3 Weeks Out Pics

***FireGuy*** · 03-27-2011, 10:31 AM

Posted these in the Transformation Challenge Thread but not sure how many of you guys look there. Currently 3 weeks out from my next show. Didnt do any prep and no pump for the pics whatsoever. Just rolled outta bed and snapped them. 196.8lbs right here, planning on hitting the stage around 185lbs.

**vishus** · 03-27-2011, 10:50 AM

NICE! lookin on point for three weeks out, looks like you could drop a few pounds of water and make some noise on stage! good luck at the show brother

**Narkissos** · 03-27-2011, 12:26 PM

Looking sharp G!

**Matt** · 03-27-2011, 12:31 PM

Holy shit, big difference to the photos you put up at the beginning for the transformation challenge, man your looking good mate...

**SlimJoe** · 03-27-2011, 01:13 PM

Looking great man

**Justsayno** · 03-27-2011, 01:49 PM

Is it me (yes i dont know shit about BBing) or do you not have anything but muscle to lose by a 10 pound cut?

Aside from that you obviously look like you know what youre doing, you look amazing. I love your back and your calves look really cool too. Did you post diet or cycle info on the transformation page?

P.s how tall are you?

**EggyFtw** · 03-27-2011, 03:23 PM

Wow looking great, have you posted anything on your cycle or diet anywhere ?

***FireGuy*** · 03-27-2011, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by vishus

NICE! lookin on point for three weeks out, looks like you could drop a few pounds of water and make some noise on stage! good luck at the show brother

Thanks, I have been waking up at 194-194.5 the last few days, not sure where the 3lbs came from yesterday. I was low carb so must have had too much crystal light or something.

Originally Posted by Narkissos

Looking sharp G!

Thanks Corey!

Originally Posted by Matt

Holy shit, big difference to the photos you put up at the beginning for the transformation challenge, man your looking good mate...

Thanks Matt, I kinda wish I would have started that transformation contest a bit more outta shape, I think I could have started with an extra 5lbs of fat and still ended up here.

Originally Posted by SlimJoe

Looking great man

Thank you.

Originally Posted by Justsayno

Is it me (yes i dont know shit about BBing) or do you not have anything but muscle to lose by a 10 pound cut?

Aside from that you obviously look like you know what youre doing, you look amazing. I love your back and your calves look really cool too. Did you post diet or cycle info on the transformation page?

P.s how tall are you?

This is why so many people who have never competed overestimate how much they are going to weigh on stage. They have abs showing at 210lbs so they assume they will be shredded at 190lbs. Yes, in the gym I "cut to hell" and "ripped to shreds" (other peoples comments) and I could step on stage in this condition and not embarrass myself. But...there will be a competitor or two who take it the extra mile on their conditioning and if I stand next to them in this condition they will make me look smooth and I will make them look even harder than they are by comparison. My shoulders still are not striated to the degree they need to be and neither are my glutes. My arms still have some fat on them and my back is still missing a few details to be truly stage ready. I am also not the most genetic blessed guy either. I have high lats, need more thigh sweep and have small arms. To overcome this I really need to outcondition guys with better structure than I have.

Oh, I am 5'10 BTW. Diet=High protein, low carb, low fat, 1900-2300 calories. Cardio, eight 30 minute medium intensity session, three 30 minute very high intensity sessions a week. Cycle, if it were legal I would have started 9 weeks out, very simple 700mgs Test P, 400mgs Primo a week and 40mg Var a day. Maybe toss in a bit of Proviron near the end, if it were legal.

**Far from massive** · 03-27-2011, 07:47 PM

Looking great as usual.

Just curious what kind of changes you will make to your diet and/or routine in the next weeks to achieve the final goals?

**Bigd89** · 03-27-2011, 08:13 PM

Looking great! What is your current bf%?

***FireGuy*** · 03-27-2011, 08:13 PM

I dont plan on changing anything, my current diet/cardio schedule has had me dropping a consistent 2lbs per week. If that holds up, which it should it will only be a matter of manipulating the water the last 48 hours to get me where I should be.

