picture of Peanutbutter - looks 30-35 years old not 50.

Very much agree

[hammerheart]

how did you do negatives on lateral raises? I have a hard time finding a way to do negatives for most push exercises

This way exactly,

Do one arm at a time. When working right arm assist on the concentric phase by using your left arm too. I usually grab the cable at the ball where it connects to the hand grip. Hope that makes sense

[hammerheart]

How's the hot receptionist going?

I believe her to be in a relationship with one of the trainers, which is also quite big, so I better lay my eyes off her. And good lord she's stupid. On the way to locker room I noticed her on the treadmill. When I was back the treadmill was still on, guess the huge red "stop" button was not enough for her to notice.

[hammerheart]

Check the different heart rates out.

Today was 52bpm after wrestling to get a t shirt on lol. And months ago was 72 resting.

Doing consistant cardio drops my hr massively.

That's really weird. I scored 140/90 at 80bpm this morning, which is not good. My high normal is no more than 120/80.

[hollowedzeus]

That's really weird. I scored 140/90 at 80bpm this morning, which is not good. My high normal is no more than 120/80.

Ive got relativly low bp thankfully but hr can get very high resting if im unfit.

Hows ur day been today mate? Arms fried?

[hammerheart]

Ive got relativly low bp thankfully but hr can get very high resting if im unfit.

Hows ur day been today mate? Arms fried?

You mean shoulders? Ofc, tris I can only feel the long head being sore, today I'll be in for traps and bis, will also add some dips at the end. I believe tris might need more volume work than heavy movements, endurance is rather poor. Comparatively my bis are pretty sturdy and can take a lot of shit, also quite hard to get them sore.

Not much else to report still horny as of lately lol

[Eduke93]

It's going to be a long day! Did something different last night because time was limited and I will be on the road today and tomorrow. Used the machines and did 2 sets to failure on each machine with no rest between sets, so I alternated between muscle groups, then did 30 minutes of cardio. Did my HIIT at 5AM this morning, working till 1030AM then hitting the road for an 11 hour drive about 1230. Wish me luck pulling a 42' 3" camper through Chicago.

Sounds killer mate!!

[hammerheart]

Nice session last night too,

BB Shrugs

BB curls
DB curls alternating
DB preachers
DB CC
DB hammer curls

BB wrist curls

Tri dips


Something is wrong at the gym. Everyone I see doing BB upright rows does them with very wide grip, and rows up while rotating shoulders externally, barbell being one hand distant from body. There must be a source of evil telling them to do this.


Heading to bed knackered in body and mind now, good night.

[PeanutbutterDC]

Nice session last night too,

BB Shrugs

BB curls
DB curls alternating
DB preachers
DB CC
DB hammer curls

BB wrist curls

Tri dips


Something is wrong at the gym. Everyone I see doing BB upright rows does them with very wide grip, and rows up while rotating shoulders externally, barbell being one hand distant from body. There must be a source of evil telling them to do this.


Heading to bed knackered in body and mind now, good night.

I get the wide part ( not too wide)... engage more deltoids, less traps, not sure why away from the body, though. I'm picturing the mid-point of a Cuban press

Glad you had a good wo and got shrugs in. Are you feeling a better mind-body connection on shrugs- good contraction?

[hammerheart]

Hello world

I get the wide part ( not too wide)... engage more deltoids, less traps, not sure why away from the body, though. I'm picturing the mid-point of a Cuban press

Glad you had a good wo and got shrugs in. Are you feeling a better mind-body connection on shrugs- good contraction?

I means as wide as grip is right next to the plates lol.

Thanks,

shrugs I'm king, it's one of the movement I get best. Had two warm up sets and four working ones, pyramiding down starting from 100kg (220 lbs) x 6 reps, and did some rest pauses in the last two sets.

Noticed something curious about my tris, which tend to give out early. After a couple sets bw dips they felt sore but went stretching them and could perform two more sets with even more intensity. The soreness I felt was in fact, tightness/stiffness. An issue I tend have pretty much with everywhere with muscles though (probably thyroid related).

I like dips, just recall that I used to do tons of them in my time, they engage my tris thoroughly and don't bother my elbows like the skulls or pushdowns, I'll stick with them as well as overhead double-handed db extensions, which also I like.

Grip is faring much better too. Need to recover my strength though, it's not as good as two months ago or towards start of comp, been quite struggling with the last month or so, but still keeping up a good job I believe.

[hammerheart]

Was thinking getting "hammerheart" tattooed somewhere, it's something relevant to me. Thought back but don't really see the write fitting there.

What about running down tris? Split in two - "hammer" left, "heart" right.

