August Most Improved Competition [ENTRY OPEN until start]

[almostgone]

Evening all,

Shoulders tonight:
Warm up: random front/side/rear raises
Shoulder press machine x4
Rear cable flys x3
Standing Side laterals x4
DB presses x4
Bent over DB rear raises x3
Superset with changing weights 3 sets:
Seated side laterals 10,8,6,4,4,6,8,10
Seated front raises 10,8,6,4,4,6,8,10

20 mins on the elliptical.

Not much else to report. I'm headed to Texas end of this week for 5 days... It's really hard to stay on track while traveling, especially when you're surrounded by exquisite BBQ.

Book report: I'm about halfway through Arnold Schwarzenegger's biography "Total Recall". I like it so far. Pretty sure I'm ready for the Olympia.

Sleep well my friends,
C-

Surely you can have a little brisket?

[guitarzan]

Surely you can have a little brisket?

I did, some Boston butt too! The butt was so tender, I hard time getting off the grill without it falling apart.

[PeanutbutterDC]

How's everyone doing? We're about midway through the competition.
My update: not much improvement. My weight has held steady. I guess that's good seeing as I came off my first cycle. Holding onto gains but not getting any leaner.
It's been hard to motivate myself this competition. At least for diet.
Keeping up with my workouts but miss the anavar pump. Cardio plan is easy rn (30 min LISS 6 days/week). Took a break from HIIT bc burnt out, tired, and in pain a lot lately (fibromyalgia flare up)

So, in a word: meh

Hoping to turn things up for the second half

[Charlie67]

How's everyone doing? We're about midway through the competition.
My update: not much improvement. My weight has held steady. I guess that's good seeing as I came off my first cycle. Holding onto gains but not getting any leaner.
It's been hard to motivate myself this competition. At least for diet.
Keeping up with my workouts but miss the anavar pump. Cardio plan is easy rn (30 min LISS 6 days/week). Took a break from HIIT bc burnt out, tired, and in pain a lot lately (fibromyalgia flare up)

So, in a word: meh

Hoping to turn things up for the second half

Keeping chugging PB!

[Charlie67]

I did, some Boston butt too! The butt was so tender, I hard time getting off the grill without it falling apart.

How long did you smoke it? I don't see any sauce in there, just a dry rub?

[guitarzan]

How long did you smoke it? I don't see any sauce in there, just a dry rub?

Smoked around 8 hrs, then wrapped in foil and cooked another couple in with marinade in with it, then another 30 mins or so without the foil
And yes, dry rub, besides a little mustard

[Charlie67]

Surely you can have a little brisket?

There's no such thing as 'a little brisket'.

[almostgone]

There's no such thing as 'a little brisket'.

Sure it is! Any serving of smoked brisket between 3 and 5 pounds is a serving, 1-3 pounds is a snack, and less than a pound is an insult.