I'm Scared, Hold me: K8Stop's 1st Figure Comp [Archive]

K8Stop

06-07-2010, 10:55 AM

What my routine looks like right now:

Sun: OFF
Mon: chest, tris, cardio
Tues: AM cardio
Wed: back, bis, cardio
Thurs: AM cardio
Fri: legs, shoulders, cardio
Sat: AM cardio

Diet:
1650 cals - 40/30/30 split (mostly eggs, chicken, tuna, brown rice, oats, whey, veggies)

So far the diet's been pretty good - minimal crankiness, hunger, etc.

I've been pretty lax about getting in decent cardio after workouts lately (especially on leg days) but that's gotta change now since I'm not seeing changes quickly enough - I'm 14 weeks out - jeebus this is going fast.

My cheat meals (Saturday nights typcally) have been fairly conservative and mostly clean (no chili cheese dogs, or similar crap). I might have to cut back on them soon as I have never had a bodyfat % below what I am now (~23%) and I don't know what it's going to take to get my body to competition level.

I started dieting at 20 weeks out and have already seen some freaking awesome changes - my delts, tris, traps, and bis are really popping and I'm finding new veins in my forearms every week. My hammies are peaking, too.

I start tanning tomorrow as well. I have a lot of vacations planned and spend a lot of time by my pool so I thought that a tanning membership would help me keep the tan lines to a minimum until the comp.

That's all for now, but I'll be increasing my cardio session to 40 mins tonight and will be working on setting in gear for my suit - any suggestions in that regard would be much appreciated!

norinicole

06-07-2010, 11:59 AM

1st!! Woot!

My first observation is that you have a lot of cardio for 14 weeks out. Especially at ~1600 cals.

Although I'm used to leaning out via diet, not cardio (like many competitors do).

K8Stop

06-07-2010, 12:07 PM

1st!! Woot!

My first observation is that you have a lot of cardio for 14 weeks out. Especially at ~1600 cals.

Although I'm used to leaning out via diet, not cardio (like many competitors do).

So should I cut back? Granted the cardio's been pretty easy and light lately...

I'm so afraid I'm not going to be lean enough in time.

norinicole

06-07-2010, 12:41 PM

So should I cut back? Granted the cardio's been pretty easy and light lately...

I'm so afraid I'm not going to be lean enough in time.

Well you are starting at a higher weight than I was (granted, you most likely have more muscle than I do too, lol).

I would rather try and manipulate my weight loss with diet, and use cardio as a finishing touch.

So in total it's about 40 mins of LISS 3x/week? That's not bad. I wouldn't change it until about 8 weeks out as long as you continue to drop fat.

I'd also suggest maybe firing a PM to Kim just to make sure you're starting off at the right spot.

What's your diet like? Do you mind posting details?

K8Stop

06-08-2010, 06:05 AM

Well you are starting at a higher weight than I was (granted, you most likely have more muscle than I do too, lol).
Oh I don't know about that! :D

I would rather try and manipulate my weight loss with diet, and use cardio as a finishing touch.

So in total it's about 40 mins of LISS 3x/week? That's not bad. I wouldn't change it until about 8 weeks out as long as you continue to drop fat.

I'd also suggest maybe firing a PM to Kim just to make sure you're starting off at the right spot. Good idea. I'll do that.

I've been doing 30 mins of cardio 3x/week (if I remember to do it, oops!) but last night I kicked it to 40mins and was a cranky bitch after. I was pissed off, hungry, could barely sleep, and woke up starving maybe 3 times last night. Now, I'm tired as hell this AM even after my cup of coffee.

I know that my cals are low as it is, and increasing cardio might do more harm than good at 14 weeks out. I'll check in with Kim.

What's your diet like? Do you mind posting details?

Meal 1: 2 eggs, 1/2 cup oats with 1 tbsp honey, 1 cup coffee, animal pak
Meal 2: 1 scoop whey
Meal 3: 3 oz chicken, 1 cup brown rice
Meal 4: 3 oz chicken, 1 cup brown rice
Meal 5: 1/2 cup oats, 1 tbsp honey, 1 banana
Meal 6: 1 scoop whey
~1650 cals

I always workout between Meal 5 and Meal 6

The diet has been sweet so far - I've actually had some gains in the gym and haven't had the typical brain fog, crankiness, etc that usually come with cuts. Sure, I'm not totally satisfied after my meals (as in I could eat more ;)), but for the most part my body's liked it.

It was only last night that I was bitchy/cranky as hell. I can do 30 mins of cardio 3x a week with no problem, but I feel as if it should be "harder" than that, ya know?

I feel as if I'm not doing enough if that makes sense - hence the urge to do more cardio.

K8Stop

06-08-2010, 07:52 AM

For posterity's sake, here's a total breakdown of my current diet:

BMR = .9 x 75kg x 1.65 = 2673 cals (maintenance)
- 1000 cals (cut)
------------
~1700 cals

A 40/30/30 split gives me:
680 carb calories / 4 = 170 grams of carbs
510 protein calories / 4 = 127.5 g of protein
510 fat calories / 9 = 56 g of fat

(I have a feeling that my LBM is around 131-ish lbs so I've been trying to sneak in a few extra grams of protein lately)

Typical menu (sometimes if I get sick of chicken, I'll sub in tuna but I'll manipulate into identical macros)

Meal 1: 2 eggs (with 2 tbsp EVOO), 1/2 cup oats, 1 tbsp honey, 1 cup coffee (with creamer)
Meal 2: 1 scoop ON whey with water
Meal 3: 3 oz chicken, 1 cup brown rice
Meal 4: 3 oz chicken, 1 cup brown rice
Meal 5: 1/2 cup oats with 1 tbsp honey
Meal 6: 1 scoop ON whey with water

This puts me at ~2lbs loss per week which is probably too much so I added the items that I put in italics to tweak my numbers a bit. I'd like to hold onto as much muscle as I can.

This is what I have NOW:
1906 cals, 60.3g fat, 248g carbs, 133.2g protein

The carbs seem very high. I don't know if that would be a problem...I'll look into it. Perhaps I could bite the bullet and eat the oats without the honey... eliminating the honey altogether would give me:

1786 cals, 60.3g fat, 214g carbs, 133.2g protein - which looks much better.

Siiiigh... I think I just talked myself out of my favorite "treat" next to the coffee...

I need more greens obviously, and I try to fit them in as I can, but it's a day-by-day basis. For instance, my parents grilled some asparagus last night and I nommed on a few stalks instead of eating the last bites of my pre-workout oatmeal, and I got the hell down on some broccoli this past weekend (broccoli is one of my favorite foods).

EDIT: per advice from others, I should be looking at 4 training sessions per week, not 3.

Changes made to my routine:
Sun: Upper body
Mon: Lower body
Tues: OFF
Wed: Upper body
Thurs: Lower body
Fri: OFF
Sat: OFF

I need Tuesdays/nights for pre-planned stuff, and my weekend travel plans are such that this will work well for me. I also believe that I'll be able to handle hitting everything twice a week rather than once. If I need to make adjustments, I will, but I have extra BCAAs at the ready if I need em!

I'll keep the same exercises that my boyfriend gave me, I'll just re-arrange them accordingly:

Upperbody day - Sunday:
5x5 bench
3x12 incline bench
3x12 cable pushdowns
3xfailure bodyweight dips

Upperbody day - Wednesday:
5x5 cable rows
3x12 BB rows
3x12 BB curls
3x12 hammer curls
3x12 lateral raises
3x12 military press

Lowerbody day - Monday:
5x5 ATG squats
3x12 leg press
3x12 leg extensions

Lowerbody day - Thursday:
5x5 deadlift
3x12 RDLs
3x12 leg curls

norinicole

06-08-2010, 08:58 AM

I think that if you manipulate your diet a little more (increase protein, increase fat, change your carb sources) you can get away with more calories and not feel cranky. I didn't start feeling tired and hungry due to less calories until MAYBE 5 weeks out. You do NOT want to feel this way with so far to go.

I would definitely try to get at least 2-4 cups of veggies in a day. Not only will this help to fill you up, the fibre will help your body to not retain water.

Also, not sure if you have this where you live, but SugarTwin makes a sugar-free brown sugar that I use on my oats. (http://www.sugartwin.com/pi.cfm ---> looks like you have it in the states).

You can also think about mixing your oats with 1 egg and 1C egg whites and cooking it like a pancake (doing this will also increase your protein). Then use some light syrup and it's such a treat! I also put some vanilla extract in.

For you upper body day - are you going to be doing ALL of that in ONE workout?!

K8Stop

06-08-2010, 09:49 AM

I think that if you manipulate your diet a little more (increase protein, increase fat, change your carb sources) you can get away with more calories and not feel cranky. I didn't start feeling tired and hungry due to less calories until MAYBE 5 weeks out. You do NOT want to feel this way with so far to go.
It was only after I added more cardio that I felt cranky :D So scratch that idea - I'll add more cardio later if I need to.

I would definitely try to get at least 2-4 cups of veggies in a day. Not only will this help to fill you up, the fibre will help your body to not retain water.

Also, not sure if you have this where you live, but SugarTwin makes a sugar-free brown sugar that I use on my oats. (http://www.sugartwin.com/pi.cfm ---> looks like you have it in the states).

You can also think about mixing your oats with 1 egg and 1C egg whites and cooking it like a pancake (doing this will also increase your protein). Then use some light syrup and it's such a treat! I also put some vanilla extract in.
Eeeenteresting. Thanks!

For you upper body day - are you going to be doing ALL of that in ONE workout?!

I'm gonna split it now - have one half one day, the other half on the other day. I had a brain fart, it seems.

K8Stop

06-08-2010, 10:20 AM

So new game plan - I edited my OP.

My biggest, grossest fear is that I look like a fool on stage so I'm going to compete in the Gold's Classic on 10/30/2010 instead of the Chamberlain Cup on 9/18. It's 20 weeks away and given my current stats, it'll give me a better chance at actually hitting ~12% bodyfat. Those extra 6 weeks will make a world of a difference and my efforts so far will not be in vain :)

JHICKS3301

06-08-2010, 11:14 AM

Good call with the extra time. Do what feels right to you.

Good luck and I'll be following your road to the stage

GyMgrrrL

06-08-2010, 12:28 PM

Good luck :)
Figure competitions are FUN. I look forward to following your journey :D

K8Stop

06-08-2010, 12:41 PM

Good call with the extra time. Do what feels right to you.

Good luck and I'll be following your road to the stage
I feel as if a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders when I made the decison. I want this to be fun, yannow?

Thanks!! I appreciate it!

Good luck :)
Figure competitions are FUN. I look forward to following your journey :D

Aw, thanks! I'm stoked!

norinicole

06-08-2010, 01:02 PM

I want this to be fun, yannow?

And that's exactly what it's going to be!!!

K8Stop

06-08-2010, 02:45 PM

And that's exactly what it's going to be!!!

:D

So, I took some pics since I get to start from the beginning again:

The first two (of me in the bikini) are from last July. The last two are from just a few mins ago. I can't believe how much mass I've put on since then - especially in my legs. Sorry about the ****ty clothed pics - I don't have a photographer at the moment....I'll get my boyfriend to take some bikini pics this weekend. I am aware that I also need to learn how to pose/flex :P

http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0160.jpg
http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/untitled.jpg
http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0423.jpg
http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0420.jpg

JHICKS3301

06-08-2010, 03:03 PM

K8Stop

06-09-2010, 05:44 AM

It will just take some time. It's a good thing you are going to give yourself a 20 week prep. . You'll do fine.

When your BF takes your pics, you'll be able to judge more and the lighting I'm sure will help a lot too

You'll do fine. Don't sweat it

thanks :)

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Yesterday went much better than Monday - I slept like a baby last night, was in a good mood and wasn't hungry at all - save for those pangs every two hours or so which tells me that my metabolism is moving. I really think that I'll stick to 30 mins of LISS cardio after workouts 3 or 4 times a week TOPS....otherwise I won't be able to stick this - I felt like such **** on Monday and I know it was from the extra HIIT cardio.

Tuesday nights are my main socialization nights so I rested yesterday. I get together with some girls at the local coffee shop to chill, knit, drink, yannow - girl stuff. Well, I walk up to the tables outside and the one's having a mixed coffee drink with a piece of pizza and another is eating chinese. It ****ing sucked because I had just finished my oats+water (and no honey) and was left thoroughly unsatisfied, but hey - I've chosen to do this so I'm going to do it. It did smell heavenly though....

I also ran the new workout plan that I constructed yesterday by my boyfriend/trainer and he liked the split. We refined it a bit so I'm hitting different leg muscles on opposite lowerbody days. I'll also be doing weighted ab work and calf raises on those 4 days. Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I have pretty sick calves (probably 80% genes, though) and want to refine them as much as I can.

I forgot to pack my 10 AM scoop of whey today and I feel like a turd.

stsmurf

06-09-2010, 10:32 AM

Subbed and good luck!!! Now that im done with school im hoping to at some point do this as well, give me some inspiration by pushing yourself in this!!!

I forgot to pack my 10 AM scoop of whey today and I feel like a turd.

How about keeping a tub of powder in your desk at work? Or maybe in your car if that doesnt work?

K8Stop

06-09-2010, 10:40 AM

How about keeping a tub of powder in your desk at work? Or maybe in your car if that doesnt work?

oh snap.

good idea, brah!

bitty_bish

06-09-2010, 11:05 AM

In on first page! Subbed, and I'm rooting for you girl!!!

K8Stop

06-10-2010, 06:54 AM

In on first page! Subbed, and I'm rooting for you girl!!!

<3

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Wednesday June 9, 2010
I'm starting my new workout routine this Sunday so I stuck with my old Wednesday routine:

1x5 deadlift @ 95#
1x5 @ 115#
5x5 @ 135# - these were tough, my grip sucks, definitely need to work on this during the off-season

3x12 cable rows @ 90#

3x12 BB rows @ 70#

3x12 BB curls @ 30#

3x12 hammer curls @ 12.5# (my bis were dead LOL)

30 mins LISS cardio

Diet was spot-on yesterday and I felt really, really good - I'm beginning to "feel" leaner which put me in a good mood. I was pumped all day to hit the gym. As I was moving the weights around yesterday I noticed that my traps and delts are much thicker than I thought. :D

I'm beginning to daydream about my cheat meal on Saturday...I think my boyfriend and I are going to grill some burgers with carmelized onions and mushrooms. The thought definitely made it easier to choke down my plain oats this morning :)

K8Stop

06-11-2010, 05:29 AM

Thursday June 10, 2010

I want to start my new split on Sunday and wasn't going to hit the gym yesterday originally, but I realized that my shoulders wouldn't have had any work this week if I carried on my normal schedule so I hit 'em hard last night:

3x12 military press
3x12 lateral raises
3x12 front raises
5x5 military press

30 mins LISS cardio

I can't get over what a difference I'm seeing in my body already - I feel like I'm finding new bumps everyday! Granted I've been at this diet for 4 weeks already, but there's been very noticeable changes in my body and not just numbers changing on the scale. I could not stop checking myself out in the mirrors last night!

My delts and traps looked killer last night and my tummy's thinning out a lot more quickly than expected - my little brother even made a comment about my bis and tris as I was unscrewing my whey tub last night and it completely made my day. Hopefully I see abs soon.