[hollowedzeus]

Was thinking getting "hammerheart" tattooed somewhere, it's something relevant to me. Thought back but don't really see the write fitting there.

What about running down tris? Split in two - "hammer" left, "heart" right.

It looks pretty cool on big eddie the worlds strongest man. He has 'the' on one bicep and 'beast' on the other

[hollowedzeus]

Happy saturday people. I have bloods at the end of august so sadly ill be finishing this comp without the use of gear

[hammerheart]

Happy saturday people. I have bloods at the end of august so sadly ill be finishing this comp without the use of gear

You can still try some tbol, just use sparingly not a full cycle.

[hammerheart]

Lost some water today and I sense E2 has lowered a bit, HR normalized too, energy and libido took a dive in the dump though, unusually tired today.

[PeanutbutterDC]

First time seeing a picture of Peanutbutter - looks 30-35 years old not 50.

Aren't you kind! Thanks

[PeanutbutterDC]

Was thinking getting "hammerheart" tattooed somewhere, it's something relevant to me. Thought back but don't really see the write fitting there.

What about running down tris? Split in two - "hammer" left, "heart" right.

Or maybe a design incorporating a hammer and a heart. I'm picturing a classic style design. Text is cool, too, but will look dated in a few years (says the woman with a tribal tramp stamp)

[PeanutbutterDC]

Hello world



I means as wide as grip is right next to the plates lol.



shrugs I'm king, it's one of the movement I get best. Had two warm up sets and four working ones, pyramiding down starting from 100kg (220 lbs) x 6 reps, and did some rest pauses in the last two sets.

Yeah, I have no theory on why anyone would grip that wide

Damn, son! You are shrug king!

[guitarzan]

Captain guitarzan at the helm! Boy my lake days are much different, use to have 6 or 8 half naked women and my drinking buddies on the boat, now wife and kids...lol

Lose skin on my gut makes me wanna puke, hard to stay motivated to continue losing fat. I'll be glad when summers over so I can go back to bulking

[PeanutbutterDC]

Lose skin on my gut makes me wanna puke, hard to stay motivated to continue losing fat. I'll be glad when summers over so I can go back to bulking

I'm in the same boat with loose skin

<hehe>

But seriously, it does get better with time and, counterintuitively, more weight loss.

Would you consider a tummy tuck or non-surgical cosmetic treatments if still loose at goal?

Btw you look great! And I still envy your life mr I have a boat man

[guitarzan]

I'm in the same boat with loose skin

<hehe>

But seriously, it does get better with time and, counterintuitively, more weight loss.

Would you consider a tummy tuck or non-surgical cosmetic treatments if still loose at goal?

Btw you look great! And I still envy your life mr I have a boat man

Yes, I would definitely consider a tummy tuck. I would probably go see a plastic surgeon or whatever if I get to that point. Maybe by next spring. Thanks for the compliment, and I love my boat, it's a older one but super fun! Kinda like me...haha

[PeanutbutterDC]

Captain guitarzan at the helm! Boy my lake days are much different, use to have 6 or 8 half naked women and my drinking buddies on the boat, now wife and kids...lol

Lose skin on my gut makes me wanna puke, hard to stay motivated to continue losing fat. I'll be glad when summers over so I can go back to bulking

My former team- the Rocket Queens - made this video for our leaguemates, the Shore Shots. I didn't appear in the video bc fat and old that day
Nsfw

[guitarzan]

I'm on a boat bitch... haha, that's funny as shit!

[hammerheart]

Or maybe a design incorporating a hammer and a heart. I'm picturing a classic style design. Text is cool, too, but will look dated in a few years (says the woman with a tribal tramp stamp)

I'm outdated in many ways myself so that's fine.

Yeah, I have no theory on why anyone would grip that wide

Damn, son! You are shrug king!

lol son zoned

Thanks, still got a long way to go

[guitarzan]

I'm in the same boat with loose skin

<hehe>

But seriously, it does get better with time and, counterintuitively, more weight loss.

Would you consider a tummy tuck or non-surgical cosmetic treatments if still loose at goal?

Btw you look great! And I still envy your life mr I have a boat man

Been thinking, someone told me before that lose skin gets better once you're lean, because it tends to cling to the ab muscles. That's gonna be my motivation to keep pushing, so dont tell me any different...lol

[hammerheart]

Too bad political talk is not allowed anymore. I'll just say there's some major cunts leading top EU countries atm.

[guitarzan]

Too bad political talk is not allowed anymore. I'll just say there's some major cunts leading top EU countries atm.