***FireGuy*** · 03-27-2011, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by Bigd89

Looking great! What is your current bf%?

Calipers had me at 5.9% this morning although at this point it's really hard to say how accurate they are. The main thing is my total skin folds from all 9 sites is still going down on a consistent basis, which they are. Even a small water shift can change my caliper reading percentage by 1/2 pt.

**DFRELAT** · 03-28-2011, 11:46 PM

Nice work! Good luck for your show!

**Hazard** · 03-29-2011, 01:41 PM

Lookin good man! Wishin you the best as always!

~Haz~

**ranman32566** · 03-29-2011, 05:52 PM

Good work..your legs are ripped. Good luck at the show

**MACHINE5150** · 03-29-2011, 05:58 PM

Sexy bastard.. I bet chicks in your district are lighting their houses on fire just in hopes that you will be coming to save em'

**grumpee** · 03-29-2011, 06:00 PM

Looking good man. Good luck at the show

**ghettoboyd** · 03-29-2011, 06:33 PM

you look amazing bro, nice work, much respect....

**bjpennnn** · 03-29-2011, 09:21 PM

Looking good man! Keep us updated! Good luck on the weeks to come!

**BoredIRL** · 03-29-2011, 10:22 PM

I'm jealous.

**CMB** · 03-29-2011, 10:26 PM

Man, I can't wait to see your contest pics with all that water gone LOL! Very nice.

The only suggestion I have is to hit you legs more frequently they seem a little to small compared to your upper body.

I hope I can only look like you in the upcoming years. Good luck man.

***FireGuy*** · 03-30-2011, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by DFRELAT

Nice work! Good luck for your show!

Thank You.

Originally Posted by Hazard

Lookin good man! Wishin you the best as always!

~Haz~

Thanks Brother, I will keep you posted.

Originally Posted by ranman32566

Good work..your legs are ripped. Good luck at the show

Thanks, I am opposite of most people, fat comes off my legs first arms last.

Originally Posted by MACHINE5150

Sexy bastard.. I bet chicks in your district are lighting their houses on fire just in hopes that you will be coming to save em'

;-)

Originally Posted by grumpee

Looking good man. Good luck at the show

Thank You.

Originally Posted by ghettoboyd

you look amazing bro, nice work, much respect....

Thanks, working my ass off for this one.

Originally Posted by bjpennnn

Looking good man! Keep us updated! Good luck on the weeks to come!

Thank you, will do!

Originally Posted by BoredIRL

I'm jealous.

:-)

Originally Posted by CMB

Man, I can't wait to see your contest pics with all that water gone LOL! Very nice.

The only suggestion I have is to hit you legs more frequently they seem a little to small compared to your upper body.

I hope I can only look like you in the upcoming years. Good luck man.

Funny my legs used to dominate my upper body and yes, now they could stand to add a bit more thigh sweep to match the top half. I have found the best way to bring up a lagging bodypart isnt training it more often it's training it more harder and more smarter. Then again I am closer to 50 years old than I am to 40 so not sure how much more size I will be adding in the future.

**gbrice75** · 03-30-2011, 07:23 AM

Sick FG, inspiring as always. Lmao, I love your hypothetical cycle. =)

**flatscat** · 03-30-2011, 08:12 AM

freakin amazing - one word, dedication. Wish I had half of yours. Good luck!

**bass** · 03-30-2011, 12:49 PM

WOW! and like many others here you have been an inspiration to me as well, your dedication shows in your results! i look forward to see the final photos! good luck with the show bro!

**warchild** · 03-30-2011, 01:22 PM

very nice bud!

**bass** · 03-30-2011, 02:42 PM

BTW FG, your low caloric in take is only for cutting purposes, right? do you still lift heavy during cutting or just do cardio?

**baseline_9** · 03-30-2011, 03:47 PM

I love the way FG talks about gear LOL

***FireGuy*** · 03-30-2011, 07:21 PM

Originally Posted by gbrice75

Sick FG, inspiring as always. Lmao, I love your hypothetical cycle. =)

Thanks man, you will be on stage on day yourself. Gonna hold you to that!