This diet has me feeling so "clean" that I don't know if I want to have a small cheat meal on Saturday night as my cheat meal last week left me feeling gross and sluggish. Maybe I'll try to keep it as clean as I can...

Here's to the weekend, brahs! I'm stoked to start the new split on Sunday...

JHICKS3301

06-11-2010, 05:41 AM

Great job on the progress.. You'll kill it for sure!!

norinicole

06-11-2010, 08:37 AM

K8Stop

06-11-2010, 10:03 AM

Woo hoo!! Yay for changes!!

You know, you don't necessarily have to have a "cheat". You could do a "refeed" where you up your good carbs. I'd try googling it, or check out Pauline Nordin's Fighter Diet website. She does refeeds.

Yeah....looked into that and refeeds once a week is what I'll probably do since mentally I don't need any cheats and don't really need em otherwise...

Although I did notice through searching threads that my carbs probably need to come down a fair amount - like 50/60g. I'll have to tweak things.

I'm thinking potatoes tomorrow night :D

pedrolima

06-11-2010, 10:37 AM

haha what do you know, still on 1st page!

K8Stop

06-11-2010, 11:18 AM

haha what do you know, still on 1st page!

oh balls, not you!

:p

pedrolima

06-11-2010, 11:25 AM

oh balls, not you!

:p

it's me, balls!!

K8Stop

06-11-2010, 12:08 PM

it's me, balls!!

hey balls!

K8Stop

06-11-2010, 12:26 PM

I feel like a bi-polar turd. Tweaked the diet:

1701 calories, 64.3g fat, 181g carbohydrates, 135.5g protein

M1: 2 eggs, 1/2 cup oats
M2: 1 scoop ON whey
M3: 3 oz chicken, 1/2 cup brown rice
M4: 3 oz chicken, 1/2 cup brown rice
M5: 1 egg, 1/2 cup oats
M6: 1 scoop ON whey

Ok for real now I think that's better.

I'm thinking I'm going to take Nori's advice about refeeds, but being that I've been eating about 215g carbs a day this week, I doubt eating a bit more than that would shock my body so I think I'll go with a conservative, clean cheat meal tomorrow.

I hate math, man.

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GyMgrrrL

06-11-2010, 12:33 PM

Yeah, if you're going to start incorporating refeeds you need to drop your regular carb intake a lot lower. Refeeds are typically only useful on low carb diets (100g or less/day). Otherwise you could go the route of a good carb cycling routine, I tend to like that format best.
Just experiment, see how your body reacts to different amounts. Its all about figuring out what works best for YOU! :D

Keep it up!

JHICKS3301

06-11-2010, 01:20 PM

K8Stop

06-11-2010, 01:22 PM

I look at a carb and I bloat :o

Wait, are guys supposed to say that!? :D

bahah

do you guys think that my cals are too high? (they're at 1700)

GyMgrrrL

06-11-2010, 02:31 PM

I look at a carb and I bloat :o

Wait, are guys supposed to say that!? :D

But they're so yummy! :D

bahah

do you guys think that my cals are too high? (they're at 1700)

How tall are you and how much do you weigh?

GyMgrrrL

06-11-2010, 02:40 PM

Found it!

At 5'8 and 163 you can take the harris benedict formula to get 1562 calories as your BMR, and multiply that by activity factor (assuming moderate activity = 1.55) which gives you aprox 2420 as your maintenence level.... starting out I usually subtract 500 calories which would be around 1900 calories.

Of course it all depends on how your metabolism is, also... But in otherwords, no, 1700 is not too much at this point. You aren't competing for a long while, correct?

K8Stop

06-11-2010, 03:01 PM

GyMgrrrL

06-11-2010, 03:05 PM

It's about 19 weeks out now...and that's what I thought! My metabolism is pretty quick.

Some were telling me I should be around 1300 and I didn't think that was right at 19 weeks out LOL.

Noooooooo. You'd die. Hah.

1700 at 19 weeks out is fine. Just monitor your progress close. You might want to consider carb cycling, or doing low carb with refeeds as discussed before :)

K8Stop

06-11-2010, 04:46 PM

Noooooooo. You'd die. Hah.

1700 at 19 weeks out is fine. Just monitor your progress close. You might want to consider carb cycling, or doing low carb with refeeds as discussed before :)

Thanks - I'm using my Friday night to play around with numbers. I'm cool like that :cool:

And I can smell the pizza downstairs :(

K8Stop

06-13-2010, 06:49 AM

No gym time on Friday or Saturday, but kept with the diet save for a sweet cheat meal Saturday night. I've decided that it'll be my last before the competition and I'll have little refeeds here and there as I need em.

Saturday my boyfriend and I threw together some burgers on the grill - worked some dijon mustard, salt and pepper into some ground beef, topped them with Jarlesburg cheese, carmelized onions, and some greens that were dressed with a garlic and dijon vinegarette. I grilled some asparagus too.

I remember sitting at the table after eating the burger (okay, I inhaled it...) and feeling really drunk (?!). Really weird.

Earlier in the day he and I had been at an epic World Cup party with plenty of booze and epic food (the hostess is an incredible cook ;)) and it was so hard to resist all the goodies, but I did. Summertime is my favorite time of the year and little backyard get-togethers like that are what I look forward to most so this will be tough - I guess I'm just going to have to change my outlook on the summer parties altogether and bring my knitting to keep my hands occupied and my mind off of what I can't have.

Anyway, up early to get back on the cut on Sunday and hit the gym. Even after last night's cheat I'm looking decent this morning - my hands are a little puffy, but I still have the definition that's developing in my arms, thank god. :) I'm digging the little grooves everywhere.

JHICKS3301

06-13-2010, 08:06 AM

Hope you're having a great weekend!

K8Stop

06-14-2010, 05:34 AM

Hope you're having a great weekend!

Thanks! I had a good one - World Cup party, UFC, chillin...

Sunday June 13, 2010
5x5 bench
3x12 incline bench
3x12 cable pushdowns
3xfailure bodyweight dips (+ 25lbs!!1!!1)

I've been hovering in the 15 rep area for my dips for the past few weeks and decided to add a 25 lb plate for sihts and giggles. Feels good, man. 15 reps to exhaust my tris after the workout is kinda, well, unacceptable - I shouldn't be able to do that many. http://assets.bodybuilding.com/forum/images/icons/icon11.gif

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K8Stop

06-14-2010, 06:48 PM

Monday June 14th, 2010

5x5 ATG squats (hell yeah baby)
3x12 leg press
3x10 leg extensions (I can probably up these next week)

30 mins LISS cardio (yes, I was dead)

Felt like crap today. I was thinking that it was just an "off" day until I realized that my body's, ahem, cycle is totally off now. Like, totally. Completely. WTF. I didn't think that this would happen until much later down the line.

Then I had to hear stupid frikken comments from my father tonight before I headed out to the gym. I helped my mom make some sweet chicken breasts on the grill with asparagus and a grain salad but, of course, I didn't partake in the meal - I did sit with them though.

I got the whole, "What, you're not eating dinner?"
"Oh, you ate oats, my bad, we are eating rather unhealthily, aren't we?"
"WTF are you doing to your body?!"

Blah, blah, blah.

My parents are overweight (not terribly, but still) and incredibly out of shape but do eat healthily - it's their portions that need controlling. It just pisses me off that he makes comments while he hasn't looked his best in years and bitches about how his back hurts him (ok so fukcing do some deadlifts - oh that's right, he doesn't have time :rolleyes:). I guess this is really no different than anyone else's experience though...

Thank god my boyfriend understands and supports me. Seriously.

Sorry to get emo. I'm just mad at the world right now. My legs are gonna be dead tomorrow however, and that feels good. :)

I rocked out to Gaga tonight. I'm a chick, cut me a break.

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JHICKS3301

06-14-2010, 07:34 PM

Keep your head held high... It's really hard and a lot of people don't understand our "lifestyle"

My girl of 5 years understands but she has never been around me during a prep. But even now, I'm eating rather clean. But she is cooking cupcakes right now but she isn't upset if I don't eat any. lol

But I told her, during my 16 weeks I will be a cranky lil bitch lol She doesn't even really like the way that I will look when I step on stage.. But she knows it means a ton to me and it's something I want to do. She doesn't love my lifestyle but she accepts it and that is good enough to me. I don't force anything on her.

But just keep grinding it out and you'll do awesome. Just don't let things get to you..

scbork

06-15-2010, 11:47 AM

Then I had to hear stupid frikken comments from my father tonight before I headed out to the gym.

I got the whole, "What, you're not eating dinner?"
"Oh, you ate oats, my bad, we are eating rather unhealthily, aren't we?"
"WTF are you doing to your body?!"

Blah, blah, blah.

My parents are overweight (not terribly, but still) and incredibly out of shape but do eat healthily - it's their portions that need controlling. It just pisses me off that he makes comments while he hasn't looked his best in years and bitches about how his back hurts him (ok so fukcing do some deadlifts - oh that's right, he doesn't have time :rolleyes:). I guess this is really no different than anyone else's experience though...

Thank god my boyfriend understands and supports me. Seriously.

The bad news is it doesn't really get any better, parents will be parents...the good news is by the time you get down to 12% bf you wont really care if they think you're being healthy or not :) just try not to kill them when you carb deplete between now and then ;)

K8Stop

06-15-2010, 12:40 PM

The bad news is it doesn't really get any better, parents will be parents...the good news is by the time you get down to 12% bf you wont really care if they think you're being healthy or not :) just try not to kill them when you carb deplete between now and then ;)

hai :D

True. I might need to live in my car in the coming weeks LOL

K8Stop

06-16-2010, 05:44 AM

Tuesday June 15, 2010
Not much to report as yesterday was a rest day, but I did have to give in and get a Diet Coke at about 1PM yesterday at work. I never drink sodas - never - but I needed a bit of caffeine and it actually really picked me up. Yesterday dragged by but I think it was for reasons other than the diet.

Last night was my night in town with the girls. Hope and Deb went down the street to get eggrolls at one point and I felt like a hungry begging dog, but I kept remembering Tola calling me Ms Olympia earlier in the night and I was okay :D (thanks, Tola!)

So frikken stoked for RDLs tonight!

The first time I ever did an RDL was last year with my Velocity trainer, Trey. Here I am, busting my ass on the platform with sweat pouring down my arms, while he's shaking his ass like a stripper to "Salt Shaker"....it's the weirdest memory ever as he's a 5'8", 220 lb swole black man. But, he said my hammies had too much potential to not do RDLs and after that I was hooked on them.

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K8Stop

06-16-2010, 10:07 AM

I just bought a scale on my lunch break. I've never owned one in my life.

I've been weighing myself at work and the gym but I can't really go by what those scales say because I only get on them at the end of the day or I already have a few meals in me.

I hate scales, but whatever.

My jeans are especially loose today. :cool:

JHICKS3301

06-16-2010, 10:13 AM

K8Stop

06-16-2010, 10:16 AM

Loose jeans FTW!

That's awesome!!

Yup, as soon as I step out of the shower in the morning is when I step on the scale

This particular pair has always had some room to spare in the waist, but the hips were a different story... (thanks mom :mad:)

They're low on my hips now and the butt area's getting too big too

Bahahah but the legs are a different story. :D

I'm gonna start doing the morning weigh-ins too!

Zangeif Lagasse

06-16-2010, 03:11 PM

In on this cause gotta support my fellow Dirty Jersey natives.

K8Stop

06-17-2010, 05:10 AM

In on this cause gotta support my fellow Dirty Jersey natives.

**** yeah! thanks man!

K8Stop

06-17-2010, 05:24 AM

Wednesday June 16, 2010
5x5 deadlift
3x10 cable row
3x12 BB row
3x10 reverse fly
3x12 shrugs
3x12 BB curls
3x12 hammer curls

30 mins LISS cardio

I struggled through the deads and cable rows last night. Struggled. It was rather pathetic. I think it was because I cut 50g of carbs out of the diet the day before, though...50g makes a big difference! I did get a second wind though after the cable rows and tried to exhaust my back - hence the flys and shrugs (which i don't normally do).

I hurt my back doing deads last night. No frikken idea how I did it as I always am a Nazi about my deading and sqatting form, but my lower back was in a lot of pain during my BB rows. I toughed it out, but I'm in pain this morning still. I popped a few ibprofen and plan on putting a heating pad on it this afternoon, but I gotta just suck it up and buy a belt and some stupid wraps already....I don't know why I keep stalling on that.

So, we'll have to see about RDLs and SLDLs tonight - I don't want to injure myself. I might just do my hammie curls and hit my calves tonight if my back doesn't improve by lunchtime - you should have seen me getting in and out of bed last night! Freaking riot.

Anyway - I'm down 4lbs in 2 weeks! :cool:

Zangeif Lagasse

06-17-2010, 07:29 AM

K8Stop

06-17-2010, 07:51 AM

What kind of weight are you throwing around? Also why have you already cut out so many carbs from your intake (or are you carb cycling and I missed it...you want to give it time to cut them out otherwise you're going to come in depleted by the time of your show). Sucks about the injury too...you can never be to careful with deads.

yeah, I should include weights, shouldn't I? :D
Deads - 150#
Cable rows - 90#
BB row - 80#
Rev Flys - 30#
Shrugs - 50# DBs
BB curls - 45# (bis were DEAD)
Hammer curls - 20# (again, bis were dead)

I should have my carbs around 170g/day but they were around 240g/day for a bit. I switched the menu around so I was getting a true 40/30/30 split instead of 50/25/25 :D

I think I'm just adjusting to the lower carbs to be honest...I'm gonna stick with 170g of carbs while I still see that scale moving. I'll start cycling when progress stalls. And yeah, my back is ****ing killing me today :(

__________________________________________________ __________________________

So I just put a deposit down on a suit! I know it's farther out than most order theirs, but meh - I'll have it earlier and it'll help keep me motivated since it's so little :o

I ordered it from Tamee at Go Figure here: http://www.tameemarie.webs.com/

I told her to use her one suit as inspiration, so we'll see what she comes up with! I'm so excited!
http://tameemarie.webs.com/photos/For-Rent-or-For-Sale/kristinablue.jpg
That suit ^^ is waaay out of my price range and too small for me or else I'd buy it!

GyMgrrrL

06-17-2010, 11:46 AM

Great looking suit!!!

I'm glad you found someone to design it for you :) Tamee is great!

Have a great weekend! :)

Blazed

06-17-2010, 11:52 AM

In for this shhh =)

K8Stop

06-17-2010, 12:42 PM

Great looking suit!!!

I'm glad you found someone to design it for you :) Tamee is great!

Have a great weekend! :)
I know, right?! I saw it and was like :eek: ...then I saw the price/size :(
But, she got back to me within a half hour and can work with my budget. I wanted to get started now because I see waaay too many horror threads about suits not being in on time.

Thanks, you too!

In for this shhh =)
Nice. Thanks! :D

K8Stop

06-18-2010, 06:31 AM

Thursday June 17, 2010
So total fail day. My back was KILLING me still so no lifts last night - just a heating pad, some ibprofen, and lots of water and BCAAs. It helped a lot and I'm at about 80% today - will be 100% in time for Sunday's workout.

I really, really, really need to get a belt and pay closer attention to my form. Although I will say that I probably wouldn't have been in pain yesterday if my gym wasn't run by a bunch of pussies and let me use chalk and make some noise when I lower the bar (not drop, lower! they get their little pink panties in a bunch over little clinks of the weights) I was trying too hard to not make any noise at all and I think that's what the problem was... I really need to think about getting a membership somewhere else for my off season.

I did work on posing for about 30 mins yesterday and I think I have my music narrowed down to a few possible songs. I really should get my clear heels so I can start practicing in those....

My arms are looking really good - a LOT better than I expected, actually. :) And my lats are gonna look pretty decent, too. My pecs? Yeaaah, they're gonna have to get hit hard in the off season because there's too much ribage showing for my taste :o

I swear I'll get pics this weekend - PROMISE.

Anywho, feeling good considering the diet. Still alert and happy but a little hungry. :(

Have the whole family coming over on Sunday for Father's Day brunch. I'm making blueberry muffins, banana muffins, limoncello, honey/vanilla pound cake, quiches, etc. Yeah, yeah, I know I can't eat it, but I love baking and sometimes smelling and seeing awesome food is enough to satisfy me. I'm planning a small refeed on Saturday night, though so I will get a little pick-me-up :)

Won't be logging any workouts until Monday though since my boyfriend is in town and my spare time will be spent cooking, working out or in my pool since it's going to be a gorgeous weekend :cool:

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Zangeif Lagasse

06-18-2010, 06:48 AM

You training at planet fitness or something?

K8Stop

06-18-2010, 07:00 AM

You training at planet fitness or something?

Nah, it's a gym that started as a physical therapy/rehab place and expanded into a gym. It's frequented by a$$hole lawyers, snobby housewives, and old people. One of those gyms, yannow?

There's a small group of regular lifters but they stick to the benches :rolleyes: and I rarely see people doing squats in the racks. Come to think of it I think I'm the only one that ever deadlifts.

It may as well be a Planet Fitness.

JHICKS3301

06-18-2010, 07:00 AM

In for pictures!!! :D

Zangeif Lagasse

06-18-2010, 07:24 AM

Nah, it's a gym that started as a physical therapy/rehab place and expanded into a gym. It's frequented by a$$hole lawyers, snobby housewives, and old people. One of those gyms, yannow?

There's a small group of regular lifters but they stick to the benches :rolleyes: and I rarely see people doing squats in the racks. Come to think of it I think I'm the only one that ever deadlifts.

It may as well be a Planet Fitness.

lol that's whack. I train at Retro and legitimately no one there bothers me about anything ever, they would maybe take gripe with me if I burned the place down, but that's about it. They also ordered heavier DBs for me because I kept complaining :)

JHICKS3301

06-18-2010, 07:27 AM

I usually don't pimp our products in people's threads but if you can't use chalk (Like me) then I use our Liquid Chalk..

It works wonders and basically is like using chalk

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/xf/chalk.html

stsmurf

06-18-2010, 09:05 AM

I like the idea of ordering your suit now to stay motivated :)
half the time i buy supps because well "i spent the money on it, i better make sure i get the most out of it"

K8Stop

06-18-2010, 09:35 AM

lol that's whack. I train at Retro and legitimately no one there bothers me about anything ever, they would maybe take gripe with me if I burned the place down, but that's about it. They also ordered heavier DBs for me because I kept complaining :)
Lucky :(

I usually don't pimp our products in people's threads but if you can't use chalk (Like me) then I use our Liquid Chalk..

It works wonders and basically is like using chalk

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/xf/chalk.html
Interesting....hrm..

I like the idea of ordering your suit now to stay motivated :)
half the time i buy supps because well "i spent the money on it, i better make sure i get the most out of it"

That's my reasoning too :)
"I just dropped $____ on that frikken suit, there's no way I'm eating that cookie..."

bitty_bish

06-18-2010, 09:46 AM

Pics or negs ;)

Good read, tho! I'm rooting for you! Team K8Stop! Woot!

K8Stop

06-18-2010, 10:44 AM

In for pictures!!! :D

Pics or negs ;)

Good read, tho! I'm rooting for you! Team K8Stop! Woot!

I think my bulk was really productive....my glutes really filled out, no?

http://clareng.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/fat_lady_xh4xilk8f7fe.jpg

K8Stop

06-20-2010, 04:20 PM

Sunday June 20, 2010

Bench press:
1x5 @ 45#
1x5 @ 55#
1x5 @ 65#
5x5 @ 75#

Incline bench press:
3x12 @ 50#

Cable pushdowns:
1x12 @ 55#
1x12 @ 60#
1x12 @ 65#
3x12 @ 70#

Dips:
1x12 @ bodyweight
1x6 @ bw+25#
1x9 @ bw+25#
1x13 @ bw+25#

Diet's good, although I have a feeling that I'm going to need to drop calories this week.

I had fun in the kitchen this weekend - I made a big batch of penne puttanesca for my boyfriend on Saturday, homemade limoncello, blueberry muffins, and reduced plums in sugar and orange juice and put them on a grilled baguette with ricotta cheese. They looked win and everyone said that they were, but....I couldn't tell you :(

http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0432.jpg

http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0428.jpg

JHICKS3301

06-20-2010, 05:02 PM

How many weeks out are you?

K8Stop

06-20-2010, 05:48 PM

How many weeks out are you?

18 weeks

JHICKS3301

06-20-2010, 05:55 PM

18 weeks

You may want to get the other girls to chime in but IMO I wouldn't drop cals but up my cardio that far out...

Zangeif Lagasse

06-20-2010, 08:18 PM

You may want to get the other girls to chime in but IMO I wouldn't drop cals but up my cardio that far out...

x2 otherwise you're going to have a really hard time dropping the cals when you're dialing in and you'll get depleted before you hit the stage.

K8Stop

06-22-2010, 05:45 AM

x2 otherwise you're going to have a really hard time dropping the cals when you're dialing in and you'll get depleted before you hit the stage.

Good point, guys. I upped the cardio last night.

Monday June 21st 2010

ATG Squat:
1x5 95#
1x5 115#
1x5 135#
5x5 145#

Leg Press:
1x12 95#
1x12 115#
3x12 135#

Leg Extensions:
1x12 50#
1x12 70#
3x12 85#

40 mins LISS Cardio

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Had a bad day yesterday. Everyone was pissing me off - from the skin-and-bones chick that was playing around on the leg press machine WITH NO WEIGHT (:confused:) when I needed it, to my mother who made me take my miserable little brother to the gym, to my little brother that paced the weight area as I was trying to do work and bitched that he didn't wanna be there (I was hoping he'd just walk the **** home FFS), to the customers at work that think that they can treat me with disrespect, to the disgusting old men that stare at me at the gym....I could go on forever.

My vacation cannot come soon enough....10 days, but who's counting? I actually found a gym within walking distance to my shore house that has a reasonable weekly rate so I am stoked about that. Last summer I was doing a lot of running on the beach first thing in the AM and I think that I'll do that again this year although I'll have to jog instead of run because I haven't run a step since last August :o. I'll jog in the AM, sit on the beach all day, and then hit the gym in the evenings. Tough life, eh? :)

I need this vacation so badly.

Zangeif Lagasse

06-22-2010, 07:28 AM

Enjoy your vacation and don't let people get to you.

Stress = Cortisol = Harder to drop bf.

I take it you work your hams on a different day of the week?

K8Stop

06-22-2010, 07:44 AM

Enjoy your vacation and don't let people get to you.

Stress = Cortisol = Harder to drop bf. Trudat :(

So stoked for the shore...

I take it you work your hams on a different day of the week?
Yeah, work em hard on Thursdays with RDLs and such. I love leg days so I split em :D

Zangeif Lagasse

06-22-2010, 08:07 AM

Trudat :(

So stoked for the shore...

Yeah, work em hard on Thursdays with RDLs and such. I love leg days so I split em :D

Not impressed/10

More ham work chica. You can't have nice quads and lacking hams...it just doesn't look right.

K8Stop

06-22-2010, 08:32 AM

Not impressed/10

More ham work chica. You can't have nice quads and lacking hams...it just doesn't look right.

Oh, if anything's lacking, it's the quads...my hammies are more developed.

Zangeif Lagasse

06-22-2010, 08:52 AM

Oh, if anything's lacking, it's the quads...my hammies are more developed.

then get at me if you need a leg workout, if there's one thing I do right it's smash legs.

K8Stop

06-22-2010, 09:53 AM

then get at me if you need a leg workout, if there's one thing I do right it's smash legs.

i can haz leg workout, plz? :)

K8Stop

06-22-2010, 11:22 AM

goddamn youtube vids arent working :mad:

EDIT: Dear Mr. Fatass - if muscularity defines who is a man and who is a woman, go put on a ****ing dress and heels. Kthxbai

Zangeif Lagasse

06-22-2010, 09:20 PM

Warm up
3x15 front squats.

Front Squat
4x10-12 to failure

Front/Back squat
4x : (1 rep front, 3 rep back, loop to failure)

AKA, for every rep of front squat you do, you do 3 reps of back squat.

Leg curls/Front squat
Supersets
1x 10-12 leg curl
1x 10-12 front squat

1x 10-12 leg curl
1x 10-12 front squat

1x 10-12 leg curl
1x 10-12 front squat

1x 10-12 leg curl
1x 10-12 front squat
All to failure.

Front/Back squat
3x : (2 rep front, 4 rep back, loop to failure)

Bring a bucket. You will be throwing up.

e:/ If you're not conditioned enough to the squat to attempt this yet try this program:

Week 1;

30x10 Squat. (you can alternate between front and back squat equally or simply stick to one or the other)

Week 2;

50x10

Week 3;

70x10

Week 4;

increase weights and start again, 30x10, etc. and so on.

12 Week program.

K8Stop

06-23-2010, 06:39 AM

Sweet! I'll try that! Thanks!

Tuesday June 22nd, 2010
Was a rest day.

But, I cheated last night. I just needed to. Ehh maybe you could call it a refeed because I only went 100 cals over, but spiked my carbs. I had a half of a bagel with cream cheese and a plum with lemonade instead of my 5th/6th meal of an egg with 1/2 oats and a scoop of whey.

I needed it for my mental health. Not going to get into why.

Thoughts: I need to constantly remind myself that I have no control over other people. Be it comparing my physique to another competitor's, be it what my friends and loved ones are up to, etc. The only thing that I have control over is what I do, say and think. My actions are mine alone, and so are my inactions. I am not responsible for another's happiness or unhappiness. I am not responsible for their success or failure.

I have a say in how my life turns out and I am the only one responsible for my success. I am the only one responsible for my happiness. I am the only one responsible for my progress.

I need some harsh punishment in the gym today.

Zangeif Lagasse

06-23-2010, 09:30 AM

GyMgrrrL

06-23-2010, 12:42 PM

I'm SO jealous of your vacation. I just got off one and I want to go back!!

You're sounds great... jogs, beach, gym... what more could you ask for!?

Keep your head up, your thoughts are on the right track :D

K8Stop

06-23-2010, 03:03 PM

Good mental approach, tbh everything falls into place when you reach that point of focus and understand that you can't save the world, you can only do what's in your power to make yourself a more positive person and hope that it rubs off on other people. It also helps to eliminate negative people from your life as the whole concept of psychic vampires (though it sounds fruity) is definitely a real scenario.

Keep your head up kiddo, pummel them weights.
Thanks, I intend to punish myself accordingly :)

I'm SO jealous of your vacation. I just got off one and I want to go back!!

You're sounds great... jogs, beach, gym... what more could you ask for!?

Keep your head up, your thoughts are on the right track :D
Thanks :) Hope you had a good time!!

K8Stop

06-24-2010, 06:10 AM

Wednesday June 23rd, 2010

Deadlifts (was conservative with these yesterday since my lower back was still a little off from last week - they felt really good, but time to get back on track with em next week!):
1x5 @ 45#
1x5 @ 115#
5x5 @ 135#

BB Rows:
1x12 @ 45#
1x12 @ 55#
3x12 @ 65#
(squeezed these hard and focused on the contraction and form, feels good, man)

Cable rows:
1x5 @ 70#
1x5 @ 80#
1x5 @ 90#
1x5 @ 100#
1x5 @ 90#
1x5 @ 80#
1x5 @ 70#
(took these slow and concentrated on contraction and form - they made me sweat like a horse)

Rev Flys:
1x12 @ 15#
1x12 @ 17.5#
3x12 @ 15#

BB Curls:
1x12 @ 25#s
1x12 @ 35#s
3x12 @ 25#s

25 mins LISS cardio.

I failed with the cardio. I was going to go for 40 mins but I started crying on the treadmill and figured that I had had enough for the day and went to sit in the steam room to decompress. I never ****ing cry in public - I was pretty embarrassed.

I was working on posing in the mirrors between sets and I had a sick lat and trap pump last night, though. That helped my spirits a little. I think that my body is right on track so far - lats are coming out more and my shoulders and upper back are looking pretty damn good for me. I found another huge vein in my left arm and even one that will probably pop up between my delt and pec. I also have the beginning of veins on my hips/lower abs. It'll be sick to see what they do once I get my bodyfat low enough - I'm thinking that I have the potential to be very vascular - there's ugly blue veins near the surface everywhere! I've never seen these suckers before.

My legs are a different story, though. They're developed muscularly, but they're definitely going to be the last to lean out - I'm getting impatient with them actually. Frikken genes. :mad: My body is a carbon copy of my mother's - typical mesomorph - but she's got that stubborn fat on her legs and so do I. I suppose that this is usually where women lose fat last, but it's pissing me off :mad:

But, that scale keeps dropping (mostly in spurts) so i can't really say crap. In fact, it dropped after the cheat meal yesterday and I was like :eek:. Meh. Maybe it's what I needed.

Yesterday was one of the worst days I've had in recent memory. I've had my fair share of insane adversity in my life, but this **** is different. I'm really stuck between a rock and a hard place right now. I'm unsure if I should regret recent personal decisions, but also more afraid of the consequences if I hadn't made that particular decision.

I hate decisions that need to be made between the lesser of two evils as they never seem fair to anyone involved. I've never been one for tough love at all - in fact, I tend to spoil and baby my friends and loved ones. It's just the way that I show my love and appreciation, I guess. One of my pet peeves are enabling behaviors from others so when I saw myself behaving in such a way, I had to put my money where my mouth was and put a stop to it. This is entirely out of my comfort zone, but I'm willing to put myself in this position if it means that there's hope for a happier ending.

I took a Benadryl last night to sleep and it was the worst idea ever - I have to remember that those suckers put me on my ass for 10+ hours. I took it at 10 last night and slept through my alarm! In fact, I think it came on and I turned it off but have no recollection of doing so. I woke up 5 mins before I needed to be on the road :o

Sorry for the rambling - I have no idea why I am. I guess I just need to get this down.

Well, leg night tonight - I'm gonna try GotLife's workout. I should be able to finish it...if not, then I sold myself short :)

Zangeif Lagasse

06-24-2010, 07:54 AM

Back workout looks pretty solid, I'd think about incorporating pull-ups into there as well as they're great for development. Sorry to hear that you're going through a lot of emotional drama while you're trying to zone in for a contest. I'd suggest looking into an adaptogenic herb as they help with stress significantly.

My favorites are: Rhodiola, Ashwagandha, and Holy Basil Extract.