Since when is political talk not allowed

[Obs]

Captain guitarzan at the helm! Boy my lake days are much different, use to have 6 or 8 half naked women and my drinking buddies on the boat, now wife and kids...lol

Lose skin on my gut makes me wanna puke, hard to stay motivated to continue losing fat. I'll be glad when summers over so I can go back to bulking

I'm in the same boat with loose skin

<hehe>

But seriously, it does get better with time and, counterintuitively, more weight loss.

Would you consider a tummy tuck or non-surgical cosmetic treatments if still loose at goal?

Btw you look great! And I still envy your life mr I have a boat man

If it bothers you get the surgery man. Its not that expensive and you get one life. You know how to live it up so do what makes you happy. If you got it done you would wish you had done it sooner.

[David LoPan]

Captain guitarzan at the helm! Boy my lake days are much different, use to have 6 or 8 half naked women and my drinking buddies on the boat, now wife and kids...lol

Lose skin on my gut makes me wanna puke, hard to stay motivated to continue losing fat. I'll be glad when summers over so I can go back to bulking

It is just skin. I have seen really bad looking skin from weight loss. You are fine. Over 40 and no worries, not like your 25 and have that issues. Keep it up, brother. Showing off abs is way overrated!

I'm in the same boat with loose skin

<hehe>

Where PB? Where?

[David LoPan]

Since when is political talk not allowed

Never heard that before. Just keep it drama free. Most people listen and try to take other's point of view before we tell them how wrong they are. Just as long as it does not go into a thread where people get butt hurt and complain to management like Obs always does (telling management).

[hammerheart]

Since when is political talk not allowed

I recall such thing from last year, a thread went sideways with many reports to admin, which subsequently decided to ban political threads, don't know if that changed, but anyway I doubt anything EU relates is of interest here.

[hammerheart]

That hypers bench at gym is a godsend, it's earning me a canyon on my back, feels good to use too.

[guitarzan]

If it bothers you get the surgery man. Its not that expensive and you get one life. You know how to live it up so do what makes you happy. If you got it done you would wish you had done it sooner.

I would, but I'm thinking I need to drop more weight first

[guitarzan]

It is just skin. I have seen really bad looking skin from weight loss. You are fine. Over 40 and no worries, not like your 25 and have that issues. Keep it up, brother. Showing off abs is way overrated!



Where PB? Where?

I'm on a mission, for once in my adult life I wanna see my abs. I agree about PB, no lose skin that i can see

[guitarzan]

I recall such thing from last year, a thread went sideways with many reports to admin, which subsequently decided to ban political threads, don't know if that changed, but anyway I doubt anything EU relates is of interest here.

Gotcha, probably correct about the EU interest...lol

[PeanutbutterDC]

Been thinking, someone told me before that lose skin gets better once you're lean, because it tends to cling to the ab muscles. That's gonna be my motivation to keep pushing, so dont tell me any different...lol

Right. And as long as there's some fat between the abs and skin, the fat will stay distributed in a blanket attached to the skin, and that keeps the skin from tightening up. Hope that makes sense.

Great motivation and resolve. I'm with you, buddy. Abs in my adult lifetime!

[guitarzan]

Right. And as long as there's some fat between the abs and skin, the fat will stay distributed in a blanket attached to the skin, and that keeps the skin from tightening up. Hope that makes sense.

Great motivation and resolve. I'm with you, buddy. Abs in my adult lifetime!

Thanks, that makes me feel better about continuing fat loss. I will definitely consider a tuck, but I'm thinking I need lose down to 12% or so first

[charger69]

Right. And as long as there's some fat between the abs and skin, the fat will stay distributed in a blanket attached to the skin, and that keeps the skin from tightening up. Hope that makes sense.

Great motivation and resolve. I'm with you, buddy. Abs in my adult lifetime!

There is actually more to it. The skin has been stretched and as you get older the elasticity decreases. This is due to the collagen.
Working abs, building muscle, helps fill this void.
I struggle at competition time with the skin and I am single digit fat content. As I get leaner it becomes more pronounced.
I have taken collagen but not really seen anything exceptional.
The collagen activation is why the RF treatments work.


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[PeanutbutterDC]

Where PB? Where?[/QUOTE]


Top pic was 5/17; bottom was just now. This is good as it shows improvement during the competition. Still a long way to go, though

As an aside, I did a 4-week microneedleing trial. Can you tell which side (L or R) was treated? Yeah, me neither! So much for microneedleing

[David LoPan]

Where PB? Where?

Top pic was 5/17; bottom was just now. This is good as it shows improvement during the competition. Still a long way to go, though

As an aside, I did a 4-week microneedleing trial. Can you tell which side (L or R) was treated? Yeah, me neither! So much for microneedleing[/QUOTE]

Great work PB, you had a kid so no one will ever say anything about your abs when you show off your guns!