Originally Posted by flatscat

freakin amazing - one word, dedication. Wish I had half of yours. Good luck!

Thanks, I often wonder if it's truly dedication or some form of addiction.

Originally Posted by bass

WOW! and like many others here you have been an inspiration to me as well, your dedication shows in your results! i look forward to see the final photos! good luck with the show bro!

Thanks Bass.

Originally Posted by warchild

very nice bud!

Representing War!

Originally Posted by bass

BTW FG, your low caloric in take is only for cutting purposes, right? do you still lift heavy during cutting or just do cardio?

Yes, went lower calorie and lower cardio this time around, my body seems to have responded better with this approach. Still doing about 5 1/2 hours of cardio a week so it's not like I dont do any. I dont lighten the weight when cutting, already at risk for losing lean due to the diet so try to maintain the amount of weight I use up until about 2 weeks out then I lighten up just to prevent tweaking a muscle.

Originally Posted by baseline_9

I love the way FG talks about gear LOL

;-)

***FireGuy*** · 04-12-2011, 12:04 PM

Not bad vascularity being I am carb depleting and havent had anything but protein and veggies for 3 1/2 days.

**Hazard** · 04-12-2011, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by FireGuy

Not bad vascularity being I am carb depleting and havent had anything but protein and veggies for 3 1/2 days.

DAAAMMMMMM man..... im jealous

LMAO!

~Haz~

***D7M*** · 04-12-2011, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by FireGuy

Not bad vascularity being I am carb depleting and havent had anything but protein and veggies for 3 1/2 days.

Bad ass!

**SlimmerMe** · 04-12-2011, 12:32 PM

How many days now until the stage? I wish you a FIRST PLACE WINNING TROPHY!

**senorsalt** · 04-12-2011, 01:39 PM

yaaaa dude.. look real good.

***FireGuy*** · 04-12-2011, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by Hazard

DAAAMMMMMM man..... im jealous

LMAO!

~Haz~

Jealous that I am living on veggies?? ;-)

Originally Posted by D7M

Bad ass!

Thanks D, looking forward to seeing how this look turns out when I reintroduce some carbs and pull some H2O.

Originally Posted by SlimmerMe

How many days now until the stage? I wish you a FIRST PLACE WINNING TROPHY!

93 hours til prejudging! Then the clock starts over again for the following weekend. Thanks for Karma SM.

Originally Posted by senorsalt

yaaaa dude.. look real good.

Thank you.

**marcus300** · 04-12-2011, 02:23 PM

Best of luck and your looking great

**1bigun11** · 04-12-2011, 02:31 PM

You, my friend, are dialed in. Very Very Excellent. Much respect to you bro. Great job!

**baseline_9** · 04-12-2011, 02:36 PM

Can we have some more pics FG

Legs lookin sick...

***FireGuy*** · 04-13-2011, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by marcus300

Best of luck and your looking great

Thanks Big Man, been my hardest precontest prep ever. Left nothing in the tank.

Originally Posted by 1bigun11

You, my friend, are dialed in. Very Very Excellent. Much respect to you bro. Great job!

Thanks Biggun, gotta represent the over 40 crowd with you!

Originally Posted by baseline_9

Can we have some more pics FG

Yep, I will post updated pics as I can. Will definately get some at prejudging and the night show. Here in one today after beginning to introduce a few carbs back in my system.Legs lookin sick...

Forearm.

**gbrice75** · 04-13-2011, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by FireGuy

Thanks man, you will be on stage on day yourself. Gonna hold you to that!

Don't know about that, but if I could be in the condition where it were an option, i'd be one happy mofo. Thanks for your faith in me. Now I just gotta get you to move to NJ to train me! =P

As for the new forearm pic - holy SH!T bro!!! I'm nearly orgasmic when I see 2 little veins in my forearm. What you have is insane, love it! Great job as always.

Edit - just reread - and wanted to clarify that I didn't mean your forearm was making me orgasmic, lmao!