On the bright side at least this place gives you somewhere to vent and express your thoughts as opposed to repressing how you feel about things.

Keep your head up kiddo and make sure to make it through the leg day.

K8Stop

06-24-2010, 10:31 AM

Back workout looks pretty solid, I'd think about incorporating pull-ups into there as well as they're great for development.
I'm not quite there yet, but it's a goal of mine! Some say that pulldowns aren't good for getting yourself there, but some think they do...thoughts?

Sorry to hear that you're going through a lot of emotional drama while you're trying to zone in for a contest. I'd suggest looking into an adaptogenic herb as they help with stress significantly.

My favorites are: Rhodiola, Ashwagandha, and Holy Basil Extract. Thanks! i'll look into them. Thing is, this **** is life and I gotta deal. But anything to take the edge off!

On the bright side at least this place gives you somewhere to vent and express your thoughts as opposed to repressing how you feel about things.

Keep your head up kiddo and make sure to make it through the leg day.

True that! I'm taking care of myself today and already feel much better - I'm stoked to try the workout!

EDIT: you don't happen to go to Rutgers, do you?

norinicole

06-24-2010, 12:29 PM

Zangeif Lagasse

06-24-2010, 08:23 PM

I'm not quite there yet, but it's a goal of mine! Some say that pulldowns aren't good for getting yourself there, but some think they do...thoughts?

Thanks! i'll look into them. Thing is, this **** is life and I gotta deal. But anything to take the edge off!

True that! I'm taking care of myself today and already feel much better - I'm stoked to try the workout!

EDIT: you don't happen to go to Rutgers, do you?

I do go to Rutgers actually and I got better at pull-ups by doing pull-ups (and flexed arm hangs before I could do them fully) along with just strengthening my lats and arms.

K8Stop

06-25-2010, 05:28 AM

I do go to Rutgers actually and I got better at pull-ups by doing pull-ups (and flexed arm hangs before I could do them fully) along with just strengthening my lats and arms.

<----- Rutgers here, too. :cool: I was at Rowan for undergrad. My little brother is going to be a senior this year in NB.

I had my arm hangs at about 80 seconds last summer, but haven't been working on them since (I'm in love with cable and BB rows :D). I should get back on that wagon because I've always wanted to be able to bang out 20+ pullups.

K8Stop

06-25-2010, 05:46 AM

Thursday June 24, 2010
There was a major storm in the area last night and half of south Jersey was without power. It took me almost 2 hours to get home since almost every street light was out and there were a ton of downed trees and detours :rolleyes:

I didn't have any power when I got home and neither did my gym, unfortunately. It pissed me off because you don't need power to lift weights and the gym has huge windows so I could've seen what I was doing since the frikken storm ended at 7PM! :mad: But, that's the unreasonable side of me :)

My gym's power went out last year during a snow storm and used their generators to remain open. Something happened to the generator and it caused a horrible electrical fire in their lobby so I can understand why they'd close for the last 4 hours of business instead of taking the fire risk again. The fire had set off the sprinkler system and it destroyed all but a few pieces of cardio equipment. It was a major financial blow because they were closed for three weeks for repairs and gave all of their members a refund. Financial nightmare.

So I went out with some friends to an outdoor concert at our local park last night instead. It was good to get out because otherwise I would've sat at home and brooded over the events of the last few days - not very healthy. Girl talk is always good for the soul and I truly have some wonderful friends.

So tonight is the night that I try Gotlife's leg workout - I'm stoked because Friday nights during shore season are DEAD at my gym. I'll have all the equipment to myself!

I also am down another pound for a total of 5lbs in 3.5-ish weeks! Energy levels are still high. Only thing I wasn't prepared for was the chest shrinkage :o Sucks, but comes with the territory, I guess.

JHICKS3301

06-25-2010, 07:08 AM

Zangeif Lagasse

06-25-2010, 07:09 AM

<----- Rutgers here, too. :cool: I was at Rowan for undergrad. My little brother is going to be a senior this year in NB.

I had my arm hangs at about 80 seconds last summer, but haven't been working on them since (I'm in love with cable and BB rows :D). I should get back on that wagon because I've always wanted to be able to bang out 20+ pullups.

I went to RU for both undergrad and now my masters. What's your major?

Oh and try to stick to bb's and db's for all your rowing needs. Cables are an icing on the cake type of deal, but definitely not something you can build fundamentals with.

K8Stop

06-25-2010, 08:05 AM

NOOOO CHEST SHRINKAGE!!! :p j/k Yup, part of the game. But I'll be the judge :p. You're right on track with weight loss. Great job!!

I'll be doing arms tonight and shoulders tomorrow.. Can't wait :cool:
Dude, I've never contemplated plastic surgery before but if it gets bad enough I'm saving :o

I feel like I'm losing a part of me :( LOL. I'm shallower than I thought...

I went to RU for both undergrad and now my masters. What's your major?

Oh and try to stick to bb's and db's for all your rowing needs. Cables are an icing on the cake type of deal, but definitely not something you can build fundamentals with.

Sweet. I was a Political Science/History/International Studies undergrad - the MA will be in American History. I'm a dork. You?

Gotcha on the DBs and BBs...

JHICKS3301

06-25-2010, 08:10 AM

Dude, I've never contemplated plastic surgery before but if it gets bad enough I'm saving :o

I feel like I'm losing a part of me :( LOL. I'm shallower than I thought...

I can understand.. If my member shrunk during prep, I would be the sad as well lol :D

Being shallow isn't always a bad thing though! lol

Zangeif Lagasse

06-25-2010, 08:11 AM

Dude, I've never contemplated plastic surgery before but if it gets bad enough I'm saving :o

I feel like I'm losing a part of me :( LOL. I'm shallower than I thought...

Sweet. I was a Political Science/History/International Studies undergrad - the MA will be in American History. I'm a dork. You?

Gotcha on the DBs and BBs...

Undergrad Philosophy and Economics, Masters in Econ and Entrepreneurial Management. I'm one of those Intelligent Gorillas bred in Soviet Russia.

K8Stop

06-25-2010, 08:12 AM

I can understand.. If my member shrunk during prep, I would be the sad as well lol :D

Being shallow isn't always a bad thing though! lol

Haha I've just always been....blessed...in that regard. I want it to stay that way.

The **** we do for this sport, man.

K8Stop

06-25-2010, 08:14 AM

Undergrad Philosophy and Economics, Masters in Econ and Entrepreneurial Management. I'm one of those Intelligent Gorillas bred in Soviet Russia.

Sweet! Econ's awesome!

Do you speak Russian?

JHICKS3301

06-25-2010, 08:15 AM

Haha I've just always been....blessed...in that regard. I want it to stay that way.

The **** we do for this sport, man.

In for pics! :p j/k

I agree, there is a lot of things we do for this type of lifestyle.. It can be a real mental challenge.. There have been quite a few times that I've thought to myself, "why the hell am I doing this"

But I took about a 6 month break from everything and I really did miss it. I wasn't the same person. I lacked the motivation to do anything.. Except for eat.. I was pretty good at that :D

K8Stop

06-25-2010, 08:21 AM

In for pics! :p j/k

I agree, there is a lot of things we do for this type of lifestyle.. It can be a real mental challenge.. There have been quite a few times that I've thought to myself, "why the hell am I doing this"

But I took about a 6 month break from everything and I really did miss it. I wasn't the same person. I lacked the motivation to do anything.. Except for eat.. I was pretty good at that :D

Oh, that's one thing that I'm very good at - eating. Never had a problem with that!

The gym may take a chunk of my day and meal planning/prep takes just as much time, but it creates a schedule for me that I enjoy. Plus the endorphins are priceless and so are the changes that you see. It's like crack or something.

Zangeif Lagasse

06-25-2010, 08:58 AM

Sweet! Econ's awesome!

Do you speak Russian?

I speak Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish, and English fluently...I can whisper you sweet nothings in 4 different languages...lolwut.

Oh, that's one thing that I'm very good at - eating. Never had a problem with that!

The gym may take a chunk of my day and meal planning/prep takes just as much time, but it creates a schedule for me that I enjoy. Plus the endorphins are priceless and so are the changes that you see. It's like crack or something.

good times right there, I actually was just taking a look at pictures from back in Sept when I first cut back down to 265 from after my knee injury/strongman sport days to where I am now at 260 after a 3 month bulk after having cut to 227 and wow @ the differences.

K8Stop

06-25-2010, 09:19 AM

I speak Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish, and English fluently...I can whisper you sweet nothings in 4 different languages...lolwut.
bahah - I took a few semesters of Russian and I don't remember anything but some greetings and how disgusting kvass is. I think i can still count to ten.

I speak some french, spanish, and kiswahili. Not fluent though. I am fluent in English though, and Philly.

good times right there, I actually was just taking a look at pictures from back in Sept when I first cut back down to 265 from after my knee injury/strongman sport days to where I am now at 260 after a 3 month bulk after having cut to 227 and wow @ the differences.

Crazy, eh?

Zangeif Lagasse

06-25-2010, 09:32 PM

bahah - I took a few semesters of Russian and I don't remember anything but some greetings and how disgusting kvass is. I think i can still count to ten.

I speak some french, spanish, and kiswahili. Not fluent though. I am fluent in English though, and Philly.

Crazy, eh?

lol, I don't know how anyone drinks kvass, especially in large enough quantities that it's distributed by several manufacturers.

lol @ Philly, I speak "Brooklyn" in that case as I still have my accent from when I lived there.

Crazy will be how I'm going to look come August after my cut that will start following my mom's bday celebrations tomorrow. So i'll be cutting with you during your contest prep, except I'll just be doing it so that I can bulk and recomp again later.

K8Stop

06-27-2010, 10:27 AM

I'll do a full-write up later because I gotta run to a BBQ, but I pushed out 3 sets of bodyweight dips to failure PLUS 35#!

That's 10# up from last week and that's 35# up from three weeks ago! And the scale keeps going down...

****ING PUMPED

JHICKS3301

06-27-2010, 01:34 PM

In for progress pics!

Zangeif Lagasse

06-27-2010, 09:19 PM

K8Stop

06-28-2010, 05:55 AM

Sunday June 27, 2010
Bench Press (to be upped next week):
2x12 @ 45#
1x5 @ 55#
1x5 @ 65#
5x5 @ 75#

Incline Bench Press (to be upped next week):
1x12 @ 45#
3x12 @ 55#

Cable Pushdowns:
1x12 @ 55#
1x12 @ 65#
3x12 @ 75# (improvement since last week!)

Bodyweight Dips (rep = failure):
1x17 @ bw
1x18 @ bw
1x8 @ bw + 35#
1x12 @ bw + 35#
1x9 @ bw + 35#

Calf Raises:
1x12 @ 45#
1x12 @ 90#
1x12 @ 135#

Aaand because I didn't feel as if my hammies and shoulders got in enough work this week:

RDLs (upped next week):
1x12 @ 60#
1x12 @ 70#
1x12 @ 80#
3x12 @ 100#

Military Press (total fail - forgot that my tris were dead- oh well :D)
1x12 @ 30#
1x12 @ 40#
1x12 @ 30#

Front Raises:
1x12 @ 15#
1x12 @ 20#
1x12 @ 15#

30 mins LISS cardio

Thoughts:
I tried Gotlife's leg workout on Friday but didn't do a writeup since I thought that I'd run through it with lighter weights to see what I was dealing with and what I could handle (hence the need to hit my hammies again yesterday). I wasn't sure what I'd be able to do since I'm not used to that kinda reppage. I'll hit it harder this week - it has the potential to be good stuff :D

Yesterday was great but the dips made my day :D. I'm kinda puzzled at why I'm able to dip almost 200# but my bench is stuck around 75#? I'm thinking I'll be around 90# next week, but perhaps I'm capable of more I just don't think I am? My left elbow had been bothering me for a while but it was behaving yesterday. It's also funny that I can dip more than I squat AND dead... :confused:

The weekend was good - I spent it organizing myself and refocusing. I took 3 bags worth of clothes to Goodwill, 4 boxes of books to the library, did a month's worth of laundry, worked on a test knit that's due in less than a month to the designer :o, read a few chapters from a book I've been meaning to read for years, hit the gym, washed my beautiful car, hung in my pool, watched some World Cup games and the Phillies, and got my hair did (well, all of em got did). I even painted my toes :)

Rant:
I was at a family BBQ yesterday afternoon and my uncle's wife asks me how my diet's going but I thought she was asking me about a project that I was working on instead and replied, "Oh, I've put that aside and am doing something else right now," and she goes, "Oh! AWESOME! I thought you were crazy for doing that - I mean who eats nothing but eggs, oats and broccoli?"

:confused:

Then this other chick that I didn't even freaking know asks about it and my uncle's wife goes, "Oh she was like, doing this, like, bodybuilding thing and like eating like an anorexic..."

FUUUUUUUU

I walked away while she stuffed her face with burgers, potato salad and beers.

norinicole

06-28-2010, 07:48 AM

Sunday June 27, 2010
Bench Press (to be upped next week):
2x12 @ 45#
1x5 @ 55#
1x5 @ 65#
5x5 @ 75#

Incline Bench Press (to be upped next week):
1x12 @ 45#
3x12 @ 55#

Cable Pushdowns:
1x12 @ 55#
1x12 @ 65#
3x12 @ 75# (improvement since last week!)

Bodyweight Dips (rep = failure):
1x17 @ bw
1x18 @ bw
1x8 @ bw + 35#
1x12 @ bw + 35#
1x9 @ bw + 35#

Calf Raises:
1x12 @ 45#
1x12 @ 90#
1x12 @ 135#

Aaand because I didn't feel as if my hammies and shoulders got in enough work this week:

RDLs (upped next week):
1x12 @ 60#
1x12 @ 70#
1x12 @ 80#
3x12 @ 100#

Military Press (total fail - forgot that my tris were dead- oh well :D)
1x12 @ 30#
1x12 @ 40#
1x12 @ 30#

Front Raises:
1x12 @ 15#
1x12 @ 20#
1x12 @ 15#

30 mins LISS cardio

Thoughts:
I tried Gotlife's leg workout on Friday but didn't do a writeup since I thought that I'd run through it with lighter weights to see what I was dealing with and what I could handle (hence the need to hit my hammies again yesterday). I wasn't sure what I'd be able to do since I'm not used to that kinda reppage. I'll hit it harder this week - it has the potential to be good stuff

Yesterday was great but the dips made my day :D. I'm kinda puzzled at why I'm able to dip almost 200# but my bench is stuck around 75#? I'm thinking I'll be around 90# next week, but perhaps I'm capable of more I just don't think I am? My left elbow had been bothering me for a while but it was behaving yesterday. It's also funny that I can dip more than I squat AND dead... :confused:

The weekend was good - I spent it organizing myself and refocusing. I took 3 bags worth of clothes to Goodwill, 4 boxes of books to the library, did a month's worth of laundry, worked on a test knit that's due in less than a month to the designer :o, read a few chapters from a book I've been meaning to read for years, hit the gym, washed my beautiful car, hung in my pool, watched some World Cup games and the Phillies, and got my hair did (well, all of em got did). I even painted my toes :)

Rant:
I was at a family BBQ yesterday afternoon and my uncle's wife asks me how my diet's going but I thought she was asking me about a project that I was working on instead and replied, "Oh, I've put that aside and am doing something else right now," and she goes, "Oh! AWESOME! I thought you were crazy for doing that - I mean who eats nothing but eggs, oats and broccoli?"

:confused:

Then this other chick that I didn't even freaking know asks about it and my uncle's wife goes, "Oh she was like, doing this, like, bodybuilding thing and like eating like an anorexic..."

FUUUUUUUU

I walked away while she stuffed her face with burgers, potato salad and beers.

Awesome workout!!

OMG, that's so frustrating about the women at the BBQ!! :mad:

Just remember how good you'll feel when you see her again in 3 months looking completely different. Then when she asks you how you did it, you can say that "it was like, that bodybuilding thing where I only ate eggs, oats and broccoli...how's your diet of crap food treating you? I see your BULK has gone really well. :D"

K8Stop

06-28-2010, 07:52 AM

Awesome workout!!

OMG, that's so frustrating about the women at the BBQ!! :mad:

Just remember how good you'll feel when you see her again in 3 months looking completely different. Then when she asks you how you did it, you can say that "it was like, that bodybuilding thing where I only ate eggs, oats and broccoli...how's your diet of crap food treating you? I see your BULK has gone really well. :D"

Thanks :)

She's the one that thinks that she can get in shape again after her baby by going vegetarian and doing nothing but yoga, because yannow, yoga builds and sculpts lean muscle!

I'd facepalm but it's not even worth it.

norinicole

06-28-2010, 07:55 AM

Thanks :)

She's the one that thinks that she can get in shape again after her baby by going vegetarian and doing nothing but yoga, because yannow, yoga builds and sculpts lean muscle!

I'd facepalm but it's not even worth it.

Lol, so true.

I always try to remember that many women LIKE the skinny-fat look. And hey, if that's how she wants to do it, good for her. At least she's not using her baby as an excuse to get fat and STAY fat.

Besides...I like my egg whites and oats, lol.

K8Stop

06-28-2010, 08:03 AM

Lol, so true.

I always try to remember that many women LIKE the skinny-fat look. And hey, if that's how she wants to do it, good for her. At least she's not using her baby as an excuse to get fat and STAY fat.

Besides...I like my egg whites and oats, lol.

Oh no....she's just fat at this point and her methods aren't gonna do anything about it.

Her and I were discussing my diet last weekend when I wasn't eating muffins and drinking mimosas like everyone else and she asked me how much I weighed. I told her 160 and she goes, "OMG ME TOOO!!!" Riiiight. She's ~200 at least.

Can you tell that I don't like her very much?

Get knocked up to trap a friend or family member? Yeah, you're on my ****-list.

EDIT: and hardboiled eggs are probably my favorite food ever!

norinicole

06-28-2010, 08:14 AM

Oh no....she's just fat at this point and her methods aren't gonna do anything about it.

Her and I were discussing my diet last weekend when I wasn't eating muffins and drinking mimosas like everyone else and she asked me how much I weighed. I told her 160 and she goes, "OMG ME TOOO!!!" Riiiight. She's ~200 at least.

Can you tell that I don't like her very much?

Get knocked up to trap a friend or family member? Yeah, you're on my ****-list.

EDIT: and hardboiled eggs are probably my favorite food ever!

WOW!!

She sounds like a real winner...:rolleyes:

GyMgrrrL

06-28-2010, 08:29 AM

UGH I get so frustrated with ignorance!!

Dont comment on our lifestyle if you obviously know NOTHING about it!!

Great workout, though!

Zangeif Lagasse

06-28-2010, 09:14 AM

Solid workout, as for the bench...have you ever worked your rotator cuff? It really helps dramatically with building your bench because a lot of people neglect it and it's a fundamental part of the motion. Also some people just don't have a good brain to chest muscle connection (myself included in there...my bench is silly compared to my other lifts) but you just need to keep plugging away at it and focus more and more on db's and bb's. Staying far and far away from cables (You'll come to notice I hate cables).

lol @ the woman at the bbq though. Reminds me of my coworkers when they see me eat a sammich or a salad because typically I just bring a 2 liter jug of brotein to work as it's easier to just sip throughout the day if I don't have time to prep my food (Mandatory OT = epic fail).

What kind of beautiful car btw?

K8Stop

06-28-2010, 10:45 AM

WOW!!

She sounds like a real winner...:rolleyes:
I know right? siiiigh

UGH I get so frustrated with ignorance!!

Dont comment on our lifestyle if you obviously know NOTHING about it!!

Great workout, though!
I haven't received comments like that until I started my cut. Probably has mostly to do with people comparing what's on their plate vs what's on my plate and them feeling guilty about it.

Everyone tried to get me to cheat because it was a "special occasion" (ya, not really). As if food and beer is the only way that you can celebrate something :rolleyes:

Solid workout, as for the bench...have you ever worked your rotator cuff? It really helps dramatically with building your bench because a lot of people neglect it and it's a fundamental part of the motion. Also some people just don't have a good brain to chest muscle connection (myself included in there...my bench is silly compared to my other lifts) but you just need to keep plugging away at it and focus more and more on db's and bb's. Staying far and far away from cables (You'll come to notice I hate cables).

lol @ the woman at the bbq though. Reminds me of my coworkers when they see me eat a sammich or a salad because typically I just bring a 2 liter jug of brotein to work as it's easier to just sip throughout the day if I don't have time to prep my food (Mandatory OT = epic fail).

What kind of beautiful car btw?

Thanks and no I haven't worked my rotator cuff....interesting post. I'm making very slow progress on my bench. Maybe it's my weak spot.

No, I know it is because in certain positions I can see the riblets on my upper chest :o need more mass there for sure. Sometimes I try to tell myself that they're just striations but.....yeah, I know the truth :o

LOL @ brotein

Car is a 2007 Mini Cooper S. Before you laugh, it's fast. And I love it.

I'd post pics, but facebook is blocked at work so here's a stock photo with my color combo (my grille is still chrome right now, but I have plans to black it out like in the photo):
http://bridger.us/R56_JCW/jcw_cooper_s_front_right.jpg

K8Stop

06-28-2010, 06:30 PM

Monday June 28th, 2010
ATG Squats (took em nice and loooow):
1x5 @ 45#
1x5 @ 55#
1x5 @ 75#
1x5 @ 95#
5x5 @ 115#

Leg Press:
3x12 @ 90#
1x12 @ 100#

Leg Extensions (nice and slow, held em for ~10 secs):
1x8 @ 90#
1x10 @ 90#
1x7 @ 90#

Lateral Raises:
1x12 @ 10#
1x12 @ 12.5#
1x12 @ 10#
1x10 @ 12.5#

No cardio

Legs were at 50% today due to yesterday's RDLs. I guess I kinda threw off my rhythm by being hardcore and making sure that al of my muscles had their equal share of soreness this week :o

Long overdue progress pics - sorry for the ****ty quality; you get the idea at least. I keep putting them off because I ****ing hate taking pictures of myself and hate posting them even more. But if I'm gonna get on stage in a teeny bikini, stripper heels and false eyelashes I guess I gotta get the hell over it.

No freaking idea what my bf% is, or what my exact weight is here - It's the end of the day and I just chugged some protein and a nalgene's worth of water.

Dang my legs look skinny here :o - they're not flexed:
http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0480.jpg

http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0477.jpg

http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0475.jpg

http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0472.jpg

bitty_bish

06-28-2010, 07:03 PM

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[img]http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0477.jpg[img]

[img]http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0475.jpg[img]

[img]http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0472.jpg[img]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to K8Stop again.

GJDW!! You're on your mission....just DO it. You want it badly enough. I know you have the potential and capability, girl. Let all the negs from family/friends be fuel. Brush your shoulders off. Don't let it get in the way of what you want, and need.

You look lovely. :) (no homo)

K8Stop

06-28-2010, 07:09 PM

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to K8Stop again.

GJDW!! You're on your mission....just DO it. You want it badly enough. I know you have the potential and capability, girl. Let all the negs from family/friends be fuel. Brush your shoulders off. Don't let it get in the way of what you want, and need.

You look lovely. :) (no homo)

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to bitty_bish again.

****.

you're awesome! :o

JHICKS3301

06-28-2010, 07:10 PM

Looking awesome!! Give yourself some credit!!! This will be epic for you

K8Stop

06-28-2010, 07:17 PM

Looking awesome!! Give yourself some credit!!! This will be epic for you

I'm so worried I'm not going to be lean enough - 17.5 weeks out :o

Nori reassured me earlier, but still. We are our own worst enemies, I suppose.

Zangeif Lagasse

06-28-2010, 08:18 PM

I'll race your mini in my 07 RL ;).

Not sure if I even fit in a mini tbh.

Progress pics look like a solid base, you'll definitely make great strides on your stretch towards the stage.

On a diff note, at least you get to bb.com at work. I get access only to work related sites.

Lifterforlife10

06-28-2010, 09:05 PM

Just dropping this to let you know I have been following along, just not a consistent poster is all. :) All you can do is give it your all, and you'll get lean enough if you have the will to do so. Keep at it

K8Stop

06-29-2010, 03:21 AM

I'll race your mini in my 07 RL ;).
Not sure if I even fit in a mini tbh. You're on :p

Minis are actually really roomy. If you're in the front seat :D

Progress pics look like a solid base, you'll definitely make great strides on your stretch towards the stage.

On a diff note, at least you get to bb.com at work. I get access only to work related sites.
Thanks!

Yeah true, although it is one of the few sites that I get other than news sites and such.

Just dropping this to let you know I have been following along, just not a consistent poster is all. :) All you can do is give it your all, and you'll get lean enough if you have the will to do so. Keep at it
Hey thanks!

norinicole

06-29-2010, 07:55 AM

I love your car!!! I'd love to have a mini someday :)

Pictures look great. I think once you lean out you will look a lot more proportioned (top vs bottom). The great news is that you can see you have hammies even now!

GyMgrrrL

06-29-2010, 08:24 AM

Looking good!!

You have PLENTY of time :)

K8Stop

06-29-2010, 08:26 AM

I love your car!!! I'd love to have a mini someday :) It's SO. MUCH. FUN. They're fast and handle like a dream, but they're an acquired taste since they are little and the ride isn't as quiet as some other cars.

I test drove an automatic and was so hooked on them that I bought my manual trans before I even knew how to drive it :o

I highly recommend them even though they're essentially a BMW (= $$ for maintenance) since they come with an incredible warranty. Plus, being manufactured by BMW = BMW performance which is win...

Pictures look great. I think once you lean out you will look a lot more proportioned (top vs bottom). The great news is that you can see you have hammies even now!
Thanks :)
Yeah, hammies tend to be lean even when I'm pretty fat :o But I am blessed in the hammy region from years of rowing.

K8Stop

06-29-2010, 08:27 AM

Looking good!!

You have PLENTY of time :)

Thanks! :o

Zangeif Lagasse

06-29-2010, 08:37 AM

You're on :p

Minis are actually really roomy. If you're in the front seat :D

Let me know when and where lol and is that an invite to go for a ride?

K8Stop

06-29-2010, 11:53 AM

So had to share this quickly...this is a pound of fat.

Puts things into perspective for me - I've lost 5 of these already!

http://www.guerrillafitness.net/1lbs_fat.jpg

Zangeif Lagasse

06-29-2010, 08:14 PM

So had to share this quickly...this is a pound of fat.

Puts things into perspective for me - I've lost 5 of these already!

[img]http://www.guerrillafitness.net/1lbs_fat.jpg[img]

gjdm.

vanillabn

06-29-2010, 09:21 PM

So had to share this quickly...this is a pound of fat.

Puts things into perspective for me - I've lost 5 of these already!

http://www.guerrillafitness.net/1lbs_fat.jpg

Ew!!!

Definitely puts things in perspective.... ugh...

On another note, I've just spent the past while reading through your journal! You're doing great in here :) I look forward to following along!

K8Stop

06-30-2010, 03:22 AM

gjdm.

:)

Ew!!!

Definitely puts things in perspective.... ugh...

On another note, I've just spent the past while reading through your journal! You're doing great in here :) I look forward to following along!

Aw, thanks!! :o

stsmurf

06-30-2010, 08:14 AM

nice progress pics chica
And that lb of fat... damn... i need to lose some :)

K8Stop

06-30-2010, 08:20 AM

nice progress pics chica
And that lb of fat... damn... i need to lose some :)

Sankya!

And nice beater...I guess the missus hasn't burned that one yet?

Zangeif Lagasse

06-30-2010, 08:31 AM

Sankya!

And nice beater...I guess the missus hasn't burned that one yet?

What's wrong with beaters?

K8Stop

06-30-2010, 09:20 AM

What's wrong with beaters?

Absolutely nothing!

I wear em all the time but Smurf's missues doesn't like em. Tsk.

Zangeif Lagasse

06-30-2010, 09:59 AM

Absolutely nothing!

I wear em all the time but Smurf's missues doesn't like em. Tsk.

Ironically after making this post I went to the gym and saw what's wrong with them. People who's guts hang out past their pecs and overhanging their shorts wearing wife beaters. There should be a law against that.

K8Stop

06-30-2010, 12:01 PM

Ironically after making this post I went to the gym and saw what's wrong with them. People who's guts hang out past their pecs and overhanging their shorts wearing wife beaters. There should be a law against that.

Agreed.

Zangeif Lagasse

06-30-2010, 12:12 PM

Agreed.

So what's your split looking like anyways?

K8Stop

06-30-2010, 12:22 PM

So what's your split looking like anyways?

It's on one of these pages, but it's mostly:

Sun: Chest, tris
Mon: quads, shoulders
Tues: Off
Wed: back, bis
Thurs: hammies and such
Fri: Off
Sat: Off

Usually try to hit my calves most days of the week and am doing 30 mins of LISS cardio 3x a week

Zangeif Lagasse

06-30-2010, 12:49 PM

It's on one of these pages, but it's mostly:

Sun: Chest, tris
Mon: quads, shoulders
Tues: Off
Wed: back, bis
Thurs: hammies and such
Fri: Off
Sat: Off

Usually try to hit my calves most days of the week and am doing 30 mins of LISS cardio 3x a week

Gotcha, how're you liking it so far?

K8Stop

06-30-2010, 01:09 PM

Gotcha, how're you liking it so far?

Love it!

I had a 3-day split originally, but I split the leg day into quads and hammies at the recommendation of a few people and it's awesome because I love leg days. It's double the burn, and I like being able to concentrate on the one side of the leg instead of trying to cram it all into one workout. I feel as if it's more effective.

I get to do back tonight. :cool:

JHICKS3301

06-30-2010, 01:18 PM

I hate legs.. Well it's a love/hate relationship

Zangeif Lagasse

06-30-2010, 01:28 PM

Love it!

I had a 3-day split originally, but I split the leg day into quads and hammies at the recommendation of a few people and it's awesome because I love leg days. It's double the burn, and I like being able to concentrate on the one side of the leg instead of trying to cram it all into one workout. I feel as if it's more effective.

I get to do back tonight. :cool:

I workout in the mornings cause I train fasted...would be a b!tch to train later in the day if I was fasted all day.

I hate legs.. Well it's a love/hate relationship

Massive profanity bruh.

K8Stop

06-30-2010, 03:17 PM

I workout in the mornings cause I train fasted...would be a b!tch to train later in the day if I was fasted all day.

Massive profanity bruh.

I cannot train fasted unless its cardio.....how da fukc do you do that?? I'd gas so quickly
__________________________________________________ ___________________
So I was able to move some mirrors around to check out my lat spread from the back today and I have to say that I'm pleasantly surprised how good it looks - I thought that it was going to be lacking, but it's not! :D I couldn't manage to get a pic but I'll have to get one when someone comes home. It's totally amped me for deadlifts in oh, about an hour :cool:

But I did manage to get pics of my legs in heels about the same size as the shoes that I ordered - quads are coming out sooner than I thought:

(sorry for the iffy quality again)

http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0496.jpg
http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0504.jpg
http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0501.jpg

Zangeif Lagasse

06-30-2010, 03:21 PM

Nice wheels.

And fasted training is all about letting your body adapt to it naturally.

You can check out my log, all my training is fasted and I don't seem to be dropping dead ;).

K8Stop

06-30-2010, 03:25 PM

Nice wheels.

And fasted training is all about letting your body adapt to it naturally.

You can check out my log, all my training is fasted and I don't seem to be dropping dead ;).

Yannow, I've been meaning to check yours out LOL

I'm a bad logger :(

Zangeif Lagasse

06-30-2010, 03:42 PM

Yannow, I've been meaning to check yours out LOL

I'm a bad logger :(

I try to keep my log up to date even though I don't really see a point.

K8Stop

06-30-2010, 03:44 PM

I try to keep my log up to date even though I don't really see a point.

no? you just building right now? no comps or anything?

Zangeif Lagasse

06-30-2010, 03:47 PM

no? you just building right now? no comps or anything?

I use to compete in strongman. Blew out the knee, got out of shape (412lbs). 3/25/09 started cutting after my knee rehab. Got to 227 in ~ 1 yr. Then bulked to 265. Now cutting again, just cause I'm a beast, no comps or anything. Will have to do plastic surgery for excess skin from getting that big between strongman and knee injury out of shape predicament before I consider going on stage.

K8Stop

07-01-2010, 06:07 AM

I use to compete in strongman. Blew out the knee, got out of shape (412lbs). 3/25/09 started cutting after my knee rehab. Got to 227 in ~ 1 yr. Then bulked to 265. Now cutting again, just cause I'm a beast, no comps or anything. Will have to do plastic surgery for excess skin from getting that big between strongman and knee injury out of shape predicament before I consider going on stage.

Dang, GJDM - that's a lot of weight! I've seen your pics, but didn't realize that's how much you had lost!

__________________________________________________ ___

Wednesday June 30, 2010

Cable Rows:
1x12 @ 70#
1x5 @ 80#
5x5 @ 90#

BB Rows:
1x12 @ 55#
3x12 @ 65#
1x12 @ 75#

DB Rows:
1x12 @ 25#
1x12 @ 30#
3x12 @ 35#

Flys:
1x12 @ 20#
1x12 @ 25#
3x12 @ 30#

Shrugs:
3x12 w/45# plates

BB Curls:
1x12 @ 25#
3x12 @ 35#

30 mins LISS cardio

All of the lifts were slow and strict as hell and I really felt it. Lifting my arms to wash my hair last night was a workout in itself.

I didn't get to do my deadlifts last night because some douchebag was doing CURLS in the only squat rack where I can load the bar for deads! :mad: I hate that. The rest of the weight area was completely free - he had his choice of benches and plenty of room to do his thing, too! And you know what? He was only curling the 45# bar - and it was obviously too heavy - I wanted to throw a pair of 15# DBs at him. I sat and waited for him to finish, but he then moved on to forearm curls, rows, etc. He was in the rack for an hour (yes I was watching the clock)! I didn't wanna be a douche and say something, but I did complain to management - they assured me that they would put a sign in there :rolleyes:.

So I did what I could to exhaust my back. There's no substitute for heavy deads, but I did what I could. What my gym really needs is another rack. Siiiigh I have RDLs ahead of me tonight so maybe I'll try to do a few reps of regular deads if I'm not too sore.

If this is all I have to complain about then I guess I'm doing very well :o

I hit the beach on Saturday morning. I cannot wait. I am coming back up to hang with my girls on Tuesday night, though and since I'm doing well, I'm going to cheat - I've been having nasty cravings for chicken curry with naan and lucky me, there's an incredible Indian restaurant a few doors up from where we meet that does takeout. I've noticed that my metabolism is slowing so I think it'll do the trick - plus, my diet's been strong for the past few weeks save for those two refeeds a bit back. I mentioned to the girls on Tuesday that I think I'm going to cheat next Tuesday and they cheered :o :D

Randomness: There's this chick at my gym who's always there (when I am, at least) and I've seen her consistently for maybe 3 years. I've only noticed now just how much loose skin she actually has as I usually totally zone out at the gym and do my thing. If I had to guess I'd say she's lost at least 150lbs. I see her lifting weights now, doing pushups, etc. It looks like she's trying hard to build her base which is awesome to see. The girl works her ass off! Pretty inspiring. I was really impressed.

There's also this 40-something chick that's always doing compound lifts with her husband that's been bringing in her 16 year old daughter lately - teaching her proper benching form, sqatting form, etc. Awesome to see, too.

K8Stop

07-01-2010, 08:19 AM

Zangeif Lagasse

07-01-2010, 08:28 AM

I really, really need this vacation now because I am getting hella snarky on some forums today.

**** about "toning" while eating 1200 calories, not eating any fat because it makes you fat, slimfasts, eating nothing but carbs, etc got me a mod warning. :)

I dunno if this is a win or loss for me.

I had to x outta that tab before I caused more **** bahahaha (I'd link to it but it's members only)

lol @ this. bb.com is the only forum I use and I stay clear of most of the subsections due to the plethora of broscience.

as for your workout, looked pretty solid even w/o deads, but yeah...if someone was curling in my rack I'd toss them out of there, that's certainly one of the benefits of being able to man handle a gorilla, it makes tossing kids that curl 45lbs in the rack very easy.

on a related note to that some kid who weighed 150lbs tops was doing assisted pull-ups w/ 175lbs of resistance today...he was told to move as it was time for my weighted pull-ups and I cannot be asked to have patience when such ***gotry is ensuing.

the funny thing about it is that pretty much the only time I ever speak in the gym is to get someone to move or if someone asks me for a spot.

JHICKS3301

07-01-2010, 08:42 AM

amidoinitright.jpg

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/slimfast-optima.jpg

K8Stop

07-01-2010, 08:44 AM

lol @ this. bb.com is the only forum I use and I stay clear of most of the subsections due to the plethora of broscience.
This was a KNITTING forum that I use because I design knitwear. They have a "miscish" area and I couldn't help myself when I saw a thread about someone sticking to their diet.

All talk about Weight Watchers and how its AWESOME (?!) and all of their suggestions for "toning" and getting abs (mind you they're all still fat). I can't believe I took that bait, but "oh no, don't worry about only losing 5lbs this month - muscle weighs more than fat and you're probably putting on muscle!" put me over the edge.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c32/LanisWatkins/fuuuuuu.jpg

Self-restraint FAIL :(

as for your workout, looked pretty solid even w/o deads, but yeah...if someone was curling in my rack I'd toss them out of there, that's certainly one of the benefits of being able to man handle a gorilla, it makes tossing kids that curl 45lbs in the rack very easy. ****ing 45#, brah! I was stunned...like WTF? :eek: I thought it was a joke or something.

on a related note to that some kid who weighed 150lbs tops was doing assisted pull-ups w/ 175lbs of resistance today...he was told to move as it was time for my weighted pull-ups and I cannot be asked to have patience when such ***gotry is ensuing. This made me LOL IRL

175lbs of resistance? :confused: Srs?

the funny thing about it is that pretty much the only time I ever speak in the gym is to get someone to move or if someone asks me for a spot.

I don't say anything either except to ask to work in with someone that I don't really mind (i.e. we've given each other that chin nod in the past).

Although some chick was mean muggin' the crap outta me last night :confused: I was gonna ask her what her problem was, but it wasn't worth it.

Zangeif Lagasse

07-01-2010, 08:48 AM

This was a KNITTING forum that I use because I design knitwear. They have a "miscish" area and I couldn't help myself when I saw a thread about someone sticking to their diet.

All talk about Weight Watchers and how its AWESOME (?!) and all of their suggestions for "toning" and getting abs (mind you they're all still fat). I can't believe I took that bait, but "oh no, don't worry about only losing 5lbs this month - muscle weighs more than fat and you're probably putting on muscle!" put me over the edge.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c32/LanisWatkins/fuuuuuu.jpg

Self-restraint FAIL :(

****ing 45#, brah! I was stunned...like WTF? :eek: I thought it was a joke or something.

This made me LOL IRL

175lbs of resistance? :confused: Srs?

I don't say anything either except to ask to work in with someone that I don't really mind (i.e. we've given each other that chin nod in the past).

Although some chick was mean muggin' the crap outta me last night :confused: I was gonna ask her what her problem was, but it wasn't worth it.

lol @ knitting forum...brb signing up. clearly somewhere that I can meet the ladies...wait wut?

and I see people curling the 45lb bar all the time, my favorite is actually the 65lb 3 man bench (2 spotters, 1 in front, 1 in back).

and yeah I didn't get how someone that doesn't even weight 175, used that much resistance...you'd have to literally force yourself down as the resistance would just keep you up.

lol'd @ chin nod...I do that all the time with the guys that're in there 5 days a week with me.

as for the mean mug...welcome to jersey...where hater bitches have hater kids...

K8Stop

07-01-2010, 08:50 AM

amidoinitright.jpg

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/slimfast-optima.jpg

You forgot these:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_klHo_pkNNRU/S74RWmZFViI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/bK9GQm8opnA/s1600/ist2_4901242-two-pink-barbell.jpg

Zangeif Lagasse

07-01-2010, 08:55 AM

You forgot these:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_klHo_pkNNRU/S74RWmZFViI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/bK9GQm8opnA/s1600/ist2_4901242-two-pink-barbell.jpg

My doberman has those...

K8Stop

07-01-2010, 08:57 AM

lol @ knitting forum...brb signing up. clearly somewhere that I can meet the ladies...wait wut? Some of the girls I've met there are cool as hell, but you do get the fat stay at home moms that use acrylic yarn on their babies more often than should be legal.

and I see people curling the 45lb bar all the time, my favorite is actually the 65lb 3 man bench (2 spotters, 1 in front, 1 in back).

and yeah I didn't get how someone that doesn't even weight 175, used that much resistance...you'd have to literally force yourself down as the resistance would just keep you up. That's what I was thinking :confused:

$20 says he thought he was lifting his bodyweight +15#

lol'd @ chin nod...I do that all the time with the guys that're in there 5 days a week with me.

as for the mean mug...welcome to jersey...where hater bitches have hater kids...

It's a funny thing, the chin nod. No one knows each other's names or has even said two words other than, "You done wit dat, bro?" but we all ackowledge each other with the chin nod :D

Fukc this state sometimes. Serious love/hate relationship.

LOL - I just got put in "time out" on the knitting forum because my comments were "out of line" and "offensive to those that are struggling with their weight and body image". Buncha speshul deracate snowflakes those people are.

K8Stop

07-01-2010, 08:58 AM

My doberman has those...

tell him to step his game up!

Zangeif Lagasse

07-01-2010, 09:07 AM

Some of the girls I've met there are cool as hell, but you do get the fat stay at home moms that use acrylic yarn on their babies more often than should be legal.

That's what I was thinking :confused:

$20 says he thought he was lifting his bodyweight +15#

It's a funny thing, the chin nod. No one knows each other's names or has even said two words other than, "You done wit dat, bro?" but we all ackowledge each other with the chin nod :D

Fukc this state sometimes. Serious love/hate relationship.

LOL - I just got put in "time out" on the knitting forum because my comments were "out of line" and "offensive to those that are struggling with their weight and body image". Buncha speshul deracate snowflakes those people are.

lol'd...you might be right on the pull-up scenario. And I feel you on Jersey...I'm from Brooklyn so it really gets on my nerves from time to time, but it's all good.

lol @ time out on the knitting forum...you're to hardcore brahette.

tell him to step his game up!

Say that to her face, my money is on the 82lb doberman, even though I carry her around like a pocket poodle.

K8Stop

07-01-2010, 09:27 AM

lol'd...you might be right on the pull-up scenario. And I feel you on Jersey...I'm from Brooklyn so it really gets on my nerves from time to time, but it's all good. I lived in Brooklyn for a bit - took classes at Pratt. Saw a homeless man get shot right in front of me on Flatbush for the $5 in his coffee cup.

Couldn't get back to the Philly 'burbs soon enough. You Brooklyn-ites don't **** around.

lol @ time out on the knitting forum...you're to hardcore brahette.I try :)

They can't handle this ish.

Say that to her face, my money is on the 82lb doberman, even though I carry her around like a pocket poodle.

Nice

Zangeif Lagasse

07-01-2010, 09:34 AM

I lived in Brooklyn for a bit - took classes at Pratt. Saw a homeless man get shot right in front of me on Flatbush for the $5 in his coffee cup.

Couldn't get back to the Philly 'burbs soon enough. You Brooklyn-ites don't **** around.

I try :)

They can't handle this ish.

Nice

lol...Brooklyn is definitely not your average run of the mill stomping ground, but one thing you develop growing up there is character. That much is for certain.

K8Stop

07-01-2010, 09:38 AM

lol...Brooklyn is definitely not your average run of the mill stomping ground, but one thing you develop growing up there is character. That much is for certain.

Agree 100%

Good thing I didn't lose my accent and develop a Brooklyn one though :o

;)

Zangeif Lagasse

07-01-2010, 09:41 AM

Agree 100%

Good thing I didn't lose my accent and develop a Brooklyn one though :o

;)

Brooklyn accent is sexy, don't front, if I gave you my phone # you'd be listening to my voicemail on repeat.

K8Stop

07-01-2010, 09:42 AM

Brooklyn accent is sexy, don't front, if I gave you my phone # you'd be listening to my voicemail on repeat.

I LOL'd IRL

Please tell me you're not a ****ing Phagkees fan...

Zangeif Lagasse

07-01-2010, 09:44 AM

I LOL'd IRL

Please tell me you're not a ****ing Phagkees fan...

I'm a "the only thing I like about baseball is the wooden bats" type of guy. If you're a phillies fan we can still be friends being that I have no affiliation to any rival teams or anything of that nature.

K8Stop

07-01-2010, 10:28 AM

I'm a "the only thing I like about baseball is the wooden bats" type of guy.
no homo?

If you're a phillies fan we can still be friends being that I have no affiliation to any rival teams or anything of that nature.

Coo'

I was bred to hate all NY teams

K8Stop

07-01-2010, 10:49 AM

Diet Coke is awesome :o

K8Stop

07-01-2010, 01:38 PM

hammie smash time...

K8Stop

07-01-2010, 06:24 PM

Thursday July 1, 2010 (holy hell it's July :eek:):
RDLs:
1x12 @ 45#
1x12 @ 65#
1x12 @ 85#
3x12 @ 105#

Leg Curls:
1x12 @ 80#
5x5 @ 90#

Seated Calf Raises:
1x12 @ 45#
1x12 @ 90#
3x12 @ 135#

30 mins LISS cardio

Ok, so I didn't really smash my hammies today. It was just an off day today, and being that I know how to deal with them from years of competitive diving, I'm leaving it all behind me and looking forward to hittin' my awesome bed tonight. It was another long week, but not quite as long as last week...

Tomorrow I have a crap-ton of laundry to do before I leave for the Jersey shore and I gotta get my meals together for the weekend. It's gonna be funny - me cruisin' down the Expressway with my bag of towels, tank tops and bathing suits next to my bags of the ziplock containers filled with all of my meals for the next three days.

Meh.

Felt lean today.

That is all.

The end.

Zangeif Lagasse

07-01-2010, 08:25 PM

no homo?

why would that need a no homo?

Thursday July 1, 2010 (holy hell it's July :eek:):
RDLs:
1x12 @ 45#
1x12 @ 65#
1x12 @ 85#
3x12 @ 105#

Leg Curls:
1x12 @ 80#
5x5 @ 90#

Seated Calf Raises:
1x12 @ 45#
1x12 @ 90#
3x12 @ 135#

30 mins LISS cardio

Ok, so I didn't really smash my hammies today. It was just an off day today, and being that I know how to deal with them from years of competitive diving, I'm leaving it all behind me and looking forward to hittin' my awesome bed tonight. It was another long week, but not quite as long as last week...

Tomorrow I have a crap-ton of laundry to do before I leave for the Jersey shore and I gotta get my meals together for the weekend. It's gonna be funny - me cruisin' down the Expressway with my bag of towels, tank tops and bathing suits next to my bags of the ziplock containers filled with all of my meals for the next three days.

Meh.

Felt lean today.

That is all.

The end.

lol...enjoy yourself kiddo. btw, some clown in a mini tried to race me today, it reminded me of you.

K8Stop

07-02-2010, 03:47 AM

why would that need a no homo? I'm just being weird.

lol...enjoy yourself kiddo. btw, some clown in a mini tried to race me today, it reminded me of you.
Bahahha you should have!

So I got unbanned yesterday afternoon from the knitting site so I went back in and saw that people were talking crap so I went in and defended myself and got put in "time out" again. I'm so ****ing cool, man :cool: :rolleyes:

Wankers.

JHICKS3301

07-02-2010, 05:18 AM

LOL @ being banned from a knitting forum :D

Zangeif Lagasse

07-02-2010, 05:43 AM

I'm just being weird.

Bahahha you should have!

So I got unbanned yesterday afternoon from the knitting site so I went back in and saw that people were talking crap so I went in and defended myself and got put in "time out" again. I'm so ****ing cool, man :cool: :rolleyes:

Wankers.

brb getting you tested for roids.

and I did race the mini...it just wasn't much of a race...even the mini S only has ~205 hpw...I have 305 in the RL. Plus Japanese engineering > German.

K8Stop

07-02-2010, 06:21 AM

LOL @ being banned from a knitting forum :D
That's how I roll :cool:

brb getting you tested for roids. No roids here - just this ****ING DIET. I'm a foodie so this is new territory for me :(

I walked into my gym last night and they had a HUGE cake out front in celebration of their 10th anniversary. FUUUUUUUU

Cake in a gym seems weird to me. Next they'll be putting McDonald's in Cardiology offices.

It's hard enough to get people off their butts and into the gym, but once they take the initiative to actually go you serve them cake? LOLWUT

:confused:

and I did race the mini...it just wasn't much of a race...even the mini S only has ~205 hpw...I have 305 in the RL. Plus Japanese engineering > German.
Base model S has 205 HP ;)

The 2006 Ss and earlier are supercharged. They're insane. 07s and later are only turbocharged.

And 205 HP in a car that's half the size of yours ain't bad, brah. If you beat him he was a bad driver :) ;)

And no way Japanese engineering is better than German engineering. When I was in the market for the Mini I had no idea what I wanted save for anything that wasn't Japanese :D

I've had horrible luck with Japanese cars, though. YMMV.

JHICKS3301

07-02-2010, 06:30 AM

Zangeif Lagasse

07-02-2010, 08:10 AM

That's how I roll :cool:

No roids here - just this ****ING DIET. I'm a foodie so this is new territory for me :(

I walked into my gym last night and they had a HUGE cake out front in celebration of their 10th anniversary. FUUUUUUUU

Cake in a gym seems weird to me. Next they'll be putting McDonald's in Cardiology offices.

It's hard enough to get people off their butts and into the gym, but once they take the initiative to actually go you serve them cake? LOLWUT

:confused:

Base model S has 205 HP ;)

The 2006 Ss and earlier are supercharged. They're insane. 07s and later are only turbocharged.

And 205 HP in a car that's half the size of yours ain't bad, brah. If you beat him he was a bad driver :) ;)

And no way Japanese engineering is better than German engineering. When I was in the market for the Mini I had no idea what I wanted save for anything that wasn't Japanese :D

I've had horrible luck with Japanese cars, though. YMMV.

brahette...if you're a foodie you need to join the MEN crew.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=124558271 I'm one of the cult leaders as Captain of Team Refined Flavor.

Seriously though, if they put cake in my gym the person that placed the cake there would going flying through the plate glass window along with the table and cake. The gym is where iron is pumped and sweat is poured. Nothing more, nothing less.

And I was always a fan of german engineering and american muscle, but they really did a remarkable job on the RL's right before they effed them up in the years to follow.

ErickStevens

07-02-2010, 08:17 AM

This thread = www.match.com

;)

Zangeif Lagasse

07-02-2010, 08:20 AM

This thread = www.match.com

;)

go tweet about it while you eat bon bons.

K8Stop

07-02-2010, 08:36 AM

I think God was against me doing my last prep in Cali..

First off, the gym would have cookies every morning.. (I worked there and tried to get them to stop lol)

Then after that, There was a Carl's Jr. that was in the same complex as us and you could smell nothing but their burgers all day...

Then in the town in cali, they would BBQ on the side of the streets and sell it. The smell was unreal
I would rage. Goddamn thinking about Carls makes me hungry :(

I think God was trying to keep me out of the gym last week - power outages, fires, etc.

brahette...if you're a foodie you need to join the MEN crew.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=124558271 I'm one of the cult leaders as Captain of Team Refined Flavor.

Seriously though, if they put cake in my gym the person that placed the cake there would going flying through the plate glass window along with the table and cake. The gym is where iron is pumped and sweat is poured. Nothing more, nothing less.

And I was always a fan of german engineering and american muscle, but they really did a remarkable job on the RL's right before they effed them up in the years to follow.

MEN crew.....hrm..

To be fair I haven't ever driven an RL or even an Acura for that matter so ignore my **** talk. I'm from Philly, I can't help it.

This thread = www.match.com

;)

You want in on this ish, brah?

K8Stop

07-03-2010, 07:04 AM

You know you're in contest prep when:

http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0506.jpg

You're a chick and 3 days worth of food takes up more room than all of the clothes/toiletries/books that you packed for vacation.

Zangeif Lagasse

07-03-2010, 02:15 PM

K8Stop

07-06-2010, 05:42 AM

nice trunk/10 lolwut.

Bahaha, thanks.

____________________________________________

Sunday July 4th, 2010
Bench:
2x12 @ 45#
1x5 @ 55#
1x5 @ 65#
5x5 @ 75#

Incline Bench:
3x12 @ 45#

Cable Pushdowns:
1x12 @ 60#
1x12 @ 65#
3x12 @ 70#

Dips:
1x20 @ bodyweight
1x18 @ bodyweight
1x14 @ bw+35#
1x12 @ bw+35#
1x15 @ bw+35#

45mins LISS Cardio

Weights were okay - got up early, ate one meal and then headed down the street to the gym at 7AM after a shorter than usual digestion period - was trying to beat the crowds. Usually I have 5 meals in me before I hit the weights :D

I forgot how much walking/jogging in the sand works your calves :o

I'm thinking that after one more week of the dips with the 35# plate that I can bump the weight.

I also let myself have a hotdog for my 5th meal on the 4th, and worked some beef and veggies into my macros throughout the weekend because I love beef and thought that I deserved it :) Sue me.

K8Stop

07-06-2010, 05:53 AM

Monday July 5th, 2010
Was only able to do ~40 mins mins of fasted LISS cardio instead of the normal quad day. I hit the beach down in the really soft sand by the water @ 6AMish and it was already 80 degrees! :mad: It hit around 100 later in the day, and there was a horrible bay breeze all day so the fukcing greenheads were out in full force.

I'll hit the quads tonight.

Weekend was great otherwise - got in a few naps, good food, good reading time, good swims and good beach time.

I'm heading back down on Friday right after work so I'll be updating the log for the rest of the week, but next week will probably be quiet. Those that work for the family business are trading weeks off so that there's always someone here to man the fort - the next few days are mine :o :(

Zangeif Lagasse

07-06-2010, 07:21 AM

K8Stop

07-06-2010, 08:00 AM

Seems like even if you didn't get to much working out in, the mental recovery is going to help in terms of the long haul.

As far as the beef goes, you can always put beef into your diet just aim for a leaner cut of meat. The other thing you could do is break your diet up into less meals and get more calories into your meals so that they're more satisfying.

I did get in a lot of cardio between the 1.5 mile walk to the gym and back, the swimming, beach walks etc, though.

Bro - the beef was amazing. Hadn't had some in a while and I was really craving it. I love beef - I'm going to try to incorporate it more into my diet.

Zangeif Lagasse

07-06-2010, 08:46 AM

I did get in a lot of cardio between the 1.5 mile walk to the gym and back, the swimming, beach walks etc, though.

Bro - the beef was amazing. Hadn't had some in a while and I was really craving it. I love beef - I'm going to try to incorporate it more into my diet.

that's easy work...especially based on what your diet looks like, seriously your body will only thank you if you swap one of those brown rice w/ 3 oz chicken meals for 3 oz lean beef on a giant salad of baby spinach and hit it with a little aged balsamic for some flavor. So much win.

stsmurf

07-06-2010, 09:10 AM

i like your junk in your trunk

K8Stop

07-06-2010, 09:25 AM

that's easy work...especially based on what your diet looks like, seriously your body will only thank you if you swap one of those brown rice w/ 3 oz chicken meals for 3 oz lean beef on a giant salad of baby spinach and hit it with a little aged balsamic for some flavor. So much win.
I'm convinced.

i like your junk in your trunk

:|

norinicole

07-06-2010, 09:54 AM

I like your purse.

Holy crap!! You did 15 bw+35lbs dips?!?! You phucking rock!

Your weekend sounded nice :)

K8Stop

07-06-2010, 10:35 AM

I like your purse.

Holy crap!! You did 15 bw+35lbs dips?!?! You phucking rock!

Your weekend sounded nice :)

Thanks! :D

And yes I did! :o
Still can't believe that I can do em, frankly.

K8Stop

07-06-2010, 11:46 AM

I'm hungry :mad:

ErickStevens

07-06-2010, 12:13 PM

I'm hungry :mad:

Hunger is just fat leaving the body. http://assets.bodybuilding.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif

K8Stop

07-06-2010, 06:07 PM

u admirin' cheat meal, brahs?

http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0507.jpg

The hottest chicken curry that the local Indian place would make.

Words fail to describe how happy I am right now, even with a distended belly. And despite the epic air conditioning in my house I'm already sweating like crazy from it.

It's like pouring lighter fluid on a small flame!

ErickStevens

07-06-2010, 06:55 PM

Cheat meal? wtf

K8Stop

07-06-2010, 06:57 PM

Tuesday July 6th, 2010
Since I wasn't able to hit my quads yesterday, I hit em tonight :)

ATG Squat (low and slow, baby!):
1x5 @ 45#
1x5 @ 65#
1x5 @ 85#
2x5 @ 95#
3x5 @ 115#

Leg Press:
1x12 @ 90#
3x12 @ 115#

Leg Extensions:
1x10 @ 50#
1x10 @ 75#
3x10 @ 90#

DB Military Press:
1x12 @ 12.5#s
1x12 @ 15#s
2x12 @ 17.5#s
1x12 @ 20#s

Lateral Raises:
1x12 @ 10#
1x12 @ 12.5#
3x12 @ 15#

No cardio because well....it was a leg day and I'd like to keep my leg muscles thankyouverymuch. :)

Then I pigged out on the curry ^^^^ up there. I already feel a major effect on my metabolism and my veins are popping like whoa. Back on track until I'm desperate to kick-start the metabolism again - needed a push but decided against lowering calories or increasing cardio at this point in the game. I'm feeling as if this cheat was just what I needed.

I was able to get some pics of my lat spread. Again, it's just me and freaking Photobooth so this is all I could muster for now. This was actually pretty good practice for hitting poses on demand since it was a challenge to get the pose, turn around to hit the button, and then snap around and pose again!

I'd hit the poses well as I held up a mirror and then was horribly disappointed with how they looked once I had no mirror to correct myself with. Oh well - trust me when I say that there's much more definition there - I just gotta work on hitting those poses without looking. I'll get there - I'm working on it!

http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/Photo3.jpg

K8Stop

07-06-2010, 06:58 PM

Cheat meal? wtf

shush, you!

4dJ8660Z5xw

ErickStevens

07-06-2010, 07:26 PM

<--- Jealous.

K8Stop

07-06-2010, 07:28 PM

<--- Jealous.

no cheats, bro?

you're making me nervous, but the scale hasn't changed - plus, this is my last one since I'm nearing 16 weeks out.

my boyfriend will roll his eyes at that one.

Zangeif Lagasse

07-06-2010, 09:51 PM

no cheats, bro?

you're making me nervous, but the scale hasn't changed - plus, this is my last one since I'm nearing 16 weeks out.

my boyfriend will roll his eyes at that one.

And then this thread was ruined...lolwut.

But yeah, I wouldn't drop your cals or up your cardio yet, just make the diet mods I told you and the scale will budge.

Also as for cheat meals, they're overrated unless you're carb cycling, which you aren't so yeah.

ErickStevens

07-07-2010, 02:55 AM

Just saying - Cheat meals and contest prep do not belong in the same sentence. Glad you got it out of your system though... Time to do work!

K8Stop

07-07-2010, 05:30 AM

And then this thread was ruined...lolwut. since when has that kept dudes from hanging around? :p

But yeah, I wouldn't drop your cals or up your cardio yet, just make the diet mods I told you and the scale will budge.

Also as for cheat meals, they're overrated unless you're carb cycling, which you aren't so yeah.
You mean the veggies?

Just saying - Cheat meals and contest prep do not belong in the same sentence. Glad you got it out of your system though... Time to do work!

You guys are no fun :p

ErickStevens

07-07-2010, 05:40 AM

Zangeif Lagasse

07-07-2010, 07:01 AM

since when has that kept dudes from hanging around? :p

You mean the veggies?

You guys are no fun :p

I mean swapping out 2 of those meals, 1 with the fish and greens and the second chicken and brown rice meal for beef with a giant leafy salad.

No, I don't cheat. I'll tell you why - I refuse to get up on stage with one single regret about my prep. I don't want to be racked with "What If"s - "What if I hadn't cheated, what if I hadn't skipped that cardio, what if I hadn't half assed that training session." I want to get up there knowing that above all else I did everything I had to do to bring my best. That way whether I win or lose on the scorecard, I've won no matter what in my eyes. Feel me?

Now you and me both have 17 weeks, lets do this shiiiiiiit.

Fake wrestler has real determination, mind = blown.

K8Stop

07-07-2010, 08:13 AM

No, I don't cheat. I'll tell you why - I refuse to get up on stage with one single regret about my prep. I don't want to be racked with "What If"s - "What if I hadn't cheated, what if I hadn't skipped that cardio, what if I hadn't half assed that training session." I want to get up there knowing that above all else I did everything I had to do to bring my best. That way whether I win or lose on the scorecard, I've won no matter what in my eyes. Feel me? Yessir

My top abs made an appearance this AM before I had my oats, though. Then they were gone :(

Now you and me both have 17 weeks, lets do this shiiiiiiit.
http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/22/b9vfl4b63im3ajczb5y6Qle8o1_250.gif

I mean swapping out 2 of those meals, 1 with the fish and greens and the second chicken and brown rice meal for beef with a giant leafy salad.
Gotcha. http://assets.bodybuilding.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif

Fake wrestler has real determination, mind = blown.

bahahah

Zangeif Lagasse

07-07-2010, 10:02 AM

Yessir

My top abs made an appearance this AM before I had my oats, though. Then they were gone :(

http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/22/b9vfl4b63im3ajczb5y6Qle8o1_250.gif

Gotcha. http://assets.bodybuilding.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif

bahahah

Build stronger/thicker abs and you'll see them whenever. Even after a prolonged bulk I have oblique/top ab visibility and I was bulking at an obscene intake level.

K8Stop

07-07-2010, 10:07 AM

Build stronger/thicker abs and you'll see them whenever. Even after a prolonged bulk I have oblique/top ab visibility and I was bulking at an obscene intake level.

True - I'm hitting those suckers hard in the offseason. They need size for sure. But, my obliques were insane in high school - I was huge all around, though. I'm getting old :(

And I'm working out a new meal plan now since work is beyond dead today. I think the only phone call today was from the plant manager's wife asking what he wanted for lunch :rolleyes: Although I did find out that my step-grandfather just died the other day. Funeral's tomorrow.

I'll post it in a few.

K8Stop

07-07-2010, 11:09 AM

New diet plan:

1721 calories; 73.3g fat, 167.5g carbs, 135.9g protein

Meal 1: 2 eggs in 1 tbsp EVOO, 1/2 cup oats in water, 12oz coffee with 1tbsp International Delights creamer, Animal Pak

Meal 2: 1 scoop ON whey

Meal 3: 3oz chicken breast, 1/2 cup brown rice, 1 cup broccoli

Meal 4: 3oz strip steak, 4 cups spinach, 2tbsp balsamic vinegar

Meal 5: 1 hardboiled egg, 1/2 cup oats in water

Meal 6: 1 cup greek yogurt

Anyone wanna suggest any changes before I go grocery shopping after work?

EDIT: to add GotLife's suggestions

Zangeif Lagasse

07-07-2010, 11:38 AM

Swap meal 6 for 1 cup of 2% greek yogurt of 1 cup of cottage cheese and add a cup of broccoli or cauliflower to meal 3.

K8Stop

07-07-2010, 11:51 AM

Swap meal 6 for 1 cup of 2% greek yogurt of 1 cup of cottage cheese and add a cup of broccoli or cauliflower to meal 3.

Will go edit - I can take greek yogurt, but HATE cc.

Like, detest. Unless it's got syrup in it :D

Zangeif Lagasse

07-07-2010, 11:56 AM

Will go edit - I can take greek yogurt, but HATE cc.

Like, detest. Unless it's got syrup in it :D

Man up, cottage cheese is win as ****.

K8Stop

07-07-2010, 11:59 AM

Man up, cottage cheese is win as ****.

I respectfully disagree. And I'm a garbage disposal. I'll eat almost anything you put in front of me.

Zangeif Lagasse

07-07-2010, 12:10 PM

I respectfully disagree. And I'm a garbage disposal. I'll eat almost anything you put in front of me.

orlly. x_X

JHICKS3301

07-07-2010, 12:12 PM

but HATE cc.

I agree with you.

K8Stop

07-07-2010, 12:24 PM

orlly. x_X
O_O

-_-

I agree with you.

:)

Plus GY always reminds me of Ina Garten's baked potatoes.....incredible. I'll just pretend I'm eating that.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/baked-potatoes-with-yogurt-and-sour-cream-recipe/index.html

Zangeif Lagasse

07-07-2010, 12:31 PM

lolwut.

but yeah, I bet I could prep cottage cheese in a way that would blow your mind.

K8Stop

07-07-2010, 12:34 PM

lolwut.

but yeah, I bet I could prep cottage cheese in a way that would blow your mind.

try me

Zangeif Lagasse

07-07-2010, 02:10 PM

try me

coordinate your schedule with mine and I'll make it happen.

I don't **** around in the kitchen.

stsmurf

07-07-2010, 02:18 PM

I respectfully disagree. And I'm a garbage disposal. I'll eat almost anything you put in front of me.

I was about to go to bed one night, stumbled around the kitchen sleeply, bumped into the fridge, opened it up, grabbed the tub of cottage cheese my g/f bought and started nom nom noming it then passed out

K8Stop

07-07-2010, 03:48 PM

coordinate your schedule with mine and I'll make it happen.

I don't **** around in the kitchen.
o'rly?

The kitchen is my playground, bro! http://assets.bodybuilding.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif

I was about to go to bed one night, stumbled around the kitchen sleeply, bumped into the fridge, opened it up, grabbed the tub of cottage cheese my g/f bought and started nom nom noming it then passed out

You poor, unfortunate soul!

How is she, btw? Skyler still crazy?

K8Stop

07-07-2010, 03:52 PM

So I stopped at the grocery store on the way home; picked up some strips (on sale!), more chicken, more eggs, broccoli, greek yogurt, and spinach.

I had some fun on the grill and made my meals for the next few days:

http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0508.jpg

http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0512.jpg

http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/IMG_0514.jpg

QWfbGGZE07M

Zangeif Lagasse

07-07-2010, 04:48 PM

o'rly?

The kitchen is my playground, bro! http://assets.bodybuilding.com/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif

It's not just my playground, I've put serious thought behind opening a restaurant in the near future.

bitty_bish

07-07-2010, 05:03 PM

ErickStevens

07-07-2010, 05:17 PM

How can you hate on cottage cheese, Broan of Arc? Stuff is awesome with cereal.

Zangeif Lagasse

07-07-2010, 05:36 PM

How can you hate on cottage cheese, Broan of Arc? Stuff is awesome with cereal.

x2.

I even make my own homemade cottage cheese. It's win as f*ck.

K8Stop

07-07-2010, 06:54 PM

It's not just my playground, I've put serious thought behind opening a restaurant in the near future.
Srs? That's sweet!

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u212/serenib/Total-2-200gSM.jpg

nomnomnomnomnomnomnom :)
I know, right?!?! I just got DOWN on some of that like, two mins ago - I inhaled it. Felt like I was cheating!

How can you hate on cottage cheese, Broan of Arc? Stuff is awesome with cereal.
Blech, no thank you. Texture is weird to me and it tastes like dirty, sweaty socks.

x2.

I even make my own homemade cottage cheese. It's win as f*ck.
I'm horrified.

I've made my own cheese before, though!

Zangeif Lagasse

07-07-2010, 06:56 PM

You won't even realize you're eating cottage cheese. Money back guarantee.

K8Stop

07-07-2010, 06:58 PM

You won't even realize you're eating cottage cheese. Money back guarantee.

You'd charge moi? A fellow Scarlet Knight?!

Zangeif Lagasse

07-07-2010, 07:12 PM

You'd charge moi? A fellow Scarlet Knight?!

Eating at my house ranges in price from picking up a necessary ingredient to doing the dishes. So might not want to get a manicure that day lol.

K8Stop

07-07-2010, 07:21 PM

Eating at my house ranges in price from picking up a necessary ingredient to doing the dishes. So might not want to get a manicure that day lol.

manicure? i don't do manicures, brah. lol

people are lucky when i wear makeup :)

K8Stop

07-07-2010, 07:37 PM

Wednesday July 7th, 2010
Deadlifts:
1x5 @ 45#
1x5 @ 65#
1x5 @ 95#
2x5 @ 115#
2x5 @ 135#

BB Rows:
1x12 @ 40#
1x12 @ 50#
1x12 @ 60#
3x12 @ 70#

Cable Rows: (took these super slow, minimal rest - 'twas awesome)
1x5 @ 70#
1x5 @ 80#
5x5 @ 90#

DB Rows:
1x12 @ 20#
3x12 @ 30#

DB Flys:
1x12 @ 15#
3x12 @ 17.5#

Plate Shrugs: (took these suckers slow as hell too - held them at the top for 4 secs)
3x12 @ 45#

BB Curls:
2x12 @ 25#
3x12 @ 35#

30 mins LISS cardio

Boyfriend says I'm looking really hard (lolwut) and it made me feel awesome because he knows his ish and doesn't say things he doesn't mean. He patted himself on the back for my routine :rolleyes: :D but for real, good stuff.

Abs are getting harder every day, shoulders are looking sick, and my lats look insane tonight.

The greek yogurt tasted so ****ing win tonight it wasn't even funny.

Peas out dry canned tuna and dry brown rice! (and ON whey for that matter....blech...back in the market for a better tasting protein)

Zangeif Lagasse

07-07-2010, 07:45 PM

manicure? i don't do manicures, brah. lol

people are lucky when i wear makeup :)

You trying to claim natural beauty or some ish?

Wednesday July 7th, 2010
Deadlifts:
1x5 @ 45#
1x5 @ 65#
1x5 @ 95#
2x5 @ 115#
2x5 @ 135#

BB Rows:
1x12 @ 40#
1x12 @ 50#
1x12 @ 60#
3x12 @ 70#

Cable Rows: (took these super slow, minimal rest - 'twas awesome)
1x5 @ 70#
1x5 @ 80#
5x5 @ 90#

DB Rows:
1x12 @ 20#
3x12 @ 30#

DB Flys:
1x12 @ 15#
3x12 @ 17.5#

Plate Shrugs: (took these suckers slow as hell too - held them at the top for 4 secs)
3x12 @ 45#

BB Curls:
2x12 @ 25#
3x12 @ 35#

30 mins LISS cardio

Boyfriend says I'm looking really hard (lolwut) and it made me feel awesome because he knows his ish and doesn't say things he doesn't mean. He patted himself on the back for my routine :rolleyes: :D but for real, good stuff.

Abs are getting harder every day, shoulders are looking sick, and my lats look insane tonight.

The greek yogurt tasted so ****ing win tonight it wasn't even funny.

Peas out dry canned tuna and dry brown rice! (and ON whey for that matter....blech...back in the market for a better tasting protein)

Solid workout, but if you're going to talk about taking something slow...static shrugs (60 second holds) will put some size in your traps...unless you have twerp genetics and can't grow traps.

As for protein depending on what price range you're looking in and if you want a blend or isolate, lmk. I've gone through tubs of virtually everything worth going through.

K8Stop

07-07-2010, 08:20 PM

You trying to claim natural beauty or some ish? hahah no, I'm just low-maintenance. Well, kinda. I'd rather put the manicure money toward getting my hair done.

Solid workout, but if you're going to talk about taking something slow...static shrugs (60 second holds) will put some size in your traps...unless you have twerp genetics and can't grow traps.
Hrm. I'll do that. I've learned over the course of the last 2 years that I have pretty good genetics.

This offseason I need to build everything.

As for protein depending on what price range you're looking in and if you want a blend or isolate, lmk. I've gone through tubs of virtually everything worth going through.
I'm thinking about trying XF's whey - the arctic lemonade that JHicks talks about as if it's diamonds or something. I just can't take ON anymore - the flavors make me absolutely dread drinking a shake. :o

Zangeif Lagasse

07-07-2010, 08:28 PM

hahah no, I'm just low-maintenance. Well, kinda. I'd rather put the manicure money toward getting my hair done.

Hrm. I'll do that. I've learned over the course of the last 2 years that I have pretty good genetics.

This offseason I need to build everything.

I'm thinking about trying XF's whey - the arctic lemonade that JHicks talks about as if it's diamonds or something. I just can't take ON anymore - the flavors make me absolutely dread drinking a shake. :o

I've heard good things about the XF whey, Allmax whey is pretty good, Isolyze Vanilla PB was the best isolate I ever had, lately I've been drinking MGN Cake Batter (it's pretty good) and breaks up the flavor monotony. Their cinammon bun flavor is pretty legit too. Vasolate is one of the best tasting blends I've ever had, I like to put 1 tsp of xantham gum in it and turn it into ice cream.

K8Stop

07-08-2010, 03:58 AM

I've heard good things about the XF whey, Allmax whey is pretty good, Isolyze Vanilla PB was the best isolate I ever had, lately I've been drinking MGN Cake Batter (it's pretty good) and breaks up the flavor monotony. Their cinammon bun flavor is pretty legit too. Vasolate is one of the best tasting blends I've ever had, I like to put 1 tsp of xantham gum in it and turn it into ice cream.

Interesting. Thanks!

Zangeif Lagasse

07-08-2010, 08:45 AM

Interesting. Thanks!

No doubt, also the MEN thread is always a good place to get reliable feedback on protein flavors and such.

norinicole

07-08-2010, 08:54 AM

Solid workout girl :cool:

JHICKS3301

07-08-2010, 08:56 AM

Vasolate is one of the best tasting blends I've ever had, I like to put 1 tsp of xantham gum in it and turn it into ice cream.

They use our flavoring so that should tell ya something :D

Zangeif Lagasse

07-08-2010, 08:58 AM

They use our flavoring so that should tell ya something :D

tp still has the best flavorings out there, just doubt she really needs the kind of bulk order of protein that would make sense to buy from there.

K8Stop

07-08-2010, 01:12 PM

Solid workout girl :cool:
hey, thanks!

how's your offseason so far?

They use our flavoring so that should tell ya something :D

oh snap

norinicole

07-08-2010, 01:47 PM

hey, thanks!

how's your offseason so far?

Tough. Taking it day by day though. Getting back into training has helped.

K8Stop

07-08-2010, 02:04 PM

Tough. Taking it day by day though. Getting back into training has helped.

You know that next show is yours!

K8Stop

07-08-2010, 02:16 PM

So I was going through pictures on Facebook and found this old one of me - it's from the summer of 2007. I was pretty much jacked in high school between swimming and rowing but had a healthy (heh) layer of fat over it. Once I stopped NCAA rowing I didn't see the point in keeping my muscle so I went vegan to lose weight. Problem is, I became skinny fat:
http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/n31508568_32131874_4596.jpg

I didn't start lifting until over a year after that ^^^ picture. I can't believe that I look like this now:
http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/Photo7.jpg
http://i873.photobucket.com/albums/ab291/k8stop/Photo3.jpg

I'll admit that these past two years of heavy lifting have been inconsistent, half-assed, and mostly just me playing around and seeing what I could do.

Now that I've been able to see what I can accomplish with a half-assed effort in less than two years, I am beyond stoked for my offseason. Sure, I am committed to my competition 110%, but it's this sort of thing that's helping me to keep an eye on my long-term goals and prevent short-sightedness.

I want to make nationals and get that pro